Colombia_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Colombia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Colombian Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Colombiano) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games, with 147 athletes, 74 men and 73 women, competing across 23 sports.[2]
| Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 147 in 23 sports |
| Flag bearers | Yuri Alvear (opening)[1] Ingrit Valencia (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia returned home from Rio de Janeiro with a total of eight medals (three gold, two silver, and three bronze), marking the nation's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history based on the gold medal count.[3] Moreover, it matched the overall medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Two of these medals were awarded to the Colombian team in BMX cycling, boxing, and weightlifting, and one each in athletics and judo.
The nation's most significant highlight of the Games came from BMX rider Mariana Pajón, who successfully defended her title in the women's race and set a record as the first Colombian to receive two Olympic gold medals.[4] Apart from Pajón, triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen, and weightlifting veteran Óscar Figueroa also helped the Colombians bring home more golds from Rio de Janeiro than ever before, with Figueroa becoming the first male from his country to top the podium at his fourth and final Olympics.[citation needed]
Boxers Yuberjen Martínez (men's light flyweight) and Ingrit Valencia (women's flyweight) brought home medals in their signature sport, last achieved at the 1988. Judoka and triple world titlist Yuri Alvear joined Pajon and freestyle wrestler Jackeline Rentería as the only Colombian women to win two Olympic medals, with a silver medal in the women's 70 kg division.[3] The remaining medals went to BMX rider Carlos Ramírez in the men's race, and weightlifter Luis Javier Mosquera, who received the bronze in the men's 69 kg, following the disqualification of Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov over a doping offense.[5]
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The Colombian Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Colombiano) confirmed a team of 147 athletes, 74 men and 73 women, to compete across 23 sports at the Games.[2][6] It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, breaking its previous record of 104 athletes set in London four years earlier.
Football (for both men and women) and women's rugby sevens were the only team-based sports in which Colombia qualified for the Games, with the men's football squad returning to the Olympic tournament for the first time in 24 years.[6][7] For individual-based sports, Colombia marked its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and synchronized swimming.
Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Colombian team by an individual sport, with 34 entries. There was a single competitor each in golf, sailing, shooting, and table tennis.
Eight of the nation's Olympic medalists from London 2012 returned, including defending champion Mariana Pajón in the women's BMX race, triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen, weightlifter and four-time Olympian Óscar Figueroa (men's 69 kg), judoka and triple world titleist Yuri Alvear (women's 70 kg), BMX rider Carlos Oquendo, professional road cyclist Rigoberto Urán, taekwondo fighter Óscar Muñoz (men's 58 kg), and freestyle wrestler Jackeline Rentería, who became the first Colombian woman in history to earn two Olympic medals. 50-year-old trap shooter Danilo Caro headlined the full roster of Colombian athletes by competing at his record fifth Olympics.[8] Along with Figueroa, three Colombian athletes also vied for their fourth consecutive appearance, including race walker Luis Fernando López, backstroke swimmer Omar Pinzón, and weightlifter Ubaldina Valoyes (women's 75 kg).
18-year-old relay track sprinter Anthony Zambrano was Colombia's youngest competitor, with show jumper René Lopez rounding out the field as the oldest competitor (aged 52). Artistic gymnast Jossimar Calvo was initially selected through a nationwide online text-message voting to carry the Colombian flag, but forced to decline the honor due to his competition schedule on the first day of the Games.[9] Instead, Alvear, who entered the Games with a bronze medal from London 2012 and three world titles, took over Calvo's spot at the last minute to lead the Colombian team at the opening ceremony.[10]
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing and football are not counted as athletes:
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Three Colombian archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[11][12] Another Colombian archer also qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.[13]
| 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 | ||||
| Andrés Pila | Men's individual | 654 | 43 |  Mohamad (MAS)L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Carolina Aguirre | Women's individual | 605 | 52 |  Sartori (ITA)L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Ana Rendón | 641 | 18 |  Bjerendal (SWE)L 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||||
| Natalia Sánchez | 609 | 48 |  Perova (RUS)L 5–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||||
| Carolina Aguirre Ana Rendón Natalia Sánchez |
Women's team | 1855 | 10 | — |  India (IND)L 3–5 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Colombian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[14][15]
- 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
- Track & road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Éider Arévalo | 20 km walk | — | 1:21:36 | 15 | |||
| Bernardo Baloyes | 200 m | 20.78 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Diego Colorado | Marathon | — | 2:31:20 | 125 | |||
| Gerard Giraldo | — | 2:23:48 | 88 | ||||
| Luis Fernando López | 20 km walk | — | 1:22:32 | 29 | |||
| José Leonardo Montaña | 50 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
| Diego Palomeque | 400 m | 46.48 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| James Rendón | 50 km walk | — | DSQ | ||||
| Yeison Rivas | 110 m hurdles | 13.87 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
| Rafith Rodríguez | 800 m | 1:46.65 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrés Ruiz | Marathon | — | 2:22:09 | 79 | |||
| Jorge Armando Ruiz | 50 km walk | — | 3:51:42 | 17 | |||
| Esteban Soto | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:36 | 9 | |||
| Bernardo Baloyes Carlos Lemos Diego Palomeque Jhon Perlaza Anthony Zambrano |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.84 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erika Abril | Marathon | — | 2:44:05 | 73 | |||||
| Sandra Arenas | 20 km walk | — | 1:35:40 | 32 | |||||
| Kellys Arias | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Yeseida Carrillo | 20 km walk | — | 1:36:28 | 38 | |||||
| Muriel Coneo | 1500 m | 4:09.50 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Sandra Galvis | 20 km walk | — | DNF | ||||||
| Brigitte Merlano | 100 m hurdles | 13.09 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Angie Orjuela | Marathon | — | 2:37:05 | 43 | |||||
| Eliecith Palacios | 100 m | Bye | 11.48 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Evelyn Rivera | Bye | 11.59 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jhon Murillo | Men's triple jump | 16.78 | 8 q | 17.09 NR | 5 |
| Mauricio Ortega | Men's discus throw | 61.62 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Caterine Ibargüen | Women's triple jump | 14.52 | 1 Q | 15.17 |  |
| Sandra Lemos | Women's shot put | 16.46 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| Flor Ruiz | Women's javelin throw | 62.32 | 9 q | 61.54 | 9 |
| Yosiri Urrutia | Triple jump | 13.95 | 20 | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Women's heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelis Aguilar | Result | 13.84 | 1.74 | 13.60 | 24.12 | 6.23 | 46.90 | 2:14.32 | 6263 | 15 |
| Points | 1001 | 903 | 767 | 969 | 921 | 800 | 902 |
Colombia has entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Yuberjen Martinez, Jorge Vivas, and Ingrit Valencia had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16][17] Juan Carlos Carrillo and Ceiber Ávila rounded out the Colombian roster at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yuberjen Martínez | Men's light flyweight |  Lourenço (BRA)W 3–0 |
 Ladon (PHI)W 3–0 |
 Carmona (ESP)W 2–1 |
 Argilagos (CUB)W 2–1 |
 Dusmatov (UZB)L 0–3 |
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| Ceiber Ávila | Men's flyweight | Bye |  Emigdio (MEX)W 3–0 |
Aloyan (RUS) L 0–3 |
Did not Advance | ||
| Jorge Vivas | Men's middleweight |  Ntsengue (CMR)L 1–2 |
Did not Advance | ||||
| Juan Carlos Carrillo | Men's light heavyweight |  Adylbek Uulu (KGZ)W 3–0 |
 Bauderlique (FRA)L 0–3 |
Did not Advance | |||
| Ingrit Valencia | Women's flyweight | — |  Mbougnade (CAF)W TKO |
 Laopeam (THA)W 3–0 |
Ourahmoune (FRA) L 1–2 |
Did not advance |  |
Road
Colombian riders qualified for a maximum of five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[19] One additional spot was awarded to the Colombian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[20] The men's road cycling team, headlined by world no. 5 rider Nairo Quintana and London 2012 silver medalist Rigoberto Urán, were named to the Olympic roster on 17 April 2016.[21] However, Quintana stepped back, admitting that he decided to focus on the upcoming Vuelta a España instead.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Chaves | Men's road race | 6:13:39 | 21 |
| Sergio Henao | Did not finish | ||
| Miguel Ángel López | Did not finish | ||
| Jarlinson Pantano | Did not finish | ||
| Rigoberto Urán | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | Did not start | ||
| Ana Sanabria | Women's road race | 4:01:29 | 40 |
Track
Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombian riders have accumulated five spots in both the men's and women's sprint, men's and women's keirin, and men's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events. The full track cycling team was named to the Colombian roster for the Games on 6 July 2016.[22]
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Fabián Puerta | Men's sprint | 9.981 72.137 |
16 Q |  Glaetzer (AUS)L |
 Sarnecki (POL) Pervis (FRA)W 10.272 70.093 |
 Kenny (GBR)L |
 Xu C (CHN) Webster (NZL)L |
Did not advance | 9th place final Webster (NZL) Levy (GER) Hoogland (NED)L |
10 | |
| Santiago Ramírez | 10.199 70.595 |
23 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Juliana Gaviria | Women's sprint | 11.505 62.581 |
24 | Did not advance | |||||||
- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Fabián Puerta | Men's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 3 Q | 5 |
| Martha Bayona | Women's keirin | 3 R | 1 Q | DNF | 10 |
- Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Time trial | Flying lap | Points race | Total points | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||||
| Fernando Gaviria | Men's omnium | 8 | 26 | 4:26.649 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 36 | 1:02.469 | 4 | 34 | 13.273 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 181 | 4 |
Mountain biking
Colombia has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the Pan American Championships.[23]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Botero | Men's cross-country | 1:35:44 | 5 |
BMX
Colombian riders qualified for two men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's seventh-place finish for men and fourth for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 31 May 2016. Reigning Olympic champion Mariana Pajón, London 2012 bronze medalist Carlos Oquendo, and rookie Carlos Ramirez were named to the Colombian team at the conclusion of the World Championships on 29 May 2016.[24]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carlos Oquendo | Men's BMX | 35.341 | 14 | 9 | 2 Q | 14 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Carlos Ramírez | 35.423 | 19 | 11 | 4 Q | 11 | 3 Q | 35.517 | | |
| Mariana Pajón | Women's BMX | 34.508 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 Q | 34.093 | | |
Colombian divers qualified for three individual spots at the Olympics by virtue of a top 18 finish respectively at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.[25]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sebastián Morales | Men's 3 m springboard | 447.05 | 5 Q | 406.55 | 11 Q | 364.50 | 12 |
| Víctor Ortega | Men's 10 m platform | 386.85 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Sebastián Villa | 350.40 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Diana Pineda | Women's 3 m springboard | 276.90 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
Colombia has entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.[26][27]
Jumping
| 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 | |||
| Daniel Bluman | Apardi | Individual | 15 | 63 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
| René Lopez | Con Dios III | 8 | =53 Q | 13 | 21 | =55 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Colombia has entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Saskia García had claimed an Olympic spot in the women's foil as the highest-ranked fencer from America outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[28] Meanwhile, Jhon Edison Rodríguez rounded out the Colombian roster as the sole winner of the men's épée at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Jhon Édison Rodríguez | Men's épée |  Karyuchenko (UKR)W 15–7 |
 Imre (HUN)L 8–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Saskia van Erven | Women's foil | Bye | Mohamed (HUN) L 12–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Men's tournament
Colombia men's football team qualified for the Olympics with a 2–1 victory over the United States at the second leg of the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback for the first time after 24 years.[29]
- Team roster
The following is the Colombia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[30] Andrés Rentería withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Arley Rodríguez.[31]
Head coach: Carlos Restrepo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Cristian Bonilla | (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 |  Atlético Nacional |
| 2 | 2DF | William Tesillo* | (1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Santa Fe |
| 3 | 2DF | Deivy Balanta | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Junior |
| 4 | 2DF | Deiver Machado | (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Millonarios |
| 5 | 2DF | Felipe Aguilar | (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 6 | 3MF | Jefferson Lerma | (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 |  Levante |
| 7 | 4FW | Arley Rodríguez | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 8 | 4FW | Dorlan Pabón* | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 |  Monterrey |
| 9 | 4FW | Miguel Borja | (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 10 | 4FW | Teófilo Gutiérrez* (c) | (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 31) | 2 | 1 |  Sporting CP |
| 11 | 4FW | Harold Preciado | (1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 1 | Deportivo Cali |
| 12 | 3MF | Andrés Felipe Roa | (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| 13 | 2DF | Helibelton Palacios | (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| 14 | 3MF | Sebastián Pérez | (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 15 | 3MF | Wilmar Barrios | (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Deportes Tolima |
| 16 | 3MF | Kevin Balanta | (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| 17 | 2DF | Cristian Borja | (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Santa Fe |
| 18 | 1GK | Luis Hurtado | (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| 19 | 2DF | Juan Sebastián Quintero | (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Cali |
* Over-aged player.
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
- Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
Colombia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by finishing second behind Brazil at the 2014 Copa América Femenina in Ecuador.[36]
- Team roster
Head coach: Fabián Taborda
Colombia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 14 July 2016.[37]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Catalina Pérez | (1994-11-08)8 November 1994 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 |  University of Miami |
| 2 | 3MF | Carolina Arbeláez | (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Formas Íntimas |
| 3 | 3MF | Natalia Gaitán (captain) | (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 25) | 39 | 4 | Valencia CF |
| 4 | 3MF | Diana Ospina | (1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 27) | 33 | 3 | Formas Íntimas |
| 5 | 2DF | Isabella Echeverri | (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) | 15 | 1 | University of Toledo |
| 6 | 2DF | Liana Salazar | (1992-09-16)16 September 1992 (aged 23) | 13 | 0 | Futuro Soccer |
| 7 | 4FW | Ingrid Vidal | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 25) | 54 | 11 | CD Palmiranas |
| 8 | 2DF | Mildrey Pineda | (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26) | 25 | 2 | CD Palmiranas |
| 9 | 2DF | Oriánica Velásquez | (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 27) | 41 | 2 | Club Gol Star |
| 10 | 3MF | Leicy Santos | (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 20) | 15 | 2 | Club Gol Star |
| 11 | 3MF | Catalina Usme | (1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 26) | 44 | 20 | Formas Íntimas |
| 12 | 4FW | Nicole Regnier | (1995-02-28)28 February 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 13 | 2DF | Ángela Clavijo | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22) | 19 | 0 | Club Kamatsa |
| 14 | 2DF | Nataly Arias | (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 30) | 58 | 6 | Formas Íntimas |
| 15 | 3MF | Tatiana Ariza | (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 25) | 38 | 8 | Houston Aces |
| 16 | 4FW | Lady Andrade | (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24) | 45 | 9 | Western New York Flash |
| 17 | 2DF | Carolina Arias | (1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 25) | 42 | 0 | Orsomarso S.C. |
| 18 | 1GK | Sandra Sepúlveda | (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28) | 39 | 0 |  F.C. Kiryat Gat |
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Colombia | 2–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
C. Usme  26', 90' |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
C. Dunn 41' Pugh 59' |
Colombia has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Mariajo Uribe (world no. 103) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[41]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Mariajo Uribe | Women's | 70 | 71 | 74 | 66 | 281 | −3 | =19 |
Artistic
Colombia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. A Colombian male gymnast, whose name had yet to be determined, and Catalina Escobar had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[42][43]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Jossimar Calvo | All-around | 14.175 | 15.033 | 14.166 | 13.766 | 15.400 | 14.966 | 87.506 | 13 Q | 14.650 | 14.700 | 14.433 | 14.833 | 15.366 | 14.933 | 88.915 | 10 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Catalina Escobar | Uneven bars | — | 13.058 | — | 13.058 | 61 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Balance beam | — | 10.200 | — | 10.200 | 82 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Floor | — | 3.700 | 3.700 | 82 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Colombia had qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Yuri Alvear, a three time Olympian by the 2012 London Summer Olympics earning a bronze medal, was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. Olympian Yadinis Amaris in the women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as the highest-ranked Colombian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[44][45]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yadinis Amaris | Women's −57 kg |  Gjakova (KOS)L 000–100 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Yuri Alvear | Women's −70 kg | Bye |  Pérez (PUR)W 000–000 S |
Bernabéu (ESP) W 100–000 |
Conway (GBR) W 010–000 |
Bye |  Tachimoto (JPN)L 000–100 |
|
Women's tournament
The Colombia women's team qualified automatically based on their top finish at the 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens.[46]
- Team roster
- The following is the Colombia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[47]
Head coach: Laurent Palau
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 12 | +89 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 6 | |
| 4 | Colombia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | −137 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
| 6 August 2016 13:30 |
| Australia | 53–0 | Colombia |
| Try: Williams 1' m Caslick (3) 3' c, 7' m, 8' c Tonegato 5' m Parry 7' m Beck (2) 10' c, 13' c Turner 12' m Con: Dalton (3/8) Etheridge (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
| Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
| 6 August 2016 18:00 |
| United States | 48–0 | Colombia |
| Try: Kelter (2) 1' c, 6' c Doyle 6' m Johnson (2) 7' m, 13' m Javelet 8' c Carlyle 11' c Fa'avesi 14' m Con: Kelter (2/3) Baravilala (2/3) Stephens (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
| Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) |
| 7 August 2016 13:00 |
| Fiji | 36–0 | Colombia |
| Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m Tinai 5' c Roqica 7' m Riwai 9' c Nagasau 14' m Con: Tinai (2/4) Riwai (1/1) Tisolo (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
| Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada) |
- Classification semifinal (9–12)
| 7 August 2016 16:00 |
| Brazil | 24–0 | Colombia |
| Try: Ramalho 3' m Teles (2) 6' c, 7' m Muhlbauer 9' c Con: Kochhann (2/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
| Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) |
- Eleventh place game
| 8 August 2016 12:30 |
| Colombia | 10–22 |  Kenya |
| Try: S. Acevedo 1' m Medina 7' m Con: Lopera (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Okelo (2) 4' m, 11' c I. Otieno 9' m Masinde 14' m Con: Awino (1/3) Nziwa (0/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada) |
Colombia has qualified a boat in the men's RS:X class by virtue of a top finish for Central & South America at the 2016 ISAF World Cup regatta in Miami, Florida, United States.[48]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Santiago Grillo | Men's RS:X | 29 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 35 | DNF | EL | 299 | 30 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Colombia has received a wildcard invitation from ISSF to send Danilo Caro, who will be going to his sixth Olympics, in the men's trap, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by 31 March 2016.[49][50]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Danilo Caro | Men's trap | 110 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Colombian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[51][52]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Gómez | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:56.65 | 15 Q | 1:57.47 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Jorge Murillo | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 59.93 NR | 14 Q | 1:00.81 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.81 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Omar Pinzón | Men's 200 m backstroke | 1:59.69 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Isabella Arcila | Women's 50 m freestyle | 25.35 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
Colombia has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their eleventh-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[53][54]
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Estefanía Álvarez Mónica Arango |
Duet | 80.3363 | 17 | 80.4667 | 160.8030 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
Colombia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Lady Ruano secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[55][56]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lady Ruano | Women's singles | Bye |  Vacenovská (CZE)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Óscar Muñoz, and 2008 Olympian Doris Patiño secured the spots in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[57]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Óscar Muñoz | Men's −58 kg |  Bragança (POR)L 3–14 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Doris Patiño | Women's −57 kg |  Malak (EGY)L 0–13 PTG |
Did not advance | ||||
Colombia has entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah qualified directly for the men's doubles by virtue of their combined top 30 placement in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.[58][59] Meanwhile, Mariana Duque Mariño received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings, as a result of three players' withdrawal from the Games due to concerns on Zika virus.[60]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
Men's doubles | — | Herbert / Mahut (FRA) W 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
 Johnson / Sock (USA) L 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Did not advance | |||
| Mariana Duque Mariño | Women's singles | Kerber (GER) L 3–6, 5–7 |
Did not advance | |||||
Colombian weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[61]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Habib de las Salas | −56 kg | 119 | 8 | 147 | 8 | 264 | 6 |
| Óscar Figueroa | −62 kg | 142 | 1 | 176 | 1 | 318 | |
| Edwin Mosquera | −69 kg | 140 | 16 | 170 | 16 | 310 | 16 |
| Luis Javier Mosquera | 145 | 5 | 183 | 3 | 338 | * | |
| Andrés Caicedo | −77 kg | 155 | 5 | 191 | 4 | 346 | 5 |
* Mosquera originally placed fourth behind initial bronze medalist Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan. Artykov was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance called strychnine. The bronze medal stripped from Artykov is reallocated to Mosquera.[62]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Lina Rivas | −58 kg | 96 | 8 | 120 | 7 | 216 | 7 |
| Mercedes Pérez | −63 kg | 104 | 5 | 130 | 4 | 234 | 4 |
| Leydi Solís | −69 kg | 110 | 4 | 143 | 3 | 253 | 4 |
| Ubaldina Valoyes | −75 kg | 111 | 5 | 136 | 4 | 247 | 4 |
Colombia has qualified a total of five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the women's freestyle (58 & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Colombian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.[63][64]
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Men's freestyle
| 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 | ||
| Carlos Izquierdo | −74 kg | Bye |  Hasanov (AZE)L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 18 | ||||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| 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 | ||
| Carlos Muñoz | −75 kg | Bácsi (HUN) L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 20 | |||||
- Women's freestyle
| 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 | ||
| Carolina Castillo | −48 kg | Bye |  Chov (CAM)W 4–0 ST |
 Yankova (BUL)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Jackeline Rentería | −58 kg | Bye |  Sovero (PER)W 3–1 PP |
Ratkevich (AZE) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Andrea Olaya | −75 kg | Bye | Gray (USA) L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | 15 | ||||
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