2018 in Colombia

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See also:	Other events of 2018 Timeline of Colombian history

Incumbents

• President: Juan Manuel Santos (until August 7), Iván Duque Márquez (starting August 7)
• Vice President: Oscar Naranjo (until August 7), Marta Lucia Ramirez (starting August 7)

Events

• February 9–25: Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Four athletes from Colombia compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}
• July 3: Colombia are knocked out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the second round, losing on penalties to England at the Otkritie Arena, Moscow. ^[3]
• October 6–18: Colombia will compete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. ^{[4] [5]}
• 11 October - A mudslide in the central Colombian town of Marquetalia results in at least 12 deaths. ^[6]

Deaths

• August 2 – Herbert King, 55, television and film actor (heart attack) ^[7]
• August 11 – Nacho Paredes, 83, singer and songwriter ^[8]
• December 20 – Adolfo Echeverría, 86, musician and songwriter ^[9]

References

1. Ordóñez Olano, Luis Guillermo (10 January 2018). "Los tres colombianos en los Olímpicos de Invierno" [The three Colombians in the Winter Olympics]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "Laura Gómez, cuarta colombiana clasificada a los Olímpicos de Invierno" [Laura Gómez, fourth Colombian qualified to the Winter Olympics]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. "Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
4. "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2017.
5. "Mixed BMX Racing Event" (PDF). UCI. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. "Mudslide kills 12 people in central Colombia - ABC News". ABC News . Archived from the original on 2018-10-11.
7. Falleció el actor Herbert King, tío de Radamel Falcao García (in Spanish)
8. Maria Victoria Bustamante Fernandez (2018-08-12), "Se apagó la voz del 'Cumbiambero de América', murió 'Nacho' Paredes" [The voice of the 'Cumbiambero de América' has been silenced, 'Nacho' Paredes has died], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-10-18
9. "Falleció Adolfo Echeverría, uno de los iconos de la música decembrina" [Adolfo Echeverría, one of the icons of December music, has died], El Espectador (in Spanish), 2018-12-20, retrieved 2025-09-26