Ecuador competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, winning its first Olympic medal when Jefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since it first started competing in the Olympics, at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Jefferson Pérez Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk 26 July
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 1 4Boxing 2 – 2Cycling 3 0 3Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 5 0 5Tennis 3 0 3 Total 17 2 19
Athletics
Men Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSilvio Guerra10,000 metres28:30.1521colspan=4Did not advanceRolando VeraMarathoncolspan=62:17:4022Jefferson Pérez20 kilometres walkcolspan=61:20:07
Women Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMartha TenorioMarathoncolspan=6
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLuis HernándezWelterweightL 9–18Did not advanceThompson GarcíaHeavyweightL RetiredDid not advance
Cycling
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankPaulo CaicedoRoad raceHéctor ChilesPedro Rodríguez
Sailing
Open Fleet racing AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567891011Gastón VedaniLaser474448485057363948503939950
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMargarita de Falconí10 m air pistol36139Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankFelipe Delgado50 m freestyle23.2625Did not advance1ß0 m freestyle51.3838Did not advance200 m freestyle1:57.1040Did not advanceRoberto Delgado100 m butterfly56.2944Did not advanceAndrés Vasconcellos200 m butterfly2:05.9839Did not advanceFelipe DelgadoRoberto DelgadoJulio SantosJavier Santos4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:27.7715Did not advanceRoberto DelgadoJulio SantosJavier SantosAndrés Vasconcellos4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:54.3716Did not advance
Tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNicolás LapenttiSinglesL 1–6, 6–3, 6–8Did not advanceLuis MorejónL 7–63, 5–7, 1–6Did not advancePablo CampanaNicolás LapenttiDoublesW 6–4, 3–6, 6–3L 5–7, 4–6Did not advance
See also Ecuador at the 1995 Pan American Games Ecuador at the Olympics
References
Ecuador Olympic Committee sports-reference