# Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Honduras competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Honduran Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Hondureño) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, matching its roster size with Beijing 2008. A total of 26 athletes, 25 men and 1 woman, were selected to the Honduran team across eight sports, with the men's football squad returning for its third consecutive appearance at these Games. Among the Honduran athletes were weightlifter Cristopher Pavón, butterfly swimmer Allan Gutiérrez, taekwondo fighter Miguel Ferrera, and track sprinter Rolando Palacios, who led the squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Honduras narrowly missed out on its first ever Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, as the men's football team, led by captain Bryan Acosta, suffered a 2–3 defeat to the Nigerians for the bronze.

## Athletics

Honduras received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.:

### 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 & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rolando Palacios | Men's 200 m | 21.32 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Honduras entered one boxer to compete only in the men's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Teofimo Lopéz had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Teofimo Lopéz | Men's lightweight | Oumiha (FRA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Men's tournament

Honduras men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in the United States.

#### Team roster

The following is the Honduras final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 28 July, Kevin López left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Espinal.
Head coach: Jorge Luis Pinto
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2016 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Luis López | (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Real España |
| 2 | 2DF | Jonathan Paz | (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Real Sociedad |
| 3 | 2DF | Marcelo Pereira | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Motagua |
| 4 | 2DF | Kevin Álvarez | (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 5 | 2DF | Allans Vargas | (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Real España |
| 6 | 3MF | Bryan Acosta (c) | (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Real España |
| 7 | 3MF | Brayan Ramírez | (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Juticalpa |
| 8 | 2DF | Johnny Palacios* | (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 9 | 4FW | Anthony Lozano | (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Tenerife |
| 10 | 3MF | Óscar Salas | (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 11 | 3MF | Marcelo Espinal | (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 12 | 4FW | Romell Quioto* | (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 13 | 3MF | Jhow Benavídez | (1995-12-26)26 December 1995 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Real España |
| 14 | 3MF | Elder Torres | (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Real Monarchs |
| 15 | 3MF | Allan Banegas | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Marathón |
| 16 | 2DF | Brayan García | (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Vida |
| 17 | 4FW | Alberth Elis | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 18 | 1GK | Harold Fonseca | (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Juticalpa |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Bronze medal match
## Judo

Honduras qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Cuban-born Ramón Pileta earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Honduras' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ramón Pileta | Men's +100 kg | R Silva (BRA) L 000–110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Honduras received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Allan Gutiérrez Castro | Men's 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara Pastrana | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.19 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Beijing 2008 Olympian Miguel Ferrera in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) into the Olympic taekwondo competition.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Miguel Ferrera | Men's −80 kg | Khodabakhshi (IRI) L 1–13 PTG | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Cristopher Pavón in the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg) to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Cristopher Pavón | Men's −94 kg | 145 | 15 | 180 | 15 | 325 | 15 |