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)

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

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

Medalists

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

BMX

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

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Carmen Malo 25 m pistol 559 40 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

References

  1. ^ "25 Ecuadorian athletes get tickets to Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 1, 2008
  2. ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Comité Olímpico cree que Ecuador puede cosechar medallas en 4 disciplinas, El Comercio, August 3, 2008


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