Colombia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 40 competitors, 34 men and 6 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.
Men's 10.000 metres
Pedro Ortiz
First Round — 29:08.25 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Pedro Ortiz
Final — 2:23.34 (→ 39th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Hector Moreno
Final — 1:27.06 (→ 33rd place)
Querubín Moreno
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Hector Moreno
Final — 4:01.31 (→ 30th place)
Women's 100 metres
Amparo Caicedo
First Round — 11.59
Quarter-Finals — 11.65 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
Norfalia Carabali
First Round — 23.78
Quarter-Finals — 23.96 (→ did not advance)
Ximena Restrepo
First Round — 24.00 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
Norfalia Carabali
First Round — 53.27
Quarter-Finals — 51.76
Semi-Finals — 52.65 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×100 metres Relay
Amparo Caicedo, Norfalia Carabali, Olga Escalante, and Ximena Restrepo
First Round — 45.46 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Olga Escalante, Norfalia Carabali, Amparo Caicedo, and Ximena Restrepo
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Discus Throw
María Isabel Urrutia
Qualification — 53.82m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
María Isabel Urrutia
Qualification — 15.13m (→ did not advance)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Simon Morales
First Round — Lost to Setsuo Segawa (JPN), 1:4
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Jorge Julio Rocha → Bronze Medal
First Round — Defeated Michael Hormillosa (PHI), RSC-3
Second Round — Defeated Felix Nieves (PUR), 5:0
Third Round — Defeated René Breitbarth (GDR), 4:1
Quarterfinals — Defeated Katsuyoki Matsushima (JPN), 3:2
Semifinals — Lost to Aleksandar Khristov (BUL), 2:3
Seven cyclists, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.
Men's road race
Juan Arias
Nelson Rodríguez Serna
Dubán Ramírez
Men's team time trial
Ángel Noé Alayón
Pedro Bonilla
Orlando Castillo
Julio Cesar Rodríguez
Five fencers, all men, represented Colombia in 1988.
Men's épée
Mauricio Rivas
Juan Miguel Paz
Joaquin Pinto
Men's team épée
Oscar Arango, William González, Juan Miguel Paz, Joaquin Pinto, Mauricio Rivas
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Pablo Restrepo
Heat — 1:04.43 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Pablo Restrepo
Heat — 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
