Colombia
Overview
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Colombiano |
|---|---|
| Flagbearers | 41 |
Participants
| Olympic Games | 621 |
|---|---|
| Youth Olympic Games | 60 |
Description
Colombia first competed at the 1932 Olympic Games, represented by a lone athlete, marathon runner Jorge Perry. The country first formed a National Olympic Committee, however, only in 1936 and this NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1939. Colombia has since competed at every Olympics with the exception of 1952. Colombia competed at the Olympic Winter Games for the first time in 2010. Colombian athletes have won 27 Olympic medals, with five of them in gold. The first ever gold medal for Colombia was won by María Isabel Urrutia in women’s heavyweight weightlifting in 2000. The most successful Colombian Olympian is Mariana Pajón, who won the women’s BMX cycling in 2012 as well as in 2016.
More recent evidence has indicated that Francis Henriquez de Zubiria, who competed in 1900 tug-of-war, was actually a Colombian national, making the nations first appearance 32 years earlier than usually considered.
In 1946 the Olympic Committee of Colombia was awarded with the Olympic Cup.
Participations by edition
Participations by discipline
Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games
| Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing (Skiing) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Results |
| Athletics | 5 | 8 | 13 | Results |
| Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Cycling Road (Cycling) | 5 | 3 | 8 | Results |
| Diving (Aquatics) | 2 | 1 | 3 | Results |
| Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 | Results |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Speed Skating (Skating) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Swimming (Aquatics) | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 | Results |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 | Results |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5 | Results |
| Wrestling | 4 | 2 | 6 | Results |
Medals by Games
| Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by sport
Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Cycling BMX Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling Road | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cycling Track | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling Road | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian Jumping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Speed Skating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariana Pajón | COL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Óscar Figueroa | COL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Caterine Ibargüen | COL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| María Isabel Urrutia | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Helmut Bellingrodt | COL |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuri Alvear | COL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diego Fernando Salazar | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rigoberto Urán | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leidy Solís | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Francis Henríquez de Zubiria | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuberjén Martínez | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhonnatan Botero | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessica Legarda | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Oquendo | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brayan Ramírez | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Sebastián Gómez | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Rivera | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Rodríguez | COL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Carlos Carrillo | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diego Amaya | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Gamboa | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| José Mena | COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
IOC Members
| Julio Gerlein Comelín | 1952—1986 |
| Fidel Mendoza | 1988—2005 |
| Fidel Mendoza | 2005—2015 |
| Andrés Botero | 2007—2015 |
| Luis Alberto Moreno | 2016— |