| Colombia at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 35 (32 men and 3 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Helmut Bellingrodt[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.[2]
Athletics
[edit]Men's 5000 metres
- Tibaduiza Reyes
- Heat – 13:49.49 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Víctor Mora
- Heat – 30:26.57 (→ did not advance)
- Tibaduiza Reyes
- Heat – 29:28.17 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m hurdles
- Jesus Villegas Candelo
- Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon
- Jairo Cubillog Rauirez – 2:29:04 (→ 48th place)
- Rafael Mora Zamora – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km walk
- Ernesto Alfaro Bermudez – 1:33:13 (→ 19th place)
- Rafael Vega Hernández – 1:37:27 (→ 31st place)
Boxing
[edit]Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Virgilio Palomo
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Toshinori Koga (JPN), 0:5
Cycling
[edit]Eleven cyclists represented Colombia in 1976.
- Álvaro Pachón – 4:49:01 (→ 22nd place)
- Luis Manrique – 4:49:01 (→ 23rd place)
- Miguel Samacá – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Abelardo Ríos – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Julio Echevarry – 11th place
- José Jaime Galeano – 26th place
Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for Colombia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Colombia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
External links
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