Ecuador at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ecuador at the Olympics
IOC code	ECU
NOC	Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 76th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 4 2 10
Summer appearances
1924 1928–1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2018

Ecuador has competed in 12 Summer Olympic Games. They debuted in the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The nation won its first medal when Jefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk at the 1996 Olympic Games. The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee was created in 1948 and recognized by the IOC in 1959.

The country made its Winter Olympics debut in 2018.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 3 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam did not participate 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 15 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 3 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 5 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow 13 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles 11 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 13 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 13 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 19 1 0 0 1 49 2000 Sydney 10 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 17 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 25 0 1 0 1 70 2012 London 36 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 38 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 48 2 1 0 3 38 2024 Paris 40 1 2 2 5 49 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 4 4 2 10 76

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 -

Medals by sport

Sports	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	2	2	0	4	53
Weightlifting	1	1	2	4	40
Cycling	1	0	0	1	33
Wrestling	0	1	0	1	54
Total	4	4	2	10	76

Medals by Gender

Gender	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total
Men	3	1	0	4
Women	1	2	2	5
Mixed	0	1	0	1
Total	4	4	2	10

List of medalists

Jefferson Perez in action in Sesto San Giovanni (Italy)

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Pérez, JeffersonJefferson Pérez	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk
2 Silver	Pérez, JeffersonJefferson Pérez	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk
1 Gold	Carapaz, RichardRichard Carapaz	2020 Tokyo	Cycling	Men's road race
1 Gold	Dajomes, NeisiNeisi Dajomes		Weightlifting	Women's 76 kg
2 Silver	Salazar, TamaraTamara Salazar		Weightlifting	Women's 87 kg
1 Gold	Pintado, BrianBrian Pintado	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk
2 Silver	Pintado, BrianBrian Pintado Morejón, GlendaGlenda Morejón		Athletics	Mixed marathon walk relay
2 Silver	Yépez, LucíaLucía Yépez		Wrestling	Women's freestyle 53 kg
3 Bronze	Palacios, AngieAngie Palacios		Weightlifting	Women's 71 kg
3 Bronze	Dajomes, NeisiNeisi Dajomes		Weightlifting	Women's 81 kg

Multiple medalists

See also

In Spanish: Ecuador en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Ecuador at the Olympics
• Ecuador at the Paralympics