Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Olympics, having not competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Colombia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors104 in 18 sports
Flag bearer Mariana Pajón (opening and closing)
Medals
Ranked 38th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Colombian competitors at the Olympic Park.

Comité Olímpico Colombiano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the record by having more than a quarter more athletes than represented Colombia in Beijing. A total of 104 athletes, 48 men and 56 women, competed in 18 sports. Women's football was the only team-based sport in which Colombia was represented in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo and triathlon.

This was Colombia's most successful Olympics (until Rio 2016), winning a total of eight medals (one gold, three silver, and four bronze). BMX rider and world champion Mariana Pajón, who was Colombia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won the nation's first gold medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics. Freestyle wrestler Jackeline Rentería became the first Colombian female athlete to claim two Olympic medals, while triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen won the nation's second medal in the track and field after 20 years. Other notable accomplishments included the nation's first ever Olympic medals in road cycling, judo and taekwondo.

Medalists
Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Archery 112
Athletics 112031
Boxing 303
Cycling 12517
Diving 202
Equestrian 202
Fencing 011
Football 01818
Gymnastics 112
Judo 022
Sailing 202
Shooting 101
Swimming 213
Table tennis 011
Taekwondo 101
Tennis 314
Triathlon 101
Weightlifting 448
Wrestling 033
Total4658104

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified for the following events

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
Daniel Pineda Men's individual 664 32  Wang C-p (TPE) (33)
L 0–6		 Did not advance
Ana María Rendón Women's individual 657 12  Grandal (ESP) (53)
L 2–6		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

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
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eider Arévalo 20 km walk N/A 1:22:00 20
Juan Carlos Cardona Marathon N/A 2:40:13 83
Fredy Hernández 50 km walk N/A 3:56:00 33
Luis Fernando Lopez 20 km walk N/A DSQ
Isidro Montoya 100 m Bye 10.54 7 Did not advance
Diego Palomeque 400 m Excluded (for doping test)*
James Rendón 20 km walk N/A 1:22:54 28
Rafith Rodríguez 800 m 1:47.70 4 N/A Did not advance
Paulo César Villar 110 m hurdles 13.55 5 q N/A 13.63 7 Did not advance

* Palomeque was initially suspended and later excluded from the games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone.[3]

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Wanner Miller High jump 2.26 =12 q 2.25 9
Dayron Márquez Javelin throw 77.59 26 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Erika Abril Marathon N/A 2:33:33 51
Sandra Arenas 20 km walk N/A 1:33:21 32
Yolanda Caballero Marathon N/A DNF
Ángela Figueroa 3000 m steeplechase 10:25.60 15 N/A Did not advance
Lina Flores 100 m hurdles 13.17 6 N/A Did not advance
Rosibel García Mena 800 m 2:01.30 3 Q N/A 2:00.16 3 Did not advance
Norma González 200 m 23.46 7 N/A Did not advance
Íngrid Hernández 20 km walk N/A 1:33:34 34
Yomara Hinestroza 100 m Bye 11.56 7 Did not advance
Briggite Merlano 100 m hurdles 13.21 6 N/A Did not advance
Princesa Oliveros 400 m hurdles 58.95 8 N/A Did not advance
Arabelly Orjuela 20 km walk N/A 1:35:05 43
Jennifer Padilla 400 m DSQ N/A Did not advance
Nelcy Caicedo
Norma González
Yomara Hinestroza
Alejandra Idrobo
Darlenis Obregón
Eliecith Palacios		 4 × 100 m relay 43.21 5 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Sandra Lemos Shot put 16.50 28 Did not advance
Caterine Ibargüen Triple jump 14.42 4 Q 14.80
Johana Moreno Hammer throw 68.53 18 Did not advance
Flor Denis Ruíz Javelin throw 54.34 32 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified boxers in the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Eduar Marriaga Lightweight  Arias (DOM)
L 8–17		 Did not advance
César Villarraga Light welterweight  Iglesias (CUB)
L 9-20		 Did not advance
Jeysson Monrroy Light heavyweight  Rouzbahani (IRI)
L 10–12		 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has so far qualified cyclists for the following events

Road

Colombia has qualified three places in the men's road race, subsequently filled by Fabio Duarte, Sergio Henao, and Rigoberto Urán.[4] Urán only competed in Beijing before, but was unable to finish the race.[5][6] The route for the race was 250 km (155.3 mi) in length and included nine climbs of the famous Box Hill.[7] A large breakaway – which at its peak contained 32 riders – formed off the front of the peloton early on in the race.[8] No Colombians were part of the initial move, but Henao and Urán joined later on in the race. The peloton, led by the Great Britain Team, kept the breakaway relatively closer for the latter 100 km (62.1 mi) of the race.[8] As the race reached its end, however, the peloton could not close the gap to the large leading breakaway.[8] Clearly, the breakaway would contain the eventual winner, and as the breakaway went under 10 km (6.2 mi) to go in the race, the riders began to attack.[8] Urán and Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov were the first two riders to mount a sizeable distance between the main breakaway and themselves. As Urán and Vinokourov worked together to stay away, the main breakaway did not work collectively to pull back the two leading riders.[8] With 200 meters left in the race, Urán swept across to the left side of the road until Vinokourov's attack became good enough to win the race. Urán, however, crossed the line in second place, earning him the silver medal.[8] Sergio Henao crossed the line in sixteenth place with the main breakaway, while the other Colombian Fabio Duarte did not finish the course.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Fabio Duarte Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 57:34:20 35
Sergio Henao Men's road race 5:46:05 16
Rigoberto Urán 5:45:57

Track
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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)		 Rank
Juliana Gaviria Women's sprint 11.376
63.291		 13  Guerra (CUB)
L		  Hansen (NZL)
 Gnidenko (RUS)
L		 Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Juliana Gaviria
Diana García Orrego		 Women's team sprint 34.870
51.620		 10 Did not advance
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
Juan Esteban Arango
Edwin Ávila
Arles Castro
Weimar Roldán
Kevin Rios		 Men's team pursuit 4:03.712 7 Q  Spain (ESP)
4:05.485		 8  Netherlands (NED)
4:04.772		 8
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Fabián Puerta Men's keirin 3 R 5 Did not advance 15
Juliana Gaviria Women's keirin 4 R 6 Did not advance 17
Omnium
Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Juan Esteban Arango Men's omnium 13.469 8 −18 17 13 4:25.477 4 11 1:03.793 7 60 10
María Luisa Calle Women's omnium 15.559 18 22 8 14 3:40.349 7 11 37.937 18 76 16

Mountain biking
Athlete Event Time Rank
Leonardo Paez Men's cross-country 1:36:02 28
Laura Abril Women's cross-country Did not finish

BMX
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Andrés Jiménez Men's BMX 38.445 5 17 4 q 12 4 Q 53.377 6
Carlos Oquendo 38.775 14 21 4 q 11 4 Q 38.251
Mariana Pajón Women's BMX 38.787 3 N/A 3 1 Q 37.706

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified in the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sebastián Villa 3 m springboard 414.90 21 Did not advance
Víctor Ortega 10 m platform 450.60 13 Q 439.55 17 Did not advance
Sebastián Villa 419.25 22 Did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Colombia has qualified two individual quota places through the 2011 Pan American Games

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Daniel Bluman Sancha Individual 0 =1 Q 1 1 =13 Q 4 5 =7 Q 4 =11 Q 9 13 20 13 20
Rodrigo Diaz Royal Vincken 1 =33 Q 10 11 53 Did not advance 11 53

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified 1 fencer.

Women
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
Saskia García Individual foil Bye  Golubystkyi (GER)
L 9–14		 Did not advance

Football
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Colombian women's football team are qualified for the event.[9]

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Women's tournament
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the Colombian roster in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

Coach: Ricardo Rozo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK Stefany Castaño (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 18) 0 0 Graceland University
2 3MF Tatiana Ariza (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 21) 12 2 Austin Peay State University
3 2DF Natalia Gaitán (c) (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 21) 5 0 University of Toledo
4 2DF Natalia Ariza (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 21) 2 0 Austin Peay State University
5 2DF Nataly Arias (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 26) 16 3 University of Maryland
6 3MF Daniela Montoya (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 21) 11 1 CD Formas Íntimas
7 4FW Oriánica Velásquez (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 22) 13 1 Indiana University
8 3MF Yoreli Rincón (1993-07-27)27 July 1993 (aged 18) 14 8 CD Gol Star
9 3MF Carmen Rodallega (1983-07-15)15 July 1983 (aged 29) 34 6 CD Carlos Sarmiento Lora
10 3MF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 22) 20 14 Independiente Medellín
11 3MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16)16 September 1992 (aged 19) 13 0 University of Kansas
12 1GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 24) 16 0 CD Formas Íntimas
13 2DF Yulieth Domínguez (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 18) 17 3 Estudiantes F.C.
14 2DF Kelis Peduzine (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 29) 23 2 CD Eba
15 4FW Ingrid Vidal (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 21) 18 5 CD Generaciones Palmiranas
16 4FW Lady Andrade (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 20) 8 1 CD Inter de Bogotá
17 4FW Melissa Ortiz (1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Lynn University
18 3MF Ana María Montoya (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 20) 0 0 University of Arizona
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: IOC
Colombia 0–2 North Korea
Report Kim Song-hui  39', 85'
Attendance: 18,900[11]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States 3–0 Colombia
Rapinoe  33'
Wambach  74'
Lloyd  77'		 Report
Attendance: 11,313[12]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
France 1–0 Colombia
Thomis  5' Report
Attendance: 13,184[13]
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Jorge Hugo Giraldo All-around 13.400 12.166 14.933 15.466 13.633 13.500 83.098 33 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Jessica Gil All-around 13.533 12.633 12.266 13.066 51.498 42 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Yadinis Amaris Women's −57 kg Bye  Malloy (USA)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Yuri Alvear Women's −70 kg  Portela (BRA)
W 1100–0000		  Moreira (ANG)
W 0100–0001		  Décosse (FRA)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance  Sraka (SLO)
W 0100–0001		  Chen F (CHN)
W 0011–0001

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has so far qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Santiago Grillo RS:X 35 34 34 33 DSQ 37 30 36 DNF 31 EL 302 37
Andrey Quintero Laser 40 31 37 25 39 41 36 39 DNF 37 EL 325 40

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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified 1 shooter

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Danilo Caro Trap 115 29 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified one athlete so far to compete in swimming by making the A standard. Another athlete completed its nation's full roster by achieving their respective Olympic Selection time (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[14][15]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mateo de Angulo 400 m freestyle 3:57.76 26 N/A Did not advance
Omar Andres Pinzón 100 m backstroke 55.37 32 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:58.20 15 Q 1:58.99 16 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:02.32 34 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carolina Colorado 100 m backstroke 1:01.81 28 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:13.64 27 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia qualified one athlete.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Paula Medina Women's singles Bye  Bilenko (UKR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified 1 man.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Óscar Muñoz Oviedo Men's −58 kg  El-Yamine (ALG)
W 1–8		  Al-Kubati (YEM)
W 14–2 PTG		  González (ESP)
L 13–4		 Bye  Karaket (THA)
W 4–6		 Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified four tennis players.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Alejandro Falla Men's singles  Federer (SUI)
L 3–6, 7–5, 3–6		 Did not advance
Santiago Giraldo  Harrison (USA)
W 7–5, 6–3		  Darcis (BEL)
L 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Santiago Giraldo		 Men's doubles N/A  Čilić /
Dodig (CRO)
L 3–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Mariana Duque Women's singles  Kirilenko (RUS)
L 0–6, 1–1r		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Carlos Quinchara, in white, during the triathlon.
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Carlos Quinchara Men's 18:02 0:47 59:37 0:31 35:13 1:54:10 53

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified 4 men and 4 women.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Berna −56 kg 118 10 150 7 268 8
Sergio Rada 118 10 151 6 269 7
Óscar Figueroa −62 kg 140 3 177 1 317
Doyler Sánchez −69 kg 138 14 170 13 308 14
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Rusmeri Villar −53 kg 87 7 108 8 195 6
Jackelin Heredia −58 kg 100 9 125 9 225 10
Lina Rivas 103 4 120 DNF 103 DNF
Ubaldina Valoyes −69 kg 111 6 135 6 246 6

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Colombia has qualified three quota place.

Key
  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Carolina Castillo −48 kg  Otgontsetseg (MGL)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 11
Jackeline Rentería −55 kg Bye  Kum O-H (PRK)
W 3–1 PP		  Antes (ECU)
W 3–1 PP		  Verbeek (CAN)
L 0–3 PO		 Bye  Lazareva (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
Ana Talia Betancur −72 kg Bye  Unda (ESP)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 17

See also

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