Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | DOM |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of the Dominican Republic |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Darlenys de la Cruz Severino Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The Dominican Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Athletics
[edit]Track and field athletes from Dominican Republic has achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- 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
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Luis Andres Vasquez Segura | Men's 100 m T47 | 11.09 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 400 m T47 | 49.55 | 5 q | — | 49.07 | 6 | ||
| Darlenys de la Cruz Severino | Women's 100 m T12 | 12.37 | 1 Q | 12.40 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m T12 | 25.80 | 2 q | 25.58 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Diana Carolina Vivenes Paula | Women's 400 m T20 | 59.23 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Wagner Astacio | Men's long jump T63 | 3.90 | 7 |
| Men's high jump T63 | 1.85 | 5 | |
| Diana Carolina Vivenes Paula | Women's long jump T20 | 4.72 | 14 |
Cycling
[edit]For the first time since 2016, Dominican Republic sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]
Road
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Frank Rodriguez Hernandez | Men's road race C4-5 | 2:32:24 | 11 |
| Men's time trial C4 | 43:23.39 | 11 |
Track
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jose Frank Rodriguez Hernandez | Men's pursuit C4 | 5:17.462 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Powerlifting
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo | Men's 80 kg | 190 | — | 190 | 8 | ||
Swimming
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcos Miguel Jimenez Sencion | Men's 50 m freestyle S5 | 38.28 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 50 m backstroke S5 | 42.21 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4 | 2:06.03 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Alejandra Aybar | Women's 50 m butterfly S7 | 41.47 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m individual medley SM7 | 3:26.93 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6 | — | 1:52.70 | 8 | ||
Taekwondo
[edit]Dominican Republic entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Geraldo Castro Encarnacion (men's under 63 kg), Julio Figuereo (men's above 80 kg) and Elisabeth Geraldo (women's under 52 kg) qualified for the games, in their respective classes, following the home crowd triumph of their gold medal results, at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, marking the nation's debut at these sports.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Geraldo Castro Encarnacion | Men's −63 kg |  Al-Turayk (KSA)W 23–9 |
 Ganbat (MGL)L 5–19 |
— |  Adouich (MAR)L 13–19 |
Did not advance | ||
| Julio Figuereo | Men's +80 kg |  Liu (CHN)L 12–17 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Elisabeth Geraldo | Women's −52 kg |  Krassavtseva (KAZ)L 8–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
See also
[edit]- Dominican Republic at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Dominican Republic at the Paralympics
References
[edit]- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification – 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Clasificatorios Olímpico, Paralímpico y Dominican Open se realizaron con éxito" [Olympic, Paralympic and Dominican Open qualifiers were successfully held] (in Spanish). Pan American Taekwondo Union. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.