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.
| Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ECU |
| NOC | Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 19 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Felipe Delgado |
| Medals Ranked 49th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
MedalistsEdit
GoldEdit
- Jefferson Pérez — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Results by eventEdit
AthleticsEdit
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
- Rolando Vera — 2:17.40 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Jefferson Pérez — 1:20.07 (→
Gold Medal)
Women's Marathon
- Martha Tenorio — did not finish (→ no ranking)
BoxingEdit
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Luis Hernández
- First Round — Lost to Kabil Lahsen (Morocco), 9-18
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Thompson García
- First Round — Lost to Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia), abandoned
CyclingEdit
SailingEdit
ShootingEdit
SwimmingEdit
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Felipe Delgado
- Heat – 23.26 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Felipe Delgado
- Heat – 51.38 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Roberto Delgado
- Heat – 56.29 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Andrés Vasconcellos
- Heat – 2:05.98 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
- Julio Santos, Felipe Delgado, Roberto Delgado, and Javier Santos
- Heat – 3:27.77 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
- Roberto Delgado, Julio Santos, Javier Santos, and Andrés Vasconcellos
- Heat – 7:54.37 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
TennisEdit
Men's Singles Competition
- Luis Morejón
- First round — Defeated Marcelo Filippini (Uruguay) 6-7 7-5 6-1
- Second round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 5-7 2-6
- Nicolás Lapentti
- First round — Lost to Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 1-6 6-3 6-8
- Pablo Campana