- Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Colombia at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Colombia – Flag bearersIOC code COL NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano Website www.coc.org.co (Spanish) At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Competitors 48 (39 men and 9 women) in 9 sports Flag bearer Marlon Pérez Medals Gold
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0Olympic history (summary) Summer Games 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 2010 Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Contents
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- William Roldán
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- 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
Men's 50 km Walk
- Héctor Moreno — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)
Men's High Jump
Women's 100 metres
- Zandra Borrero
- Mirtha Brock
Women's 200 metres
- Patricia Rodríguez
- Felipa Palacios
Women's 400 metres
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- 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
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- Qualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1
- Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
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- 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
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- First Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Dario Esalas
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- First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Ruber Marín
- Javier Zapata
- Óscar Giraldo
- Dubán Ramírez
- Raúl Montaña
Men's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)
- Javier Zapata
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- Final — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Maritza Corredor
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- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Maritza Corredor
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- 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
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- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Jhon Arias
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- Final — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)
- Juan Arias
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- Final — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)
Equestrian
Mixed Jumping Individual
- Manuel Guillermo Torres
- Alejandro Davila
Fencing
Men's Épée Individual
- Mauricio Rivas
- Juan Miguel Paz
Shooting
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
Men's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Mauricio Moreno
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- Heat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Diego Perdomo
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- Heat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 4:27.97
- B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Flyweight
- Juan Fernández
- Nelson Castro
Men's Featherweight
- Roger Berrio
Men's Middleweight
- Álvaro Velasco
Men's Heavyweight
- Deivan Valencia
Wrestling
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
Categories:- Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Colombia at the Olympics
- 1996 in Colombia
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