Colombia at the Olympics
Colombia was at the Olympic Games in 1932 for the first time.
| Colombia at the Olympics | |
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| File:Flag of Colombia.svg | |
| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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
Colombia At The Olympics Media
- Atletas-del-COC-en-JO-en-Berlin-1936.jpg
Colombian delegation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
Other websites
- Colombia profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- COlombia at Olympic.org