Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Honduras competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Honduras at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHON
NOCComité Olímpico Hondureño
Websitecohonduras.com (in Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Rolando Palacios[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Honduran Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Hondureño) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, matching its roster size with Beijing 2008. A total of 26 athletes, 25 men and 1 woman, were selected to the Honduran team across eight sports, with the men's football squad returning for its third consecutive appearance at these Games.[2] Among the Honduran athletes were weightlifter Cristopher Pavón, butterfly swimmer Allan Gutiérrez, taekwondo fighter Miguel Ferrera, and track sprinter Rolando Palacios, who led the squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Honduras narrowly missed out on its first ever Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, as the men's football team, led by captain Bryan Acosta, suffered a 2–3 defeat to the Nigerians for the bronze.[3]

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Honduras received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.:[4][5]

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 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rolando Palacios Men's 200 m 21.32 7 Did not advance

Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Honduras entered one boxer to compete only in the men's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Teofimo Lopéz had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Teofimo Lopéz Men's lightweight  Oumiha (FRA)
L 0–3		 Did not advance

Football
Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Main articles: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Honduras men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in the United States.[7]

Team roster

The following is the Honduras final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] On 28 July, Kevin López left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Espinal.[9]

Head coach: Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2016 club
1 1GK Luis López (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Real España
2 2DF Jonathan Paz (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Honduras Deportivo Real Sociedad
3 2DF Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Honduras Motagua
4 2DF Kevin Álvarez (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
5 2DF Allans Vargas (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Real España
6 3MF Bryan Acosta (c) (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Real España
7 3MF Brayan Ramírez (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Juticalpa
8 2DF Johnny Palacios* (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 29) 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
9 4FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Spain Tenerife
10 3MF Óscar Salas (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
11 3MF Marcelo Espinal (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Unattached
12 4FW Romell Quioto* (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 24) 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
13 3MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26)26 December 1995 (aged 20) 0 0 Honduras Real España
14 3MF Elder Torres (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 United States Real Monarchs
15 3MF Allan Banegas (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Marathón
16 2DF Brayan García (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Honduras Vida
17 4FW Alberth Elis (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
18 1GK Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Honduras Juticalpa

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Quarter-finals
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Honduras 3–2 Algeria
  • Quioto 13'
  • Pereira 33'
  • Lozano 79'
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 20,000[10]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Honduras 1–2 Portugal
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 32,928[11]
Argentina 1–1 Honduras
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 16,029[12]
Quarterfinal
South Korea 0–1 Honduras
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 36,704[13]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Semifinal
Brazil 6–0 Honduras
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 52,457[14]
Bronze medal match
Honduras 2–3 Nigeria
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 9,091[15]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Judo
Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Honduras qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Cuban-born Ramón Pileta earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Honduras' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[16][17]

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
Ramón Pileta Men's +100 kg  R Silva (BRA)
L 000–110		 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Honduras received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[18][19]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Allan Gutiérrez Castro Men's 100 m butterfly 55.20 39 Did not advance
Sara Pastrana Women's 200 m freestyle 2:03.19 38 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Beijing 2008 Olympian Miguel Ferrera in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) into the Olympic taekwondo competition.[20]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Miguel Ferrera Men's −80 kg  Khodabakhshi (IRI)
L 1–13 PTG		 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Honduras received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Cristopher Pavón in the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg) to the Olympics.[21]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Cristopher Pavón Men's −94 kg 145 15 180 15 325 15

See also

References
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  2. "Así será la agenda de los atletas hondureños en Río" [The agenda for the Honduran athletes in Rio] (in Spanish). Honduras: El Heraldo. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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  20. "Olympic Taekwondo 'Wild Cards' Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal". World Taekwondo Federation. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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