History

The Dominican Republic made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1964 and has competed ever since. The nation sends a team of about two or three dozen to compete in various sports, typically in athletics, boxing, judo, weightlifting and more recently in taekwondo are represented.

The Dominican Republic won its first medal in 1984 when boxer Pedro Nolasco won bronze in men’s bantamweight. In total the nation has won a total of seven medals in athletics (3), boxing (2) and taekwondo (2) and has won at least one medal since 2004. Their most successful athlete is hurdler Felix Sanchez whom won two gold medals at the 2004 and 2012 Olympics in men’s 400m hurdles. In 2016 the Dominican Republic won one medal.

Qualified Quotas

Equestrian

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Individual Dressage	Yvonne Losos Horse: Aquamarijn
Individual Jumping	Hector Florentino Horse: Carnaval

Taekwondo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s -68kg	Bernardo Pie
Men’s -80kg	Moises Hernandez
Women’s +67kg	Katherine Rodriguez

Volleyball

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Indoor Volleyball	Annerys Vargas Lisvel Elisa Eve Brenda Castillo Camil Dominguez Niverka Marte Candida Arias Prisilla Rivera Yonkaira Pena Gina Mambru Bethania de la Cruz Brayelin Martinez Jineiry Martinez Gaila Gonzalez Larysmer Martinez Caro