# Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Nelson Crispín | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 | 26 August |
| Gold | José Lemos | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F38 | 27 August |
| Gold | Carlos Serrano Zárate | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 | 1 September |
| Silver | Mayerli Buitrago Ariza | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | 27 August |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | 28 August |
| Silver | Darian Faisury Jiménez | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T38 | 28 August |
| Silver | Moisés Fuentes | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | 29 August |
| Silver | Carlos Serrano Zárate | Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 | 31 August |
| Silver | Mauricio Valencia | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F34 | 1 September |
| Silver | Nelson Crispín | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle S6 | 1 September |
| Bronze | Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F38 | 27 August |
| Bronze | Diego Germán Dueñas | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C4 | 27 August |
| Bronze | Carlos Serrano Zárate | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 | 27 August |
| Bronze | Angie Pabón | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T11 | 28 August |
| Bronze | Fabio Torres | Powerlifting | Men's 97 kg | 29 August |
| Bronze | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T13 | 29 August |
| Bronze | Nelson Crispín | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly S6 | 30 August |
| Bronze | Yesenia Restrepo | Athletics | Women's discus throw F11 | 31 August |
| Bronze | José Lemos | Athletics | Men's long jump T38 | 1 September |
| Bronze | Diego Meneses | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F34 | 1 September |
| Bronze | Juan José Betancourt Quiroga | Cycling | Men's road race T1–2 | 2 September |
| Bronze | Laura Carolina González Rodríguez | Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly S8 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Carlos Serrano Zárate | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly S7 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Darian Faisury Jiménez | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T38 | 4 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Boccia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Powerlifting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Swimming | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Table Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 41 | 20 | 61 |

## Archery

Colombia entered one female archer to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| María Daza | Women's individual recurve | 559 | 14 | Barantseva (RPC) L 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |

## Athletics

Nineteen athletes have qualified to compete.

### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yamil Acosta | Men's 100m T12 | 11.50 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yamil Acosta | Men's 400m T12 | 50.95 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Buinder Bermúdez | Men's 100m T13 | 11.36 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Buinder Bermúdez | Men's 400m T13 | 49.91 | 6 Q | 49.26 | 4 |
| Juan Sebastián Gómez Coa | Men's 100m T38 | 11.98 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dixon Hooker | Men's 400m T38 | 55.59 | 8 q | 54.04 | 8 |
| José Lemos | Men's 100m T38 | 11.43 | 5 Q | 11.53 | 5 |
| Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Men's 100m T13 | 11.08 | 7 Q | 10.64 | |

### Men's field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Omar Acosta | Men's long jump T36 | 5.48 | 6 |
| Juan Sebastián Gómez Coa | Men's long jump T38 | 6.27 | 7 |
| José Lemos | Men's long jump T38 | 6.78 | |
| José Lemos | Men's javelin throw F38 | 60.31 | |
| Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas | Men's javelin throw F38 | 54.63 | |
| Diego Meneses | Men's javelin throw F34 | 37.11 | |
| Mauricio Valencia | Men's javelin throw F34 | 37.84 | |
| Mauricio Valencia | Men's shot put F34 | 11.03 | 5 |

### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Katty Hurtado | Women's 100m T38 | 13.74 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katty Hurtado | Women's 400m T38 | 1:01.45 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:01.40 | 6 |
| Darian Faisury Jiménez | Women's 100m T38 | 12.54 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.49 | |
| Darian Faisury Jiménez | Women's 400m T38 | 1:02.20 | 4 Q | — | — | 1:00.17 | |
| Francy Osorio | Women's 1500m T13 | 4:55.31 | 5 q | — | — | 5:05.08 | 10 |
| Angie Pabón | Women's 100m T11 | 12.97 | 2 q | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Angie Pabón | Women's 400m T11 | 1:04.44 | 1 Q | 58.18 | 2 q | 57.46 | |

### Women's field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Mayerli Buitrago Ariza | Women's shot put F41 | 9.94 | |
| Érica Castaño | Women's discus throw F55 | 23.98 | 4 |
| Martha Liliana Hernández Florián | Women's shot put F36 | 8.31 | 5 |
| Yesenia Restrepo | Women's discus throw F11 | 36.11 | |
| Yanive Torres Martinez | Women's javelin throw F54 | 16.26 | 4 |

## Boccia

Three Colombian boccia players classified to BC4 events.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Duban Cely | Individual BC4 | Chica (COL) L 2–2* | Balcová (SVK) L 2–10 | Nicolai (GER) W 5–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Leidy Chica | Individual BC4 | Cely (COL) W 2*–2 | Nicolai (GER) L 1–7 | Balcová (SVK) L 4–7 | — | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Euclides Grisales | Individual BC4 | Esaki (JPN) W 4–2 | Wong (HKG) W 7–3 | McGuire (GBR) W 6–0 | — | 1 Q | Larpyen (THA) L 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |
| Duban Cely Leidy Chica Euclides Grisales | Team BC4 | Thailand L 2–3 | Hong Kong L 2–6 | Japan L 1–7 | RPC L 3–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Colombia sent one male and one female cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Americas.

### Road

Colombia entered a squad of six riders (four men and two women) to compete in their respective Paralympic road races.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Alejandro Perea Arango | Men's C1-3 road race | 2:17:56 | 14 |
| Alejandro Perea Arango | Men's C3 time trial | 38:25.24 | 10 |
| Juan José Betancourt Quiroga | Men's T1-2 road race | 52:41 | |
| Juan José Betancourt Quiroga | Men's T1-2 time trial | 31:15.64 | 6 |
| Diego Germán Dueñas | Men's C4-5 road race | 2:39:26 | 15 |
| Diego Germán Dueñas | Men's C4 time trial | 49:40.45 | 7 |
| Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | Men's C4-5 road race | 2:33:34 | 13 |
| Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | Men's C5 time trial | 49:46.14 | 10 |
| Daniela Munévar | Women's C1-3 road race | 1:15:38 | 8 |
| Daniela Munévar | Women's C1-3 time trial | 28:59.26 | 8 |
| Paula Ossa | Women's C4-5 road race | 2:23:49 | 4 |
| Paula Ossa | Women's C5 time trial | 41:39.89 | 5 |

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Alejandro Perea Arango | Men's C3 individual pursuit | 3:31.551 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alejandro Perea Arango | Men's C1-3 time trial | — | — | 1:11.423 | 13 |
| Alejandro Perea Arango | Mixed C1-5 team sprint | 52.409 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Diego Germán Dueñas | Men's C4 individual pursuit | 4:35.230 | 3 QB | Grimes (IRL) 4:35.607 | |
| Diego Germán Dueñas | Men's C4-5 time trial | — | — | 1:11.481 | 18 |
| Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | Men's C5 individual pursuit | 4:39.113 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | Men's C4-5 time trial | — | — | 1:06.925 | 12 |
| Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | Mixed C1-5 team sprint | 52.409 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniela Munévar | Women's C1-3 individual pursuit | 4:12.080 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniela Munévar | Women's C1-3 time trial | — | — | 45.541 | 9 |
| Paula Ossa | Women's C5 individual pursuit | 4:07.826 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paula Ossa | Women's C4-5 time trial | — | — | 39.868 | 10 |
| Paula Ossa | Mixed C1-5 team sprint | 52.409 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Powerlifting

Colombia entered four powerlifters (three men and one woman) to the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
| Francisco Palomeque | Men's 80 kg | 200 | 4 |
| Fabio Torres | Men's 97 kg | 221 | |
| Jhon Freddy Castañeda | Men's +107 kg | 218 | 4 |
| Cristina Poblador | Women's 41 kg | 92 | 6 |

## Swimming

Thirteen Colombian swimmers have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method including Carlos Serrano Zárate who is a defending champion in the 100m breaststroke SB7 & eight athlete qualified via MQS.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nelson Crispín | 50 m butterfly S6 | 31.66 | 2 Q | 31.77 | |
| Nelson Crispín | 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:06.85 | 3 Q | 1:04.82 | |
| Nelson Crispín | 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:22.48 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nelson Crispín | 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:20.22 | 1 Q | 1:20.19 | |
| Nelson Crispín | 200 m individual medley SM6 | 2:43.07 | 1 Q | 2:38.12 WR | |
| Nelson Crispín | 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:36.25 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Moisés Fuentes | 100 m breaststroke SB4 | 1:39.65 | 2 Q | 1:35.86 | |
| Daniel Giraldo Correa | 50 m freestyle S13 | 25.62 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Giraldo Correa | 100 m backstroke S12 | — | — | 1:08.40 | 7 |
| Daniel Giraldo Correa | 100 m breaststroke SB12 | — | — | 1:14.61 | 7 |
| Daniel Giraldo Correa | 100 m butterfly S12 | 1:01.77 | 7 Q | 1:02.42 | 8 |
| Leider Lemus | 100 m breaststroke S11 | 1:17.47 | 5 Q | 1:19.47 | 6 |
| Leider Lemus | 100 m butterfly S11 | 1:12.19 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miguel Ángel Rincón | 50 m butterfly S5 | 42.18 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miguel Ángel Rincón | 100 m breaststroke SB4 | 1:47.35 | 7 Q | 1:46.74 | 7 |
| Miguel Ángel Rincón | 200 m freestyle S5 | 3:03.24 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luis Eduardo Rojas | 50 m backstroke S1 | — | — | 1:37.53 | 6 |
| Luis Eduardo Rojas | 100 m backstroke S1 | — | — | 3:39.25 | 6 |
| Carlos Serrano Zárate | 50 m freestyle S7 | 28.60 | 6 Q | 27.84 =AM | |
| Carlos Serrano Zárate | 50 m butterfly S7 | 30.04 | 4 Q | 29.34 | |
| Carlos Serrano Zárate | 100 m breaststroke SB7 | — | — | 1:12.01 PR | |
| Carlos Serrano Zárate | 200 m individual medley SM7 | 2:36.11 | 5 Q | 2:31.58 | |
| Brayan Triana | 100 m breaststroke S11 | 1:24.87 | 8 Q | 1:26.16 | 8 |
| Richard Mateo Vega | 50 m backstroke S2 | 1:14.10 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Mateo Vega | 100 m backstroke S2 | 2:38.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Mateo Vega | 200 m freestyle S2 | 5:21.29 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| María Barrera Zapata | 50 m freestyle S10 | 28.57 | 6 Q | 28.70 | 6 |
| María Barrera Zapata | 100 m freestyle S10 | 1:01.69 | 4 Q | 1:01.38 | 6 |
| María Barrera Zapata | 100 m backstroke S10 | 1:14.87 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| María Barrera Zapata | 100 m butterly S10 | — | — | 1:10.92 | 7 |
| María Barrera Zapata | 400 m freestyle S10 | — | — | 4:48.73 | 5 |
| Laura Carolina González Rodríguez | 100 m butterfly S8 | — | — | 1:20.93 | |
| Laura Carolina González Rodríguez | 200 m individual medley SM8 | 3:03.23 | 4 Q | 3:03.46 | 4 |
| Gisell Prada | 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 1:42.59 | 6 Q | 1:41.11 | 6 |
| Gisell Prada | 200 m individual medley SM7 | 3:31.61 | 8 Q | 3:29.27 | 7 |
| Sara Vargas Blanco | 50 m freestyle S6 | 33.83 | 4 Q | 33.97 | 6 |
| Sara Vargas Blanco | 50 m butterfly S6 | 37.80 | 5 Q | 37.33 | 6 |
| Sara Vargas Blanco | 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:30.23 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara Vargas Blanco | 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:46.87 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gisell Prada Miguel Ángel Rincón Sara Vargas Blanco Richard Mateo Vega | 4×50m freestyle relay 20pts | 3:01.49 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Vargas | Men's individual class 7 | Morales (ESP) L 0−3 | Schnake (GER) L 2−3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wheelchair basketball

The men's team qualified after winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
The following is the Colombia roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 375 | 272 | +103 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 312 | 298 | +14 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 327 | +26 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 307 | 333 | −26 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 332 | −27 | 6 | 9th/10th place playoff |
| 6 | Colombia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 256 | 346 | −90 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
* 26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) 20:30
* Report
| Colombia | 56–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 13–12, 15–15, 13–12 |||
| Pts: Hernandez 21 Rebs: Diaz, Hernandez 8 Asts: Leep 6 | | Pts: Akita 24 Rebs: Chokai 17 Asts: Chokai 10 |
* Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 40 Referees: Yap Poh Boon
* 27 August 2021 (2021-08-27) 14:45
* Report
| Spain | 74–56 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 15–16, 21–18, 20–6 |||
| Pts: Ortega 19 Rebs: Zarzuela 11 Asts: García 11 | | Pts: Diaz 18 Rebs: Hernandez 12 Asts: Leep 7 |
* Ariake Arena Referees: Tomas Pajer
* 28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 20:30
* Report
| South Korea | 66–54 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–17, 18–10, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Lee C. 14 Rebs: Lee Y. 13 Asts: Oh 11 | | Pts: Hernandez 21 Rebs: Sanz 8 Asts: Hernandez 9 |
* Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Attendance: 0 Referees: Hiroki Ono
* 29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) 11:15
* Report
| Colombia | 38–80 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 13–22, 7–27, 10–16 |||
| Pts: Diaz 9 Rebs: Granados 5 Asts: Leep 4 | | Pts: Gürbulak 19 Rebs: Gümüş, Gürbulak 7 Asts: Gürbulak 11 |
* Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Referees: Helen Rosenberg
* 30 August 2021 (2021-08-30) 9:00
* Report
| Colombia | 52–63 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 12–20, 18–16, 15–12 |||
| Pts: Diaz 18 Rebs: Diaz 11 Asts: Hernandez, Leep, Vargas 5 | | Pts: Anderson 22 Rebs: Anderson 17 Asts: Anderson, Goncin 8 |
* Ariake Arena Referees: Hiroki Ono

### 11th–12th classification match

* 1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) 9:00
* Report
| Colombia | 70–47 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 11–15, 15–7, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Hernandez 28 Rebs: Diaz 13 Asts: Hernandez 9 | | Pts: Ayache 20 Rebs: Ayache 9 Asts: Zidi 5 |
* Ariake Arena Referees: Hsieh Shu-fei

## Wheelchair tennis

Colombia qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. Angélica Bernal qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Meanwhile Johana Martinez qualified by world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Angélica Bernal | Women's singles | — | Whiley (GBR) L 6−0, 6−3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =17 |
| Johana Martínez | Women's singles | — | Zhenzhen (CHN) L 6−0, 6−0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =17 |