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. 48 competitors, 39 men and 9 women, took part in 44 events in 9 sports.

Competitors

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Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres * William Roldán ** Qualification — 14:39.50 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * Herder Vázquez Men's Marathon * Carlos Grisales — 2:15.56 (→ 11th place) * Julio Hernández — 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place) Men's 20 km Walk * Héctor Moreno Men's 50 km Walk * Héctor Moreno — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place) Men's High Jump * Gilmar Mayo Women's 100 metres * Zandra Borrero *

Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes (born 9 April 1970) is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career. Career She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting i ...

Women's 200 metres * Patricia Rodríguez * Felipa Palacios Women's 400 metres *

Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, ...

** Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance) Women's Marathon *

Iglandini González Iglandini de Jesús González Pardo (born 5 February 1965) long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race (1996 and 2000). She set her personal best – and ...

— 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place) Women's 4×100 metres Relay *

, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra Borrero Women's Javelin Throw * Zuleima Aramendiz ** Qualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Beibis Mendoza ** First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1 ** Second Round — Lost to

Oleg Kiryukhin Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( uk, Кирюхін Олег Станіславович; born January 1, 1975, in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympic results *Defeated Ab ...

(Ukraine), 6-18 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Daniel Reyes ** First Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2 ** Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13 ** Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Marcos Verbal ** First Round — Lost to

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(Morocco), 3-16 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) * Dairo Esalas ** First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race *

Ruber Marín Ruber Albeiro Marín Valencia (born June 7, 1968 in Argelia, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1991 :1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia ;1992 :Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 1 ...

* Javier Zapata * Óscar Giraldo * Dubán Ramírez *

Raúl Montaña Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera (born September 22, 1971 in Bogotá) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL) ;1 ...

Men's Individual Time Trial * Dubán Ramírez ** Final — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place) * Javier Zapata ** Final — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place) Women's Individual Road Race * Maritza Corredor ** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's Individual Time Trial * Maritza Corredor ** Final — 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)

Track Competition

Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres) * Jhon García *

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* Yovani López * José Velásquez Men's Points Race *

** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country * Jhon Arias ** Final — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place) * Juan Arias ** Final — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)

Equestrianism

Mixed Jumping Individual * Manuel Guillermo Torres * Alejandro Davila

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996. ; Men's épée *

Mauricio Rivas Mauricio Rivas (born 1 June 1964) is a Colombian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 20 ...

* Juan Miguel Paz

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 Trap *

Danilo Caro Danilo Caro Guarnieri (born 6 September 1965 in Bogotá) is a Colombian trap shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London ...

Swimming

Men's 400m Freestyle *

Alejandro Bermúdez Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo (born March 30, 1975) is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Colombia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was 13th place in the Men's ...

** Heat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 100m Breaststroke * Mauricio Moreno ** Heat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Men's 100m Butterfly * Diego Perdomo ** Heat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley *

** Heat — 4:27.97 ** B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place) Women's 200m Breaststroke * Isabel Ceballos ** Heat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Weightlifting

Men's Flyweight * Juan Fernández * Nelson Castro Men's Featherweight *

Roger Berrio Roger Berrio Hernández (born October 30, 1972) is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia, who twice won a medal for his native South American country at the Pan American Games: in 1995 and 1999. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics (199 ...

Men's Middleweight * Álvaro Velasco Men's Heavyweight * Deivan Valencia

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight * José Uber Escobar Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight * Juan Diego Giraldo Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight * José Manuel Restrepo

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
{{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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