Colombia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres Tibaduiza Reyes Heat – 13:49.49 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres Víctor Mora Heat – 30:26.57 (→ did not advance) Tibaduiza Reyes Heat – 29:28.17 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m hurdles Jesus Villegas Candelo Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon Jairo Cubillog Rauirez – 2:29:04 (→ 48th place) Rafael Mora Zamora – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km walk Ernesto Alfaro Bermudez – 1:33:13 (→ 19th place) Rafael Vega Hernández – 1:37:27 (→ 31st place)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Virgilio Palomo First Round – Bye Second Round – Lost to Toshinori Koga (JPN), 0:5
Men's Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) Luis Godoy First Round - Lost to Christian Sittler (AUT), 1:4
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Colombia in 1976.
Individual road race Álvaro Pachón – 4:49:01 (→ 22nd place) Luis Manrique – 4:49:01 (→ 23rd place) Miguel Samacá – did not finish (→ no ranking) Abelardo Ríos – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial Cristóbal Pérez Álvaro Pachón Luis Manrique Julio Rubiano
Sprint Julio Echevarry – 11th place
Individual pursuit José Jaime Galeano – 26th place
Team pursuit José Jaime Galeano Jorge Hernández Carlos Mesa Jhon Quiceno
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
See also Sports in Colombia
References
External links Official Olympic Reports