Colombia at the Olympics

Colombia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Colombia IOC code  COL NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano Website www.coc.org.co (Spanish)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
2010 2014

Colombia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1932, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one edition of the Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1952 Games. Colombia has only participated in the Winter Olympic Games in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Colombian athletes have won a total of 19 Olympic medals in eight different sports. María Isabel Urrutia won the nation's first gold medal through weightlifing - 75 kg at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. Helmut Bellingrodt holds the most medals with two silver in shooting - running target, followed by Jackeline Rentería Castillo with two bronze medals in wrestling - 55 kg.

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

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Berlin 5 0 0 0 0 – 1948 London 5 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Helsinki did not participate 1956 Melbourne 26 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 16 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Tokyo 20 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 44 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 59 0 1 2 3 31 1976 Montreal 35 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow 23 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles 39 0 1 0 1 33 1988 Seoul 40 0 0 1 1 46 1992 Barcelona 49 0 0 1 1 54 1996 Atlanta 48 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 44 1 0 0 1 50 2004 Athens 53 0 0 2 2 68 2008 Beijing 67 0 1 1 2 64 2012 London 104 1 3 4 8 38 Total 2 6 11 19 78

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 – Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Weightlifting	1	2	1	4
Cycling	1	1	2	4
Shooting	0	2	0	2
Athletics	0	1	1	2
Boxing	0	0	3	3
Wrestling	0	0	2	2
Judo	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1
Total	2	6	11	19

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Bellingrodt, HelmutHelmut Bellingrodt	1972 Munich	Shooting	50 metre running target
Bronze	Rojas, ClementeClemente Rojas	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Pérez, AlfonsoAlfonso Pérez	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Bellingrodt, HelmutHelmut Bellingrodt	1984 Los Angeles	Shooting	50 metre running target
Bronze	Julio Rocha, JorgeJorge Julio Rocha	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Restrepo, XimenaXimena Restrepo	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
Gold	Urrutia, María IsabelMaría Isabel Urrutia	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
Bronze	Calle, María LuisaMaría Luisa Calle	2004 Athens	Cycling	Women's points race
Bronze	Mosquera, MabelMabel Mosquera	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
Silver	Salazar, DiegoDiego Salazar	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
Bronze	Rentería, JackelineJackeline Rentería	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 55 kg
Gold	Pajón, MarianaMariana Pajón	2012 London	Cycling	Women's BMX
Silver	Ibargüen, CaterineCaterine Ibargüen	2012 London	Athletics	Women's triple jump
Silver	Urán, RigobertoRigoberto Urán	2012 London	Cycling	Men's road race
Silver	Figueroa, ÓscarÓscar Figueroa	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
Bronze	Oquendo, CarlosCarlos Oquendo	2012 London	Cycling	Men's BMX
Bronze	Alvear, YuriYuri Alvear	2012 London	Judo	Women's 70 kg
Bronze	Oviedo, Óscar MuñozÓscar Muñoz Oviedo	2012 London	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
Bronze	Rentería, JackelineJackeline Rentería	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 55 kg

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Colombia
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Colombia at the Paralympics
• List of flag bearers for Colombia at the Olympics

External links

• "Colombia". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Colombia". Sports-Reference.com.