Colombia at the Olympics

Colombia at the
Olympics
Colombia at the; Olympics
IOC code	COL
NOC	Colombian Olympic Committee
Website	www.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;

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

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

Related pages

List of IOC country codes

References

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

Other websites

Colombia profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
COlombia at Olympic.org

[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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