Honduras at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:HON
Nocname:Honduran Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:27
Sports:5
Flagbearer Open:Keyla Ávila
Julio Horrego
Flagbearer Close:Iván Zarco
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Honduras 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 twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

width=150Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Football22 0 22
Judo0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Taekwondo0 1 1
Total 24 3 27

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Honduras received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male athlete to the Olympics.[2]

Track & road events

Football

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Men's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Honduras men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Mexico.[3]

Team roster
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Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Cergia David Güity in the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) to the Olympics.[4]

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. Honduras 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.[5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Julio HorregoMen's 100 m breaststroke1:02.4543Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke2:17.5137Did not advance
Julimar AvilaWomen's 200 m butterfly2:15.3616 Q2:16.3816Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the World Taekwondo Federation to send Keila Avila in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) to the Olympics.[6]

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: Road to Olympic Games 2020 . World Athletics. 11 June 2021.
  3. News: Honduras, Mexico book ticket to Tokyo 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329002529/https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/honduras-book-ticket-to-tokyo-2020. dead. March 29, 2021. FIFA. 28 March 2021. 28 March 2021.
  4. News: Nicolas. Messner. Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List. International Judo Federation. 22 June 2021 . 2 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.
  6. News: 131 of world’s best confirmed for Tokyo 2020. World Taekwondo. 14 July 2021. 16 July 2021.