2018 in Colombia
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- President: Juan Manuel Santos (until August 7), Iván Duque Márquez (starting August 7)
- Vice President: Oscar Naranjo (until August 7), Marta Lucia Ramirez (starting August 7)
Events
- February 9–25: Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Four athletes from Colombia compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1][2]
- July 3: Colombia are knocked out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the second round, losing on penalties to England at the Otkritie Arena, Moscow.[3]
- October 6–18: Colombia will compete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[4][5]
- 11 October - A mudslide in the central Colombian town of Marquetalia results in at least 12 deaths.[6]
Deaths
- August 2 – Herbert King, 55, television and film actor (heart attack)[7]
- August 11 – Nacho Paredes, 83, singer and songwriter[8]
- December 20 – Adolfo Echeverría, 86, musician and songwriter[9]
References
- ↑ Ordóñez Olano, Luis Guillermo (10 January 2018). "Los tres colombianos en los Olímpicos de Invierno" [The three Colombians in the Winter Olympics]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Laura Gómez, cuarta colombiana clasificada a los Olímpicos de Invierno" [Laura Gómez, fourth Colombian qualified to the Winter Olympics]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ "Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed BMX Racing Event" (PDF). UCI. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mudslide kills 12 people in central Colombia - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11.
- ↑ Falleció el actor Herbert King, tío de Radamel Falcao García (in Spanish)
- ↑ Maria Victoria Bustamante Fernandez (2018-08-12), "Se apagó la voz del 'Cumbiambero de América', murió 'Nacho' Paredes" [The voice of the 'Cumbiambero de América' has been silenced, 'Nacho' Paredes has died], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-10-18
- ↑ "Falleció Adolfo Echeverría, uno de los iconos de la música decembrina" [Adolfo Echeverría, one of the icons of December music, has died], El Espectador (in Spanish), 2018-12-20, retrieved 2025-09-26
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