Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	44 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Colombia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Jimmy Sierra

• Round 1 — 10.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Pedro Grajales

• Round 1 — 21.0 s (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Pedro Grajales

• Round 1 — 46.7 s (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to round 2)
• Round 2 — 46.5 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Álvaro Mejía — 30:10.6 min (→ 10th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Hernán Barreneche — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Hernando Arrechea

• Round 1 — 14.0 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Cycling

1000 metres time trial

• Jorge Hernández — 1:09.24 min (→ 25th place)

Sprint

• Jaime Galeano

• Round 1 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)

• Héctor Urrego

• Round 1 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)

Individual pursuit

• Martín Rodríguez

• Qualification — 4:45.38 min (→ 9th in trial, did not advance)

Team pursuit

• Luis Saldarriaga, Mario Vanegas, Severo Hernández, Martín Rodríguez

• Qualification — 4:31.98 min (→ did not advance)

Road race

• Martín Rodríguez — 4:43:58.49 hrs (→ 9th place)
• Álvaro Pachón — 4:44:13.10 hrs (→ 15th place)
• Pedro Sánchez — 4:46:37.94 hrs (→ 30th place)
• Miguel Samaca — DNF (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3 metre springboard

• Roque Barjum (→ 24th place)

Women's 3 metre springboard

• Martha Manzano (→ 22nd place)

Men's 10 metre platform

• Diego Henao (→ 32nd place)

Football (soccer)

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round (Group A)

• Colombia – Mexico 0-1
• Colombia – Guinea 2-3
• Colombia – France 2-1
• → 3rd in group, did not advance

• Team roster

• ( 1.) Otoniel Quintana
• ( 2.) Gabriel Hernández
• ( 3.) Luis Soto
• ( 4.) Oscar Muñoz
• ( 5.) Darío López
• ( 6.) Joaquín Pardo
• ( 7.) Pedro Ospina
• ( 8.) Germán Gonzalez
• ( 9.) Alfredo Arango
• (10.) Norman Ortiz
• (11.) Gustavo Santa
• (12.) Ramiro Viafara
• (13.) Alberto Escobar
• (14.) Gabriel Berdugo
• (15.) Javier Tamayo
• (16.) Alfonso Jaramillo
• (17.) Fabio Mosquera

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

• Federico Sicard

• Heats — 59.0 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

• Ricardo González

• Heats — 57.0 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres freestyle

• Patricia Olano

• Heats — 1:05.3 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

• Federico Sicard

• Heats — 2:11.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Ricardo González

• Heats — 2:05.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Julio Arango

• Heats — 2:03.1 min (→ 2nd in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres freestyle

• Patricia Olano

• Heats — 2:25.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres freestyle

• Julio Arango

• Heats — 4:25.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres freestyle

• Patricia Olano

• Heats — 5:01.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Olga De Angulo

• Heats — 5:08.6 min (→ 3rd in heat, did not advance)

Women's 800 metres freestyle

• Patricia Olano

• Heats — 10:44.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

• Olga De Angulo

• Heats — 10:40.5 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres freestyle

• Julio Arango

• Heats — 11:53.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

• Tomás Becerra

• Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 100 metres breaststroke

• Ivan Gonima

• Heats — 1:15.1 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres breaststroke

• Ivan Gonima

• Heats — 2:45.0 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 100 metres butterfly

• Tomás Becerra

• Heats — 1:02.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres butterfly

• Carmen Gómez

• Heats — 1:14.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres butterfly

• Tomás Becerra

• Heats — 2:16.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres butterfly

• Carmen Gómez

• Heats — 2:44.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres individual medley

• Nelly Syro

• Heats — 2:55.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Olga De Angulo

• Heats — 2:48.7 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres individual medley

• Tomás Becerra

• Heats — 5:09.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres individual medley

• Olga De Angulo

• Heats — 6:00.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Patricia Olano

• Heats — 5:52.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Nelly Syro

• Heats — 6:13.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay

• Julio Arango, Federico Sicard, Tomás Becerra, Ricardo González

• Heats — 3:51.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay

• Tomás Becerra, Federico Sicard, Ricardo González, Julio Arango

• Heats — 8:26.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

See also

• Sports in Colombia

References

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results