Colombia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres

• Tibaduiza Reyes
• Heat – 13:49.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Víctor Mora
• Heat – 30:26.57 (→ did not advance)
• Tibaduiza Reyes
• Heat – 29:28.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m hurdles

• Jesus Villegas Candelo
• Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's marathon

• Jairo Cubillog Rauirez – 2:29:04 (→ 48th place)
• Rafael Mora Zamora – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km walk

• Ernesto Alfaro Bermudez – 1:33:13 (→ 19th place)
• Rafael Vega Hernández – 1:37:27 (→ 31st place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Virgilio Palomo
• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Toshinori Koga (JPN), 0:5

Men's Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Luis Godoy
• First Round - Lost to Christian Sittler (AUT), 1:4

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Colombia in 1976.

Individual road race

• Álvaro Pachón – 4:49:01 (→ 22nd place)
• Luis Manrique – 4:49:01 (→ 23rd place)
• Miguel Samacá – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Abelardo Ríos – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Cristóbal Pérez
• Álvaro Pachón
• Luis Manrique
• Julio Rubiano

Sprint

• Julio Echevarry – 11th place

Individual pursuit

• José Jaime Galeano – 26th place

Team pursuit

• José Jaime Galeano
• Jorge Hernández
• Carlos Mesa
• Jhon Quiceno

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

See also

• Sports in Colombia

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports