Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Competitors87 (37 men and 50 women) in 19 sports
Colombia at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors87 (37 men and 50 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kevin Quintero & Flor Ruiz[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Mariana Pajón[2]
Medals
Ranked 66th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Colombia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics except for Helsinki 1952.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 314
Athletics 81018
Boxing 145
Canoeing 011
Cycling 9615
Diving 303
Equestrian 101
Fencing 101
Football 01818
Golf 213
Gymnastics 213
Judo 011
Sailing 101
Skateboarding 101
Swimming 112
Tennis 011
Triathlon 011
Weightlifting 224
Wrestling 224
Total375087

Archery

Four Colombian archers have qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's recurve and women's individual by virtue of their respective result at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and 2024 Pan American Championships in Medellín, Colombia.[4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Santiago Arcila Individual 673 15  Klein (LUX)
W 6–4
 Olaru (MDA)
W 6–2
 Kim J-d (KOR)
L 4–6
Did not advance =9
Jorge Enríquez 655 43  Zhangbyrbay (KAZ)
W 7–3
 Grande (MEX)
L 2–6
Did not advance =17
Andrés Hernández 642 56  Chirault (FRA)
L 1–7
Did not advance =33
Santiago Arcila
Jorge Enríquez
Andrés Hernández
Team 1970 11 N/a  Turkey
L 4–5
Did not advance =9
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ana Rendón Individual 649 36  Lei C-y (TPE)
L 1–7
Did not advance =33
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ana Rendón
Santiago Arcila
Team 1322 15 Q N/a  Germany
L 4–5
Did not advance =9

Athletics (track and field)

Colombian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[6][7][8]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ronal Longa 100 m Bye 10.29 =SB 7 N/a Did not advance
Jhonny Rentería Bye 10.38 8 N/a Did not advance
Anthony Zambrano 400 m N/a 45.49 7 R DNS Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Evelis Aguilar 400 m N/a 53.36 7 R 52.86 SB 7 Did not advance
Lina Licona N/a 51.85 6 R 51.90 4 Did not advance
Angie Orjuela Marathon N/a 2:42:57 SB 75
Sandra Arenas 20 km walk N/a 1:27:03 NR 4
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
César Herrera
Laura Chalarca
Marathon walk relay N/a 3:03:56 19
Mateo Romero
Sandra Arenas
N/a 2:57:54 12
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Arnovis Dalmero Long jump 7.92 10 q 7.83 11
Geiner Moreno Triple jump 16.40 23 Did not advance
Mauricio Ortega Discus throw 61.97 18 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Natalia Linares Long jump 6.40 22 Did not advance
Mayra Gaviria Hammer throw NM Did not advance
María Lucelly Murillo Javelin throw 60.38 SB 16 Did not advance
Flor Ruiz 64.40 3 Q 63.00 5
Combined event – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Martha Araújo Result 13.15 1.71 14.15 PB 24.46 6.61 PB 45.67 2:17.55 PB 6386 AR =7
Points 1102 867 804 937 1043 776 857

Boxing

Colombia entered five boxers into the Olympic tournament. Yeni Arias (women's bantamweight), Valeria Arboleda (women's featherweight) and Angie Valdés (women's lightweight) qualified themself to Paris in their respective division by advancing to the semifinals round at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Later on, Yilmar González (men's featherweight) and Ingrit Valencia (women's flyweight) qualified for the games, following the triumph of winning quota bouts round, through the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yilmar González 57 kg Bye  Harada (JPN)
L 0–5
Did not advance =9
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ingrit Valencia 50 kg  Yesügen (MGL)
W 5–0
 Suraci (AUS)
W 5–0
 Kyzaibay (KAZ)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5
Yeni Arias 54 kg Bye  Pawar (IND)
W 3–2
 Im (KOR)
L 2–3
Did not advance =5
Valeria Arboleda 57 kg  Xu (CHN)
L 2–3
Did not advance =9
Angie Valdés 60 kg  Sadiku (KOS)
W 3–2
 Harrington (IRL)
L 0–5
Did not advance =5

Canoeing

Sprint

Colombian canoeists qualified one boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.[10]

Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Manuela Gómez C-1 200 m 49.87 6 QF 49.54 4 Did not advance 26

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Colombia entered three road cyclists (two male and one female). Colombia qualified two male and one female through the UCI Nation Ranking.[11][12][13]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Santiago Buitrago Road race 6:21:49 19
Daniel Martínez 6:21:54 25
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Paula Patiño Road race 4:07:16 50

Track

Colombia entered five riders (three male and two female) for the following events, based on the nations performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.[14][15][16]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / BM
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Cristian Ortega Men's sprint 9.426
76.384
12 Q  Helal (FRA)
W 9.943
72.413
Bye  Carlin (GBR)
L 9.831
73.238
 Obara (JPN)
L 9.835
73.208
Did not advance 13
Kevin Quintero 9.669
74.465
25 Did not advance 25
Martha Bayona Women's sprint 10.411
69.158
13 Q  Genest (CAN)
W 10.932
65.862
Bye  Gros (FRA)
L 10.788
66.741
 Gaxiola (MEX)
W 11.081
64.976
 Friedrich (GER)
L 10.716
67.189
 Gros (FRA)
 Fulton (NZL)
W 10.871
66.231
 Finucane (GBR)
L 0–2
Did not advance 5th place final
 Capewell (GBR)
 Hinze (GER)
 Mitchell (CAN)
L 10.780
66.790
7
Stefany Cuadrado 10.508 WJR
68.519
15 Q  Mitchell (CAN)
L 10.850
66.359
 Kouamé (FRA)
 Karwacka (POL)
L 11.211
64.223
Did not advance 17
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Cristian Ortega Men's keirin 3 R 2 Q 3 SF 4 FB 7
Kevin Quintero 2 Q Bye 6 Did not advance =16
Martha Bayona Women's keirin 6 R 4 Did not advance =23
Stefany Cuadrado 5 R 4 Did not advance =23
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Fernando Gaviria Men's omnium 20 2 14 14 8 26 16 0 17 42

Mountain biking

Colombian mountain bikers secured one male quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[17][18]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Diego Arias Men's cross-country 1:35:13 31

BMX

Freestyle

Colombia received one quota spot for women's BMX freestyle at the Olympics, as a result of being the 2nd best non-qualified NOC at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[19][20]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Average Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Queen Saray Villegas Women's 81.60 87.25 84.42 6 Q 64.80 88.00 4

Race

Colombian riders secured five quota places (three men's and two women's) race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of final Olympic BMX ranking.[21]

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Last chance qualifier Semifinal Final
Points Rank Result Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Diego Arboleda Men's 13 11 Q Bye 18 12 Did not advance
Mateo Carmona 11 9 Q Bye 10 6 Q 33.166 6
Carlos Ramírez 16 16 q DNF 8 Did not advance
Gabriela Bolle Women's 16 13 q 37.373 3 Q 19 14 Did not advance
Mariana Pajón 16 14 q 36.015 1 Q 15 9 Did not advance

Diving

Colombia secured three quotas in the men's springboard and platform events, by virtue of his top twelve result at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan and 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.[22][23]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Daniel Restrepo 3 m springboard 361.10 20 Did not advance
Luis Uribe 375.90 17 Q 423.80 10 Q 421.85 6
Alejandro Solarte 10 m platform 363.10 20 Did not advance

Equestrian

Colombia entered one jumping rider into the games, by virtue of top three nations performances in individual jumping events, not yet qualified, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[24]

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Jump-off
Penalties Time Rank Penalties Time Rank Penalties Time Rank
René Lopez Kheros Van'T Hoogeinde Individual 39 97.59 66 Did not advance

Fencing

Colombia entered one male fencer into the Olympic competition. Jhon Édison Rodríguez secured his quota places in men's épée events, after nominated as the highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for Pan American zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.[25]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jhon Édison Rodríguez Épée Bye  El-Sayed (EGY)
L 7–15
Did not advance 26

Football

Golf

Colombia entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Camilo Villegas, Nico Echavarría and Mariajo Uribe both qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their respective world ranking position, through the release of the final top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.[34][35][36]

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Nico Echavarría Individual 74 69 71 68 282 −2 T35
Camilo Villegas 76 74 72 71 293 +9 57
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Mariajo Uribe Individual 70 70 71 73 284 −4 T10

Gymnastics

Artistic

Colombia entered two gymnasts (one female and one male) into the games. Luisa Blanco secured her spots directly for the games, by being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the all-around at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[37] Meanwhile, Ángel Barajas secured a quota place by virtue of becoming the highest eligible gymnast in men's parallel bars, not yet qualified, through the final ranking of 2024 FIG World Cup series.[38]

Men
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Ángel Barajas Parallel bars N/a 14.700 N/a 14.700 14 Did not advance
Horizontal bar N/a 14.466 14.466 6 Q N/a 14.533 14.533 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Luisa Blanco All-around 13.466 12.833 12.766 12.633 51.698 30 Q 13.500 11.133 12.866 12.700 50.199 23

Trampoline

Colombia qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline competition at Paris 2024 through the World Cup Series ranking.[39]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Ángel Hernández Men's 58.640 8 Q 53.150 7

Judo

Colombia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Erika Lasso (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.[40]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Erika Lasso –48 kg  Lin C-h (TPE)
L 00–10
Did not advance =17

Sailing

Colombia qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[41]

Elimination events
Men
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOT PTS Rank SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Victor Bolaños Formula Kite 18 20 17 18 18 12 15 Cancelled 118 80 20 Did not advance 20

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Skateboarding

Colombia qualified one male by virtue of finishing in the Top 20 of the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings.[42][43]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Jhancarlos González Street 48.09 22 Did not advance

Swimming

Colombia received two Universality quota places in Swimming. Anthony Rincón (men's 100 m backstroke) and Stefanía Gómez (women's 100 m breaststroke) received the Universality Quota places.[44][45][46]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anthony Rincón 100 m backstroke 55.42 37 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stefanía Gómez 100 m breaststroke 1:09.16 29 Did not advance

Tennis

Colombia entered one tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Camila Osorio had claimed one via ITF Olympic women's singles places, as Colombia's top-ranked tennis player in the WTA World Rankings as of 10 June 2024[47][48]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Camila Osorio Singles  Ostapenko (LAT)
W 6–4, 6–3
 Yastremska (UKR)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–4
 Collins (USA)
L 0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Did not advance =9

Triathlon

Colombia achieved a quota (one woman) for the women's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking.[49][50]

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Carolina Velásquez Women's 24:38 0:56 1:00:41 0:32 35:26 2:02:13 37

Weightlifting

Colombia entered four weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Yenny Álvarez (women's 59 kg), Mari Sánchez (women's 71 kg), Luis Javier Mosquera (men's 73 kg) and Yeison López (men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in her weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.[51]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Weight Rank Weight Rank
Luis Javier Mosquera −73 kg 155 3 185 7 340 5
Yeison López −89 kg 180 2 210 3 390 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Weight Rank Weight Rank
Yenny Álvarez −59 kg 105 3 132 N/a DNF N/a
Mari Sánchez −71 kg 112 4 145 2 257 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Wrestling

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