Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece.

Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist María Luisa Calle originally finished in the bronze medal position, but was later disqualified under the strict liability rule after she tested positive for Heptaminol, a prohibited stimulant. However this proved to be a false positive due to isometheptene presence in an analgesic prescribed during the competition. The bronze medal was returned to Calle on November 23, 2005.

Medalists

Bronze

• Mabel Mosquera — Weightlifting, Women's 53 kg

• María Luisa Calle — Cycling, Women's Points Race

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 metre Hurdles:

• Melisa Murillo

*Round 1 — 11.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

• Paulo Villar

*Round 1 — 13.44 (NR)

*Round 2 — 14.03 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

• Digna Murillo

*Round 1 — 22.98

*Round 2 — 23.19 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 metres Relay:

• Norma Gonzalez, Digna Murillo, Felipa Palacios, and Melisa Murillo

*Round 1 — 43.30 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's Marathon:

• José Alirio Carrasco — 2:21:14 (→ 43rd place)
• Juan Carlos Cardona — 2:22:49 (→ 51st place)

Men's 20 km......
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