Colombia at the Olympics

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

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
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

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

History

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

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

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