Paraguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Paraguay at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codePAR
NOCComité Olímpico Paraguayo
Websitewww.cop.org.py (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors28 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Fabrizio Zanotti & Alejandra Alonso[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Gabriela Narváez
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Paraguay competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. It is the nation's fourteenth straight appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott. Paraguay has yet to earn its first Olympic gold medal; César Almirón was disqualified from the repechange in the Men's 200 m, and Paraguay were eliminated by Egypt in the quarterfinals in football 4-5 on penalty kicks.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Football 18 0 18
Golf 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Rowing 1 1 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Volleyball 0 2 2
Total 22 6 28

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 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):[2][3][4]

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 Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
César Almirón Men's 200 m — 20.87 6 R DQ Did not advance
Xenia Hiebert Women's 100 m 11.77 7th 11.82 60th — Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Paraguay men's Men's tournament  Japan
L 0–5 		 Israel
W 4–2 		 Mali
W 1–0 		2 Q  Egypt
D 1–1 (a.e.t.)
P 4–5 		Did not advance 5

Men's tournament

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Paraguay men's football team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the champion title at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Venezuela, marking the nation's return to the sport, after the last participation in 2004.[5][6]

Team roster

Paraguay announced their final squad on 3 July 2024.[7] Gatito Fernández and Fabián Balbuena were added to the squad on 9 July, replacing the injured Ángel González and Gustavo Caballero.[8] On 15 July, Fabrizio Peralta withdrew injured and was replaced by Julio Enciso.[9] On 23 July, Diego González withdrew injured and was replaced by Gustavo Caballero, while Ángel Cardozo Lucena was called-up as an alternate player.[10]

Head coach: Carlos Jara Saguier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Gatito Fernández* (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 36) Brazil Botafogo
2 2DF Alan Núñez [it] (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
3 2DF Ronaldo De Jesús (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
4 2DF Daniel Rivas [it] (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional
5 2DF Gilberto Flores [it] (2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Sportivo Trinidense
6 3MF Marcos Gómez (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Olimpia
7 4FW Marcelo Fernández (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Libertad
8 3MF Diego Gómez (captain) (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 21) United States Inter Miami
9 4FW Kevin Parzajuk (2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 21) Paraguay Olimpia
10 3MF Wilder Viera (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 22) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11 4FW Enso González (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 19) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Rodrigo Frutos [de] (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Olimpia
13 2DF Alexis Cantero [it] (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Guaraní
14 2DF Fabián Balbuena* (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 32) Russia Dynamo Moscow
15 3MF Julio Enciso (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 20) England Brighton & Hove Albion
16 2DF Fernando Román (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Guaraní
17 4FW Gustavo Caballero (2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional
18 4FW Marcelo Pérez (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 23) Argentina Huracán
20 3MF Ángel Cardozo Lucena* (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 29) Paraguay Libertad

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6
3  Mali 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4  Israel 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 5–0 Paraguay
 Report
Attendance: 14,000[11]
Israel 2–4 Paraguay
 Report
Attendance: 28,887[12]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Paraguay 1–0 Mali
M. Fernández 5' Report
Attendance: 35,736[13]
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Quarterfinals
Egypt 1–1 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
Ibrahim Adel 88' Report D. Gómez 71'
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 23,753[14]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Paraguay entered one male golfer into the Olympic tournament. Fabrizio Zanotti qualified directly for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on his world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.[15]

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Fabrizio Zanotti Individual 70 69 71 71 281 −3 T33

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Paraguay qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Gabriela Narváez (women's extra-lightweight) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.[16]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Gabriela Narváez Women's –48 kg  Aymard (GAB)
W 11–00 		 Costa (POR)
W 10–00 		 Bavuudorjiin (MGL)
L 00–10 		—  Abuzhakynova (KAZ)
L 00–10 		Did not advance 7

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Paraguayan rowers qualified two boats, each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Insfran Men's single sculls 7:14.14 5 R 7:08.29 2 QF 7:31.50 6 QCD 7:00.93 3 FC 6:50.48 17
Alejandra Alonso Women's single sculls 7:52.44 4 R 7:57.14 1 QF 7:47.40 4 QCD 7:56.50 4 FD 7:42.09 19

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 articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Paraguay sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[17]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matheo Mateos Men's 200 m medley 2:03.45 20 Did not advance
Luana Alonso Women's 100 m butterfly 1.03.09 29 Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Beach

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Paraguay women's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CSV Continental Cup Final in Asunción, marking the nation's debut in the sport.[18]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Giuliana Poletti
Michelle Valiente 		Women's  Melissa /
Brandie (CAN)
L 16–21, 12–21 		 Tīna /
Anastasija (LAT)
L 19-21, 15-21 		 Esmée /
Zoé (SUI)
L 21–23, 21–18, 12–15 		4 Did not advance 19

See also

References

  1. ^ Fabrizio Zanotti y Alejandra Alonso son los abanderados para Paris 2024
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  3. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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  9. ^ "Paraguay name Brighton forward Enciso in Olympic football squad". Xinhua. 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ ""Pika" Lucena ingresa a la lista de reservados de la Albirroja Sub 23 para los JJOO" ["Pika" Lucena joins the reserve list of the Albirroja Sub 23 for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Versus. 23 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Match report – Japan v Paraguay" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Match report – Israel v Paraguay" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Match report – Paraguay v Mali" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Match report – Egypt v Paraguay" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Fields Announced for Olympic Golf Competition". International Golf Federation. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Gabriela Narváez clasifica a París" [Gabriela Narváez qualifies to Paris]. d10.ultimahora.com (in Spanish). D10. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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