Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	COL
NOC	Colombian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors	48 (39 men and 9 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Marlon Pérez Arango
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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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.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	7	13
Boxing	4	–	4
Cycling	11	1	12
Equestrian	2	0	2
Fencing	2	0	2
Shooting	2	0	2
Swimming	4	1	5
Weightlifting	5	–	5
Wrestling	3	–	3
Total	39	9	48

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
William Roldán	5000 metres	14:39.50	35	—	Did not advance
Herder Vásquez	10,000 metres	33:26.15	41	—	Did not advance
Carlos Grisales	Marathon	—	2:15:56	11
Julio Hernández		—	2:41:56	102
Héctor Moreno	20 kilometres walk	—	DNF
	50 kilometres walk	—	3:54:57	16

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Gilmar Mayo	High jump	2.26	21	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zandra Borrero	100 metres	11.62	36	Did not advance
Mirtha Brock		11.83	43	Did not advance
Felipa Palacios	200 metres	24.12	41	Did not advance
Patricia Rodríguez		23.13	16 Q	23.50	27	Did not advance
Ximena Restrepo	400 metres	DNF		Did not advance
Iglandini González	Marathon	—	2:35:45	22
Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Patricia Rodríguez Zandra Borrero	4 × 100 metres relay	44.16	9	—	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Zuleima Araméndiz	Javelin throw	54.24	28	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Beibis Mendoza	Light flyweight	Figliomeni (CAN) W 12–1	Kyryukhin (UKR) L 6–18	Did not advance
Daniel Reyes	Flyweight	Behonegn (ETH) W 16–2	Falah (SYR) W 15–13	Pakeyev (RUS) L 13–13	Did not advance
Marcos Vernal	Bantamweight	Nafil (MAR) L 3–16	Did not advance
Dairo Esalas	Light welterweight	Legras (SEY) L 12–26	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Óscar Giraldo	Road race	4:56:50	84
Ruber Marín	Road race	4:56:45	47
Raúl Montaña	Road race	DNF
Dubán Ramírez	Road race	DNF
	Time trial	1:11:18	29
Javier Zapata	Road race	4:56:50	84
	Time trial	1:15:09	37

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Maritza Corredor	Road race	DNF
	Time trial	42:06	24

Track

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Jhon García Marlon Pérez Arango Yovani López José Velásquez	Men's team pursuit	4:26.400	17	Did not advance

Points race

Athlete	Event	Laps	Points	Rank
Marlon Pérez Arango	Men's points race	DNF

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jhon Arias	Men's cross-country	2:42:04	23
Juan Arias		2:50:44	34

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final
			Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Total		Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Alejandro Davila	Ejemplo	Individual	16.00	68	36.25	72	DNF				Did not advance
Manuel Torres	Cartagena		12.00	58	12.00	42	0.00	1	24.00	40	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Juan Miguel Paz	Épée	Carpenter (USA) L 11–15	Did not advance
Mauricio Rivas		Bye	Carpenter (USA) W 15–9	Henry (FRA) L 11–15	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Danilo Caro	Trap	118	31	Did not advance
Bernardo Tovar	50 m pistol	558	16	Did not advance
	25 m rapid fire pistol	565	23	Did not advance
	10 m air pistol	577	19	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alejandro Bermúdez	400 m freestyle	3:57.45	21	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:27.97	17 FB	4:26.64	13
Mauricio Moreno	100 m breaststroke	1:05.22	32	Did not advance
Diego Perdomo	100 m freestyle	53.01	54	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	55.08	30	Did not advance
Armando Serrano	200 m individual medley	2:09.67	33	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Isabel Ceballos	100 m breaststroke	1:14.75	38	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:36.94	30	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nelson Castro	–54 kg	105.0	14	130.0	16	235.0	16
Juan Carlos Fernández		110.0	9	145.0	6	255.0	8
Roger Berrio	–64 kg	122.5	24	155.0	22	277.5	26
Álvaro Velasco	–76 kg	145.0	15	180.0	10	325.0	12
Deivan Valencia	–99 kg	152.5	20	195.0	15	347.5	18

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage					Final
						Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
José Escobar	–68 kg	Smith (USA) L 1–6	Did not advance			Manukyan (ARM) L 0–12	Did not advance
Juan Giraldo	–100 kg	Saldadze (UKR) L Fall	Did not advance			Suárez (VEN) L 0–3	Did not advance

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage					Final
						Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
José Restrepo	–48 kg	Mkrtchyan (ARM) L 0–10	Did not advance			Sokolov (MKD) L 4–15	Did not advance

See also

• Sports in Colombia
• Colombia at the 1995 Pan American Games

External links

• Official Olympic Reports