Colombia at the Olympics facts for kids
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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 |
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Bronze | Clemente Rojas | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
Bronze | Alfonso Pérez | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
Silver | Helmut Bellingrodt | 1972 Munich | Shooting | 50 metre running target |
Silver | Helmut Bellingrodt | 1984 Los Angeles | Shooting | 50 metre running target |
Bronze | Jorge Julio Rocha | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
Bronze | Ximena Restrepo | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 400 metres |
Gold | María Isabel Urrutia | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg |
Bronze | María Luisa Calle | 2004 Athens | Cycling | Women's points race |
Bronze | Mabel Mosquera | 2004 Athens | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
Silver | Diego Fernando Salazar | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg |
Bronze | Jackeline Rentería | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg |
Silver | Rigoberto Urán | 2012 London | Cycling | Men's road race |
Silver | Óscar Figueroa | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg |
Bronze | Yuri Alvear | 2012 London | Judo | Women's 70 kg |
Silver | Caterine Ibargüen | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's triple jump |
Bronze | Óscar Muñoz Oviedo | 2012 London | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Bronze | Jackeline Rentería | 2012 London | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg |
Gold | Mariana Pajón | 2012 London | Cycling | Women's BMX |
Bronze | Carlos Oquendo | 2012 London | Cycling | Men's BMX |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Colombian delegation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
See also
In Spanish: Colombia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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