Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.[2]

Colombia at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Barcelona
Competitors49 (46 men and 3 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Bernardo Tovar[1]
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeXimena RestrepoAthleticsWomen's 400 metresAugust 5

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 011
Athletics 325
Boxing 3–3
Cycling 808
Equestrian 303
Fencing 202
Football 19–19
Shooting 202
Swimming 101
Weightlifting 4–4
Wrestling 1–1
Total46349

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

After missing the 1988 archery competition, Colombia returned for its second Olympic tournament in 1992. This time, the nation sent a female archer. She fared no better than Juan Echavarria had eight years earlier.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Maria Echavarria – Ranking Round, 55th place (0-0)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Herder Vázquez
    • Heat — 14:06.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Herder Vázquez
    • Heat — 30:07.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Carlos Grisales — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Héctor Moreno — 1:26:23 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400 metres

  • Ximena Restrepo
  • Norfalia Carabalí

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Fernando Retayud
    • First Round — Lost to Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (MGL), 2:8

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Jesús Pérez
    • First Round — Lost to Philippe Wartelle (FRA), 5:12

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

  • Edwin Cassiani
    • First Round — Lost to Héctor Vinent (CUB), 4:27

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992.

Men's road race
  • José Robles
  • Héctor Palacio
  • Libardo Niño
Men's sprint
  • Jhon González
Men's 1 km time trial
  • José Velásquez
Men's individual pursuit
  • Alberny Vargas
Men's team pursuit
  • Esteban López
  • Fernando Sierra
  • Alberny Vargas
  • José Velásquez
Men's points race
  • José Velásquez

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Mixed Individual Jumping

  • Juan Carlos García
  • Manuel Guillermo Torres
  • Hugo Gamboa

Mixed Team Jumping

  • Juan Carlos García
  • Manuel Guillermo Torres
  • Hugo Gamboa

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Two male fencers represented Colombia in 1992.

Men's épée
  • Mauricio Rivas
  • Juan Miguel Paz

Football
Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres

  • Bernardo Tovar

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres

  • Bernardo Tovar

Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres

  • Bernardo Tovar

Men's Running Target, 10 metres

  • Hernando Barrientos

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 4:01.66 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 16:01.77 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 4:33.87 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight

  • José Horacio Villegas
  • Roger Berrio

Men's Lightweight

  • Eyne Acevedo

Men's Middleweight

  • Álvaro Velasco

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle Welterweight

  • Romelio Salas

See also

References
  1. "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. "Colombia at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  3. Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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