Jump to content

Colombia at the Olympics

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colombia at the
Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
9
Bronze
14
Total
28
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Colombia was at the Olympic Games in 1932 for the first time.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Colombia is COL.[1]

History

[change | change source]

Teams from Colombia have been in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1952 Games. Colombia was in the Winter Olympic Games in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Colombian athletes have won a total of eleven Olympic medals in six different sports. María Isabel Urrutia won the nation's first gold medal in 2000.

The National Olympic Committee for Colombia was formed in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.

List of medalists

[change | change source]
Medal Name Games Sport Event
3 BronzeClemente Rojas1972 MunichBoxingMen's featherweight
3 BronzeAlfonso Pérez1972 MunichBoxingMen's lightweight
2 Silver Helmut Bellingrodt1972 MunichShooting50 metre running target
2 Silver Helmut Bellingrodt1984 Los AngelesShooting50 metre running target
3 BronzeJorge Julio Rocha1988 SeoulBoxingMen's bantamweight
3 BronzeXimena Restrepo1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
1 Gold María Isabel Urrutia2000 SydneyWeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
3 BronzeMaría Luisa Calle2004 AthensCyclingWomen's points race
3 BronzeMabel Mosquera2004 AthensWeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
2 Silver Diego Fernando Salazar2008 BeijingWeightliftingMen's 62 kg
3 BronzeJackeline Rentería2008 BeijingWrestlingWomen's freestyle 55 kg
2 Silver Rigoberto Urán2012 LondonCyclingMen's road race
2 Silver Óscar Figueroa2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 62 kg
3 BronzeYuri Alvear2012 LondonJudoWomen's 70 kg
2 Silver Caterine Ibargüen2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's triple jump
3 BronzeÓscar Muñoz Oviedo2012 LondonTaekwondoMen's 58 kg
3 BronzeJackeline Rentería2012 LondonWrestlingWomen's freestyle 55 kg
1 Gold Mariana Pajón2012 LondonCyclingWomen's BMX
3 BronzeCarlos Oquendo2012 LondonCyclingMen's BMX
[change | change source]

References

[change | change source]
  1. ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

Other websites

[change | change source]
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colombia_at_the_Olympics&oldid=10318266"