Colombia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 55 men and 4 women, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
| Colombia at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 59 (55 men and 4 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alfonso Pérez |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia claimed its first-ever Olympic medals, with one silver in Shooting and two bronzes in Boxing.
Medalists
Silver
- Helmut Bellingrodt – Shooting, Men's Running Game Target
Bronze
- Clemente Rojas – Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Alfonso Pérez – Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Athletics
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Prudencio Cardona
- First Round – Lost to Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 0:5
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Calixto Pérez
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Martin Vargas (CHL), 5:0
- Third Round – Defeated Tim Dement (USA), 5:0
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Georgi Kostadinov (BUL), 2:3
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Bonifacio Avila
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), TKO-2
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Colombia in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Miguel Samacá – 9th place
- Fernando Cruz – 26th place
- Juan Morales – 66th place
- Fabio Acevedo – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Team time trial
- Fabio Acevedo
- Fernando Cruz
- Henry Cuevas
- Miguel Samacá
- Sprint
- Jairo Díaz
- Carlos Galeano
- 1000m time trial
- Jairo Rodríguez
- Final – 1:10.86 (→ 23rd place)
- Tandem
- Jairo Díaz and Rafael Narváez → 14th place
- Individual pursuit
- Luis Díaz
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Salim Barjum – 310.86 points (→ 26th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Diego Henao – 264.27 points (→ 26th place)
Football
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group D)
- Lost to Poland (1–5)
- Lost to East Germany (1–6)
- Defeated Ghana (3–1) → did not advance, 10th place over-all
- Team Roster
- Armando Acosta
- Henry Caicedo
- Álvaro Calle
- Ernesto Díaz
- Fabio Espinosa
- Domingo González
- Dumas Guette
- Carlos Lugo
- Gerardo Moncada
- Luis Montano
- Jaime Morón
- Willington Ortiz
- Silvio Quintero
- Vicente Revellón
- Rafael Reyes
- Antonio Rivas
- Orlando Rivas
- Álvaro Santamaría
- Ángel Torres
Shooting
Ten male shooters represented Colombia in 1972.
- 25 m pistol
- Luis Colina
- Guillermo Martínez
- 50 m pistol
- Gilberto Fernández
- Jorge Henao
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Jaime Callejas
- Alfonso Rodríguez
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Alfonso Rodríguez
- Jaime Callejas
- 50 m running target
- Helmut Bellingrodt
- Hanspeter Bellingrodt
- Skeet
- Gerardo González
- Manuel González
Swimming
Weightlifting
See also
- Sports in Colombia
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