Colombia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	COL
NOC	Colombian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpicocol.co  (in Spanish)
in Montreal
Competitors	35 (32 men and 3 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Helmut Bellingrodt [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Colombia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports. ^[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 5000 metres

• Tibaduiza Reyes
  • Heat – 13:49.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Víctor Mora
  • Heat – 30:26.57 (→ did not advance)
• Tibaduiza Reyes
  • Heat – 29:28.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m hurdles

• Jesus Villegas Candelo
  • Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's marathon

• Jairo Cubillog Rauirez – 2:29:04 (→ 48th place)
• Rafael Mora Zamora – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km walk

• Ernesto Alfaro Bermudez – 1:33:13 (→ 19th place)
• Rafael Vega Hernández – 1:37:27 (→ 31st place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Virgilio Palomo
  • First Round – Bye
  • Second Round – Lost to Toshinori Koga (JPN), 0:5

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists represented Colombia in 1976.

Individual road race

• Álvaro Pachón – 4:49:01 (→ 22nd place)
• Luis Manrique – 4:49:01 (→ 23rd place)
• Miguel Samacá – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Abelardo Ríos – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Cristóbal Pérez
• Álvaro Pachón
• Luis Manrique
• Julio Rubiano

Sprint

• Julio Echevarry – 11th place

Individual pursuit

• José Jaime Galeano – 26th place

Team pursuit

• José Jaime Galeano
• Jorge Hernández
• Carlos Mesa
• Jhon Quiceno

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

See also

• Sports in Colombia

References

1. "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
2. "Colombia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports