Ecuador at the Olympics
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Ecuador has competed in 12 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. The nation from South America won its first Olympic medal when Jefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk. The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee was created in 1948 and recognized by the IOC in 1959.[1]
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1924 Paris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1928–1964 | did not participate | |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2000 Sydney | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2012 London | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Pérez, JeffersonJefferson Pérez |  1996 Atlanta |  Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk |
 Silver | Pérez, JeffersonJefferson Pérez |  2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk |