| 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.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Baseball | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Boxing | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 22 | 64 |
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]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | 20.17 | 2 | 20.24 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Marileidy Paulino | Women's 400 m | 50.06 | 1 | 49.38 | 1 | 49.20 | |
| Lidio Andrés Feliz Marileidy Paulino Anabel Medina Luguelín Santos Alexander Ogando | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.74 | 2 | 3:10.21 | |||
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.
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]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Rodrigo Marte | Men's flyweight | L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alexy de la Cruz | Men's featherweight | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rohan Polanco | Men's welterweight | L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Leonel de los Santos | Men's lightweight | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Euri Cedeño | Men's middleweight | W | W 3–2 | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||
| Miguelina Hernández | Women's flyweight | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| María Moronta | Women's welterweight | Bye | W 5–0 | L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||
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.
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]
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]
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=RepechageSee 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]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Josué Domínguez | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.86 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.34 | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Krystal Lara | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:03.07 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:18.63 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||
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]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Bernardo Pié | Men's −68 kg | W 18–11 | L 8–13 | Did not advance | |||||
| Moisés Hernández | Men's −80 kg | L 7–17 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Katherine Rodríguez | Women's +67 kg | W 7–5 | L 14–23 | Did not advance | L 9–11 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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]
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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]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Luis García | Men's −61 kg | 120 | 11 | 154 | 8 | 274 | 8 | |
| Zacarías Bonnat | Men's −81 kg | 163 | 6 | 204 | 2 | 367 | ||
| Beatriz Pirón | Women's −49 kg | 81 | 6 | 95 | 10 | 176 | 8 | |
| Crismery Santana | Women's −87 kg | 116 | 2 | 140 | 4 | 256 | ||
| Verónica Saladín | Women's +87 kg | 111 | 6 | 131 | 7 | 242 | 7 | |