Ecuador competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Since it first participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, this was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympic Games.

Jefferson Pérez, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finished in fourth place in the men's 20 km race walk.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Ecuador at the 2000 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 1 3Judo 1 1 2Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 3 0 3Weightlifting 1 0 1 Total 7 3 10

Results and competitors by event

Athletics Men's Marathon Silvio Guerra Final – 2:16.27 (→ 14th place)

Men's 20 km Road Walk Jefferson Pérez Final – 1:20.18 (→ 4th place)

Women's Marathon Martha Tenorio Final – 2:33.54 (→ 25th place)

Judo Men's Extra-Lightweight Juan Barahona Round One – Bye Round Two – Lost to Gheorghe Kurgheleasvili (MDA)

Women's Heavyweight Carmen Chalá Round One – Lost to Colleen Rosensteel (USA)

Shooting Women's Air Pistol, 10 metres Carmen Malo 21st place (tied)

Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle Julio Santos Preliminary Heat – 22.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle Felipe Delgado Preliminary Heat – 52.78 (→ did not advance, 56th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly Roberto Delgado Preliminary Heat – 56.07 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly Roberto Delgado Preliminary Heat – 02:08.18 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Weightlifting

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank123123Boris Burov– 105 kg175.0182.5185.0205.0210.0210.0387.510

See also Ecuador at the 1999 Pan American Games

References

Further reading

Ecuador Olympic Committee Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site sports-reference