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. 39 competitors, 36 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 8 sports.

Medalists

Archery

In its first Olympic archery competition, Colombia was represented by one man. Men's Individual Competition: * Juan Echavarria - 2379 points (→ 41st place)

Athletics

Men's 400 metres * Manuel Ramirez-Caicedo ** Heat — 47.17 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres *

Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes (born November 22, 1950) is a former long-distance runner from Gameza, Colombia, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres (1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984), the 5,000 met ...

** Qualifying Heat — 29:07.19 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon *

— did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 20 km Walk * Querubín Moreno ** Final — 1:26:04 (→ 9th place) * Héctor Moreno ** Final — 1:27:12 (→ 12th place) * Francisco Vargas ** Final — 1:28:46 (→ 18th place) Men's 50 km Walk * Querubín Moreno ** Final — DNF (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Francisco Tejedor ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Lost to Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN), 1:4 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Robinson Pitalua ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Defeated Hugh Dyer (BEL), RSC-2 ** Third Round — Defeated

Babar Ali Khan Sayyid Babar Ali Khan Bahadur ( bn, বাবর আলী খান; died 28 April 1810) was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar. He succeeded to the Nawab's ''Masnad'' (throne) after his father, Mubarak Ali Khan (Nawab of Bengal) died on 6 Septemb ...

(PAK), 5:0 ** Quarter Finals — Lost to

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(ITA), 0:5

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Colombia in 1984. ; Individual road race * Néstor Mora — 8th place * Fabio Parra — 21st place * Carlos Jaramillo — 52nd place * Rogelio Arango — did not finish (→ no ranking) ; Sprint * Hugo Daya ;

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* Balbino Jaramillo ;

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* Balbino Jaramillo *

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke *

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** Heat — 1:04.44 ** B-Final — 1:04.79 (→ 12th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke *

** Heat — 2:19.77 ** Final — 2:18.96 (→ 6th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley *

** Heat — 2:08.12 ** B-Final — 2:08.35 (→ 15th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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