Paraguay at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{short description|Paraguay at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = PAR

| NOCname = Comité Olímpico Paraguayo

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8}}

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| website = {{URL|www.cop.org.py }} {{in lang|es}}

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 8

| sports = 6

| flagbearer_open = Verónica Cepede
Fabrizio Zanotti

| flagbearer_close = Derlis Ayala

| rank =

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

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| appearances = auto

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Paraguay competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020}} It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Cycling \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Golf \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Rowing \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Tennis \| 0	1	1
Total \|\| 3 \|\| 5 \|\| 8

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Paraguayan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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;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
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Derlis Ayala \|align=left\|Men's marathon \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|2:18:34 SB \|43
align=center \|align=left\|Ana Camila Pirelli \|align=left\|Women's 100 m hurdles \|13.98 SB \|9 \| colspan="4" \|Did not advance

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Derlis Ayala

|align=left|Men's marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:18:34 SB

|43

align=center

|align=left|Ana Camila Pirelli

|align=left|Women's 100 m hurdles

|13.98 SB

| colspan="4" |Did not advance

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Road=

Paraguay entered one rider each to compete in the women's Olympic road race for the first time in history, by securing an outright berth, as the highest-ranked cyclist, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Mexico.{{cite news|title=Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/athletes--quotas-for-road-cycling-events-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|publisher=UCI|date=18 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2019}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;
Athlete !Event !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Agua Marina Espínola \|align=left\|Women's road race \|colspan=2\|Did not finish

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;

Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Agua Marina Espínola

|align=left|Women's road race

|colspan=2|Did not finish

Golf

{{main|Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Paraguay entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Fabrizio Zanotti (world no. 280) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings of 20 June 2021.{{cite news|title=Four Americans headed to Tokyo as Olympic qualifying wraps after U.S. Open|url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/four-americans-headed-tokyo-olympic-qualifying-wraps-after-us-open|access-date=6 July 2021|publisher=Golf Channel|date=21 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !colspan=3\|Total
style=font-size:95% !Score !Score !Score !Score !Score !Par !Rank
align=left\|Fabrizio Zanotti \|align=left\|Men's \|73 \|67 \|68 \|69 \|277 \|−7 \|=35

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!colspan=3|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Score

!Par

!Rank

align=left|Fabrizio Zanotti

|align=left|Men's

|73

|67

|68

|69

|277

|−7

|=35

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Paraguay qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, signifying the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2012.{{cite news|title=Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule|url=https://worldrowing.com/2021/03/06/americas-qualification-regatta-completed-ahead-of-schedule/|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=6 March 2021|access-date=31 March 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heats !colspan="2"\|Repechage !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"\|Semifinals !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Alejandra Alonso \|align=left\|Women's single sculls \|8:11.88 \|4 R \|8:08.91 \|1 QF \|8:29.80 \|5 SC/D \|7:43.33 \|4 FD \|7:55.63 \|21

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Alejandra Alonso

|align=left|Women's single sculls

|8:11.88

|4 R

|8:08.91

|1 QF

|8:29.80

|5 SC/D

|7:43.33

|4 FD

|7:55.63

|21

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Paraguay received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tokyo-olympics-entry-lists-released-swimming-begins-july-24/|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=16 July 2021}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left rowspan=2\|Ben Hockin \|align=left\|Men's 100 m freestyle \|50.41 \|44 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Men's 100 m butterfly \|54.81 \|=51 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Luana Alonso \|align=left\|Women's 100 m butterfly \|1:00.37 \|28 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Ben Hockin

|align=left|Men's 100 m freestyle

|50.41

|44

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Men's 100 m butterfly

|54.81

|=51

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Luana Alonso

|align=left|Women's 100 m butterfly

|1:00.37

|28

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Paraguay entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Verónica Cepede Royg secured the outright berth in the women's singles by winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, replacing the slot from the U.S. tennis player Caroline Dolehide.{{cite news|title=Barty, Osaka headline entries for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2182411/barty-osaka-headline-entries-for-tokyo-olympics|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|date=15 June 2021|access-date=2 July 2021}}

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rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2\|Final / {{abbr\|BM\|Bronze medal match}}
style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Verónica Cepede Royg \|align=left\|Women's singles \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Wang Q\|CHN\|2020 Summer}} L 4–6, 3–6 \|colspan=6\|Did not advance

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Verónica Cepede Royg

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang Q|CHN|2020 Summer}}
L 4–6, 3–6

|colspan=6|Did not advance

References

Category:Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics

2020

Category:2021 in Paraguayan sport

width=180\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Cycling \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Golf \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Rowing \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Tennis \| 0	1	1
Total \|\| 3 \|\| 5 \|\| 8

Paraguay at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Competitors

Athletics

Cycling

=Road=

Golf

Rowing

Swimming

Tennis

See also

References