| Bolivia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BOL |
| NOC | Bolivian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 12 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ángela Castro[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bolivia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.
Bolivian Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Boliviano sent the nation's second-largest delegation in history to the Games, falling short of a roster size set in Barcelona 1992 by a single athlete. A total of 12 athletes, six per gender, were selected to the Bolivian team across five different sports; three of them returned for their second appearance, while the rest of the delegation attended the Games for the first time.[2]
Notable Bolivian athletes featured pistol shooter Rudolf Knijnenburg, who staged his comeback in Rio de Janeiro after a twelve-year absence, freestyle swimmer Karen Torrez, and race walkers Claudia Balderrama and Ángela Castro, who was chosen to lead the team as the nation's flag bearer into the opening ceremony.[1] Bolivia, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
- ^ a b "Ángela Castro será la abanderada de Bolivia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016" [Angela Castro will be Bolivia's flag bearer at the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). Radio Panamericana. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Burgos, Christian (1 August 2016). "Los 12 atletas que representarán a Bolivia en Río 2016" [12 athletes will represent Bolivia in Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. Retrieved 12 September 2016.