Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Ecuador at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeECU
NPCEcuadorian Paralympic Sport Federation
in Tokyo
Competitors4 in 1 sports
Flag bearer Kiara Rodriguez & Darwin Castro
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

On 29 August 2021, the country won its first two Paralympic medals in its Paralympics history through Mendez sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez and Anaís Méndez[3]

Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first Paralympic gold medal with a new world record of 14.39 in the women's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] Coincidentally, her sister Anaís Méndez also won bronze medal in the same discipline making it a rare instance of athletes coming from same family who go on to win medals in a same competition. Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first ever gold medal in Paralympics history while her younger sister Anaís Méndez won Ecuador's first ever bronze medal in Paralympics history.[3] Prior to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Ecuador had never won a Paralympic medal.[5]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez Athletics Women's shot put F20 29 August
  Bronze Anais Mendez Athletics Women's shot put F20 29 August
  Bronze Kiara Rodriguez Athletics Women's long jump T47 3 September

Athletics

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Four Ecuadorian athletes (Damian Josue Carcelen Delgado, Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina, Roberto Carlos Chala Espinoza & Kiara Rodriguez) successfully broke through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[6]

DQ: Disqualified | SB: Season Best | Q: Qualified by place or standard based on overall position after heats | DNM: Did not mark | DNA: Did not advance | N/A: Not available, stage was not contested | PB: Personal Best | WR: World Record | PR: Paralympic Record | AR: Area Record

Track

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Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Darwin Castro

Guides:

Diego Arévalo (1500 & 5000 metres),

Sebastian Rosero (5000 metres)

1500 m T11 4:13.74 2 Q 4:10.24 PB 5
5000 m T11 N/A 15:49.60 6
Anderson Colorado Men's 400m T20 48.89 SB 3 Q 48.58 SB 6
Damián Carcelen 49.35 SB 3 Q 49.02 SB 8
Kiara Rodriguez Women's 100m T47 12.54 PB 4 q 12.55 6

Field

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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Roberto Chala Men's long jump T20 7.16 AR 8
Jordi Congo Men's shot put F20 DNS
Damián Carcelen 7.46 PR 10
Poleth Méndes Women's shot put F20 14.39 WR  
Anaís Méndez 14.06 PB  
Kiara Rodriguez Men's long jump T20 5.63 AR  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Super Sunday sees a new fastest Paralympian and Ecuador's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "Athletics - Women's Shot Put - F20 Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ "Paralympic History for #ECU Before Today, Ecuador Had Never Won a Paralympic ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.