# Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Ecuador competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. It had first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano) sent a total of 16 athletes, 10 men and 6 women, to compete in 7 sports; there was only a single competitor in boxing, shooting, swimming, and tennis. Five Ecuadorian athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including race walker Jefferson Pérez, who successfully made his fourth Olympic bid as the most experienced member. Meanwhile, tennis player Nicolás Lapentti returned for a major comeback at his second Olympics after an eight-year absence, missing out the previous Games due to injury. Weightlifter and Pan American Games champion Alexandra Escobar was selected to carry the Ecuadorian flag in the opening ceremony.
Ecuador failed to win an Olympic medal for the second consecutive time. Former Olympic champion and race walker Jefferson Pérez missed a chance to grab his second medal after finishing fourth in the men's 20 km walk.

## Athletics

Ecuadorian athletes have so far achieved 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).

### 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 | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Silvio Guerra | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:25:29 | 61 |
| Xavier Moreno | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Jefferson Pérez | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:20:38 | 4 |
| Jefferson Pérez | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:53:04 NR | 12 |
| Byron Piedra | 800 m | 1:48.42 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackson Quiñónez | 110 m hurdles | 13.44 NR | 3 Q | 13.67 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rolando Saquipay | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:24:07 | 17 |
| Franklin Tenorio | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:12 | 71 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Sandra Ruales | Marathon | 2:44:28 | 36 |

## Boxing

Ecuador sent one boxer to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| 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 |
| Patricio Calero | Light flyweight | Kazakov (RUS) L 8–20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Diana Maza | Women's −63 kg | Bye | Tanimoto (JPN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Dhahri (TUN) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Chalá | Women's +78 kg | Bye | Köppen (GER) W 0010–0001 | Sun Fm (CHN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Yahyaoui (TUN) L 0000–0120 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Carmen Malo | 10 m air pistol | 365 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Malo | 25 m pistol | 536 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Julio Santos | 50 m freestyle | 23.43 | =43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nicolás Lapentti | Men's singles | Clément (FRA) L 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Two Ecuadorian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Julio Idrovo | Men's −69 kg | 140 | 10 | 155 | 12 | 295 | 11 |
| Alexandra Escobar | Women's −58 kg | 95 | =6 | 120 | =7 | 215 | 7 |