Ecuador at the Olympics

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Ecuador at the
Olympics
Flag of Ecuador.svg
IOC codeECU
NOCEcuadorian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.org.ec (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 81st
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
5
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Jefferson Perez in action in Sesto San Giovanni (Italy)

Ecuador has competed in 12 Summer Olympic Games. They debuted in the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The nation won its first medal when Jefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk at the 1996 Olympic Games. The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee was created in 1948 and recognized by the IOC in 1959.

The country made its Winter Olympics debut in 2018.[1][2]

Medal tables

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics1102
Weightlifting1102
Cycling1001
Totals (3 entries)3205

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Refs
 Gold Jefferson Pérez United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk [3]
 Silver Jefferson Pérez China 2008 Beijing Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk [3]
 Gold Richard Carapaz Japan 2020 Tokyo Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling Men's road race [4]
 Gold Neisi Dajomes Japan 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 76 kg [5]
 Silver Tamara Salazar Japan 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 87 kg [6]

Multiple medalists

Athlete Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Jefferson Pérez Athletics 1996, 2008 1 1 0 2

See also

References

  1. ^ Santos, Manuela (16 October 2017). "Klaus Jungbluth es el primer ecuatoriano que participará en Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno" [Klaus Jungbluth is the first Ecuadorian to participate in the Olympic Winter Games]. www.coe.org.ec/ (in Spanish). Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Klaus Jungbluth, un tricolor en Pyeongchang 2018" [Klaus Jungbluth, a tricolor in Pyeongchang 2018]. El Universo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Olympedia – Jefferson Pérez". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "GB's Thomas crashes as Carapaz wins gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Neisi Dajomes gana medalla de oro en levantamiento de pesas y se convierte en la primera mujer ecuatoriana en ganar una medalla".
  6. ^ "Tamara Salazar, una medalla de plata que se siente de oro".

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