Dominican Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Dominican Republic at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Flag of the Dominican Republic
IOC code DOM
NOC Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
Website www.colimdo.org  (in Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors29 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Luguelín Santos [1]
Medals
Ranked 78th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Dominican Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (Spanish : Comité Olímpico Dominicano, COD) sent a team of 29 athletes, 21 men and 8 women, to compete in eleven different sports at the Games. [2] The nation's full roster was smaller by six athletes than in London 2012, and also featured its highest number of male participants in Olympic history since 1992. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Dominican Republic made its Olympic debut in archery, road cycling, equestrian, and tennis.

Seven athletes from the Dominican Republic previously competed in London at the 2012 Olympics, including weightlifters Beatriz Pirón and Yuderqui Contreras, American-based freestyle swimmer Dorian McMenemy, and sprinter and former Youth Olympian Luguelín Santos, who earned a silver in the men's 400 metres. The lone returning medalist from the previous Games, Santos was selected to lead the Dominican Republic delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] [3]

Dominican Republic left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal, won by taekwondo fighter Luisito Pie in the men's flyweight category (58 kg). [4] [5] Several of the nation's athletes narrowly missed out of the podium in their respective sporting events, including Pirón (fourth, women's 48 kg), Contreras (sixth, women's 58 kg), fellow weightlifter Luis García (eighth, men's 56 kg), and half-lightweight judoka Wander Mateo (seventh, men's 66 kg).

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Luisito Pie Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 17 August

Archery

One archer from the Dominican Republic has qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Olympics by securing one of three available Olympic spots at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia. [6]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Yessica Camilo Women's individual 52564Flag of South Korea.svg  Choi M-s  (KOR)
L 0–6		Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

Dominican Republic athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Stanly del Carmen 200 m 20.556Did not advance
Yancarlos Martínez 20.977Did not advance
Gustavo Cuesta 400 m 46.927Did not advance
Luguelín Santos 45.612 Q44.71 SB4Did not advance
Yohandris Andújar
Mayobanex de Óleo
Stanly del Carmen
Yancarlos Martínez
Christopher Valdez 		4 × 100 m relay DSQ—Did not advance
Luis Charles
Gustavo Cuesta
Máximo Mercedes
Juander Santos
Luguelín Santos
Yon Soriano 		4 × 400 m relay 3:01.765—Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mariely Sánchez 200 m 23.397Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ana José Tima Women's triple jump 13.6127Did not advance

Boxing

Dominican Republic has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Leonel de los Santos had claimed his Olympic spot at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [12] Meanwhile, bantamweight boxer Héctor García secured an additional place on the Dominican Republic roster with his semifinal triumph at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela. [13]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Leonel de los Santos Men's flyweight Flag of Venezuela.svg  Finol  (VEN)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Héctor García Men's bantamweight Flag of Belarus.svg  Asanau  (BLR)
L 1–2		Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Dominican Republic has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his individual ranking among the next two best ranked NOCs at the 2015 Pan American Championships, signifying the country's Olympic debut in the sport. [14]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Diego Milán Men's road race Did not finish

Equestrian

Yvonne Losos de Muniz and Foco Loco competing at the National Equestrian Center Yvonne and Foco.jpg
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz and Foco Loco competing at the National Equestrian Center

Dominican Republic has entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top finish from Central & South America in the individual FEI Olympic rankings, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. [15]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Foco Loco Individual 61.30059Did not advance

Judo

Dominican Republic has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Wander Mateo earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Dominican Republic's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. [16] [17]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Wander Mateo Men's −66 kg ByeFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Kuku  (COD)
W 010–000		Flag of Portugal.svg  Oleinic  (POR)
W 100–000		Flag of Japan.svg  Ebinuma  (JPN)
L 000–111		Did not advanceFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Sobirov  (UZB)
L 000–100		Did not advance7

Shooting

Dominican Republic has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by virtue of his best finish at the American Continental Championships and other selection competitions, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016. [18]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Eduardo Lorenzo Men's trap 11420Did not advance

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

Swimming

Dominican Republic has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [19] [20] [21]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jhonny Peréz Men's 100 m freestyle 51.5052Did not advance
Dorian McMenemy Women's 50 m freestyle 27.3755Did not advance

Taekwondo

Dominican Republic entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2015 Pan American silver medalist Luis Pie, and newcomers Moisés Hernández and Katherine Rodríguez secured the spots each in the men's flyweight (58 kg), men's welterweight (80 kg), and women's heavyweight (+67 kg) category, respectively, by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico. [22]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Luisito Pie Men's −58 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Tuncat  (GER)
WDSQ		Flag of Portugal.svg  Bragança  (POR)
W 4–1		Flag of Thailand.svg  Hanprab  (THA)
L 7–11		ByeFlag of Spain.svg  Tortosa  (ESP)
W 6–5 SUD		Bronze medal icon.svg
Moisés Hernández Men's −80 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Güleç  (GER)
L 2–4		Did not advance
Katherine Rodríguez Women's +67 kg Flag of Morocco.svg  Dislam  (MAR)
L 1–5		Did not advance

Tennis

Dominican Republic has entered one tennis player for the first time into the Olympic tournament. Víctor Estrella Burgos (world no. 78) qualified directly for the men's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. [23] [24]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Víctor Estrella Burgos Men's singles Flag of Italy.svg  Fognini  (ITA)
L 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 0–6		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Weightlifters from the Dominican Republic have qualified two women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single men's Olympic spot had been added to the Dominican Republic roster by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 Pan American Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016. [25]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Luis García Men's −56 kg 118914592638
Beatriz Pirón Women's −48 kg 85210251874
Yuderqui Contreras Women's −58 kg 100511762176

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