| Paraguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PAR |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Paraguayo |
| Website | www |
| inParis, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
| Competitors | 28 (22 men and 6 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Fabrizio Zanotti &Alejandra Alonso[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Gabriela Narváez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Paraguay competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis 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 the1980 edition in Moscow, because of the nation's partial support for theUS-led boycott. Paraguay has yet to earn its first Olympic gold medal;César Almirón was disqualified from the repechange in theMen's 200 m, andParaguay were eliminated byEgypt in the quarterfinals in football 4–5 on penalty kicks.
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 |
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]
| 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 | 6R | DQ | Did not advance | |||||
| Xenia Hiebert | Women's 100 m | 11.77 | 3Q | 11.82 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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 |  JapanL 0–5 |  IsraelW 4–2 |  MaliW 1–0 | 2Q |  EgyptD 1–1 (a.e.t.) P 4–5 | Did not advance | 6 | |
Paraguay men's football team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the champion title at the2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament inVenezuela, marking the nation's return to the sport, after the last participation in2004.[5][6]
Paraguay announced their final squad on 3 July 2024.[7]Gatito Fernández andFabián Balbuena were added to the squad on 9 July, replacing the injuredÁngel González andGustavo Caballero.[8] On 15 July,Fabrizio Peralta withdrew injured and was replaced byJulio Enciso.[9] On 23 July,Diego González withdrew injured and was replaced byGustavo Caballero, whileÁngel 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) |  Botafogo |
| 2 | 2DF | Alan Núñez | (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 19) |  Cerro Porteño |
| 3 | 2DF | Ronaldo De Jesús | (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 23) | Cerro Porteño |
| 4 | 2DF | Daniel Rivas | (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 22) | Nacional |
| 5 | 2DF | Gilberto Flores | (2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 21) | Sportivo Trinidense |
| 6 | 3MF | Marcos Gómez | (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22) | Olimpia |
| 7 | 4FW | Marcelo Fernández | (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 22) | Libertad |
| 8 | 3MF | Diego Gómez(captain) | (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 21) |  Inter Miami |
| 9 | 4FW | Kevin Parzajuk | (2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 21) | Olimpia |
| 10 | 3MF | Wilder Viera | (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 22) | Cerro Porteño |
| 11 | 4FW | Enso González | (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 19) |  Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 12 | 1GK | Rodrigo Frutos [de] | (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 21) | Olimpia |
| 13 | 2DF | Alexis Cantero [it] | (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 21) | Guaraní |
| 14 | 2DF | Fabián Balbuena* | (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 32) |  Dynamo Moscow |
| 15 | 3MF | Julio Enciso | (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 20) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 16 | 2DF | Fernando Román | (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 23) | Guaraní |
| 17 | 4FW | Gustavo Caballero | (2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 22) | Nacional |
| 18 | 4FW | Marcelo Pérez | (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 23) |  Huracán |
| 20 | 3MF | Ángel Cardozo Lucena* | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 29) | Libertad |
* Overage player.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout 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 |
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]
| 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 |
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 |
Paraguayan rowers qualified two boats, each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta inRio 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 | 5R | 7:08.29 | 2QF | 7:31.50 | 6QCD | 7:00.93 | 3FC | 6:50.48 | 17 |
| Alejandra Alonso | Women's single sculls | 7:52.44 | 4R | 7:57.14 | 1QF | 7:47.40 | 4QCD | 7:56.50 | 4FD | 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
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 | |||
Paraguay women's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CSV Continental Cup Final inAsunción, 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 | |||
