Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 48 competitors, 39 men and 9 women, took part in 44 events in 9 sports.[1]

Colombia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors48 (39 men and 9 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Marlon Pérez
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6713
Boxing 4–4
Cycling 11112
Equestrian 202
Fencing 202
Shooting 202
Swimming 415
Weightlifting 5–5
Wrestling 3–3
Total39948

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 5,000 metres

  • William Roldán
    • Qualification — 14:39.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Herder Vázquez

Men's Marathon

  • Carlos Grisales — 2:15.56 (→ 11th place)
  • Julio Hernández — 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Héctor Moreno

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Héctor Moreno — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Gilmar Mayo

Women's 100 metres

  • Zandra Borrero
  • Mirtha Brock

Women's 200 metres

  • Patricia Rodríguez
  • Felipa Palacios

Women's 400 metres

  • Ximena Restrepo
    • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Iglandini González — 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place)

Women's 4×100 metres Relay

  • Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra Borrero

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Zuleima Aramendiz
    • Qualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Beibis Mendoza
    • First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1
    • Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Daniel Reyes
    • First Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2
    • Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13
    • Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Marcos Verbal
    • First Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

  • Dairo Esalas
    • First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Ruber Marín
  • Javier Zapata
  • Óscar Giraldo
  • Dubán Ramírez
  • Raúl Montaña

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Dubán Ramírez
    • Final — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)
  • Javier Zapata
    • Final — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Maritza Corredor
    • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Maritza Corredor
    • Final — 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)

Track Competition

Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)

  • Jhon García
  • Marlon Pérez
  • Yovani López
  • José Velásquez

Men's Points Race

  • Marlon Pérez
    • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Jhon Arias
    • Final — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)
  • Juan Arias
    • Final — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Mixed Jumping Individual

  • Manuel Guillermo Torres
  • Alejandro Davila

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996.

Men's épée
  • Mauricio Rivas
  • Juan Miguel Paz

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 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 Trap

  • Danilo Caro

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Mauricio Moreno
    • Heat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Diego Perdomo
    • Heat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Alejandro Bermúdez
    • Heat — 4:27.97
    • B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Isabel Ceballos
    • Heat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight

  • Juan Fernández
  • Nelson Castro

Men's Featherweight

  • Roger Berrio

Men's Middleweight

  • Álvaro Velasco

Men's Heavyweight

  • Deivan Valencia

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

  • José Uber Escobar

Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

  • Juan Diego Giraldo

Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight

  • José Manuel Restrepo

See also

References
  1. "Colombia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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