Colombia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 48 competitors, 39 men and 9 women, took part in 44 events in 9 sports.
Men's 5,000 metres
William RoldánQualification — 14:39.50 (→ did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Herder VázquezMen's Marathon
Carlos Grisales — 2:15.56 (→ 11th place)Julio Hernández — 2:41.56 (→ 102nd place)Men's 20 km Walk
Héctor MorenoMen's 50 km Walk
Héctor Moreno — 3:54:57 (→ 16th place)Men's High Jump
Gilmar MayoWomen's 100 metres
Zandra BorreroMirtha BrockWomen's 200 metres
Patricia RodríguezFelipa PalaciosWomen's 400 metres
Ximena RestrepoHeat — did not finish (→ did not advance)Women's Marathon
Iglandini González — 2:35.45 (→ 22nd place)Women's 4×100 metres Relay
Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, and Zandra BorreroWomen's Javelin Throw
Zuleima AramendizQualification — 54.24m (→ did not advance)Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Beibis MendozaFirst Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada), 12-1Second Round — Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 6-18Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Daniel ReyesFirst Round — Defeated Tebebu Behonen (Ethiopia), 16-2Second Round — Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria), 15-13Quarter Finals — Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 13-13 (referee decision)Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Marcos VerbalFirst Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 3-16Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Dario EsalasFirst Round — Lost to Jervy Le Gras (Seychelles), 12-26Men's Individual Road Race
Ruber MarínJavier ZapataÓscar GiraldoDubán RamírezRaúl MontañaMen's Individual Time Trial
Dubán RamírezFinal — 1:11:18 (→ 29th place)Javier ZapataFinal — 1:15:09 (→ 37th and last place)Women's Individual Road Race
Maritza CorredorFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's Individual Time Trial
Maritza CorredorFinal — 42:06 (→ 24th and last place)Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
Jhon GarcíaMarlon PérezYovani LópezJosé VelásquezMen's Points Race
Marlon PérezFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's Cross Country
Jhon AriasFinal — 2:42:04 (→ 23rd place)Juan AriasFinal — 2:50:44 (→ 34th place)Mixed Jumping Individual
Manuel Guillermo TorresAlejandro DavilaTwo fencers, both men, represented Colombia in 1996.
Men's épéeMauricio RivasJuan Miguel PazMen's Air Pistol, 10 metres
Bernardo TovarMen's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres
Bernardo TovarMen's Free Pistol, 50 metres
Bernardo TovarMen's Trap
Danilo CaroMen's 400m Freestyle
Alejandro BermúdezHeat — 3:57.45 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Men's 100m Breaststroke
Mauricio MorenoHeat — 1:05.22 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Men's 100m Butterfly
Diego PerdomoHeat — 55.08 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Men's 400m Individual Medley
Alejandro BermúdezHeat — 4:27.97B-Final — 4:26.64 (→ 13th place)Women's 200m Breaststroke
Isabel CeballosHeat — 2:36.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Men's Flyweight
Juan FernándezNelson CastroMen's Featherweight
Roger BerrioMen's Middleweight
Álvaro VelascoMen's Heavyweight
Deivan ValenciaMen's Greco-Roman Lightweight
José Uber EscobarMen's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Juan Diego GiraldoMen's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
José Manuel Restrepo
