Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | ECU |
NPC | Ecuadorian Paralympic Sport Federation |
in Tokyo | |
Competitors | 4 in 1 sports |
Flag bearer | Kiara Rodriguez & Darwin Castro |
Medals Ranked 56th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]
On 29 August 2021, the country won its first two Paralympic medals in its Paralympics history through Mendez sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez and Anaís Méndez [3]
Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first Paralympic gold medal with a new world record of 14.39 in the women's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [4] Coincidentally, her sister Anaís Méndez also won bronze medal in the same discipline making it a rare instance of athletes coming from same family who go on to win medals in a same competition. Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first ever gold medal in Paralympics history while her younger sister Anaís Méndez won Ecuador's first ever bronze medal in Paralympics history. [3] Prior to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Ecuador had never won a Paralympic medal. [5]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez | Athletics | Women's shot put F20 | 29 August |
Bronze | Anais Mendez | Athletics | Women's shot put F20 | 29 August |
Bronze | Kiara Rodriguez | Athletics | Women's long jump T47 | 3 September |
Four Ecuadorian athletes (Damian Josue Carcelen Delgado, Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina, Roberto Carlos Chala Espinoza & Kiara Rodriguez) successfully broke through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit. [6]
DQ: Disqualified | SB: Season Best | Q: Qualified by place or standard based on overall position after heats | DNM: Did not mark | DNA: Did not advance | N/A: Not available, stage was not contested | PB: Personal Best | WR: World Record | PR: Paralympic Record | AR: Area Record
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Darwin Castro Guides: Diego Arévalo (1500 & 5000 metres), Sebastian Rosero (5000 metres) | 1500 m T11 | 4:13.74 | 2 Q | 4:10.24 PB | 5 |
5000 m T11 | N/A | 15:49.60 | 6 | ||
Anderson Colorado | Men's 400m T20 | 48.89 SB | 3 Q | 48.58 SB | 6 |
Damián Carcelen | 49.35 SB | 3 Q | 49.02 SB | 8 | |
Kiara Rodriguez | Women's 100m T47 | 12.54 PB | 4 q | 12.55 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Roberto Chala | Men's long jump T20 | 7.16 AR | 8 |
Jordi Congo | Men's shot put F20 | DNS | |
Damián Carcelen | 7.46 PR | 10 | |
Poleth Méndes | Women's shot put F20 | 14.39 WR | |
Anaís Méndez | 14.06 PB | ||
Kiara Rodriguez | Men's long jump T20 | 5.63 AR |
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