Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 26 August Athletics Men's javelin throw F38 27 August Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 1 September Athletics Women's shot put F41 27 August Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 28 August Athletics Women's 100 metres T38 28 August Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 29 August Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 31 August Athletics Men's javelin throw F34 1 September Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle S6 1 September Athletics Men's javelin throw F38 27 August Cycling Men's individual pursuit C4 27 August Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 27 August Athletics Women's 400 metres T11 28 August Powerlifting Men's 97 kg 29 August Athletics Men's 100 metres T13 29 August Swimming Men's 50 metre butterfly S6 30 August Athletics Women's discus throw F11 31 August Athletics Men's long jump T38 1 September Athletics Men's javelin throw F34 1 September Cycling Men's road race T1–2 2 September Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly S8 Swimming Men's 50 metre butterfly S7 Athletics Women's 400 metres T38
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 10 9 19Boccia 2 1 3Cycling 4 2 6Powerlifting 3 1 4Swimming 9 4 13Table Tennis 1 0 1Wheelchair Basketball 12 0 12Wheelchair Tennis 0 2 2 Total 41 20 61
Archery
Colombia entered one female archer to compete.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaría DazaWomen's individual recurve55914L 4–6 did not advance17
Athletics
Nineteen athletes have qualified to compete. Men's track AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankYamil AcostaMen's 100m T1211.5011 did not advanceMen's 400m T1250.956 did not advanceBuinder BermúdezMen's 100m T1311.3611 did not advanceMen's 400m T1349.916 Q49.264Juan Gómez CoaMen's 100m T3811.9812 did not advanceDixon HookerMen's 400m T3855.598 q54.048José LemosMen's 100m T3811.435 Q11.535Jean Carlos Mina AponzáMen's 100m T1311.087 Q10.64
Men's field AthleteEventFinalResultRankOmar AcostaMen's long jump T365.486Juan Gómez CoaMen's long jump T386.277José Lemos Men's long jump T386.78 Men's javelin throw F38 60.31 Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas Men's javelin throw F38 54.63 Diego MenesesMen's javelin throw F34 37.11 Mauricio ValenciaMen's javelin throw F3437.84Men's shot put F3411.035
Women's track AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKatty HurtadoWomen's 100m T3813.746colspan=2 did not advanceWomen's 400m T381:01.452 Qcolspan=2 1:01.406Darian Faisury JiménezWomen's 100m T3812.541 Qcolspan=2 12.49Women's 400m T381:02.204 Qcolspan=2 1:00.17Francy OsorioWomen's 1500m T134:55.315 qcolspan=2 5:05.0810Angie PabónWomen's 100m T1112.972 q DNS did not advanceWomen's 400m T111:04.441 Q58.182 q57.46
Women's field AthleteEventFinalResultRankMayerli Buitrago ArizaWomen's shot put F419.94Érica CastañoWomen's discus throw F5523.984Martha Liliana Hernández FloriánWomen's shot put F368.315Yesenia RestrepoWomen's discus throw F1136.11Yanive Torres MartinezWomen's javelin throw F5416.264
Boccia
Three Colombian boccia players classified to BC4 events.
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankDuban CelyIndividual BC4 L 2–2* L 2–10 W 5–33 did not advanceLeidy ChicaIndividual BC4 W 2*–2 L 1–7 L 4–74 did not advanceEuclides GrisalesIndividual BC4 W 4–2 W 7–3 W 6–01 Q L 3–6 did not advance6Duban CelyLeidy ChicaEuclides GrisalesTeam BC4 L 2–3 L 2–6 L 1–7 L 3–7 did not advance
Cycling
Colombia sent one male and one female cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Americas.
Road Colombia entered a squad of six riders (four men and two women) to compete in their respective Paralympic road races.
AthleteEventTimeRankAlejandro Perea ArangoMen's C1-3 road race2:17:5614Men's C3 time trial38:25.2410Juan José Betancourt QuirogaMen's T1-2 road race52:41Men's T1-2 time trial31:15.646Diego Germán DueñasMen's C4-5 road race2:39:2615Men's C4 time trial49:40.457Edwin Fabián Mátiz RuizMen's C4-5 road race2:33:3413Men's C5 time trial49:46.1410Daniela MunévarWomen's C1-3 road race1:15:388Women's C1-3 time trial28:59.268Paula OssaWomen's C4-5 road race2:23:494Women's C5 time trial41:39.895
Track
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankAlejandro Perea ArangoMen's C3 individual pursuit3:31.5516 did not advanceMen's C1-3 time trialcolspan=2 1:11.42313Mixed C1-5 team sprint52.4097 did not advanceDiego Germán DueñasMen's C4 individual pursuit4:35.2303 QB4:35.607Men's C4-5 time trialcolspan=2 1:11.48118Edwin Fabián Mátiz RuizMen's C5 individual pursuit4:39.1138 did not advanceMen's C4-5 time trialcolspan=2 1:06.92512Mixed C1-5 team sprint52.4097 did not advanceDaniela MunévarWomen's C1-3 individual pursuit4:12.08010 did not advanceWomen's C1-3 time trialcolspan=2 45.5419Paula OssaWomen's C5 individual pursuit4:07.8266 did not advanceWomen's C4-5 time trialcolspan=2 39.86810Mixed C1-5 team sprint52.4097 did not advance
Powerlifting
Colombia entered four powerlifters (three men and one woman) to the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
AthleteEventTotal liftedRankFrancisco PalomequeMen's 80 kg 200 4Fabio TorresMen's 97 kg 221 Jhon Freddy CastañedaMen's +107 kg 218 4Cristina PobladorWomen's 41 kg 92 6
Swimming
Thirteen Colombian swimmers have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method including Carlos Serrano Zárate who is a defending champion in the 100m breaststroke SB7 & eight athlete qualified via MQS. Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNelson Crispín50 m butterfly S631.662 Q31.77100 m freestyle S61:06.853 Q1:04.82100 m backstroke S61:22.4810 did not advance100 m breaststroke SB61:20.221 Q1:20.19200 m individual medley SM62:43.071 Q2:38.12 WR400 m freestyle S65:36.2510 did not advanceMoisés Fuentes100 m breaststroke SB41:39.652 Q1:35.86Daniel Giraldo Correa50 m freestyle S1325.6213 did not advance100 m backstroke S12colspan=2 1:08.407100 m breaststroke SB12colspan=2 1:14.617100 m butterfly S121:01.777 Q1:02.428Leider Lemus100 m breaststroke S111:17.475 Q1:19.476100 m butterfly S111:12.199 did not advanceMiguel Ángel Rincón50 m butterfly S542.1816 did not advance100 m breaststroke SB41:47.357 Q1:46.747200 m freestyle S53:03.2410 did not advanceLuis Eduardo Rojas50 m backstroke S1colspan=2 1:37.536100 m backstroke S1colspan= 2 3:39.256Carlos Serrano Zárate50 m freestyle S728.606 Q27.84 =50 m butterfly S730.044 Q29.34100 m breaststroke SB7colspan=2 1:12.01 PR200 m individual medley SM72:36.115 Q2:31.58Brayan Triana100 m breaststroke S111:24.878 Q1:26.168Richard Mateo Vega50 m backstroke S21:14.1012 Did not advance100 m backstroke S22:38.7011 Did not advance200 m freestyle S25:21.299 did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMaría Barrera Zapata50 m freestyle S1028.576 Q28.706100 m freestyle S101:01.694 Q1:01.386100 m backstroke S101:14.8710 did not advance100 m butterfly S10colspan=2 1:10.927400 m freestyle S10colspan=2 4:48.735Laura Carolina González Rodríguez100 m butterfly S8colspan=2 1:20.93200 m individual medley SM83:03.234 Q3:03.464Gisell Prada100 m breaststroke SB71:42.596 Q1:41.116200 m individual medley SM73:31.618 Q3:29.277Sara Vargas Blanco50 m freestyle S633.834 Q33.97650 m butterfly S637.805 Q37.336100 m backstroke S61:30.2310 Did not advance400 m freestyle S65:46.879 did not advance
Mixed AthletesEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankGisell PradaMiguel Ángel RincónSara Vargas BlancoRichard Mateo Vega4×50m freestyle relay 20pts3:01.4910 did not advance
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJosé VargasMen's individual class 7 L 0−3 L 2−33 did not advance
Wheelchair basketball
The men's team qualified after winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
Group A
11th–12th classification match
Wheelchair tennis
Colombia qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. Angélica Bernal qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Meanwhile, Johana Martinez qualified by world rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAngélica BernalWomen's singles L 6−0, 6−3 did not advance=17Johana Martínez L 6−0, 6−0 did not advance=17
See also Colombia at the Paralympics Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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