Óscar Giraldo

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameÓscar Albeiro•Giraldo Hernández
Used nameÓscar•Giraldo
Nick/petnamesel Gato
Born13 April 1973 in Duitama, Boyacá (COL)
Died24 August 2021 (aged 48 years 4 months 11 days) in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón (ESP)
NOC Colombia

Biography

Óscar Giraldo was a Colombian cyclist who competed in road events. Giraldo had his best results at the 1995 Vuelta a Colombia when he finished third on stage 1 and second on stage 7. The following year he competed in the road race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where he finished 86th in the main peloton, just under three minutes behind the race winner Pascal Richard.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) COL Óscar Giraldo
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 86