Colombia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 38 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 5 sports.[1]

Colombia at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors43 (38 men, 5 women) in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Jimmy Sierra
    • Round 1 10.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

  • Pedro Grajales
    • Round 1 46.7 s (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to round 2)
    • Round 2 46.5 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Álvaro Mejía 30:10.6 min (→ 10th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 110 metres hurdles

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Colombia in 1968.

1000m time trial
Sprint
  • Jaime Galeano
    • Round 1 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
    • Repechage 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)
  • Héctor Urrego
    • Round 1 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
    • Repechage 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)
Individual pursuit
  • Martín Rodríguez
    • Qualification 4:45.38 min (→ 9th in trial, did not advance)
Team pursuit
Individual road race
  • Martín Rodríguez 4:43:58.49 hrs (→ 9th place)
  • Álvaro Pachón 4:44:13.10 hrs (→ 15th place)
  • Pedro Sánchez 4:46:37.94 hrs (→ 30th place)
  • Miguel Samaca DNF (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3 metre springboard

  • Roque Barjum (→ 24th place)

Women's 3 metre springboard

Men's 10 metre platform

Football

Men's team competition

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

Women's 100 metres freestyle

  • Patricia Olano
    • Heats 1:05.3 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

Women's 200 metres freestyle

  • Patricia Olano
    • Heats 2:25.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres freestyle

  • Julio Arango
    • Heats 4:25.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres freestyle

  • Patricia Olano
    • Heats 5:01.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Olga De Angulo
    • Heats 5:08.6 min (→ 3rd in heat, did not advance)

Women's 800 metres freestyle

  • Patricia Olano
    • Heats 10:44.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
  • Olga De Angulo
    • Heats 10:40.5 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres freestyle

Men's 100 metres breaststroke

  • Ivan Gonima
    • Heats 1:15.1 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres breaststroke

  • Ivan Gonima
    • Heats 2:45.0 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 100 metres butterfly

  • Tomás Becerra
    • Heats 1:02.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres butterfly

  • Carmen Gómez
    • Heats 1:14.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres butterfly

  • Tomás Becerra
    • Heats 2:16.8 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres butterfly

  • Carmen Gómez
    • Heats 2:44.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres individual medley

  • Nelly Syro
    • Heats 2:55.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Olga De Angulo
    • Heats 2:48.7 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres individual medley

  • Tomás Becerra
    • Heats 5:09.7 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres individual medley

  • Olga De Angulo
    • Heats 6:00.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Patricia Olano
    • Heats 5:52.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Nelly Syro
    • Heats 6:13.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay

Men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay

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See also

  • Sports in Colombia

References

  1. "Colombia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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