# Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Dominican Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

The following Dominican athletes won medals at the Games. In the discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Marileidy Paulino | Athletics | Women's 400 m | 9 August |
| Bronze | Junior Alcántara | Boxing | Men's 51 kg | 4 August |
| Bronze | Cristian Pinales | Boxing | Men's 80 kg | 4 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Female | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Medals by date :
| Date | | | | Total |
| 04 August | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 09 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 25 | 58 |

## Athletics

Dominican Republic 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):

### 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
* R = Qualified for the repechage round
* 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 | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| José González | Men's 100 m | 10.40 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José González | Men's 200 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Ogando | Men's 200 m | 20.04 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | 20.09 | 4 Q | 20.02 | 5 |
| Alexander Ogando | Men's 400 m | 45.11 SB | 5 R | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yeral Nuñez | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.67 | 4 R | 53.68 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marileidy Paulino | Women's 400 m | 49.42 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 49.21 | 2 Q | 48.17 OR | |
| Robert King Yeral Nuñez Erick Sánchez Anabel Medina Milagros Durán Franchina Martínez | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.39 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Dominican Republic entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Junior Alcántara (men's flyweight) secured his selection to the Dominican Republic squad finishing in the top two, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Joining the squad, María Moronta (women's welterweight) qualified for the games following the triumph of her victory in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Cristian Pinales (men's middleweight) secured his spots following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
| 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 |
| Junior Alcántara | Men's 51 kg | Bye | Huseynov (AZE) W 5–0 | Lozano (ESP) W 3–2 | Bennama (FRA) 0L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Cristian Pinales | Men's 80 kg | Jongjoho (THA) W 5–0 | Tanglatihan (CHN) W 5–0 | Veočić (CRO) W 5–0 | Oralbay (KAZ) 0L 2–3 | Did not advance | |
| María Moronta | Women's 66 kg | Chen (TPE) 0L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving

Dominican Republic entered three divers, Jonathan Ruvalcaba, Frandiel Gómez and Victoria Garza into the Olympic competition.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jonathan Ruvalcaba | Men's 3 m springboard | 363.15 | 18 | 416.20 | 12 | 393.65 | 9 |
| Frandiel Gómez | Men's 3 m springboard | 317.40 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victoria Garza | Women's 10 m platform | 226.80 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Dominican Republic entered one rider in the dressage events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Groups D and E (Americas).

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Yvonne Losos de Muñiz | Aquamarijn | Individual | 61.211 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dominican Republic men's | Men's tournament | Egypt D 0–0 | Spain L 1–3 | Uzbekistan D 1–1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Dominican Republic men's U-23 football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras, marking the country's debut in the sport.

#### Team roster

The Dominican Republic announced a 27-player preliminary squad on 12 June 2024. The squad was reduced to 21 players on 28 June. Junior Firpo withdrew from the squad on 23 July after being recalled by his club and was replaced by Josué Báez.
Head coach: Ibai Gómez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Xavier Valdez | (2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | 2DF | Francisco Marizán | (2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Volendam |
| 3 | 3MF | Josué Báez | (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | O&M |
| 4 | 2DF | Edgar Pujol | (2004-08-07)7 August 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | 2DF | Luiyi de Lucas* | (1994-08-31)31 August 1994 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | AEL Limassol |
| 6 | 3MF | Heinz Mörschel* | (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Újpest |
| 7 | 4FW | Óscar Ureña | (2003-05-31)31 May 2003 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Leganés |
| 8 | 3MF | Ángel Montes de Oca | (2001-02-18)18 February 2001 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Cibao |
| 9 | 4FW | Rafael Núñez | (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Elche |
| 10 | 3MF | Edison Azcona | (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 20) | 4 | 1 | Las Vegas Lights |
| 11 | 4FW | Peter González | (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Valencia |
| 12 | 2DF | Joao Urbáez | (2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Leganés |
| 13 | 1GK | Enrique Bösl | (2004-02-07)7 February 2004 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | FC Ingolstadt 04 |
| 14 | 3MF | Omar de la Cruz | (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Peña Deportiva |
| 15 | 3MF | Fabian Messina | (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 16 | 2DF | Nelson Lemaire | (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 17 | 4FW | José de León | (2004-03-02)2 March 2004 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Alavés |
| 18 | 4FW | Nowend Lorenzo (captain) | (2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Osasuna |
| 20 | 2DF | Thomas Jungbauer | (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Dynamo České Budějovice |
* Overage player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Dominican Republic qualified one gymnast, Audrys Nin Reyes, by being among the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the All-around at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Audrys Nin Reyes | Vault | — | — | — | 13.983 | — | 11.400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Judo

Dominican Republic qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Robert Florentino (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Robert Florentino | Men's −90 kg | — | Tselidis (GRE) L 00-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moira Morillo | Women's +78 kg | — | Barbari Zharfi (EOR) 0W 10-00 | Kim (KOR) 0L 00-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

For the first time since 2016, Dominican Republic shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Eduardo Lorenzo | Men's trap | 119 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Dominican Republic swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Javier Núñez | Men's 100 m freestyle | 51.55 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizabeth Jiménez | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:04.99 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Domenican Republic qualified two athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Bernardo Pié (men's 68 kg) and Madelyn Rodríguez (women's 67 kg) secured their spot in their respective division, after winning the semifinal match, through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 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 |
| Bernardo Pié | Men's −68 kg | Bye | Golubić (CRO) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madelyn Rodríguez | Women's −67 kg | — | Chaâri (BEL) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dominican Republic women's | Women's tournament | Italy L 1–3 | Turkey L 1–3 | Netherlands W 3–1 | 3 | Brazil L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

#### Women's tournament

Dominican Republic women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Pool A round and securing one of two available berth at the 2023 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Ningbo, China.

##### Team roster

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.
On July 26, Lisvel Elisa Eve was suspended from the tournament after admitting to take a medication that contained furosemide. She was then replaced by the alternate player, Geraldine González.
Head coach: Marcos Kwiek
* 1 Cándida Arias MB
* 5 Brenda Castillo L
* 6 Ariana Rodríguez S
* 7 Niverka Marte (c) S
* 8 Alondra Tapia OP
* 11 Geraldine González MB
* 15 Madeline Guillén OH
* 16 Yonkaira Peña OH
* 18 Bethania de la Cruz OH
* 20 Brayelin Martínez OH
* 21 Jineiry Martínez MB
* 23 Gaila González OP

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 253 | 199 | 1.271 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 250 | 262 | 0.954 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 264 | 284 | 0.930 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 260 | 282 | 0.922 | |

##### Quarterfinal
## Weightlifting

Dominican Republic qualified three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Beatriz Pirón (Women's 49 kg), Yudelina Mejía (Women's 81kg) and Crismery Santana (women's +81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Beatriz Pirón | Women's −49 kg | 85 | 6 | 107 | 7 | 192 | 7 |
| Yudelina Mejía | Women's −81 kg | 111 | 5 | 145 | 3 | 256 | 5 |
| Crismery Santana | Women's +81 kg | 118 | 7 | 140 | 11 | 258 | 9 |

## Wrestling

Dominican Republic qualified one wrestler for the following events. Luis Miguel Pérez, qualified for the games, by advancing to the final match in his division, through the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.
Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Miguel Pérez | Men's −97 kg | Magomedov (AZE) L 0–9 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |