Dominican Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:DOM
Nocname:Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Flagcaption:Flag of the Dominican Republic
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:35
Sports:10
Flagbearer:Gabriel Mercedes (opening)
Félix Sánchez (closing)
Rank:46
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1964

The Dominican Republic competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (es|Comité Olímpico Dominicano|link=no, COD) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 35 athletes, 15 men and 20 women, competed in 10 sports. For the first time in Olympic history, Dominican Republic was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's volleyball was the only team-based sport in which Dominican Republic was represented at these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Dominican Republic marked its Olympic debut in artistic gymnastics.

The Dominican Republic team featured promising athletes: Felix Sánchez, track star in the hurdles and former Olympic gold medalist, Luguelín Santos, world junior champion, and gold medalist at the first Youth Olympic Games, and Gabriel Mercedes, Olympic silver medalist in the men's taekwondo event at Beijing. Two of these athletes won the nation's only medals in athletics at the London games. Felix Sánchez also managed to repeat his gold medal streak from Athens in the men's 400 m hurdles event. Luguelín Santos, on the other hand, settled for the silver instead in the men's 400 metres, behind Grenada's Kirani James. Gabriel Mercedes, being the only medalist to return for his second Olympic appearance, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
6 August
6 August

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics8 3 11
Boxing3 0 3
Gymnastics0 1 1
Judo0 1 1
Shooting1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Table tennis1 0 1
Taekwondo1 0 1
Volleyball0 12 12
Weightlifting0 2 2
Total 15 20 35

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic had qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[1]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Winder Cuevas400 m hurdles50.15 SB6Did not advance
Carlos Jorge200 m21.026Did not advance
Félix Sánchez400 m hurdles49.241 Q47.76 SB1 Q47.63 SB
Luguelín Santos400 m45.041 Q44.781 Q44.46-align=centerGustavo Cuesta
Joel Mejía
Arismendy Peguero
Félix Sánchez
Luguelín Santos
Yon Soriano		4 × 400 m relayDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
LaVonne Idlette100 m hurdles13.605Did not advance
Mariely Sánchez200 m23.20 SB6Did not advance
Raysa Sánchez400 m52.475Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified boxers for the following events

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
William EncarnaciónBantamweight
W 15–6
L 10–16		Did not advance
Wellington AriasLightweight
W 17–8
L 3–15		Did not advance
Junior CastilloMiddleweight
L 6–13		Did not advance

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Artistic

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
align=left rowspan=2Yamilet PeñaFloor12.30012.30072Did not advance
Vault14.69914.6995 Q14.51614.5166
Legend: Q = qualified for individual final*

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 judoka

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified one quota place in the men's trap event;[2]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Sergio PiñeroTrap11820Did not advance
Double trapDid not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men
Women

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 athlete.

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Gabriel Mercedes has ensured a quota place for the Dominican Republic in the men's 58 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.[3]

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified one women's team for the indoor tournament.

Women's indoor tournament

See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

Team roster
  • Group play----------------
  • Quarter-final

    • Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic has qualified 2 women.

    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Beatriz PirónWomen's −48 kg77790111679
    Yuderqui ContrerasWomen's −53 kg94———

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 28 September 2011.
    2. Web site: Quota places by NATION and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 27 May 2011 . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    3. Web site: Competition Results (Day 1 of World Qualification Tournament on June 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan) . 3 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.

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