Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:COL
Nocname:Colombian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2016
Website: 
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:147
Sports:23
Flagbearer:Yuri Alvear (opening)[1]
Ingrit Valencia (closing)
Rank:22
Gold:3
Silver:2
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto

Colombia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Colombian Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico Colombiano|link=no) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games, with 147 athletes, 74 men and 73 women, competing across 23 sports.[2]

Colombia returned home from Rio de Janeiro with a total of eight medals (three gold, two silver, and three bronze), marking the nation's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history based on the gold medal count.[3] Moreover, it matched the overall medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Two of these medals were awarded to the Colombian team in BMX cycling, boxing, and weightlifting, and one each in athletics and judo.

The nation's most significant highlight of the Games came from BMX rider Mariana Pajón, who successfully defended her title in the women's race and set a record as the first Colombian to receive two Olympic gold medals.[4] Apart from Pajón, triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen, and weightlifting veteran Óscar Figueroa also helped the Colombians bring home more golds from Rio de Janeiro than ever before, with Figueroa becoming the first male from his country to top the podium at his fourth and final Olympics.

Boxers Yuberjen Martínez (men's light flyweight) and Ingrit Valencia (women's flyweight) brought home medals in their signature sport, last achieved at the 1988. Judoka and triple world titlist Yuri Alvear joined Pajon and freestyle wrestler Jackeline Rentería as the only Colombian women to win two Olympic medals, with a silver medal in the women's 70 kg division.[3] The remaining medals went to BMX rider Carlos Ramírez in the men's race, and weightlifter Luis Javier Mosquera, who received the bronze in the men's 69 kg, following the disqualification of Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov over a doping offense.[5]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
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Total3238
Medals by gender
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Femalebgcolor=F7F6A8 2bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 1450%
Malebgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 24 50%
Mixedbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 000%
Total3238100%

Competitors

The Colombian Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico Colombiano|link=no) confirmed a team of 147 athletes, 74 men and 73 women, to compete across 23 sports at the Games.[2] [6] It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, breaking its previous record of 104 athletes set in London four years earlier.

Football (for both men and women) and women's rugby sevens were the only team-based sports in which Colombia qualified for the Games, with the men's football squad returning to the Olympic tournament for the first time in 24 years.[6] [7] For individual-based sports, Colombia marked its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and synchronized swimming.

Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Colombian team by an individual sport, with 34 entries. There was a single competitor each in golf, sailing, shooting, and table tennis.

Eight of the nation's Olympic medalists from London 2012 returned, including defending champion Mariana Pajón in the women's BMX race, triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen, weightlifter and four-time Olympian Óscar Figueroa (men's 69 kg), judoka and triple world titleist Yuri Alvear (women's 70 kg), BMX rider Carlos Oquendo, professional road cyclist Rigoberto Urán, taekwondo fighter Óscar Muñoz (men's 58 kg), and freestyle wrestler Jackeline Rentería, who became the first Colombian woman in history to earn two Olympic medals. 50-year-old trap shooter Danilo Caro headlined the full roster of Colombian athletes by competing at his record fifth Olympics.[8] Along with Figueroa, three Colombian athletes also vied for their fourth consecutive appearance, including race walker Luis Fernando López, backstroke swimmer Omar Pinzón, and weightlifter Ubaldina Valoyes (women's 75 kg).

18-year-old relay track sprinter Anthony Zambrano was Colombia's youngest competitor, with show jumper René Lopez rounding out the field as the oldest competitor (aged 52). Artistic gymnast Jossimar Calvo was initially selected through a nationwide online text-message voting to carry the Colombian flag, but forced to decline the honor due to his competition schedule on the first day of the Games.[9] Instead, Alvear, who entered the Games with a bronze medal from London 2012 and three world titles, took over Calvo's spot at the last minute to lead the Colombian team at the opening ceremony.[10]

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing and football are not counted as athletes:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 3 4
Athletics18 16 34
Boxing4 1 5
Cycling11 4 15
Diving3 1 4
Equestrian2 0 2
Fencing1 1 2
Football18 18 36
Golf0 1 1
Gymnastics1 1 2
Judo0 2 2
Rugby sevens0 12 12
Sailing1 0 1
Shooting1 0 1
Swimming3 1 4
Synchronized swimming0 2 2
Table tennis0 1 1
Taekwondo1 1 2
Tennis2 1 3
Weightlifting5 4 9
Wrestling2 3 5
Total 74 73 147

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Three Colombian archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[11] [12] Another Colombian archer also qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.[13]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Andrés PilaMen's individual65443
L 0–6
Did not advance
Carolina Aguirrealign=left rowspan=3Women's individual60552
L 0–6
Did not advance
Ana Rendón64118
L 2–6
Did not advance
Natalia Sánchez60948
L 5–6
Did not advance
Carolina Aguirre
Ana Rendón
Natalia Sánchez
Women's team185510
L 3–5
Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 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):[14] [15]

Track & road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Éider Arévaloalign=left 20 km walk1:21:3615
    Bernardo Baloyes200 m20.788Did not advance
    Diego Coloradoalign=left rowspan=2Marathon2:31:20125
    Gerard Giraldo2:23:4888
    Luis Fernando Lópezalign=left 20 km walk1:22:3229
    José Leonardo Montaña50 km walk
    Diego Palomeque400 m46.486Did not advance
    James Rendón50 km walk
    Yeison Rivas110 m hurdles13.872Did not advance
    Rafith Rodríguez800 m1:46.655Did not advance
    Andrés RuizMarathon2:22:0979
    Jorge Armando Ruiz50 km walk3:51:4217
    Esteban Soto20 km walk1:20:369
    Bernardo Baloyes
    Carlos Lemos
    Diego Palomeque
    Jhon Perlaza
    Anthony Zambrano 
    4 × 400 m relay3:01.846Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Erika AbrilMarathon2:44:0573
    Sandra Arenas20 km walk1:35:4032
    Kellys AriasMarathon
    Yeseida Carrillo20 km walk1:36:2838
    Muriel Coneo1500 m4:09.5010Did not advance
    Sandra Galvis20 km walk
    Brigitte Merlano100 m hurdles13.095Did not advance
    Angie OrjuelaMarathon2:37:0543
    Eliecith Palaciosalign=left rowspan=3100 m11.485Did not advance
    Evelyn Rivera11.596Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Jhon MurilloMen's triple jump16.788 q17.09 5
    Mauricio OrtegaMen's discus throw61.6218Did not advance
    Caterine IbargüenWomen's triple jump14.521 Q15.17
    Sandra LemosWomen's shot put16.4631Did not advance
    Flor RuizWomen's javelin throw62.329 q61.549
    Yosiris UrrutiaTriple jump13.9520Did not advance
    Combined events – Women's heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Evelis AguilarResult13.841.7413.6024.126.2346.902:14.32626315
    Points1001903767969921800902

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Yuberjen Martinez, Jorge Vivas, and Ingrit Valencia had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16] [17] Juan Carlos Carrillo and Ceiber Ávila rounded out the Colombian roster at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.[18]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Yuberjen MartínezMen's light flyweight
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 2–1

    W 2–1

    L 0–3
    Ceiber ÁvilaMen's flyweight
    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not Advance
    Jorge VivasMen's middleweight
    L 1–2
    Did not Advance
    Juan Carlos CarrilloMen's light heavyweight
    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not Advance
    Ingrit ValenciaWomen's flyweight
    W

    W 3–0

    L 1–2
    Did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    Colombian riders qualified for a maximum of five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[19] One additional spot was awarded to the Colombian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[20] The men's road cycling team, headlined by world no. 5 rider Nairo Quintana and London 2012 silver medalist Rigoberto Urán, were named to the Olympic roster on 17 April 2016.[21] However, Quintana stepped back, admitting that he decided to focus on the upcoming Vuelta a España instead.

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Esteban Chavesalign=left rowspan=4Men's road race6:13:3921
    Sergio HenaoDid not finish
    Miguel Ángel LópezDid not finish
    Jarlinson PantanoDid not finish
    align=left rowspan=2Rigoberto UránMen's road raceDid not finish
    Men's time trialDid not start
    Ana SanabriaWomen's road race4:01:2940

    Track

    Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombian riders have accumulated five spots in both the men's and women's sprint, men's and women's keirin, and men's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events. The full track cycling team was named to the Colombian roster for the Games on 6 July 2016.[22]

    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    RankOpposition
    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
    Fabián Puertaalign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint9.981
    72.137
    16 Q
    L


    W 10.272
    70.093

    L


    L
    Did not advance9th place final



    L
    10
    Santiago Ramírez10.199
    70.595
    23Did not advance
    Juliana GaviriaWomen's sprint11.505
    62.581
    24Did not advance
    Keirin
    AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
    RankRankRankRank
    Fabián PuertaMen's keirin2 Q3 Q5
    Martha BayonaWomen's keirin3 R1 Q10
    Omnium

    Mountain biking

    Colombia has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the Pan American Championships.[23]

    BMX

    Colombian riders qualified for two men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's seventh-place finish for men and fourth for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 31 May 2016. Reigning Olympic champion Mariana Pajón, London 2012 bronze medalist Carlos Oquendo, and rookie Carlos Ramírez were named to the Colombian team at the conclusion of the World Championships on 29 May 2016.[24]

    AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
    Carlos Oquendoalign=left rowspan=2Men's BMX35.3411492 Q146Did not advance
    Carlos Ramírez35.42319114 Q113 Q35.517
    Mariana PajónWomen's BMX34.508131 Q34.093

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombian divers qualified for three individual spots at the Olympics by virtue of a top 18 finish respectively at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.[25]

    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Sebastián MoralesMen's 3 m springboard447.055 Q406.5511 Q364.5012
    Víctor Ortegaalign=left rowspan=2Men's 10 m platform386.8520Did not advance
    Sebastián Villa350.4025Did not advance
    Diana PinedaWomen's 3 m springboard276.9023Did not advance

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.[26] [27]

    Jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Daniel BlumanApardialign=left rowspan=2Individual1563Did not advance
    René LopezCon Dios III8=53 Q1321=55Did not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Saskia García had claimed an Olympic spot in the women's foil as the highest-ranked fencer from America outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[28] Meanwhile, Jhon Edison Rodríguez rounded out the Colombian roster as the sole winner of the men's épée at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Jhon Édison RodríguezMen's épée
    W 15–7

    L 8–15
    Did not advance
    Saskia van ErvenWomen's foil
    L 12–15
    Did not advance

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Colombia men's football team qualified for the Olympics with a 2–1 victory over the United States at the second leg of the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback for the first time after 24 years.[29]

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    Quarterfinal

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 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.[30]

    Team roster
    Group play--------

    Golf

    See main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Mariajo Uribe (world no. 103) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[31]

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Colombia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. A Colombian male gymnast, whose name had yet to be determined, and Catalina Escobar had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[32] [33]

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=3Catalina EscobarUneven bars13.05813.05861Did not advance
    Balance beam10.20010.20082Did not advance
    Floor3.7003.70082Did not advance

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia had qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Yuri Alvear, a three time Olympian by the 2012 London Summer Olympics earning a bronze medal, was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. Olympian Yadinis Amaris in the women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as the highest-ranked Colombian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[34] [35]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Yadinis AmarisWomen's −57 kg
    L 000–100
    Did not advance
    Yuri AlvearWomen's −70 kg
    W 000–000

    W 100–000

    W 010–000

    L 000–100

    Rugby sevens

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. The Colombia women's team qualified automatically based on their top finish at the 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens.[36]

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    Classification semifinal (9–12)
    Eleventh place game

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has qualified a boat in the men's RS:X class by virtue of a top finish for Central & South America at the 2016 ISAF World Cup regatta in Miami, Florida, United States.[37]

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

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has received a wildcard invitation from ISSF to send Danilo Caro, who will be going to his sixth Olympics, in the men's trap, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by 31 March 2016.[38] [39]

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (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)):[40] [41]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Jonathan GómezMen's 200 m butterfly1:56.6515 Q1:57.4715Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Jorge MurilloMen's 100 m breaststroke59.93 NR14 Q1:00.8116Did not advance
    Men's 200 m breaststroke2:12.8128Did not advance
    Omar PinzónMen's 200 m backstroke1:59.6922Did not advance
    Isabella ArcilaWomen's 50 m freestyle25.3530Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their eleventh-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[42] [43]

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Lady Ruano secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[44] [45]

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Óscar Muñoz, and 2008 Olympian Doris Patiño secured the spots in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[46]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Óscar MuñozMen's −58 kg
    L 3–14
    Did not advance
    Doris PatiñoWomen's −57 kg
    L 0–13
    Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah qualified directly for the men's doubles by virtue of their combined top 30 placement in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.[47] [48] Meanwhile, Mariana Duque Mariño received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings, as a result of three players' withdrawal from the Games due to concerns on Zika virus.[49]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Juan Sebastián Cabal
    Robert Farah
    Men's doubles
    W 7–6(7–4), 6–3

    L 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
    Did not advance
    Mariana Duque MariñoWomen's singles
    L 3–6, 5–7
    Did not advance

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombian weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[50]

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Habib de las Salas−56 kg119814782646
    Óscar Figueroa−62 kg14211761318
    Edwin Mosqueraalign=left rowspan=2−69 kg140161701631016
    Luis Javier Mosquera14551833338
    Andrés Caicedo−77 kg155519143465
    * Mosquera originally placed fourth behind initial bronze medalist Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan. Artykov was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance called strychnine. The bronze medal stripped from Artykov is reallocated to Mosquera.[51]
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Lina Rivas−58 kg96812072167
    Mercedes Pérez−63 kg104513042344
    Leydi Solís−69 kg110414332534
    Ubaldina Valoyes−75 kg111513642474

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Colombia has qualified a total of five wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the women's freestyle (58 & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Colombian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.[52] [53]

    Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Carolina Castillo−48 kg
    W 4–0 ST

    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance8
    Jackeline Rentería−58 kg
    W 3–1 PP

    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance8
    Andrea Olaya−75 kg
    L 0–5 VT
    Did not advance15

    See also

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    2. News: Jheyner. Durango Hurtado. 147 atletas clasificó Colombia a Río, la cifra podría aumentar. 147 Colombian athletes qualified for Rio, the numbers could increase. 12 July 2016. 1 February 2017. El Colombiano. es.
    3. News: Jared. Wade. Pajón, Ibargüen, Figueroa lead Colombia to best Olympic performance in history. The City Paper Bogotá. 22 August 2016. 1 February 2017.
    4. News: Martyn. Herman. Cycling: Colombian Pajon gets party started with BMX gold. Reuters. 19 August 2016. 1 February 2017.
    5. News: Kyrgyzstan weightlifter Izzat Artykov loses bronze medal over doping offence. 18 August 2016. The Guardian. 1 February 2017.
    6. News: Jared. Wade. All eyes on Colombia in Rio Olympics. The City Paper Bogotá. 5 August 2016. 1 February 2017.
    7. News: Colombia clash with USA for final Olympic place. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328031157/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=colombia-clash-with-usa-for-final-olympic-place-2772166.html. dead. 28 March 2016. FIFA. 29 March 2016. 1 February 2017.
    8. News: Golden Óscar reigns supreme as Colombians do themselves proud. The Bogotá Post. 8 August 2016. 1 February 2017.
    9. News: Calvo ganó la votación para ser abanderado de Colombia en Olímpicos. Calvo won the votes for Colombia's flag bearer role. es. El Tiempo. Colombia. 7 July 2016. 1 February 2017.
    10. News: Colombia nombra a nuevo abanderado para los Olímpicos. Colombia appoints a new flag bearer for the Olympics. es. El País. Cali, Colombia. 4 August 2016. 1 February 2017.
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    12. News: Rio 2016 team quota places awarded in Copenhagen. World Archery Federation. 28 July 2015. 29 July 2015.
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