Colombia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Colombia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Colombia.svg
IOC code COL
NOC Colombian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpicocol.co  (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors16 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Emilio Echeverry [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Colombia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was nation's fifth appearance at the fourteenth edition of the Summer Olympic Games. An all-male national team of 16 athletes competed in 13 events in 5 sports. [2]

Contents

Cycling

Seven male cyclists represented Colombia in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial

Diving

Fencing

Two fencers represented Colombia in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Shooting

Three shooters represented Colombia in 1960.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions

Weightlifting

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. "Colombia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.