| Dominican Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DOM |
| NOC | Dominican Republic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 29 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Luguelín Santos[1] |
| Medals Ranked 78th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Dominican Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Dominicano, COD) sent a team of 29 athletes, 21 men and 8 women, to compete in eleven different sports at the Games.[2] The nation's full roster was smaller by six athletes than in London 2012, and also featured its highest number of male participants in Olympic history since 1992. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Dominican Republic made its Olympic debut in archery, road cycling, equestrian, and tennis.
Seven athletes from the Dominican Republic previously competed in London at the 2012 Olympics, including weightlifters Beatriz Pirón and Yuderqui Contreras, American-based freestyle swimmer Dorian McMenemy, and sprinter and former Youth Olympian Luguelín Santos, who earned a silver in the men's 400 metres. The lone returning medalist from the previous Games, Santos was selected to lead the Dominican Republic delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][3]
Dominican Republic left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal, won by taekwondo fighter Luisito Pie in the men's flyweight category (58 kg).[4][5] Several of the nation's athletes narrowly missed out of the podium in their respective sporting events, including Pirón (fourth, women's 48 kg), Contreras (sixth, women's 58 kg), fellow weightlifter Luis García (eighth, men's 56 kg), and half-lightweight judoka Wander Mateo (seventh, men's 66 kg).
- ^ a b "Luguelin Santos será el portador de la bandera en los Juegos de Río 2016" [Luguelin Santos will be the flag bearer in Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "República Dominicana enviará 29 atletas a Juegos de Rio-2016" [Dominican Republic will send 29 athletes to the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). El Día. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "YOG athletes fly the flag in stunning Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Vargas, Andrew (18 August 2016). "Luisito Pie Won DR Its First Medal in Rio, But His Nationality Is Still Being Questioned". ReMezcla. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Luisito Pie, en taekwondo, logró la primera medalla para República Dominicana en Río 2016" [Taekwondo fighter Luisito Pie won the first medal for Dominican Republic in Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Univision Deportes. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.