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
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors28 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Alejandra Alonso
Fabrizio Zanotti[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Paraguay is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. It will be the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

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

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):

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
César Almirón
Xenia Hiebert

Football

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

Men's tournament

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.[2][3]

Team roster

Paraguay announced their final squad on 3 July 2024.[4] Gatito Fernández and Fabián Balbuena were added to the squad on 9 July, replacing the injured Ángel González and Gustavo Caballero.[5]

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 (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
3 2DF Ronaldo Dejesús (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
4 2DF Daniel Rivas (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional
5 2DF Gilberto Flores (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 (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 Wílder Viera (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 22) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11 3MF Enso González (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 19) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Rodrigo Frutos (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Olimpia
13 2DF Alexis Cantero (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Guaraní
14 2DF Fernando Román (captain) (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Guaraní
15 3MF Fabrizio Peralta (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 21) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
16 2DF Fabián Balbuena* (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 32) Russia Dynamo Moscow
17 4FW Diego González (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 21) Italy Lazio
18 4FW Marcelo Pérez (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 23) Argentina Huracán

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan Match 8 Paraguay
Report

Israel Match 15 Paraguay
Report

Paraguay Match 24 Mali
Report

Golf

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.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Fabrizio Zanotti Individual

Judo

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.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Gabriela Narváez Women's –48 kg
0

Rowing

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 Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Insfran Men's single sculls
Alejandra Alonso Women's single sculls

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

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

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matheo Mateos Men's 200 m medley
Luana Alonso Women's 100 m butterfly

Volleyball

Beach

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.[8]

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)
 Tīna /
Anastasija (LAT)
 Esmée /
Zoé (SUI)

References

  1. ^ Fabrizio Zanotti y Alejandra Alonso son los abanderados para Paris 2024
  2. ^ "Holders Brazil miss out as Argentina, Paraguay seal Olympic spots". FIFA. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Argentina, Paraguay qualify for Paris 2024, Brazil to miss out". La Prensa Latina. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Lista de jugadores de la Selección Paraguaya para los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [List of Paraguayan national team players for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Incluyen a Balbuena y Gatito Fernández" [Includes Balbuena and Gatito Fernández] (in Spanish). Diario La Nacion. 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Fields Announced for Olympic Golf Competition". International Golf Federation. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Gabriela Narváez clasifica a París" [Gabriela Narváez qualifies to Paris]. d10.ultimahora.com (in Spanish). D10. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Histórico: Paraguay sella su pasaporte a los Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024" (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.