Ecuador at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Ecuador at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ecuador.svg
IOC code ECU
NOC Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.org.ec  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors36 in 11 sports
Flag bearer César de Cesare
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ecuador competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. It had first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano sent the nation's largest delegation ever to the Games. A total of 36 athletes, 23 men and 13 women, competed in 11 sports; there was only a single competitor in sprint canoeing, equestrian, judo, and shooting. Five Ecuadorian athletes had competed in Beijing, including weightlifter Alexandra Escobar, who was at her third Olympic Games in London. Argentina-born sprint kayaker César de Cesare became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996. Ecuador also made its Olympic debut in women's triathlon.

Ecuador failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 2004. Sprinter Álex Quiñónez qualified successfully for the final rounds in the men's 200 metres, but missed out of the nation's first medal in London.

Athletics

Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [1] [2]

Key
Miguel Almachi finished fiftieth in men's marathon. Miguel Angel Almachi (Ecuador) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Miguel Almachi finished fiftieth in men's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Miguel Almachi Marathon 2:19:5350
Mauricio Arteaga 20 km walk 1:25:5144
Andrés Chocho 50 km walk DSQ
Xavier Moreno 4:09:2347
Byron Piedra 10000 m DNF
Álex Quiñónez 200 m 20.281 Q20.373 q20.577
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Diego Ferrín High jump 2.2121did not advance
José Adrián Sornoza Triple jump 16.0425did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rosa Chacha Marathon 2:40:5783
Ericka Chávez 200 m 23.707did not advance
Yadira Guamán 20 km walk 1:34:4740
Lucy Jaramillo 400 m hurdles 57.747did not advance
Paola Pérez 20 km walk 1:37:0551

Boxing

Ecuador has qualified boxers for the following events

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carlos Quipo Light flyweight Flag of Spain.svg  de la Nieve  (ESP)
W 14–11
Flag of Thailand.svg  Pongprayoon  (THA)
L 6–10
did not advance
Anderson Rojas Light welterweight Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rahmonov  (UZB)
L 10–16
did not advance
Carlos Sánchez Welterweight Flag of Ireland.svg  Nolan  (IRL)
L 8–14
did not advance
Marlo Delgado Middleweight Flag of Serbia.svg  Drenovak  (SRB)
L 12–13
did not advance
Carlos Góngora Light heavyweight Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Huseynli  (AZE)
W 9–8
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Niyazymbetov  (KAZ)
L 5–13
did not advance
Julio Castillo Heavyweight Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Karneyeu  (BLR)
L 12–21
did not advance
Ítalo Perea Super heavyweight Flag of Italy.svg  Cammarelle  (ITA)
L 10–18
did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Ecuador has qualified boats for the following events

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
César de Cesare Men's K-1 200 m 36.1815 Q36.9754 FB38.07512

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Byron Guamá Men's road race OTL

BMX

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Emilio Falla Men's BMX 39.737242321did not advance

Equestrian

Ronald Zabala and his horse Master Rose in individual eventing. Ronald Zabala-Goetschel Master Rose cross country London 2012.jpg
Ronald Zabala and his horse Master Rose in individual eventing.

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Ronald Zabala Master Rose Individual 53.304636.0089.30487.0096.3043did not advance96.3043

Judo

Ecuador has qualified 1 judoka

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Estefania García Women's −63 kg ByeFlag of Slovenia.svg  Žolnir  (SLO)
L 0001–1000
did not advance

Shooting

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Sofía Padilla 10 m air rifle 38653did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Esteban Enderica Salgado 400 m individual medley 4:24.3230did not advance
Ivan Enderica Ochoa 10 km open water 1:52:28.621
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Samantha Arevalo Salinas 800 m freestyle 8:49.2129did not advance

Triathlon

Ecuador has qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Elizabeth Bravo Women's 19:500:421:10:440:3238:122:10:0049

Weightlifting

Ecuador has qualified 1 man and 3 women.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Jorge Arroyo Men's −105 kg 1853200113858
Alexandra Escobar Women's −58 kg 1034123102267
Rosa Tenorio Women's −69 kg 95121151121011
Seledina Nieves Women's +75 kg 117813892558

Wrestling

Ecuador has qualified in the following events.

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vicente Huacon −66 kg ByeFlag of Egypt.svg  El-Gharably  (EGY)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance12
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lissette Antes −55 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Butkevych  (GBR)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Colombia.svg  Rentería  (COL)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance9

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