Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	COL
NOC	Colombian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coc.org.co (Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	147 in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Yuri Alvear[1]
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 2 3 8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Colombia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent 147 competitors, the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the previous record established at the 2012 Summer Olympics. This was Colombia's most successful Olympics with 3 gold medals, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Óscar Figueroa Weightlifting Men's 62 kg 8 August  Gold Caterine Ibargüen Athletics Women's triple jump 14 August  Gold Mariana Pajón Cycling Women's BMX 19 August  Silver Alvear, YuriYuri Alvear Judo Women's 70 kg 10 August  Silver Yuberjen Martínez Boxing Men's light flyweight 14 August  Bronze Luis Javier Mosquera Weightlifting Men's 69 kg 9 August  Bronze Ingrit Valencia Boxing Women's flyweight 18 August  Bronze Carlos Ramirez Cycling Men's BMX 19 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Cycling 1 0 1 2 Weightlifting 1 0 1 2 Athletics 1 0 0 1 Boxing 0 1 1 2 Judo 0 1 0 1 Total 3 2 3 8

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	3	4
Athletics	18	16	34
Boxing	4	1	5
Cycling	11	4	15
Diving	3	1	4
Equestrian	2	0	2
Fencing	1	1	2
Football	18	18	36
Golf	0	1	1
Gymnastics	1	1	2
Judo	0	2	2
Rugby sevens	0	12	12
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	3	1	4
Synchronized swimming	0	2	2
Table tennis	0	1	1
Taekwondo	1	1	2
Tennis	2	1	3
Weightlifting	5	4	9
Wrestling	2	3	5
Total	74	73	147

Archery

Three Colombian archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[2][3] Another Colombian archer also qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Andrés Pila	Men's individual	654	43	Mohamad (MAS) L 0–6	Did not advance
Carolina Aguirre	Women's individual	605	52	Sartori (ITA) L 0–6	Did not advance
Ana Rendón		641	18	Bjerendal (SWE) L 2–6	Did not advance
Natalia Sánchez		609	48	Perova (RUS) L 5–6	Did not advance
Carolina Aguirre Ana Rendón Natalia Sánchez	Women's team	1855	10	N/A		India (IND) L 3–5	Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

Colombian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[5][6]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eider Arévalo	20 km walk	N/A				1:21:36	15
Bernardo Baloyes	200 m	20.78	8	Did not advance
Diego Colorado	Marathon	N/A				2:31:20	125
Gerard Giraldo		N/A				2:23:48	88
Luis Fernando López	20 km walk	N/A				1:22:32	29
José Leonardo Montaña	50 km walk	N/A				DNF
Diego Palomeque	400 m	46.48	6	Did not advance
James Rendón	50 km walk	N/A				DSQ
Yeison Rivas	110 m hurdles	13.87	2	Did not advance
Rafith Rodríguez	800 m	1:46.65	5	Did not advance
Andrés Ruiz	Marathon	N/A				2:22:09	79
Jorge Armando Ruiz	50 km walk	N/A				3:51:42	17
Esteban Soto	20 km walk	N/A				1:20:36	10
Bernardo Baloyes Carlos Lemos Diego Palomeque Jhon Perlaza Anthony Zambrano	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.84	6	N/A		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
John Murillo	Triple jump	16.78	8 q	17.09 NR	5
Mauricio Ortega	Discus throw	61.62	18	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erika Abril	Marathon	N/A						2:44:05	73
Sandra Arenas	20 km walk	N/A						1:35:40	32
Kellys Arias	Marathon	N/A						DNF
Yeseida Carrillo	20 km walk	N/A						1:36:28	38
Muriel Coneo	1500 m	4:09.50	10	N/A		Did not advance
Sandra Galvis	20 km walk	N/A						DNF
Brigitte Merlano	100 m hurdles	13.09	5	N/A		Did not advance
Angie Orjuela	Marathon	N/A						2:37:05	43
Eliecith Palacios	100 m	Bye		11.48	5	Did not advance
Evelyn Rivera		Bye		11.59	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Caterine Ibargüen	Triple jump	14.52	1 Q	15.17
Sandra Lemos	Shot put	16.46	31	Did not advance
Flor Ruiz	Javelin throw	62.32	9 q	61.54	9
Yosiri Urrutia	Triple jump	13.95	20	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Evelis Aguilar	Result	13.84	1.74	13.60	24.12	6.23	46.90	2:14.32	6263	15
	Points	1001	903	767	969	921	800	902

Boxing

Colombia has entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Yuberjen Martinez, Jorge Vivas, and Ingrit Valencia had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[7][8] Juan Carlos Carrillo and Ceiber Ávila rounded out the Colombian roster at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yuberjen Martínez	Men's light flyweight	Lourenço (BRA) W 3–0	Ladon (PHI) W 3–0	Carmona (ESP) W 2–1	Argilagos (CUB) W 2–1	Dusmatov (UZB) L 0–3
Ceiber Ávila	Men's flyweight	Bye	Emigdio (MEX) W 3–0	Aloyan (RUS) L 0–3	Did not Advance
Jorge Vivas	Men's middleweight	Ntsengue (CMR) L 1–2	Did not Advance
Juan Carlos Carrillo	Men's light heavyweight	Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) W 3–0	Bauderlique (FRA) L 0–3	Did not Advance
Ingrit Valencia	Women's flyweight	N/A	Mbougnade (CAF) W TKO	Laopeam (THA) W 3–0	Ourahmoune (FRA) L 1–2	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Colombian riders qualified for a maximum of five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.^[10] One additional spot was awarded to the Colombian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.^[11] The men's road cycling team, headlined by world no. 5 rider Nairo Quintana and London 2012 silver medalist Rigoberto Urán, were named to the Olympic roster on April 17, 2016.^[12] However, Quintana stepped back, claiming he wanted to fucos on the upcoming Vuelta a España.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Esteban Chaves	Road race	6:13:39	21
Sergio Henao		Did not finish
Miguel Ángel López		Did not finish
Jarlinson Pantano		Did not finish
Rigoberto Urán	Road race	Did not finish
	Time trial	Did not start

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ana Sanabria	Road race	4:01:29	40

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombian riders have accumulated five spots in both the men's and women's sprint, men's and women's keirin, and men's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events. The full track cycling team was named to the Colombian roster for the Games on July 6, 2016.^[13]

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Fabián Puerta	Men's sprint	9.981 72.137	16 Q	Glaetzer (AUS) L	Sarnecki (POL)  Pervis (FRA) W 10.272 70.093	Kenny (GBR) L	Xu C (CHN)  Webster (NZL) L	Did not advance		9th place final  Webster (NZL)  Levy (GER)  Hoogland (NED) L	10
Santiago Ramírez		10.199 70.595	23	Did not advance
Juliana Gaviria	Women's sprint	11.505 62.581	24	Did not advance

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	2nd Round	Final
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Fabián Puerta	Men's keirin	2 Q	Bye	3 Q	5
Martha Bayona	Women's keirin	3 R	1 Q	DNF	10

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Individual pursuit			Elimination race		Time trial			Flying lap			Points race		Total points	Rank
		Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Points	Rank
Fernando Gaviria	Men's omnium	5	26	4:26.649	10	22	3	36	1:02.469	4	34	13.273	10	22	41	1	181	4

Mountain biking

Colombia has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the Pan American Championships.^[14]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jonathan Botero	Men's cross-country	1:35:44	5

BMX

Colombian riders qualified for two men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's seventh-place finish for men and fourth for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 31, 2016. Reigning Olympic champion Mariana Pajón, London 2012 bronze medalist Carlos Oquendo, and rookie Carlos Ramirez were named to the Colombian team at the conclusion of the World Championships on May 29, 2016.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Carlos Oquendo	Men's BMX	35.341	14	9	2 Q	14	6	Did not advance
Carlos Ramirez		35.423	19	11	4 Q	11	3 Q	35.517
Mariana Pajón	Women's BMX	34.508	1	N/A		3	1 Q	34.093

Diving

Colombian divers qualified for three individual spots at the Olympics by virtue of a top 18 finish respectively at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.^[16]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sebastián Morales	3 m springboard	447.05	5 Q	406.55	11 Q	364.50	12
Victor Ortega	10 m platform	386.85	20	Did not advance
Sebastián Villa		350.40	25	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Diana Pineda	3 m springboard	276.90	23	Did not advance

Equestrian

Colombia has entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.^[17][18]

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Daniel Bluman	Apardi	Individual	15	63	Did not advance
René Lopez	Con Dios III		8	=53 Q	13	21	=55	Did not advance

Fencing

Colombia has entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Saskia García had claimed an Olympic spot in the women's foil as the highest-ranked fencer from America outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.^[19] Meanwhile, John Edison Rodríguez rounded out the Colombian roster as the sole winner of the men's épée at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
John Édison Rodríguez	Men's épée	Karyuchenko (UKR) W 15–7	Imre (HUN) L 8–15	Did not advance
Saskia van Erven	Women's foil	Bye	Mohamed (HUN) L 12–15	Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Colombia men's football team qualified for the Olympics with a 2–1 victory over the United States at the second leg of the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off.^[20]

Team roster

The following is the Colombia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.^[21] Andrés Rentería withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Arley Rodríguez.^[22]

Head coach: Carlos Restrepo

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Cristian Bonilla	2 June 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Atlético Nacional
2	DF	William Tesillo*	2 February 1990 (aged 26)	2	0	Santa Fe
3	DF	Deivy Balanta	9 February 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Junior
4	DF	Deiver Machado	2 September 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	Millonarios
5	DF	Felipe Aguilar	20 January 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Atlético Nacional
6	MF	Jefferson Lerma	25 October 1994 (aged 21)	2	0	Levante
7	FW	Arley Rodríguez	9 February 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Atlético Nacional
8	FW	Dorlan Pabón*	24 January 1988 (aged 28)	2	0	Monterrey
9	FW	Miguel Borja	26 January 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Atlético Nacional
10	FW	Teófilo Gutiérrez* (c)	17 May 1985 (aged 31)	2	1	Sporting CP
11	FW	Harold Preciado	1 June 1994 (aged 22)	4	1	Deportivo Cali
12	MF	Andrés Felipe Roa	25 May 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
13	DF	Helibelton Palacios	11 June 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
14	MF	Sebastián Pérez	29 March 1993 (aged 23)	3	0	Atlético Nacional
15	MF	Wílmar Barrios	16 October 1993 (aged 22)	5	0	Deportes Tolima
16	MF	Kevin Balanta	28 April 1997 (aged 19)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
17	DF	Cristian Borja	18 February 1993 (aged 23)	7	0	Santa Fe
18	GK	Luis Hurtado	24 January 1994 (aged 22)	2	0	Deportivo Cali
19	DF	Juan Sebastián Quintero	23 March 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Deportivo Cali

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6	Quarter-finals
2	Colombia	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Sweden  v  Colombia

4 August 2016 19:00 (18:00 UTC–4)

Sweden	2–2	Colombia
Ishak  43' Ajdarević  62'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez  17' Pabón  75' (pen.)

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance: 29,996[23] Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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Japan  v  Colombia

7 August 2016 22:00 (21:00 UTC–4)

Japan	2–2	Colombia
Asano  67' Nakajima  74'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez  59' Fujiharu  65' (o.g.)

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance: 26,603[24] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

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Colombia  v  Nigeria

10 August 2016 19:00

Colombia	2–0	Nigeria
Gutiérrez  4' Pabón  63' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance: 36,702[25] Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Quarterfinal

Brazil  v  Colombia

13 August 2016 22:00

Brazil	2–0	Colombia
Neymar  12' Luan  83'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance: 41,560[26] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Women's tournament

Colombia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by finishing second behind Brazil at the 2014 Copa América Femenina in Ecuador.^[27]

Team roster

The following is the Colombia squad in the women's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July 2016.^[28]

Head coach: Felipe Taborda

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Catalina Pérez	8 November 1994 (aged 21)	5	0	University of Miami
2	MF	Carolina Arbeláez	8 March 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Formas Íntimas
3	MF	Natalia Gaitán (c)	3 April 1991 (aged 25)	39	4	Valencia CF
4	MF	Diana Ospina	3 March 1989 (aged 27)	33	3	Formas Íntimas
5	DF	Isabella Echeverri	16 June 1994 (aged 22)	15	1	University of Toledo
6	DF	Liana Salazar	16 September 1992 (aged 23)	13	0	Futuro Soccer
7	FW	Ingrid Vidal	22 April 1991 (aged 25)	54	11	CD Palmiranas
8	DF	Mildrey Pineda	1 October 1989 (aged 26)	25	2	CD Palmiranas
9	DF	Oriánica Velásquez	1 August 1989 (aged 27)	41	2	Club Gol Star
10	MF	Leicy Santos	16 May 1996 (aged 20)	15	2	Club Gol Star
11	MF	Catalina Usme	25 December 1989 (aged 26)	44	20	Formas Íntimas
12	FW	Nicole Regnier	28 February 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Rayo Vallecano
13	DF	Angela Clavijo	1 September 1993 (aged 22)	19	0	Club Kamatsa
14	DF	Nataly Arias	2 April 1986 (aged 30)	58	6	Formas Íntimas
15	MF	Tatiana Ariza	21 February 1991 (aged 25)	38	8	Houston Aces
16	FW	Lady Andrade	10 January 1992 (aged 24)	45	9	Western New York Flash
17	DF	Carolina Arias	2 September 1990 (aged 25)	42	0	Orsomarso S.C.
18	GK	Sandra Sepúlveda	3 March 1988 (aged 28)	39	0	F.C. Kiryat Gat

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Quarter-finals
2	France	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
4	Colombia	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

France  v  Colombia

3 August 2016 22:00

France	4–0	Colombia
C. Arias  2' (o.g.) Le Sommer  14' Abily  42' Majri  82'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 6,847[29] Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

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Colombia  v  New Zealand

6 August 2016 20:00

Colombia	0–1	New Zealand
	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Hearn  31'

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 8,505[30] Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

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Colombia  v  United States

9 August 2016 19:00 (18:00 UTC–4)

Colombia	2–2	United States
C. Usme  26', 90'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	C. Dunn  41' Pugh  59'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance: 30,557[31] Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Golf

Colombia has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Mariajo Uribe (world no. 103) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of July 11, 2016.^[32]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Mariajo Uribe	Women's	70	71	74	66	281	−3	=19

Gymnastics

Artistic

Colombia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. A Colombian male gymnast, whose name had yet to be determined, and Catalina Escobar had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[33][34]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Jossimar Calvo	All-around	14.175	15.033	14.166	13.766	15.400	14.966	87.506	13 Q	14.650	14.700	14.433	14.833	15.366	14.933	88.915	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB			F	V	UB	BB
Catalina Escobar	Uneven bars	N/A	13.058	N/A		13.058	61	Did not advance
	Balance beam	N/A		10.200	N/A	10.200	82	Did not advance
	Floor	N/A			3.700	3.700	82	Did not advance

Judo

Colombia has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Remarkably going to her third Olympics, London 2012 bronze medalist Yuri Alvear was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while her fellow Olympian Yadinis Amaris at women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as the highest-ranked Colombian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.^[35][36]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yadinis Amaris	Women's −57 kg	Gjakova (KOS) L 000–100	Did not advance
Yuri Alvear	Women's −70 kg	Bye	Pérez (PUR) W 000–000 S	Bernabéu (ESP) W 100–000	Conway (GBR) W 010–000	Bye	Tachimoto (JPN) L 000–100

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

The Colombia women's team qualified automatically based on their top finish at the 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens Championships.^[37]

Team roster

• The following is the Colombia roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[38]

Head coach: Laurent Palau

Backs		Forwards
2	Nathalie Marchino	1	Nicole Acevedo
4	Khaterinne Medina	3	Alejandra Betancur (c)
6	Isabel Romero	5	Ana Ramírez
8	Solangie Delgado	7	Estefanía Ramírez
9	Camila Lopera	10	Guadalupe López
11	Sharon Acevedo
12	Laura González

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	101	12	+89	8	Quarter-finals
2	Fiji	3	2	0	1	48	43	+5	7
3	United States	3	1	1	1	67	24	+43	6
4	Colombia	3	0	0	3	0	137	−137	3

Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

6 August 2016 13:30

Australia	53–0	Colombia
Try: Williams 1' m Caslick (3) 3' c, 7' m, 8' c Tonegato 5' m Parry 7' m Beck (2) 10' c, 13' c Turner 12' m Con: Dalton (3/8) Etheridge (1/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)

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6 August 2016 18:00

United States	48–0	Colombia
Try: Kelter (2) 1' c, 6' c Doyle 6' m Johnson (2) 7' m, 13' m Javelet 8' c Carlyle 11' c Fa'avesi 14' m Con: Kelter (2/3) Baravilala (2/3) Stephens (0/2)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

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7 August 2016 13:00

Fiji	36–0	Colombia
Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m Tinai 5' c Roqica 7' m Riwai 9' c Nagasau 14' m Con: Tinai (2/4) Riwai (1/1) Tisolo (0/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)

Classification semifinal (9–12)

7 August 2016 16:00

Brazil	24–0	Colombia
Try: Ramalho 3' m Teles (2) 6' c, 7' m Muhlbauer 9' c Con: Kochhann (2/4)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

Eleventh place game

8 August 2016 12:30

Colombia	10–22	Kenya
Try: S. Acevedo 1' m Medina 7' m Con: Lopera (0/2)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Okelo (2) 4' m, 11' c I. Otieno 9' m Masinde 14' m Con: Awino (1/3) Nziwa (0/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)

Sailing

Colombia has qualified a boat in the men's RS:X class by virtue of a top finish for Central & South America at the 2016 ISAF World Cup regatta in Miami, Florida, United States.^[39]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Santiago Grillo	RS:X	29	24	24	32	DNF	24	28	23	14	29	35	DNF	EL	299	30

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Colombia has received a wildcard invitation from ISSF to send Danilo Caro, who will be going to his sixth Olympics, in the men's trap, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by March 31, 2016.^[40][41]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Danilo Caro	Men's trap	110	27	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Colombian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[42][43]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jonathan Gómez	200 m butterfly	1:56.65	15 Q	1:57.47	15	Did not advance
Jorge Murillo	100 m breaststroke	59.93 NR	14 Q	1:00.81	16	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:12.81	28	Did not advance
Omar Pinzón	200 m backstroke	1:59.69	22	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Isabella Arcila	50 m freestyle	25.35	30	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Colombia has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their eleventh-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.^[44][45]

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Estefanía Álvarez Mónica Arango	Duet	80.3363	17	80.4667	160.8030	17	Did not advance

Table tennis

Colombia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Lady Ruano secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.^[46][47]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lady Ruano	Women's singles	Bye	Vacenovská (CZE) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Óscar Muñoz, and 2008 Olympian Doris Patiño secured the spots in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[48]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Óscar Muñoz	Men's −58 kg	Bragança (POR) L 3–14	Did not advance
Doris Patiño	Women's −57 kg	Malak (EGY) L 0–13 PTG	Did not advance

Tennis

Colombia has entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah qualified directly for the men's doubles by virtue of their combined top 30 placement in the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.^[49][50] Meanwhile, Mariana Duque received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings, as a result of three players' withdrawal from the Games due to concerns on Zika virus.^[51]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	Men's doubles	N/A	Herbert / Mahut (FRA) W 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Johnson / Sock (USA) L 4–6, 6–7^(1–7)	Did not advance
Mariana Duque	Women's singles	Kerber (GER) L 3–6, 5–7	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Colombian weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.^[52]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Habib de las Salas	−56 kg	119	8	147	8	264	6
Óscar Figueroa	−62 kg	142	1	176	1	318
Edwin Mosquera	−69 kg	140	16	170	16	310	16
Luis Javier Mosquera		145	5	183	3	338	*
Andrés Caicedo	−77 kg	155	7	191	5	346	6

* Mosquera originally placed fourth behind initial bronze medalist Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan. Artykov was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance called strychnine. The bronze medal stripped from Artykov is reallocated to Mosquera.^[53]

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lina Rivas	−58 kg	96	8	120	7	216	7
Mercedes Pérez	−63 kg	104	5	130	4	234	4
Leydi Solís	−69 kg	110	4	143	3	253	4
Ubaldina Valoyes	−75 kg	111	5	136	4	247	4

Wrestling

Colombia has qualified a total of five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the women's freestyle (58 & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Colombian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.^[54][55]

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
• ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Izquierdo	−74 kg	Bye	Hasanov (AZE) L 0–4 ^ST	Did not advance					18

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Muñoz	−75 kg	Bácsi (HUN) L 0–4 ^ST	Did not advance						20

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carolina Castillo	−48 kg	Bye	Chov (CAM) W 4–0 ^ST	Yankova (BUL) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance				8
Jackeline Rentería	−58 kg	Bye	Sovero (PER) W 3–1 ^PP	Ratkevich (AZE) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance				8
Andrea Olaya	−75 kg	Bye	Gray (USA) L 0–5 ^VT	Did not advance					15

See also

• Colombia at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Colombia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
• Colombia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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