Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:DOM
Nocname:Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Flagcaption:Flag of the Dominican Republic
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:64
Sports:11
Flagbearer Open:Prisilla Rivera
Rodrigo Marte
Flagbearer Close:Prisilla Rivera
Rank:68
Gold:0
Silver:3
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1964
Summerappearances:15
Winterappearances:0

The Dominican Republic 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.[1] It was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic left the Summer Olympics with 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals with moderate success, but not able to secure a single gold medal in any of the events.

Competitors

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

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Athletics4 2 6
Baseball24 24
Boxing5 2 7
Diving1 0 1
Equestrian1 1 2
Judo1 0 1
Rowing1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Taekwondo2 1 3
Volleyball0 12 12
Weightlifting2 3 5
Total 42 22 64

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Athletes from the Dominican Republic achieved 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):[2] [3]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yancarlos MartínezMen's 200 m20.17 2 20.244Did not advance
Marileidy PaulinoWomen's 400 m50.061 49.38 1 49.20
Lidio Andrés Feliz
Marileidy Paulino
Anabel Medina
Luguelín Santos
Alexander Ogando
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay3:12.74 2 3:10.21
Field events

Baseball

See main article: Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The Dominican Republic national baseball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Baseball Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico and securing an outright berth, marking the country's Olympic debut in baseball.

Summary
Team roster
Group play
Round 1
Round 1 repechage
Round 2 repechage
Bronze medal game

Boxing

See main article: article, Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic entered seven boxers (five men and two women) 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, all of them, led by Rio 2016 Olympian Leonel de los Santos (men's lightweight), finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Dominican Republic squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.[4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rodrigo MarteMen's flyweight
L 2–3
Did not advance
Alexy de la CruzMen's featherweight
W 5–0

L 0–5
Did not advance
Rohan PolancoMen's welterweight
L 0–4
Did not advance
Leonel de los SantosMen's lightweight
L 1–4
Did not advance
Euri CedeñoMen's middleweight
W

W 3–2

L 1–4
Did not advance
Miguelina HernándezWomen's flyweight
L 1–4
Did not advance
María MorontaWomen's welterweightBye

W 5–0

L 0–4
Did not advance

Diving

See main article: article, Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic entered one diver into the Olympic competition for the first time since Los Angeles 1984, by attaining a top 18 finish and securing the last of seven available berths in the men's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic entered one equestrian rider into the Olympic competition by finishing among the top fifteen and securing the last of four available slots in the individual jumping at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[5] MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Dominican Republic roster by finishing in the top four, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups D and E (North, Central, and South America).[6]

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Jumping

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Robert Florentino accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[7]

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing fifth in the B-final and securing the last of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking the country's debut in the sport.[8]

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

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic 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.[9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Josué DomínguezMen's 100 m breaststroke1:01.8639Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke2:17.3434Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Krystal LaraWomen's 100 m backstroke1:03.0735Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke2:18.6327Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist Bernardo Pié (men's 68 kg), along with Rio 2016 Olympians Moisés Hernández (men's 80 kg) and Katherine Rodríguez (women's +67 kg), secured the spots on the Dominican Republic squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[10] [11]

AthleteEventQualification RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bernardo PiéMen's −68 kg
W 18–11

L 8–13
Did not advance
Moisés HernándezMen's −80 kg
L 7–17
Did not advance
Katherine RodríguezWomen's +67 kg
W 7–5

L 14–23
Did not advance
L 9–11
Did not advance

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Indoor

Summary

Women's tournament

See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Dominican Republic women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the pool round and securing an outright berth at the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.[12]

Team roster
Group play

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Quarterfinal

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Dominican Republic entered five weightlifters (two men and three women) into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Beatriz Pirón (women's 49 kg), Crismery Santana (women's 87 kg), and Verónica Saladín (women's 87 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking. Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Luis García and rookie Zacarías Bonnat topped the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from the Americas in the men's 61 and 81 kg category, respectively, based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[13]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Luis GarcíaMen's −61 kg1201115482748
Zacarías BonnatMen's −81 kg16362042367
Beatriz PirónWomen's −49 kg81695101768
Crismery SantanaWomen's −87 kg11621404256
Verónica SaladínWomen's +87 kg111613172427

See also

References


Notes and References

  1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 8 April 2019.
  3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards. IAAF. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf. 8 April 2019. dead.
  4. News: Siete dominicanos clasifican a Tokio 2020 tras cancelación de preolímpico de boxeo. Seven Dominican boxers will compete in Tokyo 2020 after the pre-Olympic tournament cancellation. es. ESPN. 5 June 2021. 9 June 2021.
  5. News: Catie. Staszak. Pan American Games Lima 2019: Brazil’s hot streak continues as Zanotelli claims individual Jumping gold. FEI. 10 August 2019. 10 August 2019.
  6. News: Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI. FEI. 17 February 2020. 1 March 2020.
  7. News: Nicolas. Messner. Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List. International Judo Federation. 22 June 2021. 2 July 2021.
  8. News: Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule. International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. 31 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.
  10. News: Day 1 of Pan Am Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 concludes in Costa Rica. World Taekwondo. 11 March 2020. 12 March 2020. 14 March 2020. https://archive.today/20200314090258/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/six-countries-earn-quota-on-first-day-of-pan-am-qualification-tournament-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games/. dead.
  11. News: Six countries secure spots for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day 2 of Pan Am Qualification Tournament. World Taekwondo. 12 March 2020. 13 March 2020. 14 March 2020. https://archive.today/20200314083912/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/135684-2/. dead.
  12. News: Turkey, Dominican Republic, Korea complete Tokyo 2020 lineup. FIVB. 12 January 2020. 13 January 2020.
  13. Web site: IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs. International Weightlifting Federation. 6 July 2021. 20 July 2021.