Ecuador (ECU)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Ecuatoriano
Flagbearers37

Participants

Olympic Games 189
Youth Olympic Games 63

Description

Ecuador sent three track & field competitors to the 1924 Olympic Games – Alberto Jurado, Alberto Jarrín, and Belisario Villacís – prior to the Ecuadorean National Olympic Committee being formed in 1925. But this organisation did not last long as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had no knowledge about it in 1928. The attempt of George E. Navarro, the Ecuador 400 metres champion, who attended the University of Southern California at that time, to compete in the 1932 Games was not successful.

A new National Olympic Committee was created on 30 April 1959, which was recognized by the IOC on 25 May of the same year, at their session in München. A gap of 44 years then occurred before Ecuador returned to the Olympics in Mexico City. It has competed continuously since.

Until 2019, Ecuador had won only two medals at the Olympics: a gold in 20 km race walking at the 1996 Olympics by Jefferson Pérez, and a silver by Pérez in the same event in 2008, 12 years later. At Tokyo 2020, Ecuador had its best Olympics ever, with three medals. Richard Carapaz won the men’s cycling road race, and weightlifters Neisi Dajomes (gold) and Tamara Salazar (silver) became the first Ecuadorean women to finish on the podium, in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight classes, respectively.

Ecuador appeared at the Olympic Winter Games for the first time in 2018, with a single competitor. Klaus Jungbluth competed in cross-country skiing in the 15 km freestyle event. At Beijing 2022, Ecuador also competed with a single athlete, this time a woman, Alpine skier Sarah Escobar in the giant slalom event.

In 1967 the Olympic Committee of Ecuador was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1924 Summer Olympics Ecuador 3 0 3 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Ecuador 14 1 15 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Ecuador 2 0 2 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Ecuador 5 0 5 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Ecuador 11 1 12 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Ecuador 10 1 11 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Ecuador 10 3 13 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Ecuador 6 7 13 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Ecuador 17 2 19 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Ecuador 7 3 10 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Ecuador 11 5 16 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Ecuador 17 8 25 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Ecuador 23 13 36 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Ecuador 22 15 37 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Ecuador 1 0 1 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Ecuador 17 29 46 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Ecuador 0 1 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Ecuador 10 4 14 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Ecuador 5 14 19 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Ecuador 16 13 29 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Ecuador 0 1 1 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Archery 0 1 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 3 0 3 Results
Athletics 33 23 56 Results
Boxing 21 2 23 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 1 0 1 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 2 1 3 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 11 0 11 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 5 0 5 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 2 0 2 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 0 1 1 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 2 0 2 Results
Golf 0 1 1 Results
Judo 8 6 14 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 3 1 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 0 1 1 Results
Rowing 1 0 1 Results
Sailing 1 0 1 Results
Shooting 4 6 10 Results
Surfing 0 1 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 13 5 18 Results
Table Tennis 1 1 2 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Tennis 3 0 3 Results
Triathlon 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 9 6 15 Results
Wrestling 5 3 8 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 0 1 Results
Athletics 6 9 15 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 2 4 6 Results
Boxing 1 0 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 0 1 1 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 2 2 4 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 0 1 1 Results
Judo 1 2 3 Results
Mixed Sports 1 0 1 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Sailing 0 1 1 Results
Sport Climbing 2 0 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Table Tennis 1 0 1 Results
Taekwondo 2 0 2 Results
Tennis 2 1 3 Results
Triathlon 2 2 4 Results
Weightlifting 3 3 6 Results
Wrestling 3 1 4 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 0 3
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 2 2 5
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 1 0 2
Weightlifting 1 1 0 2
Cycling Road 1 0 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 2 1 4
Wrestling 0 1 0 1
Taekwondo 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Jefferson Pérez ECU 1 1 0 2
Neisi Dajomes ECU 1 0 0 1
Richard Carapaz ECU 1 0 0 1
Tamara Salazar ECU 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Óscar Patín ECU 1 0 0 1
Óscar Villavicencio ECU 0 1 0 1
Jhosua Calvache ECU 0 1 0 1
Jeremy Peralta ECU 0 1 0 1
Juleisy Ángulo ECU 0 1 0 1
Macarena Chiriboga ECU 0 0 1 1
Darlyn Padilla ECU 0 0 1 1
Gabriela Suárez ECU 0 0 1 1
Edith Ortiz ECU 0 0 1 1

IOC Members

Enrique Dorn 1918—1929
Agustín Arroyo 1968—1999