Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 48 competitors, 39 men and 9 women, took part in 44 events in 9 sports.
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
William Roldán
Qualification — 14:39.50 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Herder Vázquez
Men's Marathon
Carlos Grisales — 2:15.56 (→ 11th place)
Julio Hernández — 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Héctor Moreno
Men's 50 km Walk
Héctor Moreno — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)
Men's High Jump
Gilmar Mayo
Women's 100 metres
Zandra Borrero
Mirtha Brock
Women's 200 metres
Patricia Rodríguez
Felipa Palacios
Women's 400 metres
Ximena Restrepo
Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Iglandini González — 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place)
Women's 4×100 metres Relay
Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra Borrero
Women's Javelin Throw
Zuleima Aramendiz
Qualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Beibis Mendoza
First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1
Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Daniel Reyes
First Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2
Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13
Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Marcos Verbal
First Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Dairo Esalas
First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
Ruber Marín
Javier Zapata
Óscar Giraldo
Dubán Ramírez
Raúl Montaña
Men's Individual Time Trial
Dubán Ramírez
Final — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)
Javier Zapata
Final — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)
Women's Individual Road Race
Maritza Corredor
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Individual Time Trial
Maritza Corredor
Final — 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)
Track Competition
Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
Jhon García
Marlon Pérez
Yovani López
José Velásquez
Men's Points Race
Marlon Pérez
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
Jhon Arias
Final — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)
Juan Arias
Final — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)
Equestrianism
Mixed Jumping Individual
Manuel Guillermo Torres
Alejandro Davila
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996.
Men's épée
Mauricio Rivas
Juan Miguel Paz
Shooting
Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres
Bernardo Tovar
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres
Bernardo Tovar
Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres
Bernardo Tovar
Men's Trap
Danilo Caro
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Mauricio Moreno
Heat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Diego Perdomo
Heat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 4:27.97
B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Isabel Ceballos
Heat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Flyweight
Juan Fernández
Nelson Castro
Men's Featherweight
Roger Berrio
Men's Middleweight
Álvaro Velasco
Men's Heavyweight
Deivan Valencia
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
José Uber Escobar
Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Juan Diego Giraldo
Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
José Manuel Restrepo
See also
Sports in Colombia
Colombia at the 1995 Pan American Games
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
Olympics