Since 1945, the Dominican Republic has been building up its Olympic dreams. Thanks to the dedication of those who’ve strived to organize the national sport system, the harvest has begun: from the bronze medal of Pedro Julio Nolasco in Los Angeles 1984 to Félix Sánchez’s double gold in Athens 2004 and London 2012 and Luisito Pie’s bronze medal in Rio 2016.

Convinced that our youth needs role models and leaders who inspire them to become a better version of themselves, in 2009 INICIA created an investment program for high-performance athletes along with the Dominican Olympic Committee, which later became Creating Olympic Dreams (CRESO). Glories, produced by sports journalist Dionisio Soldevila and photographer Ricardo Piantini Hazoury, collects the feats of the Dominican men and women who have inspired us to finally see the podium as a place within our reach.

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OLYMMPIC MEDAL LIST

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Alberto Torres de la Mota

Track and Field

Porfirio Veras Mercedes

Track and Field

Alberto Torres de la Mota

Track and Field

José L’Official

Track and Field

Miguel Núñez

Track and Field

Radhamés Mora

Track and Field

Rafael Domínguez

Track and Field

Luis Soriano

Track and Field

Rolando Gómez Suardi

Track and Field

David Soriano

Track and Field

Ramón Silfa

Weightlifting

Eliseo Pérez

Weightlifting

Pisandro Miniño

Weightlifting

Martín Cuello

Boxing

Ignacio Espinal

Boxing

Porfirio Donato Cartagena

Boxing

José Leal

Cycling

José Eugenio Defran

Wrestling

Onésimo Rufino Gómez

Wrestling

Salvador Antonio Pérez

Diving

Domingo Lorenzo Conde

Shooting

Riad Yunes

Shooting

Agustín Santana

Shooting

David Carrasco Zapata

Shooting

Bonifacio Canto Sanfeliz

Shooting

Juan Chalas Jiménez

Judo

Carlos Socias

Judo

Luis Emilio Berroa

Weightlifting

Riad Yunes

Shooting

Domingo Lorenzo Conde

Shooting

Divina Estrella

Track and Field

Francisco Solís

Track and Field

Félix Raúl López

Track and Field

Eleoncio Mercedes

Boxing

Francisco Sánchez

Boxing

Jorge Amparo

Boxing

Jesús Sánchez

Boxing

José Vallejo

Boxing

Gustavo de La Cruz

Boxing

Gerardo Suero

Track and Field

Marisela Peralta

Track and Field

César Jiménez

Diving

Reynaldo Castro

Diving

Andrés Tena

Boxing

Mario Rodríguez

Weightlifting

Pedro Julio Nolasco

Boxing

Laureano Ramírez

Boxing

Abraham Mieses

Boxing

Jesús Beltré

Boxing

Virgilio Frías

Boxing

Jesús Herrera

Boxing

Ángel Beltré

Boxing

John Adams

Judo

Desiderio Lebrón

Judo

Modesto Castillo

Track and Field

Felicia Candelario

Track and Field

Divina Estrella

Track and Field

Antonio Molinario

Sailing

Ximena Carias

Synchronized Swimming

Maribel Solís

Synchronized Swimming

Servio Tulio Severino

Wrestling

Jesús Beltré

Boxing

Melvin De León

Boxing

Emilio Villegas

Boxing

Pedro Sainz

Boxing

Pedro Frías

Boxing

José Saizozema

Boxing

Juan Núñez

Track and Field

Evaristo Roberto Ortíz

Track and Field

Modesto Castillo

Track and Field

Cristian Rivera

Weightlifting

Frank Pérez Cepeda

Weightlifting

Francisco Guzmán

Weightlifting

José Miguel Guzmán

Weightlifting

Gilberto García

Judo

Mario Álvarez Soto

Table Tennis

Raymundo Fermín

Table Tennis

Blanca Iris Alejo

Table Tennis

Héctor Julio Ávila

Boxing

Fausto del Rosario

Boxing

Victoriano Damián Sosa

Boxing

Agustín Castillo

Boxing

Rafael Romero

Boxing

César Ramos

Boxing

Altagracia Contreras

Judo

Eleucadia Vargas

Judo

Gilberto García Piña

Judo

Ekers Ernesto Raposo

Judo

Ángel Cueto

Wrestling

Ulises Valentín

Wrestling

Equipo Nacional

Baseball

Juana Arrendel

Track and Field

Julio Luciano

Track and Field

Adalberto Méndez

Track and Field

Joan Guzmán

Boxing

José Pérez

Boxing

Miguel Mojica

Boxing

Johnny Nolasco

Boxing

Gabriel Hernández

Boxing

Dulce María Piña

Judo

José Geraldino

Judo

Francis Figuereo

Judo

Ulises Valentín

Wrestling

Alfonso Serrano

Wrestling

Blanca Iris Alejo

Table Tennis

Joelle Schad

Tennis

Félix Sánchez

Track and Field

Carlos Yoelín Santa

Track and Field

Yovanny Lorenzo

Boxing

Jerson Ravelo

Boxing

Juan José Ubaldo Cabrera

Boxing

Juan Carlos Jacinto Jiménez

Judo

Vicbart Geraldino

Judo

José Geraldino

Judo

José Eugenio Vásquez

Judo

Eleucadia Vargas Reyes

Judo

Guillermo Cabrera

Swimming

Wanda Rijo

Weightlifting

Plaiter Reyes

Weightlifting

Félix Sánchez

Track and Field

Carlos Yoelín Santa

Track and Field

Juan Sainfleur

Track and Field

Arismendy Peguero

Track and Field

Julio Vidal

Track and Field

Fior Vásquez

Track and Field

Antonio Sidé

Track and Field

Juana Arrendel

Track and Field

Juan Carlos Payano

Boxing

Argenis Méndez

Boxing

Félix Díaz Guzmán

Boxing

Isidro Mosquea

Boxing

Juan Ubaldo Cabrera

Boxing

Juan Carlos Jacinto

Judo

José Eugenio Vásquez

Judo

José Boissard

Judo

Modesto Lara

Judo

Vicbart Geraldino

Judo

Gabriel Mercedes

Taekwondo

Julio Dujarric

Skeet Shooting

Wanda Rijo

Weightlifting

Lin Ju

Table Tennis

Nieves Xue

Table Tennis

Hansel Ramírez

Wrestling

Félix Díaz Guzmán

Boxing

Gabriel Mercedes

Taekwondo

Yudelkis Contreras

Weightlifting

Félix Sánchez

Track and Field

Carlos Yoelín Santa

Track and Field

Arismendy Peguero

Track and Field

Pedro Mejía

Track and Field

Yoel Tapia

Track and Field

Mariely Sánchez

Track and Field

Yon Soriano

Track and Field

Argenis Méndez

Boxing

Juan Carlos Payano

Boxing

Winston Méndez

Boxing

Roberto Navarro

Boxing

Gilbert Castillo

Boxing

Lin Ju

Table Tennis

Nieves Xue

Table Tennis

Qian Lian

Table Tennis

Johenny Valdez

Table Tennis

Raúl Aguayo

Sailing

Jacinto Ayala

Swimming

Julio Dujarric

Skeet Shooting

María García

Judo

Juan Carlos Jacinto

Judo

Teófilo Diek

Judo

Félix Sánchez

Track and Field

Luguelín Santos

Track and Field

Lavonne Idlette

Track and Field

Mariely Sánchez

Track and Field

Carlos Jorge

Track and Field

Yoel Tapia

Track and Field

Winder Cuevas

Track and Field

Gustavo Cuesta

Track and Field

Dorian McMenemy

Swimming

Nicholas Schwab

Swimming

Junior Castillo

Boxing

William Encarnación

Boxing

Wellington Arias

Boxing

Beatriz Pirón

Weightlifting

Yudelkis Contreras

Weightlifting

María García

Judo

Lin Ju

Table Tennis

Yamilet Peña

Gymnastics

Sergio Piñero

Shooting

Gabriel Mercedes

Taekwondo

Equipo Nacional

Women’s volleyball

Luguelín Santos

Track and Field

Juander Santos

Track and Field

Ana José Tima

Track and Field

Mariely Sánchez

Track and Field

Gustavo Cuesta

Track and Field

Stanly Del Carmen

Track and Field

Yancarlos Martínez

Track and Field

Yon Soriano

Track and Field

Christopher Valdez

Track and Field

Mayobanex De Óleo

Track and Field

Youndry Andújar

Track and Field

Máximo Mercedes

Track and Field

Luis Charles

Track and Field

Héctor Luis García Mora

Boxing

Leonel De Los Santos

Boxing

Diego Milán

Cycling

Yvonne Losos de Muñiz

Equestrian

Wander Mateo

Judo

Beatriz Pirón

Weightlifting

Yudelkis Contreras

Weightlifting

Luis Alberto García

Weightlifting

Dorian McMenemy

Swimming

Johnny José Pérez

Swimming

Luisito Pie

Taekwondo

Katherine Rodríguez

Taekwondo

Moisés Hernández

Taekwondo

Víctor Estrella

Tennis

Eduardo Lorenzo

Shooting

Yessica Camilo

Archery

Find our comple annd updated olympic medal list in the eBook version of Glories: Going for the gold.

The Team

Ricardo Piantini Hazoury

Photographer and editorial director

Dionisio Soldevila

Sports journalist

Nathanael Pérez

Sports journalist

María De Moya

Doctor in Communications

José Chez Checo

History advisor

Koco Toribio

Illustrator

Xavier Batista

Illustrator

Sahira Fontana

Art director and designer

Tatiana Fernández Geara

Documentary filmmaker

Pablo Páez

Translator

Marie Benzo

Translator