Dominican Republic at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Dominican Republic at the 2015 Summer Universiade
IOC code	DOM
NOC	Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
in Gwangju, South Korea 3 – 14 July 2015
Competitors	10 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Luguelín Santos
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Universiade appearances
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The Dominican Republic competed at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea with 10 competitors in 3 sports.[1] Sprinter Luguelín Santos was the flagbearer.[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Luguelín Santos	Athletics	400 metres	10 July
Gold	Luguelín Santos Gustavo Cuesta Juander Santos Máximo Mercedes Leonel Bonon	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	12 July

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Leonel Bonon	200 metres	21.82	34 Q	22.28	31	Did not advance
Luguelín Santos	400 metres	46.77	3 Q	46.01	3 Q	44.91 SB
Gustavo Cuesta	400 metres	46.45	1 Q	46.10	6 Q	45.78	4
Máximo Mercedes	400 metres hurdles	52.03	21 Q PB	52.29	19	Did not advance
Juander Santos	400 metres hurdles	50.66	3 Q	50.27	5 Q PB	50.34	7
Luguelín Santos Gustavo Cuesta Juander Santos Máximo Mercedes Leonel Bonon	4 × 400 metres relay	BYE		3:07.73	4 Q	3:05.05

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Round of 8	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final of Repechage	Bronze medal Contest	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
José de León López	73 kg	Schirra W 010-101	Fleming W 000S2-001S1	Kanivets L 100-000	Did not advance	BYE	Nikoghosyan L 012S1-000	Did not advance
Ronny Benzo	100 kg	Dmytro Luchyn L 000-100S4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final of Repechage	Bronze medal Contest	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Juana Villanueva	63 kg	Wichers L 110-000S2	Did not advance			BYE	Tsang-Sam-Moi L 000-101	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze medal Contest	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Edward Espinosa	54 kg	Sheraliev W 10-5	Chen W 12-1	Laachraoui L 6-15	Did not advance			5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze medal Contest	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arlette Guzmán	46 kg	BYE	Moras-Angeles L 2-9	Did not advance				9

References

1. "Delegación de RD viaja a Universiadas en Corea" [DR delegation travels Universiade in Korea]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
2. "Luguelín, abanderado RD en las Universidades" [Luguelin, flagbearer from DR at the Universiade]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). South Korea. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.