Ecuador competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Twelve competitors, eleven men and one woman, took part in thirteen events in five sports. This was the nation's fourth Olympics appearance, since its maiden participation at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris.
Athletics
Women's 100 m Hurdles Nancy Vallecilla Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon Nancy Vallecilla — 3170 points (→ no ranking) 100 metres — 14.46s Shot Put — 11.12m High Jump — 1.68m Long Jump — 5.45m 800 metres — DNF
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) Lincoln Salcedo First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Ahmed Siad (Algeria) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg) Jorge Monard
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Luis Castillo First Round — Lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) on points (1-4)
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Ecuador in 1980.
1000m time trial Esteban Espinosa
Individual pursuit Jhon Jarrín
Team pursuit Esteban Espinosa Jhon Jarrín Edwin Mena Juan Palacios
Judo
Jimmy Arévalo Milton Estrella
Swimming
Diego Quiroga Enrique Ledesma
References
External links Ecuador Olympic Committee Official Olympic Reports