Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Colombia
IOC code  COL
NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano
Websitewww.coc.org.co (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 21 in 3 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Colombia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Colombian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Cycling

Colombian cyclists qualify for the following events.[5]

Mountain biking

Football

Women's tournament

Colombia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by finishing second behind Brazil at the 2014 Copa América Femenina in Ecuador.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Marchista Éider Arévalo ganó en Portugal y logró cupo a Olímpicos" [Racewalker Éider Arévalo wins in Portugal and achieves an Olympic quota] (in Spanish). Colombia: El Tiempo. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sandra Galvis tras la marca para los Olímpicos Rio 2016" [Sandra Galvis attains the mark for the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). Periodismo Público. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Colombia logró el cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos en la élite masculina" [Colombia achieves the quota for the Olympics in the men's elite] (in Spanish). Colombian Cycling Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Colombia women’s football team book their place at Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Rio 2016. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.