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: ' ...

has competed in 12 Summer Olympic Games. They debuted in the

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

in 2018. The nation won its first medal when

Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games. He won the gold medal at the 199 ...

won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk at the 1996 Olympic Games. The

Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee (ECU; es, Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano) was created in 1948 and recognized by the IOC in 1959. In 2012, it had its autonomy reinstated "following domestic issues whereby the Sports Ministry interfered ...

was created in 1948 and recognized by the

IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Multiple medalists

See also

References

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