Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Colombia
IOC code  COL
NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano
Websitewww.coc.org.co (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 121 in 17 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Colombia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 3 4
Athletics 13 12 25
Boxing 2 1 3
Cycling 9 2 11
Diving 3 0 3
Equestrian 2 0 2
Fencing 1 1 2
Football 18 18 36
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Rugby sevens 0 12 12
Sailing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Synchronized swimming 0 2 2
Table tennis 0 1 1
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Weightlifting 5 4 9
Wrestling 2 3 5
Total 60 61 121

Archery

Three Colombian archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2] Another Colombian archer also qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.[3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Men's individual

Women's individual





Women's team N/A

Athletics

Colombian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]

Boxing

Colombia has entered three boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Yurberjen Martinez, Jorge Vivas, and Ingrit Valencia had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9][10]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yurberjen Martinez Light flyweight
Jorge Vivas Middleweight
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ingrit Valencia Flyweight

Cycling

Road

Colombian riders qualified for a maximum of five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[11]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
Men's time trial
  Men's road race
 
 
 

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombian riders have accumulated five spots in both the men's and women's sprint, men's and women's keirin, and men's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Men's sprint  
 
 
 
Women's sprint  
 
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Men's keirin
Women's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Men's omnium

Mountain biking

Colombian mountain bikers qualified for the following cross-country races by virtue of their top two finish at the Pan American Championships.[12]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Hector Páez Men's cross-country

Diving

Colombian divers qualified for three individual spots at the Olympics by virtue of a top 18 finish respectively at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sebastián Morales 3 m springboard
Victor Ortega 10 m platform
Sebastián Villa

Equestrian

Colombia has entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.[13][14]

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

 Individual

Fencing

Colombia has entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Saskia García had claimed an Olympic spot in the women's foil as the highest-ranked fencer from America outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[15] Meanwhile, John Edison Rodríguez rounded out the Colombian roster as the sole winner of the men's épée at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
John Edison Rodríguez Individual épée
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Saskia García Individual foil

Football

Men's tournament

Colombia men's football team qualified for the Olympics with a 2–1 victory over the United States at the second leg of the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off.[16]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
18:00*

Sweden  Match 6  Colombia

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
21:00*

Japan  Match 11  Colombia

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:00

Colombia  Match 21  Nigeria

Women's tournament

Colombia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by finishing second behind Brazil at the 2014 Copa América Femenina in Ecuador.[17]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
22:00

France  Match 6  Colombia

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
20:00

Colombia  Match 11  New Zealand

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
18:00*

Colombia  Match 13  United States

Gymnastics

Artistic

Colombia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. A Colombian male gymnast, whose name had yet to be determined, and Catalina Escobar had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[18][19]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
 
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Catalina Escobar

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

The Colombia women's team qualified automatically based on their top finish at the 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens Championships.[20]

Team roster

Sailing

Colombia has qualified a boat in the men's RS:X class by virtue of a top finish for Central & South America at the 2016 ISAF World Cup regatta in Miami, Florida, United States.[21]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Colombian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[22][23]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jorge Murillo 100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke

Synchronized swimming

Colombia has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their eleventh-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[24][25]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Estefanía Álvarez
Mónica Arango		 Duet

Table tennis

Colombia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Lady Ruano secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[26][27]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lady Ruano Women's singles

Taekwondo

Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Óscar Muñoz, and 2008 Olympian Doris Patiño secured the spots in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[28]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Óscar Muñoz Men's −58 kg
Doris Patiño Women's −57 kg

Weightlifting

Colombian weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 

Wrestling

Colombia has qualified five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the women's freestyle (58 & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of the berths had been awarded to the Colombian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.[29][30]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Carlos Izquierdo −74 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Carlos Muñoz −75 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Carolina Castillo −48 kg
Jackeline Rentería −58 kg
Andrea Olaya −75 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2015). "Olympic gold medallists Italy hold nerve in shoot-off to secure Rio 2016 quota spot at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016 team quota places awarded in Copenhagen". World Archery Federation. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ten nations awarded individual spots to Rio 2016". World Archery Federation. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Marchista Éider Arévalo ganó en Portugal y logró cupo a Olímpicos" [Racewalker Éider Arévalo wins in Portugal and achieves an Olympic quota] (in Spanish). Colombia: El Tiempo. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sandra Galvis tras la marca para los Olímpicos Rio 2016" [Sandra Galvis attains the mark for the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). Periodismo Público. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Caterine Ibargüen aseguró su presencia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Rio 2016" [Catherine Ibarguen assure a place in the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). El Universal. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jorge Luis Vivas, clasificado 95 de Colombia a Río 2016" [Jorge Luis Vivas becomes the 95th from Colombia for Rio 2016] (in Spanish). RCN Televisión. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Reigning Champions Claressa Shields and Roniel Iglesias secure Olympic qualification in Buenos Aires". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Colombia logró el cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos en la élite masculina" [Colombia achieves the quota for the Olympics in the men's elite] (in Spanish). Colombian Cycling Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "As Pan American Games close, more places at Rio 2016 Olympic Games are confirmed". Rio 2016. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "USA U-23s fall short of Rio, lose to Colombia in Olympic playoff". Sports Illustrated. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Colombia women’s football team book their place at Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Rio 2016. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  20. ↑ Deges, Frankie (8 June 2015). "Colombia and Argentina book spots at Rio 2016". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Rio 2016 spots decided at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella". ISAF. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  24. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (7 March 2016). "Ukraine land first-ever Olympic synchronised swimming team event berth at Rio 2016 qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "Colombia clasifica por primera vez en nado sincronizado a los Juegos Olímpicos" [Colombia tops the leaderboard in synchronized swimming at the Olympic test event] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Lady Ruano dio el cupo 115 de Colombia a los Juegos Olímpicos". ElTiempo.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  27. ↑ Marshall, Ian (1 April 2016). "Youngest and Oldest Book Places, the Generation Game in Santiago". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Eleven countries book Rio 2016 places at taekwondo Pan American Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Colombia obtiene dos cupos en Lucha para los Olímpicos de Río" [Colombia gets two berths in Olympic wrestling for Rio] (in Spanish). CM&. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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