Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 43 (38 men, 5 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ricardo González[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 38 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 5 sports.[2] They did not win any medals.
Athletics
[edit]Men's 100 metres
- Jimmy Sierra
- Round 1 — 10.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Pedro Grajales
- Round 1 — 21.0 s (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Pedro Grajales
- Round 1 — 46.7 s (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to round 2)
- Round 2 — 46.5 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Álvaro Mejía — 30:10.6 min (→ 10th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Hernán Barreneche — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Hernando Arrechea
- Round 1 — 14.0 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Cycling
[edit]Ten cyclists represented Colombia in 1968.
- Jorge Hernández — 1:09.24 min (→ 25th place)
- Jaime Galeano
- Round 1 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
- Repechage — 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)
- Héctor Urrego
- Round 1 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
- Repechage — 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)
- Martín Rodríguez
- Qualification — 4:45.38 min (→ 9th in trial, did not advance)
- Luis Saldarriaga, Mario Vanegas, Severo Hernández, Martín Rodríguez
- Qualification — 4:31.98 min (→ did not advance)
- Martín Rodríguez — 4:43:58.49 hrs (→ 9th place)
- Álvaro Pachón — 4:44:13.10 hrs (→ 15th place)
- Pedro Sánchez — 4:46:37.94 hrs (→ 30th place)
- Miguel Samaca — DNF (→ no ranking)
Diving
[edit]Men's 3 metre springboard
- Roque Barjum (→ 24th place)
Women's 3 metre springboard
- Martha Manzano (→ 22nd place)
Men's 10 metre platform
- Diego Henao (→ 32nd place)
Football
[edit]Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (Group A)
- Team roster
- ( 1.) Otoniel Quintana
- ( 2.) Gabriel Hernández
- ( 3.) Luis Soto
- ( 4.) Oscar Muñoz
- ( 5.) Darío López
- ( 6.) Joaquín Pardo
- ( 7.) Pedro Ospina
- ( 8.) Germán Gonzalez
- ( 9.) Alfredo Arango
- (10.) Norman Ortiz
- (11.) Gustavo Santa
- (12.) Ramiro Viafara
- (13.) Alberto Escobar
- (14.) Gabriel Berdugo
- (15.) Javier Tamayo
- (16.) Alfonso Jaramillo
- (17.) Fabio Mosquera
Swimming
[edit]Men's 100 metres freestyle
- Federico Sicard
- Heats — 59.0 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Ricardo González
- Heats — 57.0 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 100 metres freestyle
- Patricia Olano
- Heats — 1:05.3 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres freestyle
- Federico Sicard
- Heats — 2:11.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Ricardo González
- Heats — 2:05.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Julio Arango
- Heats — 2:03.1 min (→ 2nd in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres freestyle
- Patricia Olano
- Heats — 2:25.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres freestyle
- Julio Arango
- Heats — 4:25.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 400 metres freestyle
- Patricia Olano
- Heats — 5:01.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Olga de Angulo
- Heats — 5:08.6 min (→ 3rd in heat, did not advance)
Women's 800 metres freestyle
- Patricia Olano
- Heats — 10:44.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
- Olga de Angulo
- Heats — 10:40.5 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres freestyle
- Julio Arango
- Heats — 11:53.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
- Tomás Becerra
- Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 100 metres breaststroke
- Ivan Gonima
- Heats — 1:15.1 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres breaststroke
- Ivan Gonima
- Heats — 2:45.0 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 100 metres butterfly
- Tomás Becerra
- Heats — 1:02.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 100 metres butterfly
- Carmen Gómez
- Heats — 1:14.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres butterfly
- Tomás Becerra
- Heats — 2:16.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres butterfly
- Carmen Gómez
- Heats — 2:44.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres individual medley
- Nelly Syro
- Heats — 2:55.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Olga de Angulo
- Heats — 2:48.7 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres individual medley
- Tomás Becerra
- Heats — 5:09.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 400 metres individual medley
- Olga de Angulo
- Heats — 6:00.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Patricia Olano
- Heats — 5:52.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Nelly Syro
- Heats — 6:13.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay
- Julio Arango, Federico Sicard, Tomás Becerra, Ricardo González
- Heats — 3:51.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay
- Tomás Becerra, Federico Sicard, Ricardo González, Julio Arango
- Heats — 8:26.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Colombia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
