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Colombia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
'''Men's 5.000 metres
William Roldan* Qualification — 14:39.50 ( did not advance)
Men's MarathonCarlos Grisales — 2:15.56 ( 11th place)
Julio Hernandez — 2:41.56 ( 102nd place)
Women's Javelin Throw Zuleima Aramendiz Mejia* Qualification — 54.24m ( did not advance)
Women's MarathonInglandini Gonzalez — 2:35.45 22nd place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)Beibis Mendoza
First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1
Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)Daniel Reyes
First Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2
Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13
Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)Marcos Verbal
First Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16
Men's Light WelterweightDario Esalas
First Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time TrialDuban Ramirez
* Final — 1:11:18 ( 29th place)
Javier Zapata
* Final — 1:15:09 ( 37th and last place)
Women's Individual Road RaceMaritza Corredor
* Final — did not finish ( no ranking)
Women's Individual Time TrialMaritza Corredor
* Final — 42:06 ( 24th and last place)
Track Competition
Men's Points Race Marlon Perez* Final — did not finish ( no ranking)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Jhon Arias Sanchez* Final — 2:42:04 ( 23th place)
Juan Arias Acosta* Final — 2:50:44 ( 34th place)
Swimming
Men's 400m FreestyleAlejandro Bermudez
Heat – 3:57.45
Men's 100m BreaststrokeMauricio Moreno
Heat – 1:05.22
Men's 100m ButterflyDiego Perdomo
Heat – 55.08
Men's 400m Individual MedleyAlejandro Bermudez
Heat – 4:27.97
B-Final – 4:26.64 ( 13th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke'''Isabel Ceballos
Heat – 2:36.94
See also
Sports in Colombia
References
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