Colombia achieved historic results in London 2012

This post is part of our special coverage of the 2012 London Olympics .

Update (August 9, 2012): Hours after this post was published, Jackeline Renteria won the sixth medal for Colombia in London in 2012. Renteria managed a bronze medal in wrestling.

In the history of Colombia in the Olympics , London 2012 and has established itself as the best country ownership, beating 1972 Munich , where he won a silver medal and two bronze, and even to Sydney 2000 , when he won his only medal gold by Maria Isabel Urrutia in weightlifting.

This time they sent a delegation of over 100 athletes, in which women make up the group rate higher delegation of American women (57.8). So far the women in the delegation have achieved a bronze medal in judo judoka of Yuri Alvear and a silver in the triple jump athlete of Caterine Ibargüen . The men of the Colombian delegation have put their share in winning a bronze medal achieved by Oscar Muñoz in taekwondo , 58 kilos category and two silver medals: one obtained by Rigoberto Uran in road cycling, and the other by Oscar Figueroa in weight lifting with an Olympic record in 177 kg. in clean and jerk .

Oscar Figueroa, silver medal in weightlifting. Photo by Flickr user Peter J Dean, used under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Tempers grow with the hope of a possible gold medal bicicrosista Pajón Mariana , with which Colombia would be consolidated among the top 30 and would exceed the forecasts of experts.

These five medals have vibrated to the citizens, who have shared the joy on the Internet by the good performance of athletes. In social networks has also contributed to reports, pictures and various expressions.

Marisol Ochoa (@ Marisol8acardon ) assesses the representation of women in sport:

@ Marisol8acardon : I was prouder than a Colombian woman to win a medal in the Olympics to win a crown for their physical beauty.

Highlighting the performance of one of the women in the delegation, Maria Isabel (@ Marita1899 ) refers with pride to his fellow Caterine Ibarguen:

@ Marita1899: Caterine Ibarguen life ... Example COLOMBIAN PRIDE!

While the journalist Paul (@ pablodenarvaez7 ) makes commentator on August 1 at the time that Yuri Alvear began its competition:

@ Pablodenarvaez7 : The Colombian judoka Yuri Alvear and fighting in the Olympics. Attention!

Nelly María Prada ( @ marianellyprada ), meanwhile, values ​​the new young Oscar Muñoz medal in taekwondo:

@ Maríanellyprada : Picture of the day in the Olympics for me was that of Oscar Muñoz ... bronze medal, and without much advertising.

Highlighting the participation of Oscar Figueroa, the user @ HEVERTH5 writes:

@ HEVERTH5 : The record is worth silver medal weightlifter Oscar Figueroa at the Olympics in London

And Paola Vergara Posso (@ PAOLAGAGAPOSSO ) Rigoberto Uran praised:

@ Paolagagaposso : Rigoberto Uran Proud!

In Facebook and blogs are dedicated inputs special about the medals , the athletes and their achievements . But despite much vibration and enthusiasm, others also make analogies about the realities and challenges facing the country.

Daniel Navia ( @ Daniel_Navia ), wrote the following when Colombia had won his first silver medal, the rider's Rigoberto Uran:

@ Daniel_Navia : Colombia already has a silver medal. We only need to fix the health sector, educational and political to be a viable country.

Then, Castaneda D Miller ( @ millercasta ) lived up to the performance of Oscar Figueroa:

@ Millercasta : Always better a silver medal and Olympic record in weightlifting for Colombia, a gold medal in corruption. Large Figueroa.

This post is part of our special coverage of the 2012 London Olympics .

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