Colombia at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	COL
Nocname:	Colombian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2000
Website:
Location:	Sydney
Competitors:	44 (25 men and 19 women)
Sports:	13
Flagbearer:	María Isabel Urrutia
Rank:	50
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Colombia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Colombia won its first ever gold medal at these Olympic games.^[1] 44 competitors, 25 men and 19 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.^[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

• Jimmy Pino
  • Round 1 – 21.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Gilmar Mayo
  • Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's marathon

• José Alirio Carrasco
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Competition

Women's 200m

• Felipa Palacios
  • Round 1 – 23.08
  • Round 2 – 23.19
  • Semifinal – 23.11 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m

• Norma González
  • Round 1 – 53.34 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m

• Mirtha Brock, Digna Luz Murillo, Melisa Murillo, Felipa Palacios, Ximena Restrepo
  • Round 1 – 44.08
  • Semifinal – 44.37 (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Sabina Moya
  • Qualifying – 49.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Iglandini González
  • Final – 2:47:26 (→ 40th place)

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's Featherweight ( - 57 kg)

• Andrés Ledesma
  • Round 1 – Lost to Somluck Kamsing of Thailand (→ did not advance)

Men's Lightweight ( - 60 kg)

• José Leonardo Cruz
  • Round 1 – Defeated Giovanni Michael Frontin of Mauritius
  • Round 2 – Lost to Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan (→ did not advance)

Men's Welterweight ( - 67 kg)

• Francisco Calderón
  • Round 1 – Bye
  • Round 2 – Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia (→ did not advance)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Mountain Bike

• Diego Garavito
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Mountain Bike

• Flor Marina Delgadillo
  • Final – 2:03:17.10 (→ 24th place)

Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Víctor Hugo Peña
  • Final – 1:01:10 (→ 24th place)

Men's Road Race

• Ruber Marín
  • Final – 5:30:46 (→ 31st place)
• Santiago Botero
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Jhon García
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Fredy Gonzalez
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Víctor Hugo Peña
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Point Race

• Marlon Pérez
  • Points – 0
  • Laps Down – 2 (→ 21st place)

Women's Competition

Women's Individual Pursuit

• María Luisa Calle
  • Qualifying – 03:44.395 (→ did not advance)

Women's Point Race

• María Luisa Calle
  • Points – 2 (→ 11th place)

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Juan Urán
  • Preliminary – 308.1 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Juan Urán
  • Preliminary – 333.93 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Diana Pineda
  • Preliminary – 220.68 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Equestrianism

See main article: Equestrian events at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Colombia in 2000.

Men's épée

• Mauricio Rivas

Women's épée

• Ángela María Espinosa

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's 50m Freestyle

• Camilo Becerra
  • Preliminary Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Fernando Jácome
  • Preliminary Heat – 52.24 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Fernando Jácome
  • Preliminary Heat – 1:54.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Germán Martínez
  • Preliminary Heat – 59.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Alejandro Bermúdez
  • Preliminary Heat – 02:03.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Alejandro Bermúdez
  • Preliminary Heat – 04:29.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Isabel Ceballos
  • Preliminary Heat – 01:11.90 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Isabel Ceballos
  • Preliminary Heat – 02:34.09 (→ did not advance)

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Women's Competition:

• Maria Morales – 2:13:43.38 (→ 37th place)

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
width=30%	María Isabel Urrutia	- 75 kg	105.0	110.0	110.0	132.5	135.0	137.5	245.0
width=30%	Carmenza Delgado	+ 75 kg	110.0	115.0	115.0	140.0	145.0	147.5	260.0	4

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

See also

• Sports in Colombia
• Colombia at the 1999 Pan American Games

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colombian Urrutia Wins Weightlifting . Associated Press . 7 August 2021.
2. Web site: Colombia at the 2000 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042523/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COL/summer/2000/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 December 2015 . sports-reference.com.