1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Colombia)

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Colombia took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Italian capital Rome with a delegation of 16 male athletes in 13 competitions in five sports.

Since 1932 it was the fifth time Colombia had participated in the Summer Olympics .

The youngest athlete at 19 years and 334 days was the diver Federico Andrade , the oldest athlete was the marksman José María Vallsera (41 years and 76 days).

Flag bearer

The fencer Emilio Echeverri carried the flag of Colombia during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .

Participants by sport

fencing

• Jaime Duque
  • Sword

  Round one: eliminated in group seven, no duel won - six lost, ten hits scored - 30 suffered, seventh place

  1: 5 loss to Allan Jay from Great Britain

  0: 5 defeat against Dieter Fänger from Germany

  2: 5 defeat against Berndt-Otto Rehbinder from Sweden

  0: 5 loss to Ali Annabi from Tunisia

  4: 5 defeat against Abelardo Menéndez from Cuba

  3: 5 defeat against Gilbert Orengo from Monaco

• • foil

  Round one: eliminated in group ten, won a duel - lost three, scored twelve hits - 17 suffered, fourth place

  2: 5 defeat against Eberhard Mehl from Germany

  3: 5 defeat against Ryszard Parulski from Poland

  2: 5 loss to Albert Axelrod from the United States of America

  5-2 defeat against Abderraouf El-Fassy from Morocco

• • saber

  Round one: eliminated in group five, no duel won - five lost, sixth place

  0: 5 defeat against Jakow Rylski from the Soviet Union

  1: 5 defeat against Ladislau Rohony from Romania

  2: 5 loss to Alexander Mallace Leckie from Great Britain

  0: 5 loss to Juan Larrea from Argentina

  3: 5 loss to William Fajardo from Mexico

• Emilio Echeverri
  • Sword

  Round one: eliminated in group one, won three duels - lost two, scored 18 hits - suffered 19 hits, fourth place

  1: 5 loss to Jacques Guittet from France

  2: 5 loss to Brian Pickworth from New Zealand

  5: 4 victory against Bohdan Gonsior from Poland

  5-2 win against Raoul Barouch from Tunisia

  5-3 victory against Charles El-Gressy from Morocco

  Round one: Decision duel for the next round, not qualified for the next round

  4: 5 defeat against Bohdan Gonsior from Poland

• • foil

  Round one: eliminated in group twelve, won a duel - lost three, scored eight hits - 18 suffered, sixth place

  3: 5 defeat against Alberto Pellegrino from Italy

  0: 5 defeat against Ion Drîmbă from Romania

  0: 5 loss to Carl Schwende from Canada

  5: 3 victory against André Verhalle from Belgium

• • saber

  Round one: eliminated in group eight, no duel won - five lost, five hits scored - 25 hits taken, sixth place

  0: 5 defeat against Roberto Ferrari from Italy

  1: 5 loss to Dumitru Mustaţă from Romania

  2: 5 loss to Alfonso Morales from the United States of America

  1: 5 loss to Ralph Cooperman from Great Britain

  1: 5 defeat against Raoul Barouch from Tunisia

Weightlifting

• Carlos Caballero
  • medium weight

  Final: 357.5 kg, 15th place

  Military press: 105.0 kg, 18th place

  Tear: 112.5 kg, tenth place

  Push: 140.0 kg, twelfth place

• Ney Lopez
  • lightweight

  Final: 357.5 kg, ninth place

  Military press: 110.0 kg, eleventh place

  Tear: 107.5 kg, ninth place

  Push: 140.0 kg, eighth place

• Jorge Pineda
  • Featherweight

  Final: 205.0 kg, competition not finished (DNF)

  Military press: 95.0 kg, eleventh place

  Tear: not a valid attempt

  Push: 110.0 kg, 21st place

Cycling

train

• Diego Calero
  • 1,000 meters time trial

  Final: 1: 14.18 minutes, 22nd place

• Mario Vanegas
  • sprint

  Round one: qualified for the second round in round four (rank one), 12.4 seconds

  Round two: failed in round five (third place)

  Round two re-run: prevailed in run one (first place), 11.8 seconds

  Round two repechage finals: eliminated in race one (second place)

Road
team time trial (100 km)

• Results

  Final: 2:25: 39.88 hours, 16th place

• team

  Roberto Buitrago

  Rubén Darío Gómez

  Pablo Hurtado

  Hernán Medina

singles

• Rubén Darío Gómez
  • Road race (175.3 km)

  Final: 4:20:57 hours, rank 27

• Ramon Hoyos
  • Road race (175.3 km)

  Final: 4:21:38 hours, 48th place

• Pablo Hurtado
  • Road race (175.3 km)

  Final: race not finished (DNF)

• Hernán Medina
  • Road race (175.3 km)

  Final: 4:20:57 hours, rank 28

shoot

• Noe Balvin
  • Free target gun

  Qualification: Group one, 323 points, rank 29, overall rank 59, not qualified for the final

  Round one: 84 points, rank 24

  Round two: 81 points, 28th place

  Round three: 82 points, 28th place

  Round four: 76 points, rank 30

• Fernando Hoyos
  • Free target gun

  Qualification: group two, 319 points, rank 31, overall rank 60, not qualified for the final

  Round one: 85 points, 20th place

  Round two: 71 points, 32nd place

  Round three: 86 points, 18th place

  Round four: 77 points, 32nd place

• José María Vallsera
  • Small caliber three-position fight

  Qualification: Group one, 527 points, 56th overall, did not qualify for the final

  Kneeling: 181 points

  Round one: 87 points

  Round two: 94 points

  Prone: 189 points

  Round one: 94 points

  Round two: 95 points

  Standing: 157 points

  Round one: 78 points

  Round two: 79 points

Diving

• Federico Andrade
  • Jump three meters

  Qualification: 41.43 points, rank 29, not qualified for the final

  Jump one: 9.52 points, rank 27

  Jump two: 12.54 points, 20th place

  Jump three: 11.21 points, 25th place

  Jump four: 8.16 points, 31st place

Web links

• Colombian Olympic team 1960 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )