Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ecuador competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. This was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Olympics since it first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Ecuador at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeECU
NOCEcuadorian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.org.ec (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors25 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Alexandra Escobar
Medals
Ranked 70th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

As of July 1, 2008, 25 Ecuadorians had qualified to compete in nine sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Jefferson Pérez Athletics Men's 20 km walk

Athletics

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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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Chocho 20 km walk 1:27:09 38
Xavier Moreno 50 km walk 4:07:04 36
Franklin Nazareno 100 m 10.60 5 Did not advance
200 m 21.26 8 Did not advance
Jefferson Pérez 20 km walk 1:19:15  
Byron Piedra 1500 m 3:45.57 12 Did not advance
Fausto Quinde 50 km walk 3:59:28 25
Rolando Saquipay 20 km walk 1:22:32 20
Franklin Tenorio Marathon 2:29:05 65
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hugo Chila Long jump 7.77 24 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Johana Ordóñez 20 km walk 1:36:26 36
Sandra Ruales Marathon 2:35:53 43

Boxing

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Ecuador qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All three qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José Luis Meza Light flyweight Bye   Barnes (IRL)
L 8–14
Did not advance
Carlos Góngora Middleweight   Buga (GER)
W 14–7
  Gazis (GRE)
W 12–1
  Kumar (IND)
L 4–9
Did not advance
Luis Enrique Porozo Featherweight   Navarro (DOM)
W 3+–3
  Li Y (CHN)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Cycling

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Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Emilio Falla Men's BMX 36.993 25 17 6 Did not advance

Judo

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Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Roberto Ibáñez Men's −66 kg Bye   Mehmedovic (CAN)
L 0010–0011
Did not advance
Glenda Miranda Women's −48 kg   Bermoy (CUB)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance   Bogdanova (RUS)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Carmen Chalá Women's +78 kg   Chikhrouhou (TUN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance

Shooting

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Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Carmen Malo 25 m pistol 559 40 Did not advance

Swimming

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Men
Athlete[3] Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marco Camargo 100 m butterfly 57.48 65 Did not advance
Women
Athlete[3] Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yamilé Bahamonde 50 m freestyle 26.54 =44 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lorena Benítes Women's +67 kg   Marton (AUS)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Tennis

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nicolás Lapentti Men's singles   Mathieu (FRA)
L 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Eduardo Guadamud Men's −94 kg 165 15 206 DNF 165 DNF
Alexandra Escobar Women's −58 kg 99 2 124 5 223 4

See also

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References

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