# Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Comité Olímpico Colombiano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1972. A total of 53 athletes, 32 men and 21 women, took part in 18 sports. Ten Colombian athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including tennis player Fabiola Zuluaga in the women's singles, road cyclist Víctor Hugo Peña, and weightlifter Carmenza Delgado, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Colombia left Athens with a total of two Olympic bronze medals, which were both awarded to weightlifter Mabel Mosquera, and track cyclist María Luisa Calle in the women's points race. Originally, Calle finished in the bronze medal position, but was later disqualified under a strict liability rule after she had been tested positive for the banned stimulant heptaminol, handing the medal over to U.S. cyclist Erin Mirabella. As a result of the International Olympic Committee's decision on November 23, 2005, the bronze medal was officially reinstated to Calle after this had been proven to be a false positive due to isometheptene presence in an analgesic prescribed during the competition.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Mabel Mosquera | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | August 15 |
| Bronze | María Luisa Calle | Cycling | Women's points race | August 25 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% |

## Athletics

Colombian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Juan Carlos Cardona | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:22:49 | 51 |
| José Alirio Carrasco | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:21:14 | 43 |
| Luis Fernando López | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:34 | 24 |
| Paulo César Villar | 110 m hurdles | 13.44 NR | 1 Q | 14.03 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Digna Luz Murillo | 200 m | 22.98 | 5 q | 23.19 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Murillo | 100 m | 11.67 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandra Zapata | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:42:22 | 46 |
| Norma González Digna Luz Murillo Melissa Murillo Felipa Palacios | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Zuleima Araméndiz | Javelin throw | 59.94 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Caterine Ibargüen | High jump | 1.85 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Colombia sent five boxers to Athens. Three lost their first matches, while two won once before being defeated. Juan Camilo Novoa was the most successful, as he made it to the quarterfinals after having a bye in his first round and winning his bout in the round of 16.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carlos Tamara | Light flyweight | Bouchtouk (MAR) W 48–25 | Pinto (ITA) L 35–49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Óscar Escandón | Flyweight | Bye | Rahimov (GER) L 15–25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Likar Ramos Concha | Featherweight | Biarnadski (BLR) L 18–32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José David Mosquera | Lightweight | Escobedo (USA) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juan Camilo Novoa | Welterweight | Bye | Balog (HUN) W 33–24 | Kim J-J (KOR) L 23–25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Santiago Botero | Men's road race | 5:41:56 | 31 |
| Santiago Botero | Men's time trial | 59:04.76 | 7 |
| Luis Felipe Laverde | Men's road race | 5:41:56 | 36 |
| Víctor Hugo Peña | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Víctor Hugo Peña | Men's time trial | 1:00:09.89 | 14 |
| Marlon Pérez Arango | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| María Luisa Calle | Women's individual pursuit | 3:35.430 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Wilson Meneses | Men's time trial | 1:03.614 | 13 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| María Luisa Calle | Women's points race | 12 | 0 | |
| Leonardo Duque José Serpa | Men's madison | 3 | −2 | 16 |

## Diving

Colombian divers qualified for two individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Juan Urán | 3 m springboard | 344.40 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juan Urán | 10 m platform | 439.77 | 10 Q | 617.04 | 11 Q | 605.46 | 12 |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| César Parra | Galant du Serein | Individual | 62.917 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Colombia has qualified a single fencer.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ángela María Espinosa | Individual épée | Tychler (RSA) W 15–8 | Heidemann (GER) L 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Jorge Hugo Giraldo | All-around | 9.137 | 8.437 | 9.237 | 9.412 | 9.437 | 9.337 | 54.997 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Three Colombian judoka (two males and one female) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mario Valles | Men's −81 kg | Canto (BRA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sergio Camacho | Men's +100 kg | Pepic (AUS) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lisseth Orozco | Women's −48 kg | Shishkina (KAZ) L 0011–0012 | 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

Three Colombian shooters (two men and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Danilo Caro | Trap | 108 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Duarte Delgado | Skeet | 120 | =15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Amanda Mondol | 10 m air pistol | 368 | =35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amanda Mondol | 25 m pistol | 577 | =13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Colombian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Camilo Becerra | 50 m freestyle | 23.23 | =36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Camilo Becerra | 100 m freestyle | 52.57 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Camilo Becerra | 100 m butterfly | 57.71 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Omar Pinzón | 200 m backstroke | 2:07.26 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Paola Duguet | 400 m freestyle | 4:20.69 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paola Duguet | 800 m freestyle | 9:06.96 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Three Colombian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Julian Rojas | Men's +80 kg | Nikolaidis (GRE) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Zrouri (MAR) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Gladys Mora | Women's −49 kg | Putri (INA) W 2–2 SUP | Chen S-H (TPE) L 0–1 | Did not advance | Baidya (NEP) W 5–(−1) | Carías (GUA) W 2–0 | Boorapolchai (THA) L 1–2 | 4 |
| Paola Delgado | Women's −57 kg | Salazar (MEX) L 2–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Two Colombian tennis players qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Catalina Castaño | Women's singles | Daniilidou (GRE) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabiola Zuluaga | Women's singles | Janković (SCG) W 6–4, 6–1 | Suárez (ARG) W 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–1 | Schiavone (ITA) L 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 1–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catalina Castaño Fabiola Zuluaga | Women's doubles | — | Kremer / Schaul (LUX) W 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 2–6, 9–7 | Molik / Stubbs (AUS) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Colombia has qualified a single triathlete.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Fiorella D'Croz | Women's | 20:32 | 0:19 | 1:18:19 | 0:23 | 42:12 | 2:21:03.46 | 42 |

## Weightlifting

Nine Colombian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Nelson Castro | −56 kg | 117.5 | =9 | 145 | =8 | 262.5 | 9 |
| Óscar Figueroa | −56 kg | 125 | =4 | 155 | =3 | 280 | 5 |
| Diego Salazar | −62 kg | 135.0 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Carlos Andica | −77 kg | 142.5 | =21 | 180 | =17 | 322.5 | 18 |
| Héctor Ballesteros | −85 kg | 157.5 | 13 | 197.5 | 9 | 355 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Mabel Mosquera | −53 kg | 87.5 | =3 | 110 | 3 | 197.5 | |
| Ubaldina Valoyes | −69 kg | 105 | =6 | 127.5 | 8 | 232.5 | 8 |
| Tulia Medina | −75 kg | 112.5 | =7 | 132.5 | 9 | 245 | 8 |
| Carmenza Delgado | +75 kg | 120 | 9 | 150 | =8 | 270 | 9 |

## Wrestling
### Key

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Izquierdo | −66 kg | Vardanyan (UKR) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Eroğlu (TUR) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Kvirkvelia (GEO) W 5–0 $^{EV}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |