Dominican Republic at the Olympics

The Dominican Republic first participated in the Olympic Games in 1964, when Alberto Torres de la Mota ("El Gringo" )[1] participated in the 10th heat of the 100m competition and ran 10.9sec, finishing 6th, not qualifying for the next round.[2]

Dominican Republic at the
Olympics
IOC codeDOM
NOCDominican Republic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.colimdo.org (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer appearances

The Dominican Republic has appeared in every one of the games since then. The Dominican Republic has never participated at the Winter Olympic Games.

The Dominican Republic has won seven medals at the Olympics. Pedro Nolasco won a bronze in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics and in 2004 Félix Sánchez won a gold in the 400 meter hurdles. In the 2008 Summer Olympics Manuel Felix Diaz won a gold medal in Boxing and Gabriel Mercedes won silver in Taekwondo. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sanchez once again won a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles. On the same night, Luguelín Santos won silver in the 400 metres to become the youngest ever Olympic medallist in the event. Luisito Pie won a bronze medal in Taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

They are represented by Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1964 Tokyo10000–
1968 Mexico City200000–
1972 Munich50000–
1976 Montreal100000–
1980 Moscow60000–
1984 Los Angeles19001143
1988 Seoul160000–
1992 Barcelona320000–
1996 Atlanta160000–
2000 Sydney130000–
2004 Athens33100154
2008 Beijing25110246
2012 London35110246
2016 Rio de Janeiro29001170
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total322773

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics2103
Boxing1012
Taekwondo0112
Totals (3 sports)3227

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzePedro Nolasco 1984 Los Angeles BoxingBantamweight
 GoldFélix Sánchez 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
 GoldManuel Felix Diaz 2008 Beijing BoxingLight welterweight
 SilverYulis Gabriel Mercedes 2008 Beijing TaekwondoMen's 58 kg
 GoldFélix Sánchez 2012 London AthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles
 SilverLuguelín Santos 2012 London AthleticsMen's 400 m
 BronzeLuisito Pie 2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoMen's 58 kg

See also

References
  1. TOKYO 1964 Organizing Committee (November 1, 1964). "Official Olympic Report, 1964 Tokyo Volume 1 Part 1" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. Diario Libre. "El Gringo Torres, en la historia de la RD" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. Diario, Listin (2019-07-28). "Los tres pies de Luisito". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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