Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

• William Roldán
• Qualification — 14:39.50 (→ did not advance)

• Herder Vázquez

• Carlos Grisales
  Carlos Grisales
  Carlos Mario Grisales is a retired Colombian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. He is a two-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — 2:15.56 (→ 11th place)

• Julio Hernández — 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place)

• Héctor Moreno
  Héctor Moreno
  Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them...
  
  

• Héctor Moreno
  Héctor Moreno
  Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them...
  
   — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)

• Gilmar Mayo
  Gilmar Mayo
  Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  

• Zandra Borrero
• Mirtha Brock
  Mirtha Brock
  Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career....
  
  

• Patricia Rodríguez
• Felipa Palacios
  Felipa Palacios
  Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...
  
  

• Ximena Restrepo
  Ximena Restrepo
  Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she...
  
  
• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

• Iglandini González
  Iglandini González
  Iglandini de Jesús González Pardo long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race . She set her personal best – and the Colombian national record – in the classic distance on March 3, 1996 in Los Angeles,...
  
   — 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place)

• Mirtha Brock
  Mirtha Brock
  Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career....
  
  , Felipa Palacios
  Felipa Palacios
  Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...
  
  , Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra Borrero

• Zuleima Aramendiz
  Zuleima Araméndiz
  Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía is a female javelin thrower from Colombia. Her personal best throw is 59.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

• Beibis Mendoza
  Beibis Mendoza
  Beibis Antonio Mendoza is a professional boxer from Colombia. He is a former WBA light-flyweight champion.- Amateur career :Mendoza was a member of the 1996 Colombian Olympic Team as a Light Flyweight...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni
  Domenic Figliomeni
  Domenic Filane Figliomeni is a former boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992....
  
   (Canada), 12-1
• Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin
  Oleg Kiryukhin
  Oleg Kiryukin is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*Defeated Abdul Rashid Qambrani 17-3*Defeated Beibis Mendoza 18-6...
  
   (Ukraine), 6-18

• Daniel Reyes
  Daniel Reyes (boxer)
  Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres is a professional boxer from Colombia.-Amateur career:Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2
• Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13
• Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev
  Albert Pakeyev
  Albert Aleksandrovich Pakeyev, or Albert Pakeev, is a boxer from Russia who won the bronze medal in the Men's Flyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
   (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)

• Marcos Verbal
• First Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16

• Dario Esalas
• First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26

Road Competition

• Ruber Marín
  Ruber Marín
  Ruber Alveiro Marín Valencia is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Javier Zapata
  Javier de Jesús Zapata
  Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
  
  
• Óscar Giraldo
• Dubán Ramírez
  Dubán Ramírez
  Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
  
  
• Raúl Montaña
  Raúl Montaña
  Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994.-Career:199219931995...
  
  

• Dubán Ramírez
  Dubán Ramírez
  Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
  
  
• Final — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)

• Javier Zapata
  Javier de Jesús Zapata
  Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
  
  
• Final — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)

• Maritza Corredor
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Maritza Corredor
• Final — 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)

Track Competition

• Jhon García
  Jhon García
  Jhon Freddy García Fería is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1999...
  
  
• Marlon Pérez
• Yovani López
• José Velásquez

• Marlon Pérez
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

• Jhon Arias
• Final — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)

• Juan Arias
• Final — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)

Equestrian

Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The Equestrian events were held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, United States, -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

• Manuel Guillermo Torres
• Alejandro Davila

Fencing

Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...

• Mauricio Rivas
  Mauricio Rivas
  Mauricio Rivas is a Colombian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Juan Miguel Paz
  Juan Miguel Paz
  Juan Miguel Paz is a Colombian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Shooting

Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...

• Bernardo Tovar

• Bernardo Tovar

• Bernardo Tovar

• Danilo Caro

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

• Alejandro Bermúdez
  Alejandro Bermúdez
  Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Colombia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was the 13th place in the Men's 400 metres Individual Medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
  
  
• Heat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Mauricio Moreno
• Heat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

• Diego Perdomo
• Heat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

• Alejandro Bermúdez
  Alejandro Bermúdez
  Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Colombia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was the 13th place in the Men's 400 metres Individual Medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
  
  
• Heat — 4:27.97
• B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)

• Isabel Ceballos
  Isabel Ceballos
  Isabel Cristina Ceballos Rojas is a female breaststroke swimmer from Colombia, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics; 1996 and 2000. Her best result was the 25th place in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...

• Juan Fernández
• Nelson Castro

• Roger Berrio
  Roger Berrio
  Roger Berrio Hernández is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia, who twice won a medal for his native South American country at the Pan American Games: in 1995 and 1999. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics , finishing in 26th place in the men's featherweight division in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  

• Álvaro Velasco

• Deivan Valencia

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...

• José Uber Escobar

• Juan Diego Giraldo

• José Manuel Restrepo