Ecuador at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Ecuador at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ecuador.svg
IOC code ECU
NOC Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.org.ec  (in Spanish)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
February 9–25, 2018
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez (opening & closing) [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Ecuador made its winter games debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. [2] [3] The only competitor was cross-country skier Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez, who was also the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [4]

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Ecuadorian delegation per sport.

SportMenWomenTotal
Cross-country skiing 101
Total101

Cross-country skiing

Ecuador qualified one male cross-country skier. [5] In 2016 Jungbluth sought and received the help of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee to create a ski federation for Ecuador, which allowed him to compete for the country. Jungbluth lives and trains in Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia. [6]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez Men's 15 km freestyle 53:30.1+19:46.2112

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References

  1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. Santos, Manuela (16 October 2017). "Klaus Jungbluth es el primer ecuatoriano que participará en Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno" [Klaus Jungbluth is the first Ecuadorian to participate in the Olympic Winter Games]. www.coe.org.ec/ (in Spanish). Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "Klaus Jungbluth, un tricolor en Pyeongchang 2018" [Klaus Jungbluth, a tricolor in Pyeongchang 2018]. El Universo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. Rodriguez, Ana (19 January 2018). "Klaus Jungbluth será el abanderado en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno 2018" [Klaus Jungbluth will be the flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics]. www.pichinchauniversal.com.ec/ (in Spanish). Pichincha Universal. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. Yates, Brayden (23 December 2017). "USC student first to represent Ecuador in Olympic snow". Sunshine Coast Daily . Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2017.