Colombia Achieves Historic Results in London 2.012

Jackeline Rentería won Colombia's sixth medal at the London 2.012 Olympics. 

Rentería won a bronze medal in wrestling.

In the history of Colombia in the Olympic Games, London 2.012 has consolidated itself as the year of the country's best Olympic performance. 

This delegation has exceeded what was achieved in Munich 1.972, where Colombia obtained one silver medal and two bronze, and even Sidney 2.000, when Colombia received its only gold medal in weightlifting by Maria Isabel Urrutia.

This time Colombia sent a delegation of more than 100 athletes, in which the women's delegation [es] made up the highest percentage in the Americas (57.8). 

Up until now the women in the delegation had obtained a bronze medal in judo by the judoka Yuri Alvear and a silver medal in triple jump by the athlete Caterine Ibarguen.

The men in the Colombian delegation have met their wining quota with a bronze medal won by Oscar Muñoz [es] in taekwondo, 58 kilos, and two silver medals: one obtained by Rigoberto Uran in road racing, and the other by Óscar Figueroa in weight lifting with an Olympic record of 177 kg.