Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Ecuador at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ecuador.svg
IOC code ECU
NOC Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.org.ec  (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors48 in 15 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Alexandra Escobar [1]
Julio Castillo [2]
Flag bearer (closing) Glenda Morejón [3]
Medals
Ranked 38th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its most successful to date. The country won its third, fourth, and fifth ever medals (and its second and third ever gold medals), two golds and one silver, respectively, during the games.

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Athletics 81018
Boxing 224
Cycling 314
Equestrian 101
Golf 011
Judo 123
Modern pentathlon 011
Shooting 022
Surfing 011
Swimming 224
Table tennis 101
Triathlon 011
Weightlifting 044
Wrestling 022
Total183048

Archery

One Ecuadorian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Games by securing the last of three available spots as the next highest-ranked eligible placer at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, signifying the country's debut in the sport. [5]

Women

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Adriana Espinosa Individual 60662Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang C-y  (KOR)

L 0–6

Did not advance

Athletics

Ecuadorian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [6] [7]

Key
Track and road events
Men
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
David Hurtado 20 km walk 1:24:3119
Jordy Jiménez 1:27:5235
Brian Pintado 1:22:5412
Jhonatan Amores 50 km walk 4:05:4727
Andrés Chocho 3:59:03 SB19
Claudio Villanueva 4:53:0947
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ángela Tenorio 100 m Bye11.596Did not advance
Yuliana Angulo
Marizol Landázuri
Gabriela Anahí Suárez
Ángela Tenorio
4 × 100 m relay 43.69 NR 8Did not advance
Andrea Bonilla Marathon 2:43:3060
Rosa Chacha 2:36:4441
Karla Jaramillo 20 km walk 1:36:3228
Glenda Morejón DNF
Paola Pérez 1:31:269

Boxing

Ecuador entered four boxers (two per gender) to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Jean Carlos Caicedo (men's featherweight) and two-time Olympian Julio Castillo (men's heavyweight) finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Ecuadorian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. [8] On the women's side, María José Palacios (lightweight) and Erika Pachito (middleweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from the Americas in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings. [9]

Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jean Carlos Caicedo Featherweight Flag of Ukraine.svg  Butsenko  (UKR)

W 3–2

Flag of Ghana.svg  Takyi  (GHA)

L 0–5

Did not advance
Julio Castillo Heavyweight ByeFlag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Ishaish  (JOR)

L 0–4

Did not advance

Women

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
María José Palacios Lightweight Flag of Thailand.svg  Seesondee  (THA)

L 0–5

Did not advance
Érika Pachito Middleweight Flag of Mozambique.svg  Gramane  (MOZ)

L 1–4

Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Ecuador entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [10]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Richard Carapaz Men's road race 6:05.26Gold medal icon.svg
Jhonatan Narváez 6:15.3847

BMX

Ecuador received one men's and one women's quota spot each for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish for men in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification List and a top three eligible placement for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021. [11] [12]

AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Alfredo Campo Men's race 124 Q84 Q40.7055
Doménica Azuero Women's race 135Did not advance

Equestrian

With Chile failing to comply with the minimum eligibility requirements, Ecuador received an invitation from FEI to send an eventing rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group E (Central and South America). [13] [14]

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Nicolas Wettstein Altier d'Aurois Individual 40.905648.4089.304516.00105.3041Did not advance105.3041

Golf

Ecuador entered one female golfer into the Olympic tournament. Daniela Darquea (world no. 349) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective events based on the IGF World Rankings. [15]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Daniela Darquea Women's 72736573283−1=38

Judo

Ecuador entered three judoka (one man and two women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Lenin Preciado (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) and rookie Vanessa Chalá (women's half-heavyweight, 78 kg) were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while two-time Olympian Estefania García (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. [16]

Men

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lenin Preciado −60 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Gerchev  (BUL)

L 00–10

Did not advance

Women

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Estefania García −63 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Ozdoba-Błach  (POL)

L 00–10

Did not advance
Vanessa Chalá −78 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Turchyn  (UKR)

L 00–10

Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Ecuador qualified one modern pentathlete for the women's event, signifying the country's Olympic debut in the sport. Marcela Cuaspud secured a selection by finishing among the top two for Latin America and thirteen overall at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. [17]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Marcela Cuaspud Women's 4–310361242:27.9135255EL=31013:39.943348186035

Shooting

Ecuadorian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [18]

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Andrea Pérez Peña 10 m air pistol 565-11x36Did not advance
25 m pistol 582-18x13Did not advance
Diana Durango 10 m air pistol 559-8x45Did not advance
25 m pistol 569-15x38Did not advance

Surfing

Ecuador sent one surfer to compete in the women's shortboard race at the Games. Mimi Barona secured a spot previously allocated by the defending champion Daniella Rosas, as the next highest-ranked surfer vying for qualification, following her silver-medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. [19]

Women

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
ScoreRankScoreRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mimi Barona Shortboard 7.663 q8.875Did not advance

Swimming

Ecuador received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [20]

Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tomas Peribonio 200 m medley 2:00.6236Did not advance
400 m medley 4:18.7324Did not advance
David Farinango 10 km open water 1:53:09.815

Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anicka Delgado 50 m freestyle 25.36=25Did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.5631Did not advance
Samantha Arévalo 10 km open water 2:01:30.611

Table tennis

For the first time since Barcelona 1992, Ecuador entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Alberto Miño scored a second-stage final triumph to earn one of the remaining two tickets in the men's singles at the 2021 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina. [21]

Men

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alberto Miño Singles ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Kumar  (USA)

L 2–4

Did not advance

Triathlon

Ecuador has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Elizabeth Bravo Women's 20:150:42Lapped

Weightlifting

Ecuador entered four female weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Neisi Dajomes (women's 76 kg), rookies Angie Palacios (women's 64 kg) and Tamara Salazar (women's 87 kg), with Alexandra Escobar leading the squad at her fifth straight Games, secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking. [22]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Alexandra Escobar Women's −59 kg 95DNFDNF
Angie Palacios Women's −64 kg 104212272266
Neisi Dajomes Women's −76 kg 11811451263Gold medal icon.svg
Tamara Salazar Women's −87 kg 11331502263Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Ecuador qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them secured a place in the women's freestyle 50 kg by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [23]

On June 15, 2021, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Luisa Valverde in the women's freestyle 53 kg, as the next highest-ranked wrestler vying for qualification at the 2019 Worlds, citing North Korea's withdrawal from the Games. [24]

Key:

Women

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lucía Yépez 50 kg Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Islamova  (KAZ)

W 3–1 PP

Flag of Japan.svg  Susaki  (JPN)

L 0–4 ST

Did not advanceFlag of Mongolia.svg  Tsogt-Ochiryn  (MGL)

L 0–5 VB

Did not advance8
Luisa Valverde 53 kg Flag of Greece.svg  Prevolaraki  (GRE)

W 3–1 PP

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Bat-Ochiryn  (MGL)

L 1–4 SP

Did not advance8

See also

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