Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of Helsinki 1952. For the first time since Beijing 2008, the nation has been failed to win a single Olympic gold medal.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Luis Javier Mosquera Weightlifting Men's 67 kg Mariana Pajón Cycling Women's BMX racing Anthony Zambrano Athletics Men's 400 metres Sandra Arenas Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk Carlos Ramírez Cycling Men's BMX racing
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 0 2 0 2Cycling 0 1 1 2Weightlifting 0 1 0 1 Total 0 4 1 5
Medals by genderGender TotalPercentageFemale 0 2 0 2 40%Male 0 2 1 3 60%Mixed 0 0 0 0 0% Total 0 4 1 5 100%
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Artistic swimming — 2 2 Athletics 17 9 26Boxing 4 2 6Cycling 7 2 9Diving 3 0 3Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 0 1 1Golf 1 1 2Gymnastics 1 0 1Judo 0 1 1Shooting 1 0 1Skateboarding 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 1 2Tennis 3 1 4Weightlifting 2 1 3Wrestling 3 0 3 Total 47 23 70
Archery
One Colombian archer secured an Olympic place in the women's individual recurve by advancing to the semifinal match, as the highest-ranked athlete not already qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Another Colombian archer scored a gold-medal triumph to book one of three available spots in the men's individual recurve at the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Monterrey, Mexico.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDaniel Pineda Men's individual63958 L 0–6Did not advanceValentina Acosta Women's individual62750 L 4–6Did not advanceDaniel PinedaValentina AcostaMixed team126626colspan=2 Did not advance
Artistic swimming
Colombia fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by finishing ninth and securing the last of the eight available spots at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankEstefanía Álvarez Mónica ArangoDuet82.05261881.9667164.019318 Did not advance
Athletics
Colombian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBernardo Baloyes200 m Did not advanceJhon Perlaza400 m46.556 Did not advanceAnthony Zambrano44.871 Q43.93 2 Q44.08 Carlos San Martín3000 m steeplechase8:33.4712colspan=2 Did not advanceCarlos LemosDiego PalomequeRaúl MenaJhon PerlazaJhon SolísAnthony Zambrano4 × 400 m relay3:03.208colspan=2 Did not advanceIván Darío GonzálezMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=2 -Jeison Suárez2:13:2915Éider Arévalo20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:24:10 18Jhon Castañeda 1:26:41 27Manuel Esteban Soto 1:23:32 14José Leonardo Montaña50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 3:53:5011Diego Pinzón3:57:5418Jorge Armando Ruiz3:55:3013
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMelissa Gonzalez 400 m hurdles55.32 2 Q57.476 Did not advanceAngie Orjuela Marathon colspan=4 2:40:0455Sandra Arenas20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:29:37 Yeseida Carrillo Sandra Galvis1:35:3625
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMauricio Ortega Men's discus throw 64.496 q64.087Caterine IbargüenWomen's triple jump14.377 q14.2510Yosiris Urrutia13.1627 Did not advanceMaría Lucelly MurilloWomen's javelin throw 54.9827 Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankEvelis AguilarResult13.89 1.68 13.42 24.056.2944.85 2:10.45 6214 14Points994 830 755976940761 958
Boxing
Colombia entered six boxers (four men and two women) to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Rio 2016 Olympians Ceiber Ávila (men's featherweight), Jorge Vivas (men's light heavyweight), and medalists Yuberjen Martínez (men's flyweight) and Ingrit Valencia (women's flyweight), along with two rookies (Salcedo and Arias), finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Colombian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYuberjen MartínezMen's flyweight W 0–5 W 1–4 L 1–4 Did not advanceCeiber ÁvilaMen's featherweightW 0–5W 3–2L 2–3 Did not advanceJorge VivasMen's light heavyweightL 1–4 Did not advanceCristian SalcedoMen's super heavyweightL 0–5 Did not advanceIngrit ValenciaWomen's flyweight W 3–2L 0–5 Did not advanceYeni AriasWomen's featherweight W 3–2L 0–5 Did not advance
Cycling
Road Colombia entered a squad of six riders (five men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankEsteban Chaves Men's road race6:15:3845Sergio Higuita 6:21:4681Nairo Quintana 6:21:4669Rigoberto UránMen's road race6:06:338Men's time trial57:18.698Paula Patiño Women's road race3:55:1522
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombia entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankKevin Quintero Men's sprint9.62674.79716LLDid not advance
Keirin AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRankRankRankRankKevin Quintero Men's keirin3 R2 Q1 Q6 FB11
BMX Colombian riders qualified for three quota places (two men and one woman) in the BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's fifth-place finish for men and sixth for women in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021.
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalPoints RankPointsRankResult RankVincent Pelluard Men's race144 Q176Did not advance10Carlos Ramírez113 Q102 Q40.572 Mariana PajónWomen's race31 Q8 2 Q44.448
Diving
Colombia entered three divers into the Olympic competition by virtue of a top twelve finish in the men's springboard at the 2019 FINA World Championships and by winning the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankSebastián MoralesMen's 3 m springboard400.8515 Q324.9518Did not advanceDaniel Restrepo411.5014 Q329.3017Did not advanceSebastian VillaMen's 10 m platform407.30 10 Q341.4018Did not advance
Equestrian
Colombia entered one equestrian rider into the Olympic competition by finishing among the top ten and securing the second of four available slots in the individual jumping at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankRoberto Terán Dez' OoktoffIndividual9=47 Did not advance
Fencing
Colombia entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at her third consecutive Games, Saskia Loretta van Erven Garcia claimed a spot in the women's foil as the top-ranked fencer vying for qualification from the Americas in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankSaskia Loretta van Erven GarciaWomen's foil L 8–15 Did not advance
Golf
Colombia entered two golfers (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Sebastián Muñoz (world no. 67) and Rio 2016 Olympian Mariajo Uribe (world no. 306) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective events based on the IGF World Rankings.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankSebastián MuñozMen's67696667269−15=4Mariajo Uribe Women's73777070290 +6=49
Gymnastics
Trampoline Colombia qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankÁngel Hernández Men's105.9309 Did not advance
Judo
Colombia qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Set to compete at her fourth straight Games, London 2012 bronze medalist Yuri Alvear accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. She was forced to withdraw due to an injury.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLuz ÁlvarezWomen's –48 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Shooting
Colombia granted an invitation from ISSF to send Bernardo Tobar Prado in the men's rapid fire pistol to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankBernardo Tobar PradoMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol54626 Did not advance
Skateboarding
Colombia entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Jhancarlos González was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the men's street based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankJhancarlos GonzálezMen's street23.5715Did not advance
Swimming
Colombia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJorge MurilloMen's 100 m breaststroke1:00.6231Did not advanceMen's 200 m breaststroke2:13.4630Did not advanceIsabella ArcilaWomen's 50 m freestyle25.4127Did not advanceWomen's 100 m backstroke1:02.2832Did not advance
Taekwondo
Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Jefferson Ochoa (men's 58 kg) and 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist Andrea Ramirez (women's 49 kg), secured the spots on the Colombian squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJefferson OchoaMen's −58 kg L 22–19 Did not advanceAndrea RamírezWomen's −49 kg W 25–5 L 30–31 Did not advance
Tennis