Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

competed at the

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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in

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. The

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( es, Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano) fielded a team of 38 athletes, 23 men and 15 women, to compete in 13 sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation, eclipsing the previous record of 36 athletes who took part at the London Games four years earlier. Athletics had the largest roster with a total of 16 athletes; there was only a single competitor each in sprint canoeing, equestrian eventing, rowing, shooting, and triathlon. The Ecuadorian team featured 20 returning Olympians, with two of them attending their fourth consecutive Games: distance runner

Byron Piedra Bayron Efrén Piedra Avilés (born August 19, 1982 in Cuenca) is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner. He won the 2007 and 2008 editions of the Guayaquil Marathon. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 Summe ...

(men's marathon) and weightlifter

Alexandra Escobar María Alexandra Escobar Guerrero (born July 17, 1980) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. At the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey she won gold in the 53 kg category in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and t ...

(women's 58 kg). Race walkers

Andrés Chocho Cristian Andrés Chocho León (born 4 November 1983) is an Ecuadorian race walker who competes in both the 20 km and 50 km walk events. He is the South American record holder in the 50 km (3:49:32 hours) and 20,000 metres ( ...

and

Rolando Saquipay Jaime Rolando Saquipay Pañi (born 21 July 1979 in Baños, Azuay) is a male race walker from Ecuador. Personal bests Track walk *10,000 m: 41:00.9 min (ht) – Quito, 16 May 2009 *20,000 m: 1:22:55.4 hrs (ht) – Cali, 22 July 2005 Road ...

were among the Ecuadorians headed to their third Olympic Games, while sixteen others previously competed in London, including Argentina-born sprint kayaker

César de Cesare César Ernesto de Cesare (born 12 July 1980) is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian sprint canoeist. He won the K-1 200 m event at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished third in 2015; he also had a fourth-place finish at the 2013 World Championships ...

, triathlete Elizabeth Bravo, professional boxers

Julio Castillo Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011. Career At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in t ...

, Marlo Delgado, and

Carlos Quipo Carlos Quipo Pilataxi (born May 17, 1990, Quijos) is an Ecuador amateur boxer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the men's light flyweight event. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) but lo ...

, and freestyle wrestler

Lissette Antes Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo (born 2 May 1991 in La Libertad) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she defeated Olga Butkevych Olga Butkevych (born ...

. A top eight finalist at the 2015 World Championships, Chocho was originally selected to carry the Ecuadorian flag, but decided to focus on his training for the competition. Instead, judoka

Estefania García Estefania Priscila García Mendoza (born 13 May 1988, Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian judoka. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 63 kg, but was defeated in the second round. She competed in the women's 63 kg division at ...

(women's 63 kg) took Chocho's spot at the last minute to lead the team in the opening ceremony. Ecuador narrowly missed out on its first Olympic medal since

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, as Escobar placed fourth in the women's 58 kg, the most successful result of her Olympic career.

Athletics (track and field)

Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women

Boxing

Ecuador has entered four boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Carlos Andres Mina had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in

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. Meanwhile, London 2012 Olympians

(light flyweight), Marlo Delgado (middleweight), and

(heavyweight) secured additional places on the Ecuadorian roster at the

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in Vargas, Venezuela.

Canoeing

Sprint

Ecuadorian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the

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

Cycling

Road

Ecuador has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 20 individual ranking in the

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BMX

Ecuadorian riders qualified for one men's quota place for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top four finish in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016.

Equestrian

Ecuador has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from a combined group of North, Central, & South America in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.

Eventing

Judo

Ecuador has qualified three judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Lenin Preciado and Freddy Figueroa were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while London 2012 Olympian

at women's half-middleweight (63 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as Ecuador's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.

Rowing

Ecuador has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso,

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, signifying the nation's Olympic sporting debut. 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=Repechage

Shooting

Ecuador has qualified one shooter in the women's pistol events by virtue of her best finish at the American Continental Championships and other selection competitions, as long as she obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016. Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Ecuadorian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

Triathlon

Ecuador has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Elizabeth Bravo was selected as the highest-ranked triathlete from the Americas in the women's event based on the ITU Points List.

Weightlifting

Ecuadorian weightlifters have qualified two women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the

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and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single men's Olympic spot had been added to the Ecuadorian roster by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 Pan American Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.

Wrestling

Ecuador has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished in the top two final to book an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament, while the other had claimed the remaining Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 58 kg to round out the Ecuadorian roster at the

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meet of the World Qualification Tournament in

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. ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle

References

External links

* {{Country at games navbox, Ecuador, Olympics Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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2016 in Ecuadorian sport