# Colombia at the Paralympics

Colombia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, with competitors taking part in track and field, table tennis and wheelchair basketball. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympic Games, except 1984, but has never entered the Winter Paralympic Games.
Colombians have won a total of seventy five medals: thirteen gold, twenty two silver and forty bronze, in swimming, athletics, cycling, powerlifting and boccia.

## History

Pedro Mejía won the country's first medals when he took a gold and a bronze in swimming in 1980. His winning time of 1:27.88 in the final of the 100m breaststroke, D category, set a new world record. Colombia had to wait 28 years for its next two medals, which both came in the 2008 Games. Elkin Serna ran the men's marathon in 2:31:16 in the T12 category for athletes with severe visual disability, finishing less than a minute behind Chinese athlete Qi Shun's world record time of 2:30:32, and took silver. Moisés Fuentes won bronze in the men's 100m breaststroke in the SB4 category.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics represented the best performance by the Colombian committee, with a total amount of 24 medals won.

## Medals
### Medals at the Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1960 Rome | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1964 Tokyo | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1972 Heidelberg | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1976 Toronto | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Arnhem | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1988 Seoul | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| 2012 London | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 61 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 37 |
| 2024 Paris | 74 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 19 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 22 | 40 | 75 | 59 |

### Medals at Winter Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Örnsköldsvik 1976 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Geilo 1980 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Innsbruck 1984 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Innsbruck 1988 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Albertville 1992 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Lillehammer 1994 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Nagano 1998 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Salt Lake City 2002 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Turin 2006 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Vancouver 2010 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Sochi 2014 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Pyeongchang 2018 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Beijing 2022 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − |

### Medals by Summer Sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 8 | 7 | 21 | 36 |
| Swimming | 4 | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| Boccia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 13 | 22 | 40 | 75 |

## List of Medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Pedro Mejía | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke D |
| Bronze | Pedro Mejía | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke C-D |
| Silver | Elkin Serna | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's Marathon T12 |
| Bronze | Moisés Fuentes | 2008 Beijing | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 |
| Silver | Elkin Serna | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's Marathon T12 |
| Silver | Moisés Fuentes | 2012 London | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 |
| Gold | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 |
| Gold | Mauricio Valencia | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's Javelin throw F34 |
| Silver | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 |
| Silver | Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's Javelin throw F38 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S6 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Bronze | Martha Liliana Hernández Florián | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 100 m T36 |
| Bronze | Women's Relay Team Marcela González Sonia Luna Rodríguez Yesenia Restrepo Maritza Arango Buitrago | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m T11-T13 |
| Bronze | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Néstor Javier Ayala | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Cycling | Men's Road race T1–2 |
| Bronze | Mauricio Valencia | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's Shot put F34 |
| Bronze | Diego Germán Dueñas | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Cycling | Men's Individual pursuit C4 |
| Bronze | Weiner Díaz | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's 400 m T38 |
| Bronze | Moisés Fuentes | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 |
| Bronze | Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Cycling | Men's Individual pursuit C5 |
| Bronze | Maritza Arango Buitrago | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 1500 m T11 |
| Gold | Nelson Crispín | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM6 |
| Gold | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 |
| Gold | José Lemos | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F38 |
| Silver | Mayerli Buitrago Ariza | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 |
| Silver | Darian Faisury Jiménez | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T38 |
| Silver | Moisés Fuentes | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 |
| Silver | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F38 |
| Bronze | Diego Germán Dueñas | 2020 Tokyo | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C4 |
| Bronze | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 |
| Bronze | Angie Pabón | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T11 |
| Bronze | Fabio Torres | 2020 Tokyo | Powerlifting | Men's 97 kg |
| Bronze | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T13 |
| Bronze | Nelson Crispín | 2020 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly S7 |
| Bronze | Yesenia Restrepo | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's discus throw F11 |
| Gold | José Lemos | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F38 |
| Gold | Érica Castaño | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's discus throw F55 |
| Gold | Karen Palomeque | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T38 |
| Gold | Jhon Obando | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T20 |
| Gold | Edilson Chica Leidy Chica | 2024 Paris | Boccia | Mixed pairs BC4 |
| Gold | Mauricio Valencia | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's shot put F34 |
| Gold | Karen Palomeque | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T38 |
| Silver | Edilson Chica | 2024 Paris | Boccia | Men's individual BC4 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly S6 |
| Silver | Mauricio Valencia | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F34 |
| Silver | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 |
| Silver | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly S7 |
| Bronze | Carlos Serrano Zárate | 2024 Paris | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB8 |
| Bronze | Juan Campas | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T38 |
| Bronze | Darian Faisury Jiménez | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T38 |
| Bronze | Leidy Chica | 2024 Paris | Boccia | Women's individual BC4 |
| Bronze | Juan Campas | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T38 |
| Bronze | Diego Meneses | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F34 |
| Bronze | José Lemos | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's long jump T38 |
| Bronze | Buinder Bermúdez | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T13 |
| Bronze | Karen Palomeque | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's long jump T38 |
| Bronze | Paula Ossa | 2024 Paris | Cycling | Women's road race C4–5 |
| Bronze | Xiomara Saldarriaga | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's discus throw F38 |
| Bronze | Juan José Betancourt Quiroga | 2024 Paris | Cycling | Men's road race T1–2 |
| Bronze | Fabio Torres | 2024 Paris | Powerlifting | Men's 97 kg |
| Bronze | Jhon Obando | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's long jump T20 |