Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Honduras at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg
IOC code HON
NOC Comité Olímpico Hondureño
Website cohonduras.com  (in Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Rolando Palacios [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Honduras competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Honduran Olympic Committee (Spanish : Comité Olímpico Hondureño) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, matching its roster size with Beijing 2008. A total of 26 athletes, 25 men and 1 woman, were selected to the Honduran team across eight sports, with the men's football squad returning for its third consecutive appearance at these Games. [2] Among the Honduran athletes were weightlifter Cristopher Pavón, butterfly swimmer Allan Gutiérrez, taekwondo fighter Miguel Ferrera, and track sprinter Rolando Palacios, who led the squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Honduras narrowly missed out on its first ever Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, as the men's football team, led by captain Bryan Acosta, suffered a 2–3 defeat to the Nigerians for the bronze. [3]

Athletics

Honduras received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.: [4] [5]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rolando Palacios Men's 200 m 21.327Did not advance

Boxing

Honduras entered one boxer to compete only in the men's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Teofimo Lopéz had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Teofimo Lopéz Men's lightweight Flag of France.svg  Oumiha  (FRA)
L 0–3		Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Honduras men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in the United States. [7]

Team roster

The following is the Honduras final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [8] On 28 July, Kevin López left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Espinal. [9]

Head coach: Flag of Colombia.svg Jorge Luis Pinto

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2016 club
11 GK Luis López (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
22 DF Jonathan Paz (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Deportivo Real Sociedad
32 DF Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
42 DF Kevin Álvarez (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 20)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
52 DF Allans Vargas (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
63 MF Bryan Acosta (c) (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
73 MF Brayan Ramírez (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juticalpa
82 DF Johnny Palacios* (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 29)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
94 FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of Spain.svg Tenerife
103 MF Óscar Salas (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
113 MF Marcelo Espinal (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 23)00 Unattached
124 FW Romell Quioto* (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 24)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
133 MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26)26 December 1995 (aged 20)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
143 MF Elder Torres (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs
153 MF Allan Banegas (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
162 DF Brayan García (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Vida
174 FW Alberth Elis (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 20)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
181 GK Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juticalpa

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 321052+37 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 31115504
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 311134−14
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 301246−21
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg3–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 20,000 [10]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 32,928 [11]
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 16,029 [12]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Quarterfinal
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 36,704 [13]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Semifinal
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg6–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 52,457 [14]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Bronze medal match
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 9,091 [15]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Judo

Honduras qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Cuban-born Ramón Pileta earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Honduras' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [16] [17]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ramón Pileta Men's +100 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  R Silva  (BRA)
L 000–110		Did not advance

Swimming

Honduras received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [18] [19]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Allan Gutiérrez Castro Men's 100 m butterfly 55.2039Did not advance
Sara Pastrana Women's 200 m freestyle 2:03.1938Did not advance

Taekwondo

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Beijing 2008 Olympian Miguel Ferrera in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) into the Olympic taekwondo competition. [20]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Miguel Ferrera Men's −80 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Khodabakhshi  (IRI)
L 1–13 PTG		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Cristopher Pavón in the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg) to the Olympics. [21]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Cristopher Pavón Men's −94 kg 145151801532515

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