Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	COL
NOC	Colombian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors	43 (38 men, 5 women) in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Colombia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 38 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 5 sports.^[1] They did not win any medals.

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[]

Ten cyclists represented Colombia in 1968.

1000m 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)

Individual 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

• (→ 24th place)

Women's 3 metre springboard

• Martha Manzano (→ 22nd place)

Men's 10 metre platform

• Diego Henao (→ 32nd place)

Football[]

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

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

Men's 200 metres breaststroke

• • 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[]

External links[]

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results^{[permanent dead link]}