Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
After missing the 1988 archery competition, Colombia returned for its second Olympic tournament in 1992. This time, the nation sent a female archer. She fared no better than Juan Echavarria had eight years earlier.
Women's Individual Competition:
Maria Echavarria – Ranking Round, 55th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men's 5.000 metres
Herder Vázquez
Heat — 14:06.80 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
Herder Vázquez
Heat — 30:07.55 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Carlos Grisales — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
Héctor Moreno — 1:26:23 (→ 9th place)
Women's 400 metres
Ximena Restrepo
Norfalia Carabalí
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Fernando Retayud
First Round — Lost to Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (MGL), 2:8
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Jesús Pérez
First Round — Lost to Philippe Wartelle (FRA), 5:12
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Edwin Cassiani
First Round — Lost to Héctor Vinent (CUB), 4:27
Cycling
Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992.
Men's road race
José Robles
Héctor Palacio
Libardo Niño
Men's sprint
Jhon González
Men's 1 km time trial
José Velásquez
Men's individual pursuit
Alberny Vargas
Men's team pursuit
Esteban López
Fernando Sierra
Alberny Vargas
José Velásquez
Men's points race
José Velásquez
Equestrianism
Mixed Individual Jumping
Juan Carlos García
Manuel Guillermo Torres
Hugo Gamboa
Mixed Team Jumping
Juan Carlos García
Manuel Guillermo Torres
Hugo Gamboa
Fencing
Two male fencers represented Colombia in 1992.
Men's épée
Mauricio Rivas
Juan Miguel Paz
Football
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary round (group C)
Lost to Spain (0-4)
Drew with Qatar (1-1)
Lost to Egypt (3-4)
→ Did not advance
Team Roster
(1.) Miguel Angel Calero
(2.) Jorge Bermudez
(3.) Robeiro Moreno
(4.) José Santa
(5.) Victor Hugo Marulanda
(6.) Hermán Gaviria
(7.) Faustino Asprilla
(8.) John Lozano
(9.) Iván Valenciano
(10.) Víctor Pacheco
(11.) Carlos Alberto Uribe
(12.) Faryd Mondragón
(13.) Geovanis Cassiani
(14.) John Perez
(15.) Víctor Aristizábal
(16.) Gustavo Restrepo
(17.) John Jairo Mejia
(18.) Diego Osorio
(19.) Jairo Zulbarán
(20.) Omar Cañas
Head coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
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 Running Target, 10 metres
Hernando Barrientos
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 4:01.66 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 16:01.77 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Alejandro Bermúdez
Heat — 4:33.87 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Featherweight
José Horacio Villegas
Roger Berrio
Men's Lightweight
Eyne Acevedo
Men's Middleweight
Álvaro Velasco
Wrestling
Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Romelio Salas
See also
Colombia at the 1991 Pan American Games
Sports in Colombia
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992
Olympics