The 15th Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

were held in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.

Gold

• Women's Team Competition: Ana María Rendón, Sigrid Romero
  Sigrid Romero
  Sigrid Romero is an athlete from Colombia who competes in archery.-Early life:Romero was born in Cali, Colombia, the daughter of Ramon Romero and Patricia Duque....
  
   and Natalia Sánchez
  Natalia Sánchez (archer)
  Natalia Sánchez Echeverri is a female athlete from Colombia who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:...
  
  

• Men's Middleweight (– 81 kg): Eleider Alvarez
  Eleider Alvarez
  Eléyder Álvarez Baytar is a Colombian amateur boxer, best known for winning the 2007 Pan American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.-Amateur Career:...
  
  

• Men's Individual Time Trial: Santiago Botero
  Santiago Botero
  Santiago 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...
  
  
• Men's Keirin: Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Alfredo Narváez Romero is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won two medals for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2003...
  
  
• Women's Sprint: Diana Orrego
• Women's Individual Pursuit: 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...
  
  

• Men's Distance: Jorge Cifuentes

• Men's Team Competition: Miguel Rodríguez
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (squash player)
  Miguel Angel Rodriguez is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in September 2008.- External links :* *...
  
  , Bernardo Samper
  Bernardo Samper
  Bernardo Samper García is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 57 in November 2007 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 2000....
  
  , and Javier Castilla
  Javier Castilla
  Javier Castilla Conde is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 186 in March 2007 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 2006....
  
  

• Men's 62 kg division: Diego Fernando Salazar
  Diego Fernando Salazar
  Diego 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 85 kg division: José Oliver Ruíz
  José Oliver Ruíz
  José Oliver Ruíz is a male weightlifter from Colombia. He won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for his native South American country.-References:* *...
  
  
• Women's 63 kg division: Leydi Solís
  Leydi Solís
  Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony...
  
  
• Women's 69 kg division: Tulia Angela Medina
  Tulia Angela Medina
  Tulia 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 75 kg division: Ubaldina Valoyes
  Ubaldina Valoyes
  Ubaldina 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 Freestyle (55 kg division): Jackeline Rentería
  Jackeline Rentería
  Jaqueline Renteria Castillo is a female wrestler from Colombia. She won a bronze medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...
  
  

Silver

• Women's 800 metres: Rosibel García
  Rosibel García
  Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...
  
  

• Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Óscar Rivas
  Oscar Rivas
  Óscar Andres Rivas Torres is a Colombian heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19...
  
  

• Men's Team Pursuit: Carlos Alzate
  Carlos Alzate
  Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  , Juan Pablo Forero
  Juan Pablo Forero
  Juan Pablo Forero Carreño is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  , Arles Castro
  Arles Castro
  Arles Antonio Castro Laverde is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
   and Jairo Pérez
  Jairo Pérez
  Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  
• Men's Madison: Alexander González
  Alexander González (cyclist)
  Alexander González Peña is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2003...
  
   and José Serpa
  José Serpa
  José 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...
  
  
• Men's Points Race: José Pérez
• Women's Points Race: 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...
  
  

• Men's 80 kg division: Gilbert Ocoro
• Women's 60 kg division: Ana Escandón

• Men's Slalom: José Mesa

• Men's Individual Competition: Jorge Hugo Giraldo
• Men's Horizontal Bars: Jorge Hugo Giraldo
• Men's Parallel Bars: Jorge Hugo Giraldo

• Men's 81 kg division: Mario Valles
  Mario Valles
  Mario 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,...
  
  

• Women's Distance: Alexandra Vivas

• Women's Singles: Mariana Duque
• Women's Doubles: Mariana Duque and Karen Castiblanco
  Karen Castiblanco
  Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte is a professional Colombian tennis player and member of the Colombia Fed Cup team. On August 24, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 414 whilst her best doubles ranking was 247 on July 11, 2011.-External links:...
  
  

• Men's 69 kg division: Edwin Mosquera
  Edwin Mosquera
  Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa is a male weightlifter from Colombia. He won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for his native South American country. Mosquera represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:*...
  
  
• Women's 53 kg division: Ana Margot Lemos
  Ana Margot Lemos
  Ana Margot Lemos is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country.-References:*...
  
  
• Women's 58 kg division: Rusmeris Villar
  Rusmeris Villar
  Rusmeris Villar Barboza is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country in the – 58 kg weight division.-References:*...
  
  

• Men's Freestyle (66 kg division): Edison Hurtado

Bronze

• Women's Individual Competition: Ana María Rendón

• Men's 20 km Walk: Gustavo Restrepo
  Gustavo Restrepo
  Gustavo Adolfo Restrepo Baena is a Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Women's 1500 metres: Rosibel García
  Rosibel García
  Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...
  
  

• Men's Team Sprint: Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Alfredo Narváez Romero is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won two medals for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2003...
  
  , Hernán Sánchez, and Marzuki Mejia

• Men's 10m Platform Synchronized: Juan Urán
  Juan Urán
  Juan Guillermo Urán Salazar is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000...
  
   and Víctor Ortega
  Víctor Ortega
  Víctor Ortega is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing for his native country. He and his team mate Juan Urán finished in 6th position in the 10 m synchronized platform event.-References:...
  
  

• Men's Foil: Carlos Rodríguez

• Women's 70 kg division: Yuri Alvear
  Yuri Alvear
  Yuri Alvear Orejuela is a female judoka from Colombia.-Bio:Yuri was born in Jamundí what is suburb of third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife...
  
  

• Men's Individual Competition: Miguel Rodríguez
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (squash player)
  Miguel Angel Rodriguez is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in September 2008.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Women's Team Competition: Silvia Angulo, María Isabel Restrepo and Catalina Pelaez

• Men's 94 kg division: Wilmer Hermán Torres

• Men's Freestyle (55 kg division): Fredy Serrano
  Fredy Serrano
  Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca is a male freestyle wrestler from Colombia. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 of final he lost to Abbas Dabbaghi from Iran....
  
  
• Men's Freestyle (74 kg division): Wilson Medina
• Men's Freestyle (84 kg division): Rodrigo Piedrahita

Archery

• Natalia Sánchez
  Natalia Sánchez (archer)
  Natalia Sánchez Echeverri is a female athlete from Colombia who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:...
  
  
• Ana María Rendón
• Sigrid Romero
  Sigrid Romero
  Sigrid Romero is an athlete from Colombia who competes in archery.-Early life:Romero was born in Cali, Colombia, the daughter of Ramon Romero and Patricia Duque....
  
  
• Diego Alejandro Torres

Men's Competition

Men's 200 metres

• Daniel Grueso
  Daniel Grueso
  Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.He finished eighth in 200 m at the...
  
  
• Heat 4 — 20.92
• Semifinal 1 — 20.96 → did not advance

Men's 5,000 metres

• William Naranjo
  William Naranjo
  William de Jesús Naranjo Jaramillo is a male long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country at the Pan American Games...
  
  
• Final — 13:56.45 → 7th place

• Javier Guarín
• Final — 14:27.89 → 8th place

Men's 10,000 metres

• William Naranjo
  William Naranjo
  William de Jesús Naranjo Jaramillo is a male long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country at the Pan American Games...
  
  
• Final — 29:13.93 → 7th place

• Javier Guarín
• Final — 30:02.59 → 9th place

Men's 20 km Walk

• Gustavo Restrepo
  Gustavo Restrepo
  Gustavo Adolfo Restrepo Baena is a Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Final — 01:24.51 → Bronze Medal

• Luis Fernando López
  Luis Fernando López
  Luis Fernando López Erazo is a Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Final — DSQ → no ranking

Men's 50 km Walk

• Fredy Hernández
  Fredy Hernández
  Fredy Hernando Hernández is a male race walker from Colombia. He twice competed for his native country at the Pan American Games -Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Final — 04:03.10 → 6th place

Men's Marathon

• Diego Colorado
  Diego Colorado
  Diego Alberto Colorado is a male long-distance runner from Colombia. In October 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, clocking a total time of 2:17.13, behind Brazil's Solonei Silva and before the bronze winner, fellow...
  
  
• Final — 02:20.01 → 7th place

Men's High Jump

• 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:...
  
  
• Final — 2.10m → 13th place

Men's Shot Put

• Carlos García Córdoba
• Final — 17.61m → 9th place

Men's Discus Throw

• Julian Angulo
• Final — 50.79m → 8th place

Men's Javelin Throw

• Noraldo Palacios
  Noraldo Palacios
  Noraldo Palacios Rivas is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja....
  
  
• Final — 71.14m → 5th place

Women's Competition

Women's 200 metres

• 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...
  
  
• Heat 1 — 23.11
• Semifinal 1 — 23.03
• Final — 23.34 → 6th place

• Darlenys Obregon
  Darlenys Obregón
  Darlenys Obregón Mulato is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds...
  
  
• Heat 2 — 23.96
• Semifinal 1 — 23.76 → did not advance

Women's 400 metres

• María Idrobo
• Semifinal 2 — 54.29 → did not advance

Women's 800 metres

• Rosibel García
  Rosibel García
  Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...
  
  
• Semifinal 2 — 2:01.60
• Final — 2:00.02 → Silver Medal

Women's 1,500 metres

• Rosibel García
  Rosibel García
  Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...
  
  
• Final — 4:15.78 → Bronze Medal

Women's 5,000 metres

• Bertha Sánchez
  Bertha Sánchez
  Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in...
  
  
• Final — 15:49.97 → 6th place

Women's 4x100 m Relay

• Briggite Merlano, 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...
  
  , 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....
  
  , and Darlenys Obregon
  Darlenys Obregón
  Darlenys Obregón Mulato is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds...
  
  
• Semifinal 2 — 44.53
• Final — did not start → no ranking

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Briggite Merlano
• Semifinal 1 — 13.35 → did not advance

Women's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Angela María Figueroa
• Final — 10:14.92 → 6th place

Women's 20 km Walk

• Sandra Zapata
• Final — 01:43.44 → 6th place

Women's Marathon

• Ruby Riativa
• Final — 02:51.35 → 6th place

Women's High Jump

• Caterine Ibargüen
  Caterine Ibargüen
  Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....
  
  
• Final — 1.87m → 4th place

Women's Javelin Throw

• Zuleima Araméndiz
  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:*...
  
  
• Final — 47.95m → 9th place

Women's Hammer Throw

• Eli Johana Moreno
• Final — 62.77m → 8th place

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to United States (41-95)
• Lost to Cuba (53-81)
• Defeated Argentina (68-66)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Defeated Mexico (62-55)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated Argentina (59-58) → 5th place
• Team Roster
• Yaneth Arias
• Luisa Atehortua
• Elena Díaz
• Laura Estrada
• Mabel Martínez
• Nancy Mesa
• Glency Mosquera
• Tathiana Mosquera
• Monica Palacios
• Yenny Pinilla
• Heissy Robledo
• Levis Torres

Bowling

• Rocio Del Pilar
• Paola Rocio Gomez
• Jaime Andres Gomez
• Jorge David Romero

Boxing

• Eleider Álvarez
  Eleider Alvarez
  Eléyder Álvarez Baytar is a Colombian amateur boxer, best known for winning the 2007 Pan American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.-Amateur Career:...
  
  
• Darley Pérez
  Darley Pérez
  Darley Gregorio Pérez Ballesta is a Colombian pro boxer who had fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics as a lightweight.-Amateur:At the South American Games 2006 he won the gold medal vs Éverton Lopes...
  
  
• Óscar Rivas
  Oscar Rivas
  Óscar Andres Rivas Torres is a Colombian heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19...
  
  
• William Urina
• Ramiro Nose Rojas
• Oscar Negrete
  Oscar Negrete
  Oscar Manuel Negrete Padilla is a Colombian amateur boxer best known to win a Bronze medal at light-flyweight at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games....
  
  
• Deibis Blanco
• Miguel Angel Escandón

Track

• 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...
  
  
• Diana Maria García
• Carlos Alzate
  Carlos Alzate
  Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  
• Arles Castro
  Arles Castro
  Arles Antonio Castro Laverde is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  
• Juan Pablo Forero
  Juan Pablo Forero
  Juan Pablo Forero Carreño is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  
• Alexander González
  Alexander González (cyclist)
  Alexander González Peña is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2003...
  
  
• Jairo Pérez
  Jairo Pérez
  Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
  
  
• Hernán Sánchez
• José Serpa
  José Serpa
  José 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...
  
  
• Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Narváez
  Leonardo Alfredo Narváez Romero is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won two medals for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2003...
  
  
• Marsuki Mejia

Road

• Elizabeth Agudelo
• Ana Paola Madriñan
• Sandra Patricia Gómez
• Santiago Botero
  Santiago Botero
  Santiago 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...
  
  
• Libardo Niño
  Libardo Niño
  Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
  
  

Equestrian

• Marco Antonio Bernal
• Carlos Hernando Ramírez
• Ricardo Alberto Villa
• Edgar Mauricio Ruiz

Fencing

• Laskmy Lozano
• Nancy Vanegas
• Dimitri Clairet
• Javier Orlando Suarez
• Carlos Andres Valencia

Men's Team Competition

• Mauricio Acosta
  Mauricio Acosta
  Mauricio Acosta is a Colombian football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Independiente Santa Fe in the Copa Mustang.He was the first choice keeper for the Colombian national football team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup where the Colombian team advanced to the round of 16 and lost to eventual...
  
  
• Ricardo Chara
  Ricardo Chará
  Ricardo Chará Lerma is a Colombian footballer who plays for Empoli. He made his professional debut in 2009–10 Coppa Italia.-Biography:...
  
  
• Julian Rojas
• Miguel Angel Julio
• Charles Monsalvo
• Andrés Mosquera Guardia
• Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo
• Cristian Nazarith
  Cristian Nazarith
  Cristian Nazarit Truque is a Colombian footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer as a striker.-Club:...
  
  
• Edgar Pardo
• Charles Arley Quinto
• José Gabriel Ramirez
• Carlos Julio Ramos
• James David Rodríguez
• Junior Javier Romero
• Ricardo Serna Medina
• Santiago Trellez
  Santiago Tréllez
  Santigo Tréllez is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Independiente Medellín of the Primera A in Colombia....
  
  
• Sebastian Carabalí
• Edward Estivinson

Gymnastics

• Jessica Gil
• Natalia Sánchez
  Natalia Sánchez (artistic gymnast)
  Natalia Sánchez is a Colombian artistic gymnast who represented Colombia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-Achieements:*2 place on bars – world cup Glassgow 2008*3 place on beam – world cup Maribor – Slovenia 2008...
  
  
• Bibiana Velez
• Jorge Hugo Giraldo
• James José Brochero
• Deyvi Castellanos
• Didier Lugo
• Fabian Arley Meza
• William Castellanos

Judo

• Yuri Alvear
  Yuri Alvear
  Yuri Alvear Orejuela is a female judoka from Colombia.-Bio:Yuri was born in Jamundí what is suburb of third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife...
  
  
• Lisseth Orozco
  Lisseth Orozco
  Lisseth 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:...
  
  
• Yadinis Amaris
• Any Cortez
• Julieth Sanchez
• Mario Valles
  Mario Valles
  Mario 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,...
  
  

Roller Skating

• Laura Catalina Zapata
• Diego Duque
• Jennifer Caicedo
• Alexandra Vivas
• Jorge Cifuentes
• Oswaldo Aramis

Sailing

• Paula Douat
• Juan Camilo Bustos
• Nicolás Deep
• Sebastián Higuera
• Camilo Marmol
• Andrey Quintero
• Monica Villegas

Shooting

• Amanda Cuellar
• Adriana Rendón
• Paola Murillo
• Natalia Tobar
• Diego Duarte
  Diego Duarte
  Diego Duarte or Jacob Duarte was a 17th-century Portuguese jeweler, banker, composer, organist and art collector living in Antwerp, who owned paintings by Jan Vermeer, Raphael and others.-Biography:...
  
  
• Danilo Caro
• Jorge Enrique Peralta
• Luis Alfredo Reina
• Héctor Libardo Devia
• Hernando Ignacio Vega
• Carlos Fernando Solís

Women's Team Competition

• Yadira Conrado
• Beatriz Cudriz
• Eugenia Fernandez
• Monica García
  Monica Garcia
  Monica Garcia is a councilwoman in Baldwin Park, California.She was elected in November 2007. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and while in college, she was selected from a competitive pool of candidates to intern with the Office of the Speaker of...
  
  
• Melisa García
• Vianys García
• Durley Giraldo
• Kerling Guzmán
• Livis Hurtado
• Ketty Milian
• Ana Pusey
• Zunilda Mendoza
• Ana Olivo
• Janey Peñata
• Yomara Olivero
• Luz Pérez
• Ibeth Pérez

Squash

• Silvia Angulo
• Catalina Pelaez
• María Restrepo
• Miguel Angel Rodríguez
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (squash player)
  Miguel Angel Rodriguez is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in September 2008.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Bernardo Samper
  Bernardo Samper
  Bernardo Samper García is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 57 in November 2007 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 2000....
  
  
• Javier Castilla
  Javier Castilla
  Javier Castilla Conde is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 186 in March 2007 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 2006....
  
  

Swimming

• Carolina Colorado
• Camilo Becerra
  Camilo Becerra
  Camilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
  
  
• Julio César Galofre
• Carlos Viveros
• Omar Pinzón
  Omar Pinzón
  Omar 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...
  
  

Synchronized Swimming

• Asly Alegria
• Margarita Betancourt
• Jennifer Cerquera
• Ingrid Cubillos
• Maria Reyna
• Zully Pérez
• Ibeth Echeverry
• Paula Arcila
• Maritza Valencia

Tennis

• Karen Emilia Castiblanco
• Mariana Duque
• Viky Núñez
• Pablo José González
• Michael Quintero
  Michael Quintero
  Michael Quintero Aguilar is a Colombian professional tennis player. Michael Quintero won eight tournaments in Colombia, Jamaica and Cuba...
  
  
• Carlos Salamanca
  Carlos Salamanca
  Carlos Salamanca Caicedo is a Colombian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-External links:*...
  
  

Men's Competition

• Jorge Arías
• 1:53:53.76 — 10th place
• Ricardo Cardeño
  Ricardo Cardeno
  Ricardo José Cardeño Restrepo is a triathlete from Colombia who won the 2005 Pan American Triathlon Championships, and who has represented his native country three times at the Pan American Games: 1995, 1999 and 2007. Cardeno has competed at the international level since 1991...
  
  
• did not finish — no ranking

Women's Competition

• 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....
  
  
• 2:05:53.79 — 18th place
• Maria Morales
  Maria Morales
  Maria Carmenza Morales Rendón is an athlete from Colombia, who competes in triathlon. Morales competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-seventh place with a total time of 2:13:43.38.-References:*...
  
  
• did not finish — no ranking

Men's Team Competition

• Jhon Andrade
• Nelson Bejarano
• Elkin Buitrago
• Sergio Correa
• Juan Echeverry
• Juan Giraldo
• Germán Guarnizo
• Iván Idárraga
• Jairo Lizarazo
• Alex Monroy
• Jorge Montoya
• Guillermo Reina
• Jorge Soto Roldán

Water Ski

• Maria Camila Linares
• Natalia Hernández
• José Fernando Mesa
• Esteban Siegert

Weightlifting

• Mercedes Pérez
  Mercedes Pérez
  Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Pan American Championships for her native South American country, and represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in ninth place in her weight...
  
  
• Leydi Solís
  Leydi Solís
  Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony...
  
  
• Tulia Angela Medina
  Tulia Angela Medina
  Tulia 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:*...
  
  
• Ubaldina Valoyes
  Ubaldina Valoyes
  Ubaldina 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:*...
  
  
• Rusmeris Villar
  Rusmeris Villar
  Rusmeris Villar Barboza is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country in the – 58 kg weight division.-References:*...
  
  
• Ana Margot Lemos
  Ana Margot Lemos
  Ana Margot Lemos is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country.-References:*...
  
  
• Monica Picon
• Diego Fernando Salazar
  Diego Fernando Salazar
  Diego 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....
  
  
• Sergio Rada
  Sergio Rada
  Sergio Armando Rada Rodriguez is a Colombian weightlifter. His personal best is 257 kg . He was born in Campo de la Cruz, Department of Atlántico....
  
  
• José Oliver Ruíz
  José Oliver Ruíz
  José Oliver Ruíz is a male weightlifter from Colombia. He won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for his native South American country.-References:* *...
  
  
• Carlos Andica
• Edison Angulo
• Óscar Figueroa
• Edwin Mosquera
  Edwin Mosquera
  Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa is a male weightlifter from Colombia. He won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for his native South American country. Mosquera represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:*...
  
  

Freestyle

• Jackeline Rentería
  Jackeline Rentería
  Jaqueline Renteria Castillo is a female wrestler from Colombia. She won a bronze medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...
  
  
• Gelmis Alzate
• Fredy Serrano
  Fredy Serrano
  Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca is a male freestyle wrestler from Colombia. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 of final he lost to Abbas Dabbaghi from Iran....
  
  
• Nelson García
• Wilson Medina
• Rodrigo Piedrahita
• Arnulfo Hernández
• Edison Hurtado