Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ECU
Nocname:Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:40 (16 men & 24 women)
Sports:12
Flagbearer Open:Julio Mendoza Loor & Neisi Dajomes
Flagbearer Close:Brian Pintado & Neisi Dajomes
Rank:49
Gold:1
Silver:2
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

Ecuador competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics and, in terms of number of medals, its most successful one.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Athletics1102
Wrestling0101
Weightlifting0022
Total1225
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Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male1001
Female0123
Mixed0101
Totalstyle=background:gold1style=background:silver2style=background:#c9625
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Medals by date
Datebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
1 August1001
7 August0101
8 August0101
9 August0011
10 August0011
Total1225
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Multiple medalists
NameSportTotal
Brian PintadoAthletics1 1 0 2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of Ecuadorian competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics4 11 15
Boxing2 1 3
Cycling2 0 2
Equestrian3 0 3
Judo0 1 1
Modern pentathlon1 1 2
Shooting0 2 2
Swimming2 1 3
Table tennis1 0 1
Triathlon0 1 1
Weightlifting0 3 3
Wrestling1 3 4
Total 16 24 40

List of athletes

Athletics
NameEvents
Magaly BonillaWomen's 20km walk
Juan CaicedoMen's discus throw
Maribel CaicedoWomen's 100m hurdles
Nicole CaicedoWomen's 200m
Women's 400m
Rosa ChachaWomen's marathon
Mary GranjaWomen's marathon
David HurtadoMen's 20km walk
Jordy JiménezMen's 20km walk
Glenda MorejónWomen's 20km walk
Marathon race walk relay mixed
Aimara NazarenoWomen's 200m
Silvia OrtizWomen's marathon
Brian Daniel PintadoMen's 20km walk
Marathon race walk relay mixed
Anahí SuárezWomen's 200m
Ángela TenorioWomen's 100m
Paula TorresWomen's 20km walk
Cycling
NameEvents
Alfredo CampoMen's BMX racing
Jhonatan NarváezMen's road race
Boxing
NameEvents
Gerlon CongoMen's +92kg
María José PalaciosWomen's 60kg
José RodríguezMen's 71kg
Equestrian
NameEvents
Julio MendozaIndividual dressage
Nicolas WettsteinIndividual eventing
Ronald ZabalaIndividual eventing
Judo
NameEvents
Vanessa ChaláWomen's 78 kg
Modern Pentathlon
NameEvents
Sol NaranjoWomen's
Andrés Torres RoblesMen's
Shooting
NameEvents
Diana DurangoWomen's 10m air pistol
Women's 25m pistol
Andrea PérezWomen's 10m air pistol
Women's 25m pistol
Swimming
NameEvents
Anicka DelgadoWomen's 50m freestyle
David FarinangoMen's marathon 10km
Tomás PeribonioMen's 200m individual medley
Table tennis
NameEvents
Alberto MiñoMen's singles
Triathlon
NameEvents
Elizabeth BravoWomen's
Weightlifting
NameEvents
Lisseth AyovíWomen's +81kg
Neisi DajomesWomen's 81kg
Angie PalaciosWomen's 71kg
Wrestling
NameEvents
Andrés MontañoMen's Greco-Roman 67kg
Génesis ReascoWomen's freestyle 76kg
Luisa ValverdeWomen's freestyle 57kg
Lucía YépezWomen's freestyle 53kg

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuadorian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1] [2] [3]

Track and road eventsMen
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Brian Pintadoalign=left rowspan=320 km walk1:18:55
David Hurtado1:20:3015
Jordy Jiménez1:21:44 25

Women

AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ángela Tenorio100 m11:356colspan=4
align=left rowspan=2Nicole Caicedo200 m23.184 R23.043colspan=4
400 mcolspan=6
Aimara Nazarenoalign=left rowspan=2200 m23.527 R23.355colspan=4
Anahí Suárez23.335 R23.545colspan=4
Maribel Caicedo100 m hurdles13.058 R12.832 Q12.674colspan=2
Mary Granjaalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:34:34 53
Silvia Ortiz2:37:2361
Rosa Chacha2:42:1473
Glenda Morejónalign=left rowspan=320 km walk1:27:376
Paula Milena Torres1:28:489
Magaly Bonilla1:30:3319

Mixed

Field eventsMen

Boxing

See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. María José Palacios (women's lightweight) and José Rodríguez Tenorio (men's welterweight) qualified themself to Paris by advancing to the semifinals round at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Gerlon Congo (men's super heavyweight) secured his spots following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José Rodríguez Tenorio–71 kgL 2–3colspan=4
Gerlon Congo+92 kgW 3–2L 1–4

Women

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

Ecuador entered one rider to compete in the men's event after qualified through the UCI Nation Ranking.[4] [5]

Men

BMX

RaceEcuadorian riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Riobamba, Ecuador.[6] [7]

Men

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador send a squad of three equestrianist. Ecuador sent one dressage rider, for the first time since Los Angeles 1984, and two eventing riders to the Games, as one of two highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI dressage qualification for Group D and E through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and through the establishments of olympics eventing final ranking for Groups D and E (Americas).[8]

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Nicolas WettsteinAltier D'AuroisIndividual42.306065.40107.705550.80158.5051Eliminated158.5051
Ronald Zabala-GoetschelWundermaske37.70 51EliminatedEliminated

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Vanessa Chalá (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Women

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places for Paris 2024. Andrés Torres and Sol Naranjo secured one of five available spots in their respective event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[9]

AthleteEventFencing ranking round
(Épée one touch)
SemifinalFinal
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(Show jumping)
Shooting / Running
(10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country)
TotalSwimmingRiding
(Show jumping)
Shooting / RunningTotal
RankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankPenMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsRankMP pointsFaultsRankMP pointsTimeRankPenMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsPtsRank
Andrés TorresMen's16–192220521:59.70331154.63151728311:29.6318611171412colspan=13
Sol NaranjoWomen's13–223319002:38.781823356.6813729312:24.7515556171272

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuadorian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[10]

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Andrea Pérez Peña10 m air pistol569-16x26colspan=2
25 m pistol583-19x10colspan=2
align=left rowspan=2Diana Durango10 m air pistol558-9x41colspan=2
25 m pistol581-22x15

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador entered three swimmers for Paris 2024. David Farinango obtained one open swimming quota for his nation, through the top fifteen results athletes not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar; meanwhile, the other swimmers qualified through the allocations of universality places.[11]

Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tomas Peribonio200 m medley2:03.4019colspan=4
David Farinango10 km open water1:57:08.617

Women

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Alberto Miño qualified for the games by virtue of the top twelve ranked players, in the men's single classes, through the cut-off of the world ranking for Paris 2024.

Men

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Ecuador achieved a quota (one woman) for the women's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking.[12]

IndividualWomen

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Angie Palacios (women's 71 kg), Neisi Dajomes (women's 81 kg) and Lisseth Ayoví (women's +81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Women

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Angie Palacios−71 kg11621403256
Neisi Dajomes−81 kg12211455267
Lisseth Ayoví+81 kg123416042834

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador qualified four wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Lucía Yépez qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[13] Meanwhile, the other three qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of advancing to the final round at 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[14] [15]

Women

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lucía Yépez53 kgW 7–4 PPW 7–0 VTW 10–0 STL 0–10 ST
Luisa Valverde57 kgW 6–0 VTL 0–11 VTL 0–13 ST7
Génesis Reasco76 kgL 0–2 POW 3–1 PPL 1–2 PP=5

Men

Greco-Roman

Notes and References

  1. News: How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 10 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Road to Paris 24. World Athletics. 10 May 2024.
  3. News: David Hurtado opens the list of Ecuadorian athletes for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 24/7 Media. 25 February 2023. 27 February 2023.
  4. News: Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations. 18 October 2023. International Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Jhonatan Narváez irá a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. Jhonatan Narváez will go to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Spanish. 27 May 2024. www.ecuavisa.com/. Ecuavisa. 28 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing men's event. 11 June 2024. www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Alfredo Campo se clasifica para los Juegos Olímpicos de París. Alfredo Campo qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Spanish. 12 June 2024. www.primicias.ec/. Primicias. 19 June 2024.
  8. News: FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024. International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 3 January 2024.
  9. News: 19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS. 23 October 2023. Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 24 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 18 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes. World Aquatics. 20 July 2024.
  12. News: The key moves in the Olympic triathlon rankings after WTCS Cagliari. World Triathlon. 27 May 2024. 30 May 2024.
  13. Web site: 1st Phase – 2023 Senior World Championships – Belgrade (SRB). United World Wrestling. 11 October 2023. 12 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012070347/https://uww-prod-d8-filesystem.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2023-09/1st_phase_belgrade_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=4Yt.hJhw2TsJsVKN8j7Z1U7JeReTbmZf. dead.
  14. News: Seven nations earn Paris 2024 Greco spots at Pan-Am Qualifiers; Julfalakyan falls short. United World Wrestling. 29 February 2024. 2 March 2024.
  15. News: Pan-Am OG Qualifiers: Canada, U.S. earn three WW quotas each. United World Wrestling. 1 March 2024. 2 March 2024.