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
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.^[1]

Competitors

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

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'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

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

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

External links

• Official Olympic Reports