Nicaragua at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Nicaragua at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	26 (25 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Walter Martínez
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Nicaragua competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• William Aguirre — 2:37.02 (→ 99th place)

Women's 5,000 metres

• Marta Portoblanco

Baseball

Men's Team Competition

Nicaragua's debut performance at the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a semifinal run for the team. They defeated Italy, Australia, South Korea, and the Netherlands in the preliminary round, losing to the three eventual medallists Cuba, Japan, and the United States. This put the Nicaraguans in fourth place for the preliminary round, setting up a semifinal match against Cuba. This game resulted in extending Cuba's winning streak to 17 games and relegating Nicaragua to the bronze medal game, which it lost to the United States.

• Nicaragua — 4th place (4-5)

• Team Roster

• Bayardo Davila
• Martín Aleman
• Norman Cardozo
• Oswaldo Mairena
• Nemesio Porras
• José Luis Quiroz
• Carlos Alberto Berrios
• Sandy Moreno
• Omar Obando
• José Ramon Padilla
• Fredy Zamora
• Julio César Osejo
• Eduardo Bojorge
• Asdrudes Flores
• Anibal Vega
• Erasmo Baca
• Luis Daniel Miranda
• Fredy Corea
• Jorge Luis Avellan
• Henry Roa

Judo

Men's Half-Middleweight

• Ricky Dixon

Men's Heavyweight

• Arnulfo Betancourt

Shooting

Men's Air Rifle (10 metres)

• Walter Martínez

Swimming

Men's 200 Butterfly

• Walter Soza

• Heat — 2:04.66 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Walter Soza

• Heat — 2:06.15 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Walter Soza

• Heat — 4:32.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

See also

• Nicaragua at the 1995 Pan American Games

References

• sports-reference
• (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997) (PDF). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-13.