Colombia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Colombia participated in the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome, Italy, with a delegation of 16 athletes (all men) in 13 competitions in five sports part. There were no medals are won. The youngest athlete was the diver Federico Andrade (19 years and 334 days), the oldest athlete was the marksman José María Vallsera (41 years and 76 days). It was the fifth participation in the Olympic Summer Games for the country. Standard-bearer was the fencer Emilio Echeverri.

Participants by sport

Fencing

  • Jaime Duque epee
  • Foil
  • Saber
  • Emilio Echeverri epee
  • Foil
  • Saber

Weightlifting

  • Carlos Caballero middle-weight
  • Ney López Lightweight
  • Jorge Pineda feather-weight

Cycling

Train

  • Diego Calero 1,000 meters time trial
  • Mario Vanegas sprint

Road Team time trial (100 km)

  • Results Final: 2:25:39,88 hours, rank 16
  • Team Roberto Buitrago Rubén Darío Gómez Pablo Hurtado Hernán Medina

Singles

  • Rubén Darío Gómez Road race ( 175.3 km )
  • Ramón Hoyos Road race ( 175.3 km )
  • Pablo Hurtado Road race ( 175.3 km )
  • Hernán Medina Road race ( 175.3 km )
  • Noe Balvin Free washer gun
  • Fernando Hoyos Free washer gun
  • José María Vallsera Small Bore Three Positions

Diving

  • Federico Andrade Kunstspringen three meters
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