Ecuador competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. It had first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano sent the nation's largest delegation ever to the Games. A total of 36 athletes, 23 men and 13 women, competed in 11 sports; there was only a single competitor in sprint canoeing, equestrian, judo, and shooting. Five Ecuadorian athletes had competed in Beijing, including weightlifter Alexandra Escobar, who was at her third Olympic Games in London. Argentina-born sprint kayaker César de Cesare became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996. Ecuador also made its Olympic debut in women's triathlon.
Ecuador failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 2004. Sprinter Álex Quiñónez qualified successfully for the final rounds in the men's 200 metres, but missed out of the nation's first medal in London.
Athletics
Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
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
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMiguel AlmachiMarathoncolspan=4 2:19:5350Mauricio Arteaga20 km walkcolspan=4 1:25:5144Andrés Chocho50 km walkcolspan=4 Xavier Morenocolspan=4 4:09:2347Byron Piedra10000 mcolspan=4 Álex Quiñónez200 m20.281 Q20.373 q20.577
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDiego FerrínHigh jump2.2121did not advanceJosé Adrián SornozaTriple jump16.0425did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRosa ChachaMarathoncolspan=4 2:40:5783Ericka Chávez200 m23.707did not advanceYadira Guamán20 km walkcolspan=4 1:34:4740Lucy Jaramillo400 m hurdles57.747did not advancePaola Pérez20 km walkcolspan=4 1:37:0551
Boxing
Ecuador has qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCarlos QuipoLight flyweightW 14–11L 6–10did not advanceAnderson RojasLight welterweightL 10–16did not advanceCarlos SánchezWelterweightL 8–14did not advanceMarlo DelgadoMiddleweightL 12–13did not advanceCarlos GóngoraLight heavyweightW 9–8L 5–13did not advanceJulio CastilloHeavyweightL 12–21did not advanceÍtalo PereaSuper heavyweightL 10–18did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Ecuador has qualified boats for the following events
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCésar de CesareMen's K-1 200 m36.1815 Q36.9754 FB38.07512 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankByron GuamáMen's road race
BMX AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankEmilio FallaMen's BMX39.737242321did not advance
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankRonald ZabalaMaster RoseIndividual53.304636.0089.30487.0096.3043did not advance96.3043
Judo
Ecuador has qualified 1 judoka
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEstefania GarcíaWomen's −63 kgL 0001–1000did not advance
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSofía Padilla10 m air rifle38653did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankEsteban Enderica Salgado400 m individual medley4:24.3230did not advanceIvan Enderica Ochoa10 km open watercolspan=2 1:52:28.621
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSamantha Arevalo Salinas800 m freestyle8:49.21 29did not advance
Triathlon
Ecuador has qualified the following athletes.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankElizabeth BravoWomen's19:500:421:10:440:3238:122:10:0049
Weightlifting
Ecuador has qualified 1 man and 3 women. AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankJorge ArroyoMen's −105 kg1853200113858Alexandra EscobarWomen's −58 kg1034123102267Rosa TenorioWomen's −69 kg95121151121011Seledina NievesWomen's +75 kg117813892558
Wrestling
Ecuador has qualified in the following events.
Key: – Victory by Fall. – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points. – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVicente Huacon−66 kgL 1–3 did not advance12
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLissette Antes−55 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 did not advance9
See also Ecuador at the 2011 Pan American Games
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