2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Colombia)

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In 2008, Colombia took partin the Summer Olympics forthe 17th time. With 67 athletes in 15 sports, the country sent the largest delegation in Colombian sports history to date.

At the opening ceremony, the cyclist Maria Luise Calle carried the Colombian flag.

Medalist

silver

Surname	sport	category
Diego Fernando Salazar Quintero	Weightlifting	Men up to 62 kg
Leidy Solís	Weightlifting	Women up to 69 kg

bronze

Surname	sport	category
Jackeline Rentería	Wrestling	Freestyle, class up to 55 kg

Archery

• Anna Rendón

  Women, singles

• Sigrid Romero

  Women, singles

• Natalia Sánchez

  Women, singles

• Anna Rendón, Sigrid Romero, Natalia Sánchez

  Women, team

Boxing

• Jonathan Romero

  Class up to 54 kg

• Darley's Pérez

  Class up to 60 kg

• Eleider Álvarez

  Class up to 64 kg

• Deivi Julio Blanco

  Class up to 91 kg

• Óscar Rivas

  Class over 91 kg

Weightlifting

Men

• Sergio Rada

  Class up to 56 kg

• Diego Fernando Salazar Quintero Silver

  Class up to 62 kg

• Óscar Figueroa

  Class up to 62 kg

• Edwin Mosquera

  Class up to 69 kg

• Gabriel Mena

  Class up to 77 kg

• Carlos Andica

  Class up to 85 kg

Women

• Ana Margot Lemos

  Class up to 53 kg

• Tulia Ángela Medina

  Class up to 63 kg

• Leidy Solís silver

  Class up to 69 kg

• Ubaldina Valoyes

  Class up to 75 kg

Judo

Men

• Mario Valles

  Class up to 81 kg

Women

• Yuri Alvear

  Class up to 70 kg

athletics

Men

• Daniel Grueso

  100 m

  200 m

• Juan Carlos Cardona

  marathon

• Rodrigo Moreno

  50 km of walking

• Luis Fernando López

  20 km walking

• James Rendón

  20 km walking

• Paulo Villar

  110 m hurdles

• Geiner Mosquera

  400 m

• Juan Carlos Cardona

  marathon

Women

• Rosibel García

  800 m

• Sandra Zapata

  20 km walking

• Eli Johana Moreno

  Hammer throw

• Bertha Sánchez

  marathon

• Zuleima Araméndiz

  Javelin throw

• Darlenys Obregón
• Yomara Hinestroza Murillo

  100 m

Cycling

Men

• Rigoberto Urán

  Road racing

• José Serpa

  Road racing

• Santiago Botero

  Road racing

  Individual time trial road

Women

• Marie Luise Calle

horse riding

• Manuel Torres

  Show jumping

Wrestling

Men

• Freddy Serano

  Freestyle, class up to 55 kg

• Jarlis Mosquera

  Freestyle, class up to 84 kg

Women

• Jackeline Rentería (bronze )

  Freestyle, class up to 55 kg

rowing

• Rodrigo Ideus Forero

  One

shoot

• Diego Duarte

sailing

• Santiago Grillo

swim

Men

• Omar Pinzón

  100 m back

  200 m back

  200 m butterfly

  200 m layers

  400 m layers

• Julio César Galofre

  200 m layers

Women

• Carolina Colorado

  100 m back

  100 m butterfly

  50 m freestyle

• Erika Stewardt

  200 m layers

Taekwondo

• Gladis Mora

  Women, class up to 49 kg

• Doris Patiño

  Women, class up to 57 kg

Table tennis

• Paula Medina

  singles

do gymnastics

Men

• Jorge Hugo Giraldo

  Gymnastics

Women

• Nathalia Sánchez

  Gymnastics

Diving

Men

• Juan Urán

  Jumping

  Synchronous jumping

• Víctor Ortega

  Synchronous jumping

Women

• Diana Pineda

  Jumping

Web links

• Comite Olímpico Colombiano (Spanish)