| Colombia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | COL |
| NPC | Colombian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 39 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Moises Fuentes Garcia | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 |
| Silver | Elkin Serna | Athletics | Marathon T12 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fabio Gutierrez Torres | Men's 800 metres T36 | — | 2:30.20 | 8 | |||
| Elkin Serna | Marathon T12 | — | 2:26:39 | | |||
| William Sosa Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias | Men's 1500 metres T11 | 4:15.66 | 3 q | — | 4:13.53 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mina Cortes | Discus throw F57-58 | 41.94 m 673 pts | 12 |
| Javelin throw F57/58 | 44.27 m 917 pts | 8 | |
| Shot put F57-58 | 12.21 m 690 pts | 14 | |
| Edwin Rodriguez Gonzales | Discus throw F11 | 33.39 m | 5 |
| Shot put F11-12 | 11.33 m 845 pts | 9 | |
| Mauricio Valencia | Discus throw F32/33/34 | 36.50 m 855 pts | 12 |
| Javelin throw F33/34 | 33.31 m | 9 | |
| Shot put F34 | 11.82 m | 5 | |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maritza Arango Buitrago Guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez | Women's 1500 metres T12 | — | 5:05.72 | 6 | |||
| Martha Liliana Hernandez Florian | Women's 100 metres T36 | — | 16.39 | 5 | |||
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Liliana Hernandez Florian | Women's discus F35-36 | 21.40 m 713 pts | 9 |
| Yanive Torres Martinez | Women's javelin throw F54/55/56 | 13.03 m | 9 |
| Women's shot put F54-56 | 5.20 m 673 pts | 14 | |
| Yesenia Maria Restrepo Munoz | Women's shot put F11-12 | No Mark | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestor Ayala Ayala | Mixed road race T1-2 | DNF | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Juan Castellanos | Men's –60 kg |  Hirai (JPN)L 101–0001 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jainer Rafael Cantillo Guette | Men's –67.5 kg | 193 kg | 4 |
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Naiver Ome Ramos | Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | 2:20.51 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Squad list [2] | Group stage [2] | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| From: |  Poland L 45-63 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
 Germany L 46–59 | ||||||
 Great Britain W 41–81 | ||||||
| Japan W 49-63 | ||||||
 Canada W 42-68 | ||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 362 | 280 | +82 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 303 | +36 | 9 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 301 | +64 | 8 | |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 341 | −14 | 7 | |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 330 | −57 | 6 | Eliminated |
 Colombia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 223 | 334 | −111 | 5 |
30 August 2012 15:15 |
| Colombia | 45–63 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–14, 8–14, 8–19 | ||
| Pts: Sanz Londono 21 Rebs: Sanz Londono 8 Asts: Ipema 4 | Pts: Filipski, Balcerowski 18 Rebs: Luszynski 12 Asts: Luszynski 12 | |
31 August 2012 10:45 |
| Germany | 59–46 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:17–6, 21–8, 9–15, 12–17 | ||
| Pts: Wolk 13 Rebs: Passiwan 8 Asts: Passiwan 8 | Pts: Hawkins 16 Rebs: Hawkins 19 Asts: Sanz Londono 7 | |
1 September 2012 19:00 |
| Great Britain | 81–41 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:25–13, 21–8, 18–11, 17–9 | ||
| Pts: Bywater 21 Rebs: Sagar 11 Asts: Bywater 8 | Pts: Sanz Londoño 14 Rebs: Hawkins 12 Asts: Leep Ipema, Chaparro 3 | |
2 September 2012 10:45 |
| Colombia | 49–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 11–13, 8–13, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Sanz Londoño 14 Rebs: Hawkins 17 Asts: Sanz Londoño, Chaparro 5 | Pts: Fujimoto 27 Rebs: Fujimoto 14 Asts: Fujii, Kozai 7 | |
3 September 2012 10:45 |
| Canada | 68–42 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:21–8, 21–16, 13–4, 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Durepos 18 Rebs: Johnson 6 Asts: Hedges 6 | Pts: Hawkins 12 Rebs: Londoño 9 Asts: Chaparro 6 | |
5 September 2012 8:30 |
South Africa  | 36–83 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 7–19, 4–22, 14–24 | ||
| Pts: Nortje 14 Rebs: Nortje 7 Asts: Nortje 4 | Pts: Sanz Londoño 30 Rebs: Hawkins 16 Asts: Sanz Londoño 6 | |
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