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Colombia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Results by event
Athletics
Men's competition
'''Men's 200m
Jimmy Pino
Round 1 — 21.42 (did not advance)
Men's High JumpGilmar Mayo
Qualifying — 2.20 (did not advance)
Men's marathon'''Jose Alirio Carrasco
Final — DNF
Women's competition
'''Women's 200m
Felipa Palacios
Round 1 — 23.08
Round 2 — 23.19
Semifinal — 23.11 (did not advance)
Women's 400mNorma Gonzalez
Round 1 — 53.34 (did not advance)
Women's 4x100mMirtha Brock, Digna Luz Murillo, Melisa Murillo, Felipa Palacios, Ximena Restrepo
Round 1 — 44.08
Semifinal — 44.37 (did not advance)
Women's Javelin ThrowSabina Moya
Qualifying — 49.16 (did not advance)
Women's MarathonIglandini Gonzalez
Final — 2:47:26 (40th place)
Boxing
Men's 57kgAndres Abelino Ledesma Villalba
*Round 1 — Lost to Somluck Kamsing of Thailand (did not advance)
Men's 60kgJose Leonardo Cruz Lazo
*Round 1 — Defeated Giovanni Michael Frontin of Mauritius
*Round 2 — Lost to Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan (did not advance)
Men's 67kgFrancisco Manuel Calderon Espitia
*Round 1 — Bye
*Round 2 — Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia (did not advance)
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike'Diego Garavito
Final — DNF
Women's Mountain BikeFlor Marina Delgadillo
Final — 2:03:17.10 (24th place)
Road Cycling
Men's Individual Time TrialVictor Hugo Pena
Final — 1:01:10 (24th place)
Men's Road Race'''Ruber Marin
Final — 5:30:46 (31st place)
Santiago Botero
Final — DNF
John Fredy Garcia
Final — DNF
Fredy Gonzalez
Final — DNF
Victor Hugo Pena
Final — DNF
Track Cycling
Men's competition
'''Men's Point Race'''
Marlon Perez
*Points — 0
*Laps Down — 2 (21st place)
Women's competition
'''Women's Individual Pursuit
Maria Luisa Calle
*Qualifying — 03:44.395 (did not advance)
Women's Point RaceMaria Luisa Calle
*Points — 2 (11th place)
Diving
Men's 3 Metre SpringboardJuan-Guillermo Uran
Preliminary — 308.1
Men's 10 Metre PlatformJuan-Guillermo Uran
Preliminary — 333.93
Women's 3 Metre SpringboardDiana Pineda
Preliminary — 220.68
Swimming
Men's 50m FreestyleCamilo Becerra
Preliminary Heat — 23.63 (did not advance)
Men's 100m FreestyleFernando Jacome
Preliminary Heat — 52.24 (did not advance)
Men's 200m FreestyleFernando Jacome
Preliminary Heat — 1:54.17 (did not advance)
Men's 100m BackstrokeGerman Martinez
Preliminary Heat — 59.94 (did not advance)
Men's 200m BackstrokeAlejandro Bermudez
Preliminary Heat — 02:03.43 (did not advance)
Men's 400m Individual MedleyAlejandro Bermudez
Preliminary Heat — 04:29.42 (did not advance)
Women's 100m BreaststrokeIsabel Ceballos
Preliminary Heat — 01:11.90 (did not advance)
Women's 200m BreaststrokeIsabel Ceballos
Preliminary Heat — 02:34.09 (did not advance)
Triathlon
At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, Colombia was represented by one triathlete.
Women's competition':Maria Morales — 2:13:43.38 (37th place)
See also
Sports in Colombia
References
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
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