Bolivia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Bolivia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bolivia.svg
IOC code BOL
NOC Bolivian Olympic Committee
Website www.cobol.org.bo  (in Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors12 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ángela Castro [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bolivia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.

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Bolivian Olympic Committee (Spanish : Comité Olímpico Boliviano sent the nation's second-largest delegation in history to the Games, falling short of a roster size set in Barcelona 1992 by a single athlete. A total of 12 athletes, six per gender, were selected to the Bolivian team across five different sports; three of them returned for their second appearance, while the rest of the delegation attended the Games for the first time. [2]

Notable Bolivian athletes featured pistol shooter Rudolf Knijnenburg, who staged his comeback in Rio de Janeiro after a twelve-year absence, freestyle swimmer Karen Torrez, and race walkers Claudia Balderrama and Ángela Castro, who was chosen to lead the team as the nation's flag bearer into the opening ceremony. [1] Bolivia, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

Bolivian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Ronald Quispe Men's 50 km walk 4:02:0030
Marco Antonio Rodríguez Men's 20 km walk 1:25:1145
Ángela Castro Women's 20 km walk 1:32:5418
Wendy Cornejo 1:35:1731
Stefany Coronado 1:37:5643
Rosemary Quispe Women's marathon 2:58:32117

Cycling

Road

Bolivia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rider competing in the men's road race to the Olympics. [5]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Óscar Soliz Men's road race Did not finish

Judo

Bolivia has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2004. Martin Michel earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as the Bolivia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Martín Michel Men's −90 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  González  (CUB)
L 000–110		Did not advance

Shooting

Bolivia has received two invitations from the Tripartite Commission to send shooters competing in the men's pistol and women's rifle events to the Olympics. [7] [8]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Rudolf Knijnenburg Men's 50 m pistol 52241Did not advance
Carina García Women's 10 m air rifle 405.644Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Bolivia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [9] [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
José Alberto Quintanilla Men's 50 m freestyle 23.3546Did not advance
Karen Torrez Women's 50 m freestyle 26.1246Did not advance

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References

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  2. ↑ Burgos, Christian (1 August 2016). "Los 12 atletas que representarán a Bolivia en Río 2016" [12 athletes will represent Bolivia in Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos . Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Nadador Quintanilla y ciclista Soliz irán a los Juegos Olímpicos Rio 2016" [Swimmer Quintanilla and cyclist Soliz will go to 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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  7. ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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