Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

competed at the

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in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Competitors

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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 *

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** Heat — 14:06.80 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres *

** Heat — 30:07.55 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Carlos Grisales — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 20 km Walk *

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— 1:26:23 (→ 9th place) Women's 400 metres * Ximena Restrepo *

Norfalia Carabalí Norfalia Carabalí Villegas (born 21 January 1964 in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia) is a retired sprinter who competed predominantly in the 400 metres. She represented her native Colombia for most of her career before changing allegiance to Spai ...

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

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(FRA), 5:12 Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) *

Edwin Cassiani Edwin Cassiani Tejedor (born October 28, 1972, in San Basilio de Palenque, Mahates) is a retired male boxer from Colombia, who competed in the light-welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) during his career. He represented his native count ...

** First Round — Lost to

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(CUB), 4:27

Cycling

Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992. ; Men's road race *

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* Héctor Palacio *

Libardo Niño Libardo Niño Corredor (born 26 September 1968) is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the individual road race. Colombia competed with three cycl ...

; Men's sprint *

Jhon González Jhon González (born 29 August 1971) is a Colombian former cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offi ...

; Men's 1 km time trial *José Velásquez ; Men's individual pursuit *

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; Men's team pursuit * Esteban López * Fernando Sierra *

*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 *

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* 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.)

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** ( 3.) Robeiro Moreno ** ( 4.)

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** ( 5.) Victor Hugo Marulanda ** ( 6.) Hermán Gaviria ** ( 7.)

Faustino Asprilla Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969) is a Colombian former professional footballer who most notably played for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team as a forward. Club career Early years After starting ...

** ( 8.) John Lozano ** ( 9.)

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** (10.) Víctor Pacheco ** (11.) Carlos Alberto Uribe ** (12.)

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** (13.)

Geovanis Cassiani Geovanis Cassiani Gómez (born January 10, 1970, in Turbo, Antioquia), known as Geovanis Cassiani, is a Colombia former footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for the Colombia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ...

** (14.)

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** (15.) Víctor Aristizábal ** (16.)

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** (17.) John Jairo Mejia ** (18.)

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** (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 *

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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 *

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References

External links

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