# Colombia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 40 competitors, 34 men and 6 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Jorge Julio Rocha | Boxing | Bantamweight | 29 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cycling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Equestrian | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fencing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Shooting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 6 | 40 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pedro Ortiz | 10,000 metres | 29:08.25 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pedro Ortiz | Marathon | — | 2:23:34 | 39 |
| Héctor Moreno | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:27:06 | 33 |
| Querubín Moreno | 20 kilometres walk | — | DNF | DNF |
| Héctor Moreno | 50 kilometres walk | — | 4:01:31 | 30 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Amparo Caicedo | 100 metres | 11.59 | 28 q | 11.65 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Norfalia Carabalí | 200 metres | 23.78 | 31 Q | 23.96 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ximena Restrepo | 200 metres | 24.00 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Norfalia Carabalí | 400 metres | 53.27 | 24 Q | 51.76 | 11 Q | 52.65 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí Olga Escalante Ximena Restrepo | 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.46 | 16 q | — | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí Olga Escalante Ximena Restrepo | 4 × 400 metres relay | DQ | DQ | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| María Isabel Urrutia | Shot put | 15.13 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Isabel Urrutia | Discus throw | 53.82 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Simon Morales | Flyweight | Segawa (JPN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Eliécer Julio | Bantamweight | Hormillosa (PHI) W RSC R3 | Nieves (PUR) W 5–0 | Breitbarth (GDR) W 4–1 | Matsushima (JPN) W 5–0 | Hristov (BUL) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |

## Cycling

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Juan Carlos Arias | Road race | 4:32:56 | 31 |
| Dubán Ramírez | Road race | 4:32:56 | 67 |
| Nelson Rodríguez | Road race | 4:32:56 | 48 |
| Ángel Noé Alayón Pedro Bonilla Orlando Castillo Julio Cesar Rodríguez | Team time trial | 2:10:34.3 | 21 |

## Equestrianism
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| María Paula Bernal | Armagnac | Individual | 978 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Héctor Rodríguez | El Sahib | Individual | 1229 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Juan Carlos García | Buenos Aires | Individual | 12.00 | 61 | 38.00 | 37 | 50.00 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Torres | Zalme | Individual | 32.00 | 43 | 35.50 | 39 | 67.50 | 39 Q | 35.75 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.

### Pool stages

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 2 | Group Stage 2 | Group Stage 2 | Group Stage 2 | Group Stage 2 | Group Stage 3 | Group Stage 3 | Group Stage 3 | Group Stage 3 | Group Stage 3 | Group Stage 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Juan Miguel Paz | Men's épée | Vánky (SWE) L 3–5 | Pásztor (HUN) W 5–4 | Du (CHN) W 5*–5 | Chouinard (CAN) L 4–5 | 3 Q | Gaille (SUI) L 3–5 | Reznichenko (URS) L 2–5 | Machado (BRA) L 3–5 | Lee (KOR) W 5–2 | 4 Q | Riboud (FRA) L 1–5 | Kardolus (NED) L 2–5 | Cuomo (ITA) L 4–5 | Kolczonay (HUN) L 4–5 | Al-Hamar (KUW) W 5–1 | 5 |
| Joaquín Pinto | Men's épée | Gerull (FRG) L 4–5 | Bergström (SWE) L 3–5 | Kolczonay (HUN) W 5–4 | Pereira (ESP) L 4–5 | 4 Q | Srecki (FRA) L 4–5 | Pásztor (HUN) L 1–5 | Lee (KOR) L 1–5 | Davidson (AUS) W 5–4 | 4 Q | Kühnemund (GDR) L 0–5 | Gadomski (POL) L 4–5 | Machado (BRA) L 2–5 | Ganeff (NED) L 1–5 | Llewellyn (GBR) W 5–4 | 6 |
| Mauricio Rivas | Men's épée | Srecki (FRA) L 4–5 | Turiace (ARG) W 5–0 | Al-Hamar (KUW) W 5–1 | Driessen (NED) W 5–3 | 2 Q | Trevor (USA) L 0–5 | Joos (BEL) L 2–5 | Nagele (AUT) W 5–0 | Durão (POR) W 5–2 | 3 Q | Bergström (SWE) L 2–5 | Strohmeyer (AUT) L 3–5 | Tishko (URS) W 5–3 | Trevor (USA) W 5–4 | Siess (POL) L 4–5 | 4 Q |

### Elimination phase

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mauricio Rivas | Men's épée | Srecki (FRA) W 10–6 | Gadomski (POL) W 10–5 | Reznichenko (URS) L 5–10 | Bye | Schmitt (FRG) L 2–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Oscar Arango William González Juan Miguel Paz Joaquín Pinto Mauricio Rivas | Men's épée | Switzerland L 7–8 | Hong Kong W 9–2 | — | 2 Q | South Korea L 4–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eduardo Landazury | 65 kg | Bye | Au (HKG) W Yuko | Bujkó (HUN) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Ochoa | 78 kg | Bye | González (ESP) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Medina | 86 kg | Bessi (MON) W Ippon | Chibani (ALG) L Waza-ari | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Alfredo González | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bernardo Tobar | 10 m air pistol | 573 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bernardo Tobar | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 593 | 7 Q | 690 | 6 |
| Bernardo Tobar | 50 m pistol | 552 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jorge Molina | Skeet | 142 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pablo Restrepo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.43 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pablo Restrepo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.58 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Oscar Penagos | 56 kg | 105.0 | 12 | 132.5 | 16 | 237.5 | 17 |
| Tolentino Murillo | 60 kg | 120.0 | 7 | 140.0 | 9 | 260.0 | 8 |
| John Salazar | 60 kg | 110.0 | 11 | 150.0 | 5 | 260.0 | 9 |

## Wrestling
### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Víctor Capacho | 48 kg | Al-Faraj (SYR) L fall | Goun (KOR) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| William Delgado | 48 kg | Zeinalnia (IRI) L 0–17 | Adekunle (NGR) W 8–6 | Şükrüoğlu (TUR) L 6–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oscar Muñoz | 52 kg | Elimu (KEN) W fall | Minati (IRQ) W 8–1 | Singh (IND) L 6–12 | Kim (KOR) L 4–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javier Rincon | 62 kg | Küng (SUI) L fall | Helmdach (FRG) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |