Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ECU
NOC	Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.org.ec  (in Spanish)
in Athens
Competitors	16 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Alexandra Escobar [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Ecuador was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee.

In total, 16 athletes including 11 men and five women represented Ecuador in seven different sports including athletics, boxing, judo, shooting, swimming, tennis and weightlifting.

Athletes in the delegation included race walker Jefferson Pérez, a former Olympic champion at his fourth Olympics, and tennis player Nicolás Lapentti who returned for his second Olympics after an eight-year absence due to injury. ^{[2] [3]} Weightlifter and Pan American Games champion Alexandra Escobar was selected to carry the Ecuadorian flag in the opening ceremony. ^[1]

Ecuador did not win any medals at the games but race walker Jefferson Pérez finished fourth in the men's 20 km walk.

Competitors

In total, 16 athletes represented Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across seven different sports. ^[4]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	7	1	8
Boxling	1	–	1
Judo	0	2	2
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Tennis	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Total	11	5	16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, eight Ecuadorian athletes participated in the athletics events – Silvio Guerra, Xavier Moreno, Jefferson Pérez, Byron Piedra, Jackson Quiñónez, Sandra Ruales, Rolando Saquipay and Franklin Tenorio. ^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Silvio Guerra	Marathon	—						2:25:29	61
Xavier Moreno	20 km walk	—						DSQ
Jefferson Pérez	20 km walk	—						1:20:38	4
	50 km walk	—						3:53:04 NR	12
Byron Piedra	800 m	1:48.42	7	—		Did not advance
Jackson Quiñónez	110 m hurdles	13.44 NR	3 Q	13.67	7	Did not advance
Rolando Saquipay	20 km walk	—						1:24:07	17
Franklin Tenorio	Marathon	—						2:31:12	71

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Sandra Ruales	Marathon	2:44:28	36

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the boxing events – Patricio Calero in the light flyweight category. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patricio Calero	Light flyweight	Kazakov  (RUS) L 8–20	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, two Ecuadorian athletes participated in the judo events – Carmen Chalá in the women's +78 kg category and Diana Maza in the women's −63 kg category. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Diana Maza	Women's −63 kg	Bye	Tanimoto  (JPN) L 0000–1000	Did not advance		Dhahri  (TUN) L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Carmen Chalá	Women's +78 kg	Bye	Köppen  (GER) W 0010–0001	Sun Fm  (CHN) L 0000–1000	Did not advance	Bye	Yahyaoui  (TUN) L 0000–0120	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the shooting events – Carmen Malo in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Carmen Malo	10 m air pistol	365	40	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	536	36	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the swimming events – Julio Santos in the men's 50 m freestyle. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Julio Santos	50 m freestyle	23.43	=43	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the tennis events – Nicolás Lapentti in the men's singles. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nicolás Lapentti	Men's singles	Clément  (FRA) L 6–7(5–7), 2–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, two Ecuadorian athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Alexandra Escobar in the Women's −58 kg category and Julio Idrovo in the men's −69 kg category. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julio Idrovo	Men's −69 kg	140	10	155	12	295	11
Alexandra Escobar	Women's −58 kg	95	=6	120	=7	215	7

See also

• Ecuador at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Alexandra Escobar será nuestra abanderada" [Alexandra Escobar is our flag bearer] (in Spanish). Ecuador Inmediato. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Nicolás Lapentti participará en las Olimpiadas de Atenas" [Nicolás Lapentti participates in the Athens Olympics] (in Spanish). El Universo. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
3. "Jefferson Pérez no quedó conforme" [Jefferson Pérez was not satisfied] (in Spanish). El Universo. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
4. "Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (in Spanish)