| Colombia at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | COL |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 2 (8 men and 17 women) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Colombia competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Daniel Lara | 800 metres | 2:03.10 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:14.004 | 26 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Estefania Aristizabal | 5000 metre | 18:16.22 | 17 Q | — | 18:08.03 | 15 | |
| 10,000 metres | — | Did not finish | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrés Muñoz | 50 metre breaststroke | 30.19 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:05.89 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:21.79 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre individual medley | Did not start | ||||||
| Sebastián Ospina | 100 metre freestyle | 54.06 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 1:57.65 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 metre butterfly | 25.57 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 56.84 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre butterfly | 2:03.60 | 15 Q | 2:03.97 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Alejandra Alzate | Women's singles |  Saidmuratkhanova (KAZ)L 2–3 |  Hessenthaler (GER)L 1–3 |  Kahraman (TUR)L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Jorge Domínguez | Men's 58 kg | Bye |  Sainbileg (MGL)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Camila Flórez | Women's 49 kg | Bye |  Murakami (JPN)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Melissa Echeverri | Women's 53 kg | Bye |  Park (KOR)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Melissa Gualdron | Women's 67 kg | Bye |  Mirhosseini (IRI)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Alexander Colorado | Men's individual | 6.910 | 5 Q | 6.880 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Paulina Arango | Women's individual | 5.900 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Paulina Arango Melissa Gualdron Melissa Echeverri | Women's team | 5.960 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| Alexander Colorado Paulina Arango | Mixed pairs | 6.390 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Camilo González | Men's singles | Bye |  Charoenphon (THA)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alejandro Moncada |  Reis (POR)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Maria Padilla | Women's singles |  Ingale (IND)W 2–1 | Chanta (THA) L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alejandro Moncada Manuel Montoya | Men's doubles | — |  Gue / Zhao (CHN)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Camilo González Maria Padilla | Men's doubles | — |  Mirzaganiev / Musabekova (UZB)L 1–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Camilo González | Men's consolation | — | Bye |  Desvianto (INA)L 1–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Alejandro Moncada | — | Bye |  Hamayangwe (ZAM)W 2–0 | Hans (IND) L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
 Women's team | Women's tournament |  Czech Republic (CZE)L 0–3 | Japan (JPN) L 0–3 | — | 3 | — |  Argentina (ARG)L 0–3 | India (IND) W 3–0 | 11 |
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