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Colombia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
Medals
Bronze
Jorge Julio Rocha — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Results by event
Athletics
'''Men's 10.000 metres
Pedro Ortiz* First Round — 29:08.25 ( did not advance)
Men's Marathon Pedro Ortiz* Final — 2"23:34 ( 39th place)
Men's 50km Walk''' Hector Moreno* Final — 4'01:31 ( 30th place)
'''Women's 4x400m Relay
Olga Escalante, Norfalia Carabali, Amparo Caicedo, and Ximena Restrepo* Heat — DSQ ( did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw Isabel Urrutia* Qualification – 53.82m ( did not advance)
Women's Shot Put Isabel Urrutia* Qualification – 15.13m ( did not advance)
Boxing
Men's FlyweightSimon Morales
First Round — Lost to Setsuo Segawa (JPN), 1:4
Men's BantamweightJorge Julio Rocha Bronze Medal
First Round — Defeated Michael Hormillosa (PHI), RSC-3
Second Round — Defeated Felix Nieves (PUR), 5:0
Third Round — Defeated Rene Breitbarth (GDR), 4:1
Quarterfinals — Defeated Katsuyoki Matsushima (JPN), 3:2
Semifinals — Lost to Aleksandar Hristov (BUL), 2:3
Swimming
Men's 100m BreaststrokePablo Restrepo
Heat – 1:04.43
Men's 200m Breaststroke'''Pablo Restrepo
Heat – 2:19.58
See also
Sports in Colombia
References
International Olympic Committee results database
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