- Ecuador at the Olympics
Ecuador has competed in 11Summer Games . They have never competed in theWinter Games . The nation fromSouth America won its first Olympic medal whenJefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk. The Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee, was created in1948 and recognized by theIOC in1959 .Medalists
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