Dominican Republic at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Dominican Republic
IOC codeDOM
NOCDominican Republic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.colimdo.org (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors35 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Gabriel Mercedes (opening)
Félix Sánchez (closing)
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
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
 GoldFélix SánchezAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles6 August
 SilverLuguelín SantosAthleticsMen's 400 m6 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8311
Boxing 303
Gymnastics 011
Judo 011
Shooting 101
Swimming 112
Table tennis 101
Taekwondo 101
Volleyball 01212
Weightlifting 022
Total152035

Athletics

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
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Luguelín Santos 400 m 45.04 1 Q 44.78 1 Q 44.46 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gustavo Cuesta
Joel Mejía
Arismendy Peguero
Félix Sánchez
Luguelín Santos
Yon Soriano		 4 × 400 m relay DSQ — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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

The Dominican Republic has qualified boxers for the following events

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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

Artistic

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

Legend: Q = qualified for individual final*

Judo

The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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

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

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

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nicholas Schwab 200 m freestyle 1:53.41 37 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dorian McMenemy 100 m butterfly 1:05.78 41 Did not advance

Table tennis

The Dominican Republic has qualified 1 athlete.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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

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
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

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Brazil 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
1Annerys Vargas7 August 19811.96 m (6 ft 5 in)70 kg (150 lb)327 cm (129 in)320 cm (130 in)Puerto Rico Criollas de Caguas
3Lisvel Elisa Eve10 September 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)70 kg (150 lb)325 cm (128 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic Mirador Volleyball
5Brenda Castillo (L)5 June 19921.67 m (5 ft 6 in)55 kg (121 lb)245 cm (96 in)230 cm (91 in)Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
7Niverka Marte19 October 19901.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)295 cm (116 in)283 cm (111 in)Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
8Cándida Arias11 March 19921.94 m (6 ft 4 in)68 kg (150 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
9Sidarka Núñez25 June 19841.85 m (6 ft 1 in)62 kg (137 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Dominican Republic Club Malanga
10Milagros Cabral (C)17 October 19781.82 m (6 ft 0 in)63 kg (139 lb)325 cm (128 in)320 cm (130 in)Dominican Republic Los Cachorros
12Karla Echenique16 May 19861.80 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
13Cindy Rondón12 November 19871.86 m (6 ft 1 in)61 kg (134 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic Mirador Volleyball
14Prisilla Rivera29 December 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic San Pedro
17Gina Mambrú21 January 19861.82 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic Los Cachorros
18Bethania de la Cruz13 May 19871.88 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 14 15 4 3.750 459 352 1.304 Quarter-finals
2  Italy 5 4 1 13 14 5 2.800 442 368 1.201
3  Japan 5 3 2 9 11 6 1.833 401 335 1.197
4  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 6 8 9 0.889 374 362 1.033
5  Great Britain 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 295 396 0.745
6  Algeria 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 252 410 0.615
Source:
28 July 2012
16:45		 Italy  3–1  Dominican Republic Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Zorica Bjelić (SRB), Rolando Cholakian (ARG)
(25–17, 23–25, 25–19, 25–15)
report statistics
30 July 2012
14:45		 Dominican Republic  1–3  Russia Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,800
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Karin Zahorcova (CZE)
(23–25, 15–25, 26–24, 22–25)
report statistics
1 August 2012
09:30		 Dominican Republic  0–3  Japan Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
(20–25, 19–25, 23–25)
result statistics
3 August 2012
16:45		 Great Britain  0–3  Dominican Republic Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Mohamad Shaaban (EGY), Janpen Jirakakul (THA)
(9–25, 18–25, 19–25)
result statistics
5 August 2012
09:30		 Algeria  0–3  Dominican Republic Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(15–25, 16–25, 13–25)
result statistics
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
19:00		 United States  3–0  Dominican Republic Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Jarpen Jirakakul (THA)
(25–14, 25–21, 25–22)
result statistics

Weightlifting

The Dominican Republic has qualified 2 women.

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

References

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