Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 48 competitors, 39 men and 9 women, took part in 44 events in 9 sports.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
 * William Roldán
 * Qualification &mdash; 14:39.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres
 * Herder Vázquez

Men's Marathon
 * Carlos Grisales &mdash; 2:15.56 (→ 11th place)
 * Julio Hernández &mdash; 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk
 * Héctor Moreno

Men's 50 km Walk
 * Héctor Moreno &mdash; 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)

Men's High Jump
 * Gilmar Mayo

Women's 100 metres
 * Zandra Borrero
 * Mirtha Brock

Women's 200 metres
 * Patricia Rodríguez
 * Felipa Palacios

Women's 400 metres
 * Ximena Restrepo
 * Heat &mdash; did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon
 * Iglandini González &mdash; 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place)

Women's 4×100 metres Relay
 * Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra Borrero

Women's Javelin Throw
 * Zuleima Aramendiz
 * Qualification &mdash; 54.24m (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
 * Beibis Mendoza
 * First Round &mdash; Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1
 * Second Round &mdash; Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
 * Daniel Reyes
 * First Round &mdash; Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2
 * Second Round &mdash; Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13
 * Quarter Finals &mdash; Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
 * Marcos Verbal
 * First Round &mdash; Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
 * Dairo Esalas
 * First Round &mdash; Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
 * Ruber Marín
 * Javier Zapata
 * Óscar Giraldo
 * Dubán Ramírez
 * Raúl Montaña

Men's Individual Time Trial
 * Dubán Ramírez
 * Final &mdash; 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)
 * Javier Zapata
 * Final &mdash; 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)

Women's Individual Road Race
 * Maritza Corredor
 * Final &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial
 * Maritza Corredor
 * Final &mdash; 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)

Track Competition
Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
 * Jhon García
 * Marlon Pérez
 * Yovani López
 * José Velásquez

Men's Points Race
 * Marlon Pérez
 * Final &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
 * Jhon Arias
 * Final &mdash; 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)
 * Juan Arias
 * Final &mdash; 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)

Equestrianism
Mixed Jumping Individual
 * Manuel Guillermo Torres
 * Alejandro Davila

Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996.


 * Men's épée
 * Mauricio Rivas
 * Juan Miguel Paz

Shooting
Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres
 * Bernardo Tovar

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres
 * Bernardo Tovar

Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres
 * Bernardo Tovar

Men's Trap
 * Danilo Caro

Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
 * Alejandro Bermúdez
 * Heat &mdash; 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke
 * Mauricio Moreno
 * Heat &mdash; 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100m Butterfly
 * Diego Perdomo
 * Heat &mdash; 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley
 * Alejandro Bermúdez
 * Heat &mdash; 4:27.97
 * B-Final &mdash; 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke
 * Isabel Ceballos
 * Heat &mdash; 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Weightlifting
Men's Flyweight
 * Juan Fernández
 * Nelson Castro

Men's Featherweight
 * Roger Berrio

Men's Middleweight
 * Álvaro Velasco

Men's Heavyweight
 * Deivan Valencia

Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
 * José Uber Escobar

Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
 * Juan Diego Giraldo

Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
 * José Manuel Restrepo