Bolivia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bolivia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bolivia
IOC codeBOL
NOCBolivian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoboliviano.org.bo
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July – 8 August 2021
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Karen Torrez
Gabriel Castillo
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bolivia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The Bolivian delegation consisted of five athletes competing in three sports. Bolivia did not win any medals at the Games.

Background

The Bolivian Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Boliviano) was founded on 17 June 1932 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936. The nation made its first Olympic appearance at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The2020 Summer Olympics was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Bolivia has never won an Olympic medal.[1]

The 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo, Japan, between 23 July and 8 August 2021. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] For the first time, the International Olympic Committee invited each National Olympic Committee to select one female and one male athlete to jointly carry their flag during the opening ceremony.[3] Swimmers Karen Torrez, who was Bolivia's flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Gabriel Castillo jointly served as Bolivia's flag-bearers at the opening ceremony.[4][5] Bolivia did not win a medal at the Games.[6]

Competitors

The Bolivian delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, two swimmers, and tennis player Hugo Dellien.[6]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Swimming 112
Tennis 101
Total325

Athletics

As per the governing body World Athletics (WA), a NOC was allowed to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event and one qualified relay team if the Olympic Qualifying Standards (OQS) for the respective events had been met during the qualifying period. The remaining places were allocated based on the World Athletics Rankings which were derived from the average of the best five results for an athlete over the designated qualifying period, weighted by the importance of the meet.[7][8][9][10] Bolivia received universality slots from World Athletics to send two athletes, one male and one female, to the Games.[11]

The athletics events were held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.[12] [13] In the men's 100 m, Bruno Rojas ranked fifth in his heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.[14] Ángela Castro was ranked 48th in the Women's 20 km walk with a time of over one hour and 42 minutes.[15] This was the second Olympic appearance for both Rojas and Castro, after their debuts in the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics respectively.[16]

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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bruno Rojas Men's 100 m 10:64 5 Did not advance
Ángela Castro Women's 20 km walk N/a 1:42:25 48

Swimming

As per the Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) guidelines, a NOC was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, who have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). If the quota was not filled, one athlete per event was allowed to enter, provided they achieved the Olympic Selection Time (OST). The qualifying time standards should have been achieved in competitions approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2019 to 27 June 2021.[17] FINA also allowed NOCs to enter swimmers (one per gender) under a universality place even if they have not achieved the standard entry times (OQT/OST).[18] Bolivia sent two swimmers, one male and one female, to the Games under the universality quota.[6]

The swimming events were held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[19] Karen Torrez competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and Gabriel Castillo competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke, and neither advanced past the heats.[6][20][21] This was the second consecutive Olympic appearance for Torrez after her debut in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the only Olympic participation for Castillo.[22]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriel Castillo Men's 100 m backstroke 58.24 39 Did not advance
Karen Torrez Women's 50 m freestyle 25.77 =35 Did not advance

Tennis

As per the International Tennis Federation, the main qualifying criterion was based on the players' positions on the ATP Entry Ranking and WTA ranking lists published on 14 June 2021. Additionally, players had to have been part of the nominated team for three Billie Jean King Cup (women) or Davis Cup (men) events between the 2016 and 2020. This requirement was reduced to two events if the player had represented their nation at least twenty times. Each NOC could enter six athletes of each gender with a maximum of four entries in the individual events, and two pairs in the doubles events. The top 56 ranked players in the singles event qualified directly with spots allocated to subsequent ranked players if the NOCs exhaust the quota of four. For the doubles event, top ten ranked players qualified directly and were allowed to choose their partners ranked under 300.[23][24]

Bolivia qualified one tennis player for the first time since Sydney 2000. Following withdrawals of other players, Hugo Dellien (world no. 129) received a quota spot through the ATP rankings.[25][26] In the first round of the men's singles, held at the Ariake Tennis Park,[27] Dellien was drawn against world no. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and lost 6–2, 6–2 in 61 minutes.[28]

Men's singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Hugo Dellien Men's singles  Djokovic (SRB)
L 2–6, 2–6		 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bolivia at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee". International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Flag bearers, Bolivia". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Swimmers Belmonte, Torres to Serve as Flagbearers for Their Countries in Tokyo". Swim Swam. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Bolivia at the 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Qualification system for Tokyo 2020 Olympics published by the world governing body, IAAF". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "IAAF Council approves Olympic qualification system and entry standards". World Athletics. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Athletics, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Bolivia, Swimming at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Men's 100m, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Women's 20km walk, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Athletics, Bolivia at the Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  18. ↑ Anderson, Jared (17 July 2020). "After Tokyo Olympic Delay, Universality Places Won't Require 2019 Worlds Status". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Swimming, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Men's 100m backstroke, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Women's 50m freestyle, 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Bolivia, Swimming at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – ITF Tennis Qualification System" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "Eligibility for the Olympic Tennis Event, Tokyo 2020" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "ITF announces entries for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". International Tennis Federation. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  26. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics tennis draw: Djokovic-Dellien, Osaka-Saisai headline round 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "Tennis Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "Novak Djokovic cruises to Round 1 victory over Hugo Dellien in Tokyo". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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