Colombia at the Olympics

Colombia was at the Olympic Games in 1932 for the first time.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Colombia is COL.

History
Teams from Colombia have been in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1952 Games.  Colombia was in the Winter Olympic Games in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Colombian athletes have won a total of eleven Olympic medals in six different sports. María Isabel Urrutia won the nation's first gold medal in 2000.

The National Olympic Committee for Colombia was formed in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.

List of medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     1972 Munich  Boxing  Men's featherweight     1972 Munich  Boxing  Men's lightweight     1972 Munich  Shooting  50 metre running target     1984 Los Angeles  Shooting  50 metre running target     1988 Seoul  Boxing  Men's bantamweight     1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Women's 400 metres     2000 Sydney  Weightlifting  Women's 75 kg     2004 Athens  Cycling  Women's points race     2004 Athens  Weightlifting  Women's 53 kg     2008 Beijing  Weightlifting  Men's 62 kg     2008 Beijing  Wrestling  Women's freestyle 55 kg     2012 London  Cycling  Men's road race     2012 London   Weightlifting  Men's 62 kg     2012 London  Judo  Women's 70 kg     2012 London  Athletics  Women's triple jump     2012 London  Taekwondo  Men's 58 kg     2012 London  Wrestling  Women's freestyle 55 kg     2012 London  Cycling  Women's BMX     2012 London  Cycling  Men's BMX

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

 Other websites 
  Colombia profile at London2012.com 
 COlombia at Olympic.org

Olympics
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Colombia