Colombia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Colombia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country sent 68 athletes to compete in 15 sports (archery, athletics, boxing, rowing, cycling, equestrian, artistic gymnastics, judo, weightlifting, wrestling, swimming, taekwondo, and table tennis), making this Colombia's largest ever delegation to the Olympics.[1]
Quick Facts Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 67 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearers | María Luisa Calle (opening) Juan Urán (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Originally, Colombia left Beijing with two medals, a silver and a bronze won by weightlifter Diego Salazar and wrestler Jackeline Rentería respectively.[2] Weightlifter Leydi Solís originally finished fourth, but was promoted to a silver medal after both gold[3] and bronze[4] medalist of the 69 kg category were disqualified following a positive anti-doping test of their respective 2008 samples. She received her medal in december 2017.[5]
Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Diego Salazar | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg | August 11 |
| Silver | Leydi Solís | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | August 13 |
 Bronze | Jackeline Rentería | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg | August 16 |
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More information Medals by sport, Total ...
| Medals by sport | ||||||
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| Sport |  |
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Total | ||
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
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More information Medals by gender, Total ...
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |
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Total | Percentage |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66,7% |
| Male | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33,3% |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 100% |
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Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Colombia sent archers to the Olympics for the third time and first since 1992; the nation sought its first Olympic medal in the sport. Colombia qualified a full team of three women by placing ninth in the women's team event at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships (because host China took seventh, nine teams were taken instead of the usual eight).[6] The team that Colombia sent to the Olympics was the same that competed at the Worlds: Sigrid Romero, Ana Rendón, and Natalia Sánchez.[7]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ana María Rendón | Women's individual | 647 | 10 |  Tonetta (ITA)W 106 (10)–106 (9) |
 Dagbaeva (RUS)W 110–106 |
 Lorig (USA)L 95–107 |
Did not advance | |||
| Sigrid Romero | 551 | 62 |  Joo H-J (KOR)L 98–108 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Natalia Sánchez | 643 | 18 |  Muliuk (BLR)L 101–104 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Ana María Rendón Sigrid Romero Natalia Sánchez |
Women's team | 1841 | 10 | — |  Japan (JPN) (7)L 206–199 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Juan Carlos Cardona | Marathon | — | 2:21:57 | 43 | |||||||
| Daniel Grueso | 100 m | 10.35 | 4 q | 10.37 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.15 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Luis Fernando López | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:59 | 9 | |||||||
| Rodrigo Moreno | 50 km walk | — | 4:03:52 | 34 | |||||||
| Geiner Mosquera | 400 m | 46.59 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| James Rendón | 20 km walk | — | 1:24:41 | 31 | |||||||
| Paulo César Villar | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 | 1 Q | 13.46 | 3 Q | 13.85 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rosibel García | 800 m | 2:01.98 | 2 Q | — | 1:59.38 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Yomara Hinestroza | 100 m | 11.39 | 4 q | 11.66 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Darlenys Obregón | 200 m | 23.33 | 5 q | 23.40 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Bertha Sánchez | Marathon | — | 2:47:02 | 62 | |||||
| Sandra Zapata | 20 km walk | — | 1:36:18 | 35 | |||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Zuleima Aramendiz | Javelin throw | 54.71 | 39 | Did not advance | |
| Johana Moreno | Hammer throw | 64.66 | 36 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Colombia qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Romero and Pérez qualified at the world championships.[8] Álvarez, Julio Blanco, and Rivas qualified at the second American continental qualifying tournament.[9]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jonatan Romero | Bantamweight |  Mesbahi (MAR)L 3–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Darley Pérez | Lightweight | Bye |  Talasbayev (KGZ)W 15–4 |
Tishchenko (RUS) L 5–13 |
Did not advance | ||
| Eleider Álvarez | Light heavyweight | Bye |  Jeffries (GBR)L 5–5+ |
Did not advance | |||
| Deivi Julio Blanco | Heavyweight | — |  M'Bumba (FRA)L 5–11 |
Did not advance | |||
| Óscar Rivas | Super heavyweight | — |  Pulev (BUL)W 11–5 |
Cammarelle (ITA) L 5–9 |
Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Botero | Men's road race | 6:24:01 | 7 |
| Men's time trial | 1:06:35 | 25 | |
| José Serpa | Men's road race | 6:26:27 | 41 |
| Rigoberto Urán | Did not finish | ||
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Track
- Pursuit
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
| Carlos Alzate | Men's individual pursuit | 4:35.154 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| María Luisa Calle | Women's individual pursuit | 3:41.175 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Juan Esteban Arango Arles Castro Juan Pablo Forero Jairo Pérez |
Men's team pursuit | 4:11.397 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
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- Omnium
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Luisa Calle | Women's points race | 13 | 0 | 4 |
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Mountain biking
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Páez | Men's cross-country | 2:06:46 | 26 |
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BMX
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Augusto Castro | Men's BMX | 36.301 | 7 | 14 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrés Jiménez | 36.339 | 9 | 11 | 4 Q | 13 | 4 Q | 39.137 | 4 | |
| Sergio Salazar | 36.145 | 6 | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Juan Urán | 3 m springboard | 443.05 | 14 Q | 468.90 | 9 Q | 454.60 | 10 |
| 10 m platform | 418.00 | 18 Q | 436.10 | 12 Q | 414.80 | 11 | |
| Víctor Ortega Juan Urán |
10 m synchronized platform | — | 423.66 | 6 | |||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Diana Pineda | 3 m springboard | 268.85 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Show jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Manuel Torres | Chambacunero | Individual | 21 | 72 Q | 22 | 43 | 63 | Did not advance | 43 | 63 | |||||||
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Artistic
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Jorge Hugo Giraldo | All-around | 14.200 | 13.350 | 13.950 | 15.150 | 14.025 | 13.975 | 84.650 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Natalia Sánchez | All-around | 13.000 | 14.150 | 13.175 | 13.825 | 54.150 | 53 | Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mario Valles | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Anthony (AUS)W 1010–0000 |
 Gontiuk (UKR)L 0001–0110 |
Did not advance |  Denanyoh (TOG)W 0100–0001 |
Burton (GBR) L 0001–0110 |
Did not advance | |||
| Yuri Alvear | Women's −70 kg | — |  Zhanzunova (KAZ)W 1000–0000 |
 Hernández (CUB)L 0100–1000 |
Did not advance | Bye | Scapin (ITA) W 1000–0010 |
 Iglesias (ESP)L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rodrigo Ideus Forero | Single sculls | 7:56.85 | 5 SE/F | Bye | 7:29.71 | 2 FE | 7:18.61 | 27 | |
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Santiago Grillo | RS:X | 30 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 34 | EL | 293 | 35 | |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Diego Duarte Delgado | Skeet | 106 | 38 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Camilo Becerra | 50 m freestyle | 22.93 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 54.27 | 53 | Did not advance | ||||
| Julio Galofre | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.62 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| Omar Pinzón | 100 m backstroke | 55.11 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:59.11 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:59.47 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:02.28 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:22.31 | 21 | — | Did not advance | |||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Carolina Colorado Henao | 50 m freestyle | 26.11 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.19 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:00.06 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Erika Stewart | 200 m individual medley | 2:18.54 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Paula Medina | Women's singles |  Zhang M (CAN)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | |||||||
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Gladys Mora | Women's −49 kg |  Yang S-C (TPE)L (−1)–0 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Doris Patiño | Women's −57 kg | Calabrese (ITA) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sergio Rada | −56 kg | 112 | 14 | 140 | 12 | 252 | 12 |
| Diego Salazar | −62 kg | 138 | 2 | 167 | 2 | 305 | |
| Óscar Figueroa | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | ||
| Edwin Mosquera | −69 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Luis Miguel Pineda | 132 | 19 | 167 | 15 | 299 | 15 | |
| Carlos Andica | −85 kg | 155 | 12 | 201 | 8 | 356 | 10 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Mercedes Pérez | −63 kg | 97 | 8 | 120 | 8 | 217 | 8 |
| Tulia Medina | −69 kg | 106 | 4 | 124 | 6 | 230 | 6 |
| Leydi Solís | 105 | 5 | 135 | 3 | 240 | | |
| Ubaldina Valoyes | −75 kg | 110 | 6 | 134 | 8 | 244 | 7 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Fredy Serrano | −55 kg | Bye |  Dabbaghi (IRI)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Jarlis Mosquera | −84 kg | Bye | Danko (UKR) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
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- Women's freestyle
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jackeline Rentería | −55 kg |  Amri (TUN)W 5–0 VT |
Van Dusen (USA) W 3–1 PP |
 Xu L (CHN)L 0–5 VT |
Bye |  Pavăl (ROU)W 5–0 VT |
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