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. 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.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Richard Carapaz Cycling Men's road race Neisi Dájomes Weightlifting Women's 76 kg Tamara Salazar Weightlifting Women's 87 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalWeightlifting1102Cycling1001Total2103 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top"|
Medals by genderGenderTotalMale1001Female1102Mixed0000Total2103 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDate Total24 July10011 August10012 August0101Total2103
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 8 10 18Boxing 2 2 4Cycling 3 1 4Equestrian 1 0 1Golf 0 1 1Judo 1 2 3Modern pentathlon 0 1 1Shooting 0 2 2Surfing 0 1 1Swimming 2 2 4Table tennis 1 0 1Triathlon 0 1 1Weightlifting 0 4 4Wrestling 0 2 2 Total 18 30 48
Archery
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.
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAdriana EspinosaIndividual60662L 0–6colspan=6
Athletics
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):
Track and road events Men AthleteEventFinalResultRankDavid Hurtado20 km walk1:24:3119Jordy Jiménez1:27:5235Brian Pintado1:22:5412Jhonatan Amores50 km walk4:05:4727Andrés Chocho3:59:03 SB19Claudio Villanueva4:53:0947
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankÁngela Tenorio100 mcolspan=2 11.596Did not advanceYuliana AnguloMarizol LandázuriGabriela Anahí SuárezÁngela Tenorio4 × 100 m relay43.69 NR8colspan=4 Did not advanceAndrea BonillaMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=2 2:43:3060Rosa Chacha2:36:4441Karla Jaramillo20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:36:3228Glenda MorejónPaola Pérez1:31:269
Boxing
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. 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.
Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJean Carlos CaicedoFeatherweightW 3–2L 0–5colspan=4 Julio CastilloHeavyweightL 0–4colspan=4
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaría José PalaciosLightweightL 0–5colspan=5 Érika PachitoMiddleweightL 1–4colspan=4
Cycling
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.
AthleteEventTimeRankRichard CarapazMen's road race6:05.26Jhonatan Narváez6:15.3847
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.
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankResultRankAlfredo Campo Men's race124 Q84 Q40.7055Doménica AzueroWomen's race135Did not advance
Equestrian
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).
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankNicolas WettsteinAltier d'AuroisIndividual40.905648.4089.304516.00105.3041Did not advance105.3041
Golf
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.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankDaniela DarqueaWomen's72736573283−1=38
Judo
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.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLenin Preciado−60 kgL 00–10colspan=6
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEstefania García−63 kgL 00–10colspan=6 Vanessa Chalá−78 kgL 00–10colspan=6
Modern pentathlon
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.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsMarcela CuaspudWomen's4–310361242:27.9135255=31013:39.943348186035
Shooting
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.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAndrea Pérez Peña10 m air pistol565-11x36colspan=2 25 m pistol582-18x13colspan=2 Diana Durango10 m air pistol559-8x45colspan=2 25 m pistol569-15x38colspan=2
Surfing
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.
Women AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreRankScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMimi BaronaShortboard7.663 q8.875colspan=5
Swimming
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.
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTomas Peribonio200 m medley2:00.6236colspan=4 400 m medley4:18.7324colspan=2 colspan=2 David Farinango10 km open watercolspan=4 1:53:09.815
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnicka Delgado50 m freestyle25.36=25colspan=4 100 m freestyle55.5631colspan=4 Samantha Arévalo10 km open watercolspan=4 2:01:30.611
Table tennis
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.
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlberto MiñoSinglesL 2–4colspan=7
Triathlon
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) TotalElizabeth BravoWomen's20:150:42 Lapped
Weightlifting
Ecuador entered four female weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Neisi Dájomes (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.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAlexandra EscobarWomen's −59 kg———Angie PalaciosWomen's −64 kg10421227 2266Neisi DájomesWomen's −76 kg11811451263Tamara SalazarWomen's −87 kg11331502263
Wrestling
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.
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.
Women Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLucía Yépez50 kgW 3–1 PPL 0–4 STL 0–5 VB8Luisa Valverde53 kgW 3–1 PPL 1–4 SPcolspan=3 8
See also Ecuador at the 2019 Pan American Games
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