Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Ecuador at the Olympic Games
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	29 in 11 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Ecuador is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's thirteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, although it has first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Athletics

Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[1][2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• NM = No mark

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Miguel Ángel Almachi	Marathon
Mauricio Arteaga	20 km walk
Jonathan Cáceres	50 km walk
Andrés Chocho	20 km walk
	50 km walk
Segundo Jami	Marathon
Byron Piedra
Daniel Pintado	20 km walk
Claudio Villanueva	50 km walk

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Magaly Bonilla	20 km walk	N/A
María Elena Calle	Marathon	N/A
Rosa Chacha		N/A
Gabriela Cornejo	20 km walk	N/A
Narcisa Landázuri	100 m	BYE
Silvia Paredes	Marathon	N/A
Paola Pérez	20 km walk	N/A
Ángela Tenorio	100 m	BYE
	200 m			N/A

Boxing

Ecuador has entered one boxer to compete only in the men's light heavyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Carlos Andres Mina had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Andres Mina	Light heavyweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Ecuadorian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
César de Cesare	Men's K-1 200 m

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

Cycling

Road

Ecuador has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 20 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour.^[5][6]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Byron Guamá	Men's road race

Equestrian

Ecuador has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from a combined group of North, Central, & South America in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.^[7]

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Nicolas Wettstein		Individual

Rowing

Ecuador has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile, signifying the nation's Olympic sporting debut.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bryan Sola Zambrano	Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Ecuador has qualified one shooter in the women's pistol events by virtue of her best finish at the American Continental Championships and other selection competitions, as long as she obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^[9]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Andrea Pérez Peña	25 m pistol

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Ecuadorian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[10][11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Esteban Enderica	1500 m freestyle

Weightlifting

Ecuadorian weightlifters have qualified two women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alexandra Escobar	Women's −58 kg
Neisi Dajomes	Women's −69 kg

Wrestling

Ecuador has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished in the top two final to book an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament, while the other had claimed the remaining slot in the women's freestyle 58 kg to round out the Ecuadorian roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.^[13][14]

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrés Montaño	−59 kg

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lissette Antes	−58 kg

See also

• Ecuador at the 2015 Pan American Games

References

1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
3. "Reigning Champions Claressa Shields and Roniel Iglesias secure Olympic qualification in Buenos Aires". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
4. "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
5. "Josué González gana medalla de plata en Panamericano y clasifica al país a los Juegos Olímpicos" [Josué González gets the silver medal at the Pan American Champs and qualifies for the Olympics] (in Spanish). San José: La Nación. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
6. "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
7. "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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9. "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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11. "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
12. "Alexandra Escobar y Neisi Dajomes representarán a Ecuador en Río 2016" [Alexandra Escobar and Neisi Dajomes will represent Ecuador in Rio 2016] (in Spanish). HCJB. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
13. "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
14. Sesker, Craig (6 March 2016). "Cuba, Venezuela Each Win 2 Golds as Pan Am Olympic Qualifier Concludes". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 March 2016.