Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Women's 400 metresAugust 5
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 3 2 5Boxing 3 – 3Cycling 8 0 8Equestrian 3 0 3Fencing 2 0 2Football 19 – 19Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 1 0 1Weightlifting 4 – 4Wrestling 1 – 1 Total 46 3 49
Archery
After missing the 1988 archery competition, Colombia returned for its second Olympic tournament in 1992. This time, the nation sent a female archer. She fared no better than Juan Echavarria had eight years earlier.
Women's Individual Competition: Maria Echavarria – Ranking Round, 55th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men's 5.000 metres Herder Vázquez Heat — 14:06.80 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres Herder Vázquez Heat — 30:07.55 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon Carlos Grisales — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk Héctor Moreno — 1:26:23 (→ 9th place)
Women's 400 metres Ximena Restrepo Norfalia Carabalí
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Fernando Retayud First Round — Lost to Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (MGL), 2:8
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Jesús Pérez First Round — Lost to Philippe Wartelle (FRA), 5:12
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) Edwin Cassiani First Round — Lost to Héctor Vinent (CUB), 4:27
Cycling
Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992.
Men's road race José Robles Héctor Palacio Libardo Niño
Men's sprint Jhon González
Men's 1 km time trial José Velásquez
Men's individual pursuit Alberny Vargas
Men's team pursuit Esteban López Fernando Sierra Alberny Vargas José Velásquez
Men's points race José Velásquez
Equestrianism
Mixed Individual Jumping Juan Carlos García Manuel Guillermo Torres Hugo Gamboa
Mixed Team Jumping Juan Carlos García Manuel Guillermo Torres Hugo Gamboa
Fencing
Two male fencers represented Colombia in 1992.
Men's épée Mauricio Rivas Juan Miguel Paz
Football
Men's team competition Preliminary round (group C) Lost to Spain (0-4) Drew with Qatar (1-1) Lost to Egypt (3-4) → Did not advance Team Roster ( 1.) Miguel Angel Calero ( 2.) Jorge Bermudez ( 3.) Robeiro Moreno ( 4.) José Santa ( 5.) Victor Hugo Marulanda ( 6.) Hermán Gaviria ( 7.) Faustino Asprilla ( 8.) John Lozano ( 9.) Iván Valenciano (10.) Víctor Pacheco (11.) Carlos Alberto Uribe (12.) Faryd Mondragón (13.) Geovanis Cassiani (14.) John Perez (15.) Víctor Aristizábal (16.) Gustavo Restrepo (17.) John Jairo Mejia (18.) Diego Osorio (19.) Jairo Zulbarán (20.) Omar Cañas Head coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
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 Running Target, 10 metres Hernando Barrientos
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle Alejandro Bermúdez Heat — 4:01.66 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle Alejandro Bermúdez Heat — 16:01.77 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke Alejandro Bermúdez Heat — 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley Alejandro Bermúdez Heat — 4:33.87 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Featherweight José Horacio Villegas Roger Berrio
Men's Lightweight Eyne Acevedo
Men's Middleweight Álvaro Velasco
Wrestling
Men's Freestyle Welterweight Romelio Salas
See also Colombia at the 1991 Pan American Games Sports in Colombia
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database