Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Ecuador was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee.

In total, 16 athletes including 11 men and five women represented Ecuador in seven different sports including athletics, boxing, judo, shooting, swimming, tennis and weightlifting.

Athletes in the delegation included race walker Jefferson Pérez, a former Olympic champion at his fourth Olympics, and tennis player Nicolás Lapentti who returned for his second Olympics after an eight-year absence due to injury.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Weightlifter and Pan American Games champion Alexandra Escobar was selected to carry the Ecuadorian flag in the opening ceremony.<ref name=alesco/>

Ecuador did not win any medals at the games but race walker Jefferson Pérez finished fourth in the men's 20 km walk.

Competitors

In total, 16 athletes represented Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across seven different sports.<ref name="ecuador">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	7	1	8
Boxling	1	–	1
Judo	0	2	2
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Tennis	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Total	11	5	16

Athletics

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In total, eight Ecuadorian athletes participated in the athletics events – Silvio Guerra, Xavier Moreno, Jefferson Pérez, Byron Piedra, Jackson Quiñónez, Sandra Ruales, Rolando Saquipay and Franklin Tenorio.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Silvio Guerra	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:25:29	61
Xavier Moreno	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Jefferson Pérez	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	1:20:38	4
	50 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	3:53:04 NR	12
Byron Piedra	800 m	1:48.42	7	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Jackson Quiñónez	110 m hurdles	13.44 NR	3 Q	13.67	7	Did not advance
Rolando Saquipay	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	1:24:07	17
Franklin Tenorio	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:31:12	71

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Sandra Ruales	Marathon	2:44:28	36

Boxing

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In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the boxing events – Patricio Calero in the light flyweight category.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patricio Calero	Light flyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 8–20	Did not advance

Judo

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In total, two Ecuadorian athletes participated in the judo events – Carmen Chalá in the women's +78 kg category and Diana Maza in the women's −63 kg category.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Diana Maza	Women's −63 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance		Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Carmen Chalá	Women's +78 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0010–0001	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–0120	Did not advance

Shooting

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In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the shooting events – Carmen Malo in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Carmen Malo	10 m air pistol	365	40	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	536	36	Did not advance

Swimming

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In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the swimming events – Julio Santos in the men's 50 m freestyle.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Julio Santos	50 m freestyle	23.43	=43	Did not advance

Tennis

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In total, one Ecuadorian athlete participated in the tennis events – Nicolás Lapentti in the men's singles.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nicolás Lapentti	Men's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–7(5–7), 2–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

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In total, two Ecuadorian athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Alexandra Escobar in the Women's −58 kg category and Julio Idrovo in the men's −69 kg category.<ref name="ecuador"/>

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julio Idrovo	Men's −69 kg	140	10	155	12	295	11
Alexandra Escobar	Women's −58 kg	95	=6	120	=7	215	7

See also

• Ecuador at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Ecuadorian Olympic Committee Template:In lang

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