Ecuador at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ECU
Nocname:	Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Website:
Location:	London
Competitors:	36
Sports:	11
Flagbearer:	César de Cesare
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Ecuador competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. It had first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano sent the nation's largest delegation ever to the Games. A total of 36 athletes, 23 men and 13 women, competed in 11 sports; there was only a single competitor in sprint canoeing, equestrian, judo, and shooting. Five Ecuadorian athletes had competed in Beijing, including weightlifter Alexandra Escobar, who was at her third Olympic Games in London. Argentina-born sprint kayaker César de Cesare became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996. Ecuador also made its Olympic debut in women's triathlon.

Ecuador failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 2004. Sprinter Álex Quiñónez qualified successfully for the final rounds in the men's 200 metres, but missed out of the nation's first medal in London.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved 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

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miguel Almachi	Marathon	2:19:53	50
Mauricio Arteaga	20 km walk	1:25:51	44
Andrés Chocho	align=left rowspan=2	50 km walk
Xavier Moreno	4:09:23	47
Byron Piedra	10000 m
Álex Quiñónez	200 m	20.28	1 Q	20.37	3 q	20.57	7

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Diego Ferrín	High jump	2.21	21	did not advance
José Adrián Sornoza	Triple jump	16.04	25	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rosa Chacha	Marathon	2:40:57	83
Ericka Chávez	200 m	23.70	7	did not advance
Yadira Guamán	20 km walk	1:34:47	40
Lucy Jaramillo	400 m hurdles	57.74	7	did not advance
Paola Pérez	20 km walk	1:37:05	51

Boxing

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Quipo	Light flyweight	W 14–11	L 6–10	did not advance
Anderson Rojas	Light welterweight	L 10–16	did not advance
Carlos Sánchez	Welterweight	L 8–14	did not advance
Marlo Delgado	Middleweight	L 12–13	did not advance
Carlos Góngora	Light heavyweight	W 9–8	L 5–13	did not advance
Julio Castillo	Heavyweight		L 12–21	did not advance
Ítalo Perea	Super heavyweight		L 10–18	did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Sprint

Ecuador has qualified boats for the following events

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

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

BMX

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Eventing

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ecuador has qualified 1 judoka

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Esteban Enderica Salgado	400 m individual medley	4:24.32	30	did not advance
Ivan Enderica Ochoa	10 km open water	1:52:28.6	21

Women

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ecuador has qualified the following athletes.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ecuador has qualified 1 man and 3 women.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Jorge Arroyo	Men's −105 kg	185	3	200	11	385	8
Alexandra Escobar	Women's −58 kg	103	4	123	10	226	7
Rosa Tenorio	Women's −69 kg	95	12	115	11	210	11
Seledina Nieves	Women's +75 kg	117	8	138	9	255	8

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ecuador has qualified in the following events.

Key:

– Victory by Fall.
– Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
– Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Women's freestyle

Notes and References

Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.