Bolivia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Although Bolivia made its official debut in Berlin 1936, Bolivian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1964 onwards, except for Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.
| Bolivia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BOL |
| NOC | Bolivian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 4 (2 men and 2 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Héctor Garibay & María José Ribera |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Héctor Garibay & Guadalupe Torrez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Héctor Garibay and María José Ribera were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[1]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Athletics
editBolivian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2][3]
- 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
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Héctor Garibay | Men's marathon | — | 2:15:54 SB | 60 | |||||
| Guadalupe Torrez | Women's 100 m | 11.60 | 3 Q | 11.68 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Swimming
editBolivia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Esteban Núñez del Prado | Men's 200 m medley | 2:08.10 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| María José Ribera | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.07 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bolivia elige a Garibay y Ribera como abanderados en los JJOO" [Bolivia selects Garibay and Ribera as flag bearers for the Olympic Games]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba, Bolivia. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Héctor Garibay se clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024 con récord nacional incluido" [Héctor Garibay qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a national record included] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.