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. 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 Roque Barjum (→ 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 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
External links Official Olympic Reports Part Three: Results