Colombia has participated in all editions of the Pan American games since its inception in 1951,[1] except in 1959 and 1963. Hurdler Jaime Aparicio Rodewaldt won the country's first medal at the inaugural edition of the games in Buenos Aires 1951, a gold medal at the 400 m hurdles.[2] The country is ranked seventh in the all-time Pan American games medal table. Cali, the capital of the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca, held the 1971 Pan American Games, and to date, the only time Colombia hosted the games. Its best performance was at the 2019 Edition in Lima, where it earned 28 golden medals, however, their best rank was at Toronto 2015 ranking fifth.[3] The nation has won a total of 136 golden medals, and 568 overall, with weightlifting, roller skating, and cycling as the most successful sports.
| Colombia at the Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Colombiano |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Medal Count edit
Summer edit
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1951 Buenos Aires |
– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
 1955 Mexico City |
– | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
 1959 Chicago |
did not participate | |||||
 1963 São Paulo |
did not participate | |||||
 1967 Winnipeg |
– | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
 1971 Cali |
– | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28[4] | 7 |
| 1975 Mexico City |
– | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
 1979 San Juan |
– | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
 1983 Caracas |
– | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 1987 Indianapolis |
– | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
 1991 Havana |
– | 5 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 7 |
| 1995 Mar del Plata |
– | 5 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 8 |
| 1999 Winnipeg |
168 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 7 |
 2003 Santo Domingo |
– | 11 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 8 |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro |
307 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 6 |
| 2011 Guadalajara |
284 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 84 | 6 |
| 2015 Toronto |
294 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 72 | 5 |
 2019 Lima |
349 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 82 | 7 |
 2023 Santiago |
future event | |||||
| Total | 135 | 171 | 260 | 564 | 7 | |
Winter edit
| Year | Ref. | Edition | Host city | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | I | Las Leñas |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Medals by sport edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting | 34 | 29 | 23 | 86 |
 Roller speed skating | 21 | 20 | 15 | 56 |
 Track cycling | 19 | 16 | 16 | 51 |
 Athletics | 11 | 18 | 33 | 62 |
 Road cycling | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
 Squash | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
 Artistic gymnastics | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
 Bowling | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
 Boxing | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
 Tennis | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
 Archery | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
 Golf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 BMX racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Surfing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
 Football | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Diving | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
 Mountain biking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Water skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Artistic roller skating | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Racquetball | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Baseball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roller hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rugby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trampoline gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | 126 | 129 | 171 | 426 |
Parapan American Games Medal Count edit
Colombia had participated in all editions of the Parapan American Games, since 1999. As of the 2015 edition, it ranks in the eighth place of the all-time medal table of the competition. The country has won 51 golden medals, and 193 overall.[5]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Mexico City |
– | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 Mar del Plata |
– | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 7 |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro |
66[6] | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| 2011 Guadalajara |
107 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 54 | 6 |
| 2015 Toronto |
140 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 90 | 5 |
| 2019 Lima |
191 | 47 | 36 | 50 | 133 | 4 |
| 2023 Santiago |
future event | |||||
| Total | 98 | 113 | 115 | 326 | 7 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Los juegos Panamericanos". Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte (in Spanish). 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "Jaime Aparicio Rodewaldt - Enciclopedia | Banrepcultural". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Colombia - Juegos Pan Am / Parapan Americanos de 2015 en Toronto". www.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "Munal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2015-08-14). "Colombia superó su registro en los Juegos Parapanamericanos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Parapan American Games Rio 2007". www.rio2007.org.br. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links edit
- COC - Comité Olímpico Colombiano Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Official site.