Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Colombia
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece
.
Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera
won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist
María Luisa Calle
originally finished in the bronze medal position, but was later disqualified under the strict liability rule after she tested positive for Heptaminol, a prohibited stimulant. However this proved to be a false positive due to isometheptene presence in an analgesic prescribed during the competition. The bronze medal was returned to Calle on November 23, 2005.
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
Women's 200 metres:
Women's 4x100 metres Relay:
Men's Marathon:
Men's 20 km Walk:
Women's 20 km Walk:
Women's High Jump:
Women's Javelin:
was the most successful, as he made it to the quarterfinals after having a bye in his first round and winning his bout in the round of 16.
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Men's Time Trial:
, from the points race after she tested positive for heptaminol
. She had originally scored 12 points, putting her in third place. The revision of the case was favourable to Calle Williams, and in October, 2005, she regained her medal.
Women's Individual Pursuit:
Men's Time Trial:
Women's Points Race:
Men's Madison:
Men's 10m Platform
Men's 100+ kg:
Women's 48 kg:
Men's 100 metres Freestyle
Men's 200 metres Backstroke
Men's 100 metres Butterfly
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
Women
Men's Featherweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Women's Featherweight
Women's Light-Heavyweight
Women's Heavyweight
Women's Super-Heavyweight
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera
Mabel Mosquera
Mabel Mosquera Mena is a female weightlifter from Colombia.Born in Quibdó, Department of Chocó, she started weightlifting in 1999....
won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
María Luisa Calle
María Luisa Calle
María Luisa Calle Williams is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín.In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for...
originally finished in the bronze medal position, but was later disqualified under the strict liability rule after she tested positive for Heptaminol, a prohibited stimulant. However this proved to be a false positive due to isometheptene presence in an analgesic prescribed during the competition. The bronze medal was returned to Calle on November 23, 2005.
Bronze
- Mabel MosqueraMabel MosqueraMabel Mosquera Mena is a female weightlifter from Colombia.Born in Quibdó, Department of Chocó, she started weightlifting in 1999....
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
, Women's 53 kg
- María Luisa CalleMaría Luisa CalleMaría Luisa Calle Williams is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín.In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for...
— CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
, Women's Points Race
Athletics
Women's 100 metre Hurdles:- Melisa Murillo
- Round 1 — 11.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
- Paulo VillarPaulo VillarPaulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*...
- Round 1 — 13.44 (NR)
- Round 2 — 14.03 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres:
- Digna Murillo
- Round 1 — 22.98
- Round 2 — 23.19 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4x100 metres Relay:
- Norma Gonzalez, Digna Murillo, Felipa PalaciosFelipa PalaciosFelipa 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...
, and Melisa Murillo - Round 1 — 43.30 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's Marathon:
- José Alirio Carrasco — 2:21:14 (→ 43rd place)
- Juan Carlos CardonaJuan Carlos CardonaJuan Carlos Cardona Rivas is a male marathon runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics . He won the 2007 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina.-Achievements:-References:*...
— 2:22:49 (→ 51st place)
Men's 20 km Walk:
- Luis Fernando LópezLuis Fernando LópezLuis Fernando López Erazo is a Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
— 1:26:34 (→ 24th place)
Women's 20 km Walk:
- Sandra Zapata — 1:42:22 (→ 46th place)
Women's High Jump:
- Caterine IbarguenCaterine IbargüenCaterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....
- Round 1 — 1.85 metres (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin:
- Zuleima AramendizZuleima AraméndizZuleima 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:*...
- Round 1 — 59.94 metres (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Colombia sent five boxers to Athens. Three lost their first matches, while two won once before being defeated. Juan Camilo NovoaJuan Camilo Novoa
Juan Camilo Novoa Aguinaga is a boxer from Colombia, best known for winning the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games at junior middleweight vs Juan Ubaldo...
was the most successful, as he made it to the quarterfinals after having a bye in his first round and winning his bout in the round of 16.
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Carlos José Tamara
- Round of 32 — Defeated Redouane BouchtoukRedouane BouchtoukRedouane Bouchtouk is a boxer from Morocco who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. At these games he was stopped in the first round of the Light Flyweight division by Colombia's Carlos José Tamara...
of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, 48-25 - Round of 16 — Lost to Alfonso PintoAlfonso PintoAlfonso Pinto is a light flyweight boxer from Italy who has won two silver medals at the European Championships.-Career:Pinto won the silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula losing to Sergey Kazakov....
of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 49-35
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Óscar EscandónÓscar EscandónOscar Eduardo Escandón Berrío is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Flyweight division by Germany's Rustamhodza Rahimov...
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Lost to Rustamhodza RahimovRustamhodza RahimovRustamhodza Rahimov is a boxer from Germany, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.- Medals :* In the 2004 Summer Olympics Rahimov won a bronze medal in the flyweight boxing event. He was 29....
of GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 25-15
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Likar Ramos ConchaLikar Ramos ConchaLikar Arturo Ramos Concha is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country.-Amateur:...
- Round of 32 — Lost to Mikhail BiarnadskiMikhail BiarnadskiMikhail Biarnadski is a boxer from Belarus.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the second round of the Featherweight division by Romania's Viorel Simion...
of BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, 32-18
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- José David MosqueraJosé David MosqueraJosé David Mosquera Mosquera is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country. There he was outscored in the first round of the Lightweight division by America's Vicente Escobedo...
- Round of 32 — Lost to Vicente EscobedoVicente EscobedoVicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club....
of United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, outscored
Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
- Juan Camilo NovoaJuan Camilo NovoaJuan Camilo Novoa Aguinaga is a boxer from Colombia, best known for winning the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games at junior middleweight vs Juan Ubaldo...
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Vilmos BalogVilmos BalogVilmos Balog is a male boxer from Hungary, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
of HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, 33-24 - Quarterfinal — Lost to Kim Jung Joo of KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, 25-23
Road cycling
Men's Road Race:- Santiago BoteroSantiago BoteroSantiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...
— 31st place, 5:41:56 - Luis Felipe LaverdeLuis Felipe LaverdeLuis Felipe Laverde Jimenez is Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Café de Colombia-Colombia es Pasión. His best results are two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, in 2006 and 2007.- Major victories :...
— 36th place, 5:41:56 - Víctor Hugo PeñaVíctor Hugo PeñaVíctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team...
— did not finish - Marlon Pérez ArangoMarlon Pérez ArangoMarlon Alirio Perez Arango is a Colombian road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:19941999...
— did not finish
Men's Time Trial:
- Santiago Botero — 8th place, 59:04.76
- Victor Hugo Peña — 15th place, 1:00.09.89
Track Cycling
Calle Williams was disqualified, and stripped of her bronze medalBronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
, from the points race after she tested positive for heptaminol
Heptaminol
Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a vasoconstrictor . It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension....
. She had originally scored 12 points, putting her in third place. The revision of the case was favourable to Calle Williams, and in October, 2005, she regained her medal.
Women's Individual Pursuit:
- María Luisa CalleMaría Luisa CalleMaría Luisa Calle Williams is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín.In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for...
— qualifying round, 9th place
Men's Time Trial:
- Wilson Meneses Guitierrez — 13th place, 1:03.614
Women's Points Race:
- María Luisa Calle Williams — disqualified
Men's Madison:
- Leonardo DuqueLeonardo DuqueLeonardo Fabio Duque is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. After stage 19 of the 2009 Tour de France, Duque was named the most combative rider of the stage after aggressively pacing a breakaway....
and José SerpaJosé SerpaJosé Rodolfo Serpa Pérez is a professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. In 2006, Serpa won the individual points championship to wear 2005-2006 UCI America Tour leader's jersey and won the road race at the Pan American Cycling Championships.He rides for UCI Professional Continental cycling...
— 16th place, 3 points (-2 laps)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard:- Juan UránJuan UránJuan Guillermo Urán Salazar is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000...
- Prelims — 344.40 (→ 31st place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Juan UránJuan UránJuan Guillermo Urán Salazar is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000...
- Final — 12th place
Equestrian
Individual Dressage:- Cesar Parra riding Galant du Serein — first round, 46th place
Fencing
Women's Épée Individual:- Angela Maria Espinosa Toro — defeated in round of 32
Judo
Men's 81 kg:- Mario VallesMario VallesMario Antonio Valles Velásquez is a male judoka from Colombia, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 in Athens,...
— defeated in round of 32
Men's 100+ kg:
- Sergio Andrés Camacho — defeated in round of 32
Women's 48 kg:
- Lisseth OrozcoLisseth OrozcoLisseth Johanna Orozco Pallares is a female judoka from Colombia, who won the bronze medal in the women's extra lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...
— defeated in round of 1078
Swimming
Men's 50 metres Freestyle- Camilo BecerraCamilo BecerraCamilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
- Heats — 36th place
Men's 100 metres Freestyle
- Camilo BecerraCamilo BecerraCamilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
- Heats — 53rd place
Men's 200 metres Backstroke
- Omar PinzónOmar PinzónOmar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished...
- Heats — 35th place
Men's 100 metres Butterfly
- Camilo BecerraCamilo BecerraCamilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
- Heats — 37th place
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Paola DuguetPaola DuguetPaola Duran Duguet is a female freestyle swimmer from Colombia. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for her South American country. There she ended up in 27th and 29th place .Duguet graduated from Harvard in 2009.-References:*...
- Heats — 29th place
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
- Paola DuguetPaola DuguetPaola Duran Duguet is a female freestyle swimmer from Colombia. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for her South American country. There she ended up in 27th and 29th place .Duguet graduated from Harvard in 2009.-References:*...
- Heats — 27th place
Triathlon
Women
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Bike | Run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin is an athlete from Colombia, who competes in triathlon. Brusatin competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took forty-second place with a total time of 2:21:03.46.... |
Individual Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors.... |
20:32 | 1:18:19 | 42:12 | 2:21:03.46 | 42 |
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight- Óscar Figueroa
- Nelson Castro
Men's Featherweight
- Diego Fernando SalazarDiego Fernando SalazarDiego Fernando Salazar Quintero is a Colombian weightlifter, Olympic medalist and two times gold medal winner at the Pan American Games. He was born in Tuluá, Department of Valle del Cauca....
Men's Middleweight
- Carlos Andica
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Héctor BallesterosHéctor BallesterosHéctor Fabio Ballesteros Vélez is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia. He won a gold medal for his native South American country at the 2003 Pan American Games, and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
Women's Featherweight
- Mabel MosqueraMabel MosqueraMabel Mosquera Mena is a female weightlifter from Colombia.Born in Quibdó, Department of Chocó, she started weightlifting in 1999....
Women's Light-Heavyweight
- Ubaldina ValoyesUbaldina ValoyesUbaldina Valoyes Cuesta is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country. Valoyes twice represented Colombia at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008.-References:*...
Women's Heavyweight
- Tulia Angela MedinaTulia Angela MedinaTulia Angela Medina Alcalde is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country. Medina twice represented Colombia at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008.-References:*...
Women's Super-Heavyweight
- Carmenza DelgadoCarmenza DelgadoCarmenza Delgado Castillo is a retired female weightlifter from Colombia. She twice competed for her native South American country at the Summer Olympics , finishing in fourth and ninth place. Delgado twice won a medal in the women's super-heavyweight division at the Pan American...