Nicaragua competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Nicaragua at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Baseball 20 – 20Judo 2 0 2Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1 Total 25 1 26
Athletics
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWilliam AguirreMen's Marathoncolspan=6 2:37.0299Marta PortoblancoWomen's 5000 m18:42.78 15colspan=4 did not advance
Baseball
Men's team competition Nicaragua's debut performance at the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a semifinal run for the team. They defeated Italy, Australia, South Korea, and the Netherlands in the preliminary round, losing to the three eventual medallists Cuba, Japan, and the United States. This put the Nicaraguans in fourth place for the preliminary round, setting up a semifinal match against Cuba. This game resulted in extending Cuba's winning streak to 17 games, and relegating Nicaragua to the bronze medal game, which it lost to the United States.
Summary TeamEventRound robinSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNicaragua menMen's tournamentL 1–4W 7–2W 8–3W 5–0L 6–13W 10–0L 7-84 QL 1–8Bronze medal gameL 3–104
Team Roster Bayardo Davila Martín Aleman Norman Cardozo Oswaldo Mairena Nemesio Porras José Luis Quiroz Carlos Alberto Berrios Sandy Moreno Omar Obando José Ramon Padilla Fredy Zamora Julio César Osejo Eduardo Bojorge Asdrudes Flores Anibal Vega Erasmo Baca Luis Daniel Miranda Fredy Corea Jorge Luis Avellan Henry Roa
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRicky Dixon–78 kgLDid not advanceLDid not advanceArnulfo Betancourt+95 kgLDid not advanceL w/oDid not advance
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankWalter Martínez10 m air rifle56644Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankWalter Soza200 m butterfly2:04.6636Did not advance200 m individual medley2:06.1520Did not advance400 m individual medley4:32.1122Did not advance
See also Nicaragua at the 1995 Pan American Games
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