Colombia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Colombia won its first ever gold medal at these Olympic games. 44 competitors, 25 men and 19 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate María Isabel Urrutia Weightlifting Women's 75 kg 20 September
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Colombia at the 2000 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 8 11Boxing 3 – 3Cycling 7 2 9Diving 1 1 2Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 1 1 2Shooting 2 1 3Swimming 4 1 5Taekwondo 1 0 1Tennis 0 2 2Triathlon 0 1 1Weightlifting 1 2 3Wrestling 1 – 1 Total 25 19 44
Athletics
Men's Competition Men's 200m Jimmy Pino Round 1 – 21.42 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump Gilmar Mayo Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon José Alirio Carrasco Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Competition Women's 200m Felipa Palacios Round 1 – 23.08 Round 2 – 23.19 Semifinal – 23.11 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Norma González Round 1 – 53.34 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Mirtha Brock, Digna Luz Murillo, Melisa Murillo, Felipa Palacios, Ximena Restrepo Round 1 – 44.08 Semifinal – 44.37 (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw Sabina Moya Qualifying – 49.16 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon Iglandini González Final – 2:47:26 (→ 40th place)
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Andrés Ledesma Round 1 – Lost to Somluck Kamsing of Thailand (→ did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) José Leonardo Cruz Round 1 – Defeated Giovanni Michael Frontin of Mauritius Round 2 – Lost to Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan (→ did not advance)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Francisco Calderón Round 1 – Bye Round 2 – Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike Men's Mountain Bike Diego Garavito Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Mountain Bike Flor Marina Delgadillo Final – 2:03:17.10 (→ 24th place)
Road Cycling Men's Individual Time Trial Víctor Hugo Peña Final – 1:01:10 (→ 24th place)
Men's Road Race Ruber Marín Final – 5:30:46 (→ 31st place) Santiago Botero Final – did not finish (→ no ranking) Jhon García Final – did not finish (→ no ranking) Fredy Gonzalez Final – did not finish (→ no ranking) Víctor Hugo Peña Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Cycling
Men's Competition Men's Point Race Marlon Pérez Points – 0 Laps Down – 2 (→ 21st place)
Women's Competition Women's Individual Pursuit María Luisa Calle Qualifying – 03:44.395 (→ did not advance)
Women's Point Race María Luisa Calle Points – 2 (→ 11th place)
Diving
Men's 3 Metre Springboard Juan Urán Preliminary – 308.1 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform Juan Urán Preliminary – 333.93 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard Diana Pineda Preliminary – 220.68 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Colombia in 2000.
Men's épée Mauricio Rivas
Women's épée Ángela María Espinosa
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle Camilo Becerra Preliminary Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Freestyle Fernando Jácome Preliminary Heat – 52.24 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle Fernando Jácome Preliminary Heat – 1:54.17 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Backstroke Germán Martínez Preliminary Heat – 59.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Backstroke Alejandro Bermúdez Preliminary Heat – 02:03.43 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Individual Medley Alejandro Bermúdez Preliminary Heat – 04:29.42 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Breaststroke Isabel Ceballos Preliminary Heat – 01:11.90 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Breaststroke Isabel Ceballos Preliminary Heat – 02:34.09 (→ did not advance)
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Women's Competition: Maria Morales – 2:13:43.38 (→ 37th place)
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank123123Nelson Castro– 56 kg110.0115.0117.5140.0145.0145.0260.011
Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank123123María Isabel Urrutia– 75 kg105.0110.0110.0132.5135.0137.5245.0Carmenza Delgado+ 75 kg110.0115.0115.0140.0145.0147.5260.04
Wrestling
See also Sports in Colombia Colombia at the 1999 Pan American Games
Notes
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site
References