Colombia at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics explained

Noc:	COL
Nocname:	Colombian Olympic Committee
Games:	Winter Youth Olympics
Year:	2020
Website:
Location:	Lausanne, Switzerland
Date:	January 10–22
Competitors:	2
Sports:	2
Rank:	27
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	2016

Colombia competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020. They competed with 2 athletes in 2 sports.

Diego Amaya won the silver medal in the boys' mass start speed skating. This was the first time in history that an athlete from a tropical nation and a Latin American won a medal at an Olympic winter event.^[1]

Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Colombia qualified one male speed skater.^{[2] [3]}

Boys

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Diego Amaya	500 m	37.05	4
1500 m	1:55.80	4

Mass Start

Mixed

See also

• Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speed skater Amaya Martinez wins first Winter Olympic medal for Colombia. Adriaanse. Jeroen. 17 January 2022. www.medium.com. Medium. 29 August 2022.
2. Web site: ISU Communication 2295 - Entries/Participation Speed Skating. International Skating Union. 29 November 2019. 29 November 2019.
3. Web site: Colombia clasificó por primera vez a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de la Juventud. Colombia qualified for the first time at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. Spanish. 29 November 2019. www.lanotapositiva.com/. Emotions Media Group. 1 December 2019.