Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Colombia at the
1992 Summer Olympics

IOC code| COL
NOC| Colombian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)
in Barcelona
Competitors| 49 (46 men and 3 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer | Bernardo Tovar[1]
Medals
Ranked 54th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.[2]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Ximena Restrepo | Athletics | Women's 400 metres | August 5

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 0 | 1 | 1
Athletics | 3 | 2 | 5
Boxing | 3 | – | 3
Cycling | 8 | 0 | 8
Equestrian | 3 | 0 | 3
Fencing | 2 | 0 | 2
Football | 19 | – | 19
Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1
Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4
Wrestling | 1 | – | 1
Total | 46 | 3 | 49

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

After missing the 1988 archery competition, Colombia returned for its second Olympic tournament in 1992. This time, the nation sent a female archer. She fared no better than Juan Echavarria had eight years earlier.

Women's Individual Competition:

* Maria Echavarria - Ranking Round, 55th place (0-0)

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

* Herder Vázquez
* Heat -- 14:06.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

* Herder Vázquez
* Heat -- 30:07.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

* Carlos Grisales -- did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

* Héctor Moreno -- 1:26:23 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400 metres

* Ximena Restrepo
* Norfalia Carabalí

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (- 48 kg)

* Fernando Retayud
* First Round -- Lost to Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (MGL), 2:8

Men's Bantamweight (- 54 kg)

* Jesús Pérez
* First Round -- Lost to Philippe Wartelle (FRA), 5:12

Men's Light-Welterweight (- 63,5 kg)

* Edwin Cassiani
* First Round -- Lost to Héctor Vinent (CUB), 4:27

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992.

Men's road race

* José Robles
* Héctor Palacio
* Libardo Niño

Men's sprint

* Jhon González

Men's 1 km time trial

* José Velásquez

Men's individual pursuit

* Alberny Vargas

Men's team pursuit

* Esteban López
* Fernando Sierra
* Alberny Vargas
* José Velásquez

Men's points race

* José Velásquez

## Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Mixed Individual Jumping

* Juan Carlos García
* Manuel Guillermo Torres
* Hugo Gamboa

Mixed Team Jumping

* Juan Carlos García
* Manuel Guillermo Torres
* Hugo Gamboa

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Two male fencers represented Colombia in 1992.

Men's épée

* Mauricio Rivas
* Juan Miguel Paz

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

### Men's Team Competition

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* Preliminary round (group C)
* Lost to Spain (0-4)
* Drew with Qatar (1-1)
* Lost to Egypt (3-4)
* → Did not advance
* Team Roster
* ( 1.) Miguel Angel Calero
* ( 2.) Jorge Bermudez
* ( 3.) Robeiro Moreno
* ( 4.) José Santa
* ( 5.) Victor Hugo Marulanda
* ( 6.) Hermán Gaviria
* ( 7.) Faustino Asprilla
* ( 8.) John Lozano
* ( 9.) Iván Valenciano
* (10.) Víctor Pacheco
* (11.) Carlos Alberto Uribe
* (12.) Faryd Mondragón
* (13.) Geovanis Cassiani
* (14.) John Perez
* (15.) Víctor Aristizábal
* (16.) Gustavo Restrepo
* (17.) John Jairo Mejia
* (18.) Diego Osorio
* (19.) Jairo Zulbarán
* (20.) Omar Cañas
* Head coach: Hernan Dario Gomez

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres

* Bernardo Tovar

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres

* Bernardo Tovar

Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres

* Bernardo Tovar

Men's Running Target, 10 metres

* Hernando Barrientos

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 400m Freestyle

* Alejandro Bermúdez
* Heat -- 4:01.66 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

* Alejandro Bermúdez
* Heat -- 16:01.77 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

* Alejandro Bermúdez
* Heat -- 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

* Alejandro Bermúdez
* Heat -- 4:33.87 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight

* José Horacio Villegas
* Roger Berrio

Men's Lightweight

* Eyne Acevedo

Men's Middleweight

* Álvaro Velasco

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle Welterweight

* Romelio Salas

## See also

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* Colombia at the 1991 Pan American Games
* Sports in Colombia

## References

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1. ^ "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
2. ^ "Colombia at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
3. ^ Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

## External links

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