Colombia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors40 (34 men and 6 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Jorge Molina[1]
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Colombia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 40 competitors, 34 men and 6 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Jorge Julio Rocha Boxing Bantamweight 29 September

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 5 8
Boxing 2 – 2
Cycling 7 0 7
Equestrian 3 1 4
Fencing 5 0 5
Judo 3 – 3
Shooting 3 0 3
Swimming 1 0 1
Weightlifting 3 – 3
Wrestling 4 – 4
Total 34 6 40

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Pedro Ortiz 10,000 metres 29:08.25 27 Did not advance
Marathon — 2:23:34 39
Héctor Moreno 20 kilometres walk — 1:27:06 33
Querubín Moreno — DNF
Héctor Moreno 50 kilometres walk — 4:01:31 30
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amparo Caicedo 100 metres 11.59 28 q 11.65 30 Did not advance
Norfalia Carabalí 200 metres 23.78 31 Q 23.96 31 Did not advance
Ximena Restrepo 24.00 34 Did not advance
Norfalia Carabalí 400 metres 53.27 24 Q 51.76 11 Q 52.65 16 Did not advance
Amparo Caicedo
Norfalia Carabalí
Olga Escalante
Ximena Restrepo 		4 × 100 metres relay 45.46 16 q — DNS Did not advance
Amparo Caicedo
Norfalia Carabalí
Olga Escalante
Ximena Restrepo 		4 × 400 metres relay DQ — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
María Isabel Urrutia Shot put 15.13 21 Did not advance
Discus throw 53.82 17 Did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Simon Morales Flyweight  Segawa (JPN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Jorge Eliécer Julio Bantamweight  Hormillosa (PHI)
W RSC R3 		 Nieves (PUR)
W 5–0 		 Breitbarth (GDR)
W 4–1 		 Matsushima (JPN)
W 5–0 		 Hristov (BUL)
L 2–3 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Juan Carlos Arias Road race 4:32:56 31
Dubán Ramírez 4:32:56 67
Nelson Rodríguez 4:32:56 48
Ángel Noé Alayón
Pedro Bonilla
Orlando Castillo
Julio Cesar Rodríguez 		Team time trial 2:10:34.3 21

Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
María Paula Bernal Armagnac Individual 978 53 Did not advance
Héctor Rodríguez El Sahib 1229 38 Did not advance

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank
Juan Carlos García Buenos Aires Individual 12.00 61 38.00 37 50.00 50 Did not advance
Manuel Torres Zalme 32.00 43 35.50 39 67.50 39 Q 35.75 36 Did not advance

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.

Individual
Pool stages
Athlete Event Group Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group Stage 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Juan Miguel Paz Men's épée  Vánky (SWE)
L 3–5 		 Pásztor (HUN)
W 5–4 		 Du (CHN)
W 5*–5 		 Chouinard (CAN)
L 4–5 		3 Q  Gaille (SUI)
L 3–5 		 Reznichenko (URS)
L 2–5 		 Machado (BRA)
L 3–5 		 Lee (KOR)
W 5–2 		4 Q  Riboud (FRA)
L 1–5 		 Kardolus (NED)
L 2–5 		 Cuomo (ITA)
L 4–5 		 Kolczonay (HUN)
L 4–5 		 Al-Hamar (KUW)
W 5–1 		5
Joaquín Pinto  Gerull (FRG)
L 4–5 		 Bergström (SWE)
L 3–5 		 Kolczonay (HUN)
W 5–4 		 Pereira (ESP)
L 4–5 		4 Q  Srecki (FRA)
L 4–5 		 Pásztor (HUN)
L 1–5 		 Lee (KOR)
L 1–5 		 Davidson (AUS)
W 5–4 		4 Q  Kühnemund (GDR)
L 0–5 		 Gadomski (POL)
L 4–5 		 Machado (BRA)
L 2–5 		 Ganeff (NED)
L 1–5 		 Llewellyn (GBR)
W 5–4 		6
Mauricio Rivas  Srecki (FRA)
L 4–5 		 Turiace (ARG)
W 5–0 		 Al-Hamar (KUW)
W 5–1 		 Driessen (NED)
W 5–3 		2 Q  Trevor (USA)
L 0–5 		 Joos (BEL)
L 2–5 		 Nagele (AUT)
W 5–0 		 Durão (POR)
W 5–2 		3 Q  Bergström (SWE)
L 2–5 		 Strohmeyer (AUT)
L 3–5 		 Tishko (URS)
W 5–3 		 Trevor (USA)
W 5–4 		 Siess (POL)
L 4–5 		4 Q
Elimination phase
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mauricio Rivas Men's épée  Srecki (FRA)
W 10–6 		 Gadomski (POL)
W 10–5 		 Reznichenko (URS)
L 5–10 		Bye  Schmitt (FRG)
L 2–10 		Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Oscar Arango
William González
Juan Miguel Paz
Joaquín Pinto
Mauricio Rivas 		Men's épée  Switzerland
L 7–8 		 Hong Kong
W 9–2 		— 2 Q  South Korea
L 4–9 		Did not advance

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Eduardo Landazury 65 kg Bye  Au (HKG)
W Yuko 		 Bujkó (HUN)
L Ippon 		Did not advance
Luis Ochoa 78 kg Bye  González (ESP)
L Ippon 		Did not advance
William Medina 86 kg  Bessi (MON)
W Ippon 		 Chibani (ALG)
L Waza-ari 		Did not advance

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Alfredo González 25 m rapid fire pistol 585 26 Did not advance
Bernardo Tobar 10 m air pistol 573 29 Did not advance
25 m rapid fire pistol 593 7 Q 690 6
50 m pistol 552 29 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jorge Molina Skeet 142 38 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Pablo Restrepo 100 m breaststroke 1:04.43 19 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:19.58 20 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Oscar Penagos 56 kg 105.0 12 132.5 16 237.5 17
Tolentino Murillo 60 kg 120.0 7 140.0 9 260.0 8
John Salazar 110.0 11 150.0 5 260.0 9

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Víctor Capacho 48 kg  Al-Faraj (SYR)
L fall 		 Goun (KOR)
L 1–2 		Did not advance — 7 Did not advance
Freestyle
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
William Delgado 48 kg  Zeinalnia (IRI)
L 0–17 		 Adekunle (NGR)
W 8–6 		 Şükrüoğlu (TUR)
L 6–9 		Did not advance — 6 Did not advance
Oscar Muñoz 52 kg  Elimu (KEN)
W fall 		 Minati (IRQ)
W 8–1 		 Singh (IND)
L 6–12 		 Kim (KOR)
L 4–12 		Did not advance 5 Did not advance
Javier Rincon 62 kg  Küng (SUI)
L fall 		 Helmdach (FRG)
L 0–4 		Did not advance 10 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Colombia at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  3. ^ Colombia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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