| Npc: | COL |
| Npcname: | Colombian Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Nelson Crispín[1] |
| Rank: | 37 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 5 |
| Bronze: | 10 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Colombia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Colombia sent a team of 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women, and 1 official to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]
See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3] [4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]
See main article: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table.
| Medal[6] | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 | |||||
| Men's javelin throw F34 | |||||
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S6 | |||||
| Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas | Men's javelin throw F38 | ||||
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | |||||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S7 | |||||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S6 | |||||
| Women's 100 metre T36 | |||||
| Men's 50 metre Butterfly S7 | |||||
| Men's individual pursuit C4 | |||||
| Men's individual pursuit C5 | |||||
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | |||||
| Women's relay team Colombia | Women's 4x100 metre Relay T11-13 | ||||
| Men's Road Race T1-2 | |||||
| Women's 1500 metre - T11 | |||||
| Men's 400 metre - T38 |
See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Colombia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7] [8]
See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Colombia qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Eliecer Oquendo. This spot was a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. Colombia also earned a spot in the women's singles event. Angelica Bernal got the spot as a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[9]