Nicaragua at the 1996 Summer Olympics
# Nicaragua at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Nicaragua competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

## Athletics

### 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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| William Aguirre | Men's Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:37.02 | 99 |
| Marta Portoblanco | Women's 5000 m | 18:42.78 | 15 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | 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**

| Team | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nicaragua men | Men's tournament | United States L 1–4 | Italy W 7–2 | South Korea W 8–3 | Netherlands W 5–0 | Japan L 6–13 | Australia W 10–0 | Cuba L 7-8 | 4 Q | Cuba L 1–8 | Bronze medal game United States L 3–10 | 4 |

**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's Half-Middleweight

* Ricky Dixon

Men's Heavyweight

* Arnulfo Betancourt

## Shooting

Men's Air Rifle (10 metres)

* Walter Martínez

## Swimming

Men's 200 Butterfly

* Walter Soza

   * Heat — 2:04.66 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

* Walter Soza

   * Heat — 2:06.15 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

* Walter Soza

   * Heat — 4:32.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
