Colombia competed at the

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, Canada. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres * Tibaduiza Reyes ** Heat — 13:49.49 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * Víctor Mora ** Heat — 30:26.57 (→ did not advance) * Tibaduiza Reyes ** Heat — 29:28.17 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 m hurdles * Jesus Villegas Candelo ** Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's marathon * Jairo Cubillog Rauirez — 2:29:04 (→ 48th place) * Rafael Mora Zamora — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 20 km walk * Ernesto Alfaro Bermudez — 1:33:13 (→ 19th place) * Rafael Vega Hernández — 1:37:27 (→ 31st place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Virgilio Palomo ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Lost to Toshinori Koga (JPN), 0:5

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Colombia in 1976. ; Individual road race * Álvaro Pachón — 4:49:01 (→ 22nd place) * Luis Manrique — 4:49:01 (→ 23rd place) * Miguel Samacá — did not finish (→ no ranking) *

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— did not finish (→ no ranking) ; Team time trial *

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* Álvaro Pachón * Luis Manrique * Julio Rubiano ; Sprint * Julio Echevarry — 11th place ;

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* José Jaime Galeano — 26th place ;

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* José Jaime Galeano * Jorge Hernández *

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Athletics

Boxing

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Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

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