Dominican Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dominican Republic at the
2012 Summer Olympics

Flag of the Dominican Republic

IOC code

DOM

NOC

Dominican Republic Olympic Committee

Website

www.colimdo.org (Spanish)

in London

Competitors

35 in 10 sports

Flag bearer

Gabriel Mercedes (opening)
Félix Sánchez (closing)

Medals
Ranked 46th

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	1	0	2

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Dominican Republic competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Dominicano, COD) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 35 athletes, 15 men and 20 women, competed in 10 sports. For the first time in Olympic history, Dominican Republic was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's volleyball was the only team-based sport in which Dominican Republic was represented at these Olympic games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Dominican Republic marked its Olympic debut in artistic gymnastics.

The Dominican Republic team featured promising athletes: Felix Sánchez, track star in the hurdles and former Olympic gold medalist, Luguelín Santos, world junior champion, and gold medalist at the first Youth Olympic Games, and Gabriel Mercedes, Olympic silver medalist in the men's taekwondo event at Beijing. Two of these athletes won the nation's only medals in athletics at the London games. Felix Sánchez also managed to repeat his gold medal streak from Athens in the men's 400 m hurdles event. Luguelín Santos, on the other hand, settled for the silver instead in the men's 400 metres, behind Grenada's Kirani James. Gabriel Mercedes, being the only medalist to return for his second Olympic appearance, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
01 ! Gold	Sanchez, FelixFélix Sánchez	Athletics	Men's 400 m hurdles	6 August
02 ! Silver	Santos, LuguelinLuguelín Santos	Athletics	Men's 400 m	6 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	3	11
Boxing	3	0	3
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Judo	0	1	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	1	0	1
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Volleyball	0	12	12
Weightlifting	0	2	2
Total	15	20	35

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Félix Sánchez celebrated his gold medal victory for the second time in the men's 400 m hurdles.

The Dominican Republic had qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[1]^[2]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Winder Cuevas	400 m hurdles	50.15 SB	6	Did not advance
Carlos Jorge	200 m	21.02	6	Did not advance
Félix Sánchez	400 m hurdles	49.24	1 Q	47.76 SB	1 Q	47.63 SB	01 !
Luguelín Santos	400 m	45.04	1 Q	44.78	1 Q	44.46	02 !
Gustavo Cuesta Joel Mejía Arismendy Peguero Félix Sánchez Luguelín Santos Yon Soriano	4 × 400 m relay	DSQ		N/A		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lavonne Idlette	100 m hurdles	13.60	5	Did not advance
Mariely Sánchez	200 m	23.20 SB	6	Did not advance
Raysa Sánchez	400 m	52.47	5	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified boxers for the following events

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
William Encarnación	Bantamweight	Lemboumba (GAB) W 15–6	Ouadahi (ALG) L 10–16	Did not advance
Wellington Arias	Lightweight	Marriaga (COL) W 17–8	Lomachenko (UKR) L 3–15	Did not advance
Junior Castillo	Middleweight	Ogogo (GBR) L 6–13	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank	F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank
Yamilet Peña	Floor	12.300	N/A			12.300	72	Did not advance
Yamilet Peña	Vault	N/A	14.699	N/A		14.699	5 Q	N/A	14.516	N/A		14.516	6

Legend: Q = qualified for individual final*

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
María García	Women's −52 kg	Bye	Müller (LUX) L 0002–1011	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified one quota place in the men's trap event;^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sergio Pinero	Trap	118	20	Did not advance
Sergio Pinero	Double trap	DNS		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nicholas Schwab	200 m freestyle	1:53.41	37	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dorian McMenemy	100 m butterfly	1:05.78	41	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 athlete.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lin Ju	Men's singles	Bye	Kim S-N (PRK) W 4–3	Freitas (POR) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Gabriel Mercedes has ensured a quota place for the Dominican Republic in the men's 58 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gabriel Mercedes	Men's −58 kg	Al-Kubati (YEM) L 3–8	Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified one women's team for the indoor tournament.

Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's indoor tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Dominican roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek

Russia and Dominican Republic women's volleyball teams at the 2012 London Olympics

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
01 !1	Vargas, AnnerysAnnerys Vargas	000000001981-08-07-00007 August 1981	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Criollas de Caguas
03 !3	Eve, Lisvel ElisaLisvel Elisa Eve	000000001991-09-10-000010 September 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Mirador Volleyball
05 !5	Castillo, BrendaBrenda Castillo (L)	000000001992-06-05-00005 June 1992	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	245 cm (96 in)	230 cm (91 in)	San Cristóbal
07 !7	Marte, NiverkaNiverka Marte	000000001990-10-19-000019 October 1990	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Deportivo Nacional
08 !8	Arias, CandidaCándida Arias	000000001992-03-11-000011 March 1992	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	San Cristóbal
09 !9	Nunez, SidarkaSidarka Núñez	000000001984-06-25-000025 June 1984	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Club Malanga
10	Cabral, MilagrosMilagros Cabral (C)	000000001978-10-17-000017 October 1978	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Los Cachorros
12	Echenique, KarlaKarla Echenique	000000001986-05-16-000016 May 1986	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Deportivo Nacional
13	Rondon, CindyCindy Rondón	000000001987-11-12-000012 November 1987	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Mirador Volleyball
14	Rivera, PrisillaPrisilla Rivera	000000001984-12-29-000029 December 1984	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	San Pedro
17	Mambru, GinaGina Mambrú	000000001986-01-21-000021 January 1986	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Los Cachorros
18	Cruz, BethaniaBethania de la Cruz	000000001987-05-13-000013 May 1987	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Deportivo Nacional

Group play

	Qualified for the quarter-finals

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	14	5	0	15	4	3.750	459	352	1.304
2	Italy	13	4	1	14	5	2.800	442	368	1.201
3	Japan	9	3	2	11	6	1.833	401	335	1.197
4	Dominican Republic	6	2	3	8	9	0.889	374	362	1.033
5	Great Britain	2	1	4	3	14	0.214	295	396	0.745
6	Algeria	1	0	5	2	15	0.133	252	410	0.615

28 July 2012 16:45	Italy	3 – 1	Dominican Republic	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 14,000 Referee(s): Zorica Bjelić (SRB), Rolando Cholakian (ARG) Report(s): report statistics
28 July 2012 16:45	25 23 25 25 98	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	17 25 19 15 76

30 July 2012 14:45	Dominican Republic	1 – 3	Russia	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 14,800 Referee(s): Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Karin Zahorcova (CZE) Report(s): report statistics
30 July 2012 14:45	23 15 26 22 86	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	25 25 24 25 99

1 August 2012 09:30	Dominican Republic	0 – 3	Japan	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 9,000 Referee(s): Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE) Report(s): result statistics
1 August 2012 09:30	20 19 23 62	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	25 25 25 75

3 August 2012 16:45	Great Britain	0 – 3	Dominican Republic	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 14,000 Referee(s): Mohamad Shaaban (EGY), Janpen Jirakakul (THA) Report(s): result statistics
3 August 2012 16:45	9 18 19 46	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	25 25 25 75

5 August 2012 09:30	Algeria	0 – 3	Dominican Republic	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Patricia Salvatore (USA), Brian McDougall (GBR) Report(s): result statistics
5 August 2012 09:30	15 16 13 44	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	25 25 25 75

Quarter-final

000000002012-08-07-00007 August 2012 19:00	United States	3 – 0	Dominican Republic	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Jarpen Jirakakul (THA) Report(s): result statistics
000000002012-08-07-00007 August 2012 19:00	25 25 25 75	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	14 21 22 57

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic has qualified 2 women.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Beatriz Pirón	Women's −48 kg	77	7	90	11	167	9
Yuderqui Contreras	Women's −53 kg	94	DNF	—	—	—	DNF

References

↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
↑ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 28 September 2011
↑ "Quota places by NATION and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
↑ "Competition Results (Day 1 of World Qualification Tournament on June 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan)". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
↑ "TEAM COMPOSITION – DOM / Dominican Republic (women)". FIVB. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo DR Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands

Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand East Timor Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Oceania	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Others	Independent Olympic Athletes

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