Dominican Republic at the Olympics facts for kids

The Dominican Republic first joined the Olympic Games in 1964. This was when Alberto Torres de la Mota, also known as "El Gringo," competed in the 100-meter race. He finished 6th in his heat and did not move on. Since then, the Dominican Republic has sent athletes to every Summer Olympics. However, they have never taken part in the Winter Olympic Games.

Quick facts for kids Dominican Republic at the Olympics
Flag of the Dominican Republic
IOC code	DOM
NOC	Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 75th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 5 6 15
Summer appearances
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

The Dominican Republic has won fifteen medals at the Olympics. Their first medal was a bronze in boxing, won by Pedro Nolasco at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Félix Sánchez won the country's first gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Manuel Felix Diaz won a gold medal in boxing. Gabriel Mercedes also won a silver medal in Taekwondo that year. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Félix Sánchez won another gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. On the same night, Luguelín Santos earned a silver medal in the 400 meters, becoming the youngest ever Olympic medalist in that event. Luisito Pie won a bronze medal in Taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The 2020 Summer Olympics were a very successful year for the Dominican Republic. Zacarias Bonnat won a silver medal in men's weightlifting (81 kg). Crismery Santana won a bronze medal in women's weightlifting (87 kg), making her the first Dominican woman to win an Olympic medal. In athletics, Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Anabel Medina, and Alexander Ogando won a silver medal in the mixed 4x400 meters relay. Marileidy Paulino also won a silver medal in the women's 400 meters event. She was the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win an individual Olympic medal in athletics. The Dominican baseball team also won a bronze medal at the baseball event. Even though they won many medals, they did not get any gold medals in 2020.

The athletes are represented by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.

Olympic Medal Achievements

Medals by Summer Games

This table shows how many medals the Dominican Republic has won at each Summer Olympic Games. It also shows their rank among all countries.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964 Tokyo	1	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	20	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	5	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	10	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	6	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	19	0	0	1	1	43
1988 Seoul	16	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	32	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	16	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	13	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	33	1	0	0	1	54
2008 Beijing	25	1	1	0	2	46
2012 London	35	1	1	0	2	46
2016 Rio de Janeiro	29	0	0	1	1	70
2020 Tokyo	63	0	3	2	5	68
2024 Paris	58	1	0	2	3	59
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		4	5	6	15	75

Medals by Sport

This table shows how many medals the Dominican Republic has won in different sports.

Sports	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	3	3	0	6	49
Boxing	1	0	3	4	44
Weightlifting	0	1	1	2	53
Taekwondo	0	1	1	2	26
Baseball	0	0	1	1	7
Total	4	5	6	15	77

List of Medalists

This table lists all the athletes who have won Olympic medals for the Dominican Republic.

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Pedro Nolasco	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Bantamweight
1 Gold	Félix Sánchez	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
1 Gold	Manuel Felix Diaz	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Light welterweight
2 Silver	Yulis Gabriel Mercedes		Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
1 Gold	Félix Sánchez	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 400 m hurdles
2 Silver	Luguelín Santos		Athletics	Men's 400 m
3 Bronze	Luisito Pie	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
2 Silver	Zacarías Bonnat	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Men's 81kg
2 Silver	Anabel Medina Marileidy Paulino Lidio Andrés Feliz Alexander Ogando		Athletics	Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
2 Silver	Marileidy Paulino		Athletics	Women 400 metres
3 Bronze	Crismery Santana		Weightlifting	Women's 87 kg
3 Bronze	Darío Álvarez Gabriel Arias Jairo Asencio Roldani Baldwin José Bautista Emilio Bonifácio Melky Cabrera Luis Felipe Castillo Jumbo Díaz Juan Francisco Junior García Jeison Guzmán Jhan Mariñez Erick Mejia Cristopher Mercedes Johan Mieses Gustavo Núñez Yefri Pérez Denyi Reyes Julio Rodríguez Ramón Rosso Ángel Sánchez Raúl Valdés Charlie Valerio		Baseball	Baseball
1 Gold	Marileidy Paulino	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women 400 metres

See also

In Spanish: República Dominicana en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for the Dominican Republic at the Olympics
• Dominican Republic at the Paralympics