Belize participated in eleven Summer Olympic Games between its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , England , with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union because the country joined the United States-led boycott over the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan during the Soviet – Afghan War . Belize participated in the London Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . Belize sent their largest delegation , 11 athletes , to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles . No Belizean athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympic Games . The Belize National Olympic Committee ( NOC ) selected two athletes via qualification standards . An NOC would be able to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the " A " standard , or one athlete per event if they met the " B " standard . The Belizean team at the London Summer Games featured two short-distance sprinters and one judoka : Kenneth Medwood in the men 's 400 metres hurdles , Kaina Martinez in the women 's 100 metres and Eddermys Sanchez in the men 's half-lightweight judo ( 66 kg ) competition . The trio were announced by the Belize Olympic & Commonwealth Games Association on 21 February 2012 , and were selected from athletes in ten sports . Along with the three athletes , the delegation consisted of chef de mission Owen Sonny Meighan , attaché Andrew Wingmore , delegate Josephine Flowers , coaches Colin Thurton and Wellington Chee , and Thomas Searle , the team 's doctor . Medwood was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies
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2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Belize at the 2012 Summer Olympics