Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Ecuador 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.^[4] It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its most successful to date. The country won its third, fourth, and fifth ever medals (and its second and third ever gold medals), two golds and one silver, respectively, during the games.

Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ECU
NOC	Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.org.ec (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	48 in 15 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Alexandra Escobar[1] Julio Castillo[2]
Flag bearer (closing)	Glenda Morejón[3]
Medals Ranked 38th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Richard Carapaz Cycling Men's road race 24 July  Gold Neisi Dajomes Weightlifting Women's 76 kg 1 August  Silver Tamara Salazar Weightlifting Women's 87 kg 2 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Weightlifting 1 1 0 2 Cycling 1 0 0 1 Total 2 1 0 3

Medals by gender Gender Total Male 1 0 0 1 Female 1 1 0 2 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 2 1 0 3

Medals by date Date Total 24 July 1 0 0 1 1 August 1 0 0 1 2 August 0 1 0 1 Total 2 1 0 3

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	0	1	1
Athletics	8	10	18
Boxing	2	2	4
Cycling	3	1	4
Equestrian	1	0	1
Golf	0	1	1
Judo	1	2	3
Modern pentathlon	0	1	1
Shooting	0	2	2
Surfing	0	1	1
Swimming	2	2	4
Table tennis	1	0	1
Triathlon	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	4	4
Wrestling	0	2	2
Total	18	30	48

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Ecuadorian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Games by securing the last of three available spots as the next highest-ranked eligible placer at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, signifying the country's debut in the sport.^[5]

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Adriana Espinosa	Individual	606	62	Kang C-y (KOR) L 0–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuadorian athletes further achieved the 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):^[6][7]

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

Track and road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
David Hurtado	20 km walk	1:24:31	19
Jordy Jiménez		1:27:52	35
Brian Pintado		1:22:54	12
Jhonatan Amores	50 km walk	4:05:47	27
Andrés Chocho		3:59:03 SB	19
Claudio Villanueva		4:53:09	47

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ángela Tenorio	100 m	Bye		11.59	6	Did not advance
Yuliana Angulo Marizol Landázuri Gabriela Anahí Suárez Ángela Tenorio	4 × 100 m relay	43.69 NR	8	—				Did not advance
Andrea Bonilla	Marathon	—						2:43:30	60
Rosa Chacha								2:36:44	41
Karla Jaramillo	20 km walk	—						1:36:32	28
Glenda Morejón								DNF
Paola Pérez								1:31:26	9

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador entered four boxers (two per gender) 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, Jean Carlos Caicedo (men's featherweight) and two-time Olympian Julio Castillo (men's heavyweight) finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Ecuadorian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.^[8] On the women's side, María José Palacios (lightweight) and Erika Pachito (middleweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from the Americas in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean Carlos Caicedo	Featherweight	Butsenko (UKR) W 3–2	Takyi (GHA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Julio Castillo	Heavyweight	Bye	Ishaish (JOR) L 0–4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
María José Palacios	Lightweight	Seesondee (THA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Érika Pachito	Middleweight	—	Gramane (MOZ) L 1–4	Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Ecuador entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Richard Carapaz	Men's road race	6:05.26
Jhonatan Narváez		6:15.38	47

BMX

Ecuador received one men's and one women's quota spot each for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish for men in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification List and a top three eligible placement for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021.^[11][12]

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Alfredo Campo	Men's race	12	4 Q	8	4 Q	40.705	5
Doménica Azuero	Women's race	13	5	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

With Chile failing to comply with the minimum eligibility requirements, Ecuador received an invitation from FEI to send an eventing rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group E (Central and South America).^[13][14]

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Nicolas Wettstein	Altier d'Aurois	Individual	40.90	56	48.40	89.30	45	16.00	105.30	41	Did not advance			105.30	41

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador entered one female golfer into the Olympic tournament. Daniela Darquea (world no. 349) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective events based on the IGF World Rankings.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Daniela Darquea	Women's	72	73	65	73	283	−1	=38

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador entered three judoka (one man and two women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Lenin Preciado (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) and rookie Vanessa Chalá (women's half-heavyweight, 78 kg) were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while two-time Olympian Estefania García (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.^[16]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lenin Preciado	−60 kg	—	Gerchev (BUL) L 00–10	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Estefania García	−63 kg	—	Ozdoba-Błach (POL) L 00–10	Did not advance
Vanessa Chalá	−78 kg	—	Turchyn (UKR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador qualified one modern pentathlete for the women's event, signifying the country's Olympic debut in the sport. Marcela Cuaspud secured a selection by finishing among the top two for Latin America and thirteen overall at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.^[17]

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)				Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)			Total points	Final rank
		RR	BR	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Marcela Cuaspud	Women's	4–31	0	36	124	2:27.91	35	255	EL	=31	0	13:39.94	33	481	860	35

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuadorian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[18]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Andrea Pérez Peña	10 m air pistol	565-11x	36	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	582-18x	13	Did not advance
Diana Durango	10 m air pistol	559-8x	45	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	569-15x	38	Did not advance

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador sent one surfer to compete in the women's shortboard race at the Games. Mimi Barona secured a spot previously allocated by the defending champion Daniella Rosas, as the next highest-ranked surfer vying for qualification, following her silver-medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.^[19]

Women

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mimi Barona	Shortboard	7.66	3 q	8.87	5	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador 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.^[20]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tomas Peribonio	200 m medley	2:00.62	36	Did not advance
	400 m medley	4:18.73	24	—		Did not advance
David Farinango	10 km open water	—				1:53:09.8	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anicka Delgado	50 m freestyle	25.36	=25	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	55.56	31	Did not advance
Samantha Arévalo	10 km open water	—				2:01:30.6	11

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since Barcelona 1992, Ecuador entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Alberto Miño scored a second-stage final triumph to earn one of the remaining two tickets in the men's singles at the 2021 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina.^[21]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alberto Miño	Singles	Bye	Kumar (USA) L 2–4	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games.

Athlete	Event	Time						Rank
		Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total
Elizabeth Bravo	Women's	20:15	0:42	Lapped

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador entered four female weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Neisi Dajomes (women's 76 kg), rookies Angie Palacios (women's 64 kg) and Tamara Salazar (women's 87 kg), with Alexandra Escobar leading the squad at her fifth straight Games, secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking.^[22]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alexandra Escobar	Women's −59 kg	95	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Angie Palacios	Women's −64 kg	104	2	122	7	226	6
Neisi Dajomes	Women's −76 kg	118	1	145	1	263
Tamara Salazar	Women's −87 kg	113	3	150	2	263

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ecuador qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them secured a place in the women's freestyle 50 kg by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[23]

On June 15, 2021, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Luisa Valverde in the women's freestyle 53 kg, as the next highest-ranked wrestler vying for qualification at the 2019 Worlds, citing North Korea's withdrawal from the Games.^[24]

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Women

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lucía Yépez	50 kg	Islamova (KAZ) W 3–1 PP	Susaki (JPN) L 0–4 ST	Did not advance	Tsogt-Ochiryn (MGL) L 0–5 VB	Did not advance	8
Luisa Valverde	53 kg	Prevolaraki (GRE) W 3–1 PP	Bat-Ochiryn (MGL) L 1–4 SP	Did not advance			8

See also

• Ecuador at the 2019 Pan American Games

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