Colombia at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Colombia at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)
in Lausanne, Switzerland
January 10–22
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Colombia competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020. They competed with 2 athletes in 2 sports.

Diego Amaya won the silver medal in the boys' mass start speed skating. This was the first time in history that an athlete from a tropical nation and a Latin American won a medal at an Olympic winter event.[1]

Medalists

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Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Diego Amaya Speed skating Boys' mass start 16 January

Bobsleigh

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Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maude Crossland Girls' 1:15.89 14 1:16.26 16 2:32.15 15

Speed skating

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Colombia qualified one male speed skater.[2][3]

Boys
Athlete Event Time Rank
Diego Amaya 500 m 37.05 4
1500 m 1:55.80 4
Mass Start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Diego Amaya Boys' mass start 4 5:55.21 6 Q 20 6:30.33 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Team 13
 Karyna Shypulia (BLR)
 Alina Dauranova (KAZ)
 Xue Zhiwen (CHN)
 Diego Amaya (COL)
Mixed team sprint Disqualified

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adriaanse, Jeroen (17 January 2022). "Speed skater Amaya Martinez wins first Winter Olympic medal for Colombia". www.medium.com. Medium. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "ISU Communication 2295 - Entries/Participation Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Colombia clasificó por primera vez a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de la Juventud" [Colombia qualified for the first time at the Youth Olympic Winter Games]. www.lanotapositiva.com/ (in Spanish). Emotions Media Group. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.