Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Colombia is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It will be the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of Helsinki 1952.

Colombia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCOL
NOCColombian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors27 in 7 sports
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Archery
Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Colombian archer booked an Olympic place in the women's individual recurve by advancing to the semifinal match, as the highest-ranked athlete not already qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Women's individual

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Colombian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eider Arévalo 20 km walk N/A
Bernardo Baloyes 200 m
José Leonardo Montaña Marathon N/A
Anthony Zambrano 400 m
Anthony Zambrano
 
 
 		 4 × 400 m relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Sandra Arenas 20 km walk
Sandra Galvis
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Caterine Ibargüen Women's long jump
Women's triple jump
Yosiris Urrutia Women's triple jump

Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Colombia entered a squad of six riders (five men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
Men's time trial
  Men's road race
Men's time trial
  Men's road race
 
 
  Women's road race

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colombia entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
  Men's sprint  
 
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round 3rd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
  Men's keirin

Diving
Main articles: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Colombia entered two divers into the Olympic competition by virtue of a top twelve finish in the men's springboard at the 2019 FINA World Championships and by winning the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sebastián Morales Men's 3 m springboard
Daniel Restrepo

Equestrian
Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Colombia entered one equestrian rider into the Olympic competition by finishing among the top ten and securing the second of four available slots in the individual jumping at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[6]

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
    Individual

Taekwondo
Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Colombia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Jefferson Ochoa (men's 58 kg) and 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist Andrea Ramirez (women's 49 kg), secured the spots on the Colombian squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jefferson Ochoa Men's −58 kg
Andrea Ramírez Women's −49 kg

Wrestling
Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Colombia qualified three wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 86 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while two more licenses were awarded to Colombian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 57 kg and men's Greco-Roman 67 kg, respectively, at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.[8][9][10]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Óscar Tigreros −57 kg
Carlos Izquierdo −86 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Julián Horta −67 kg

See also

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "USA and Colombia guarantee women's Olympic places by making pairs final in Lima". World Archery. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. Staszak, Catie (10 August 2019). "Pan American Games Lima 2019: Brazil's hot streak continues as Zanotelli claims individual Jumping gold". FEI. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Six countries secure spots for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day 2 of Pan Am Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. Marantz, Ken (21 September 2019). "Amine Makes History by Qualifying San Marino for Tokyo 2020 by Making 86kg Semis". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  9. Grégorio, Taylor (14 March 2020). "Cuba Qualifies All Categories in Greco-Roman Style for the Olympic Games". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  10. Grégorio, Taylor (15 March 2020). "Destribats Becomes Argentina's First Olympic Wrestler Since 1996". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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