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Colombian medalists at the Olympic Games in London 2012

The London 2012 Olympic Games remained in history as the best for Colombia, for a total of  8 medals     (1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze). Here are the eight medalists from Colombia.

London 2012

The XXX Olympic Games are a sporting event that is taking place from July 27 until August 12, 2012 in London, United Unido.3 The first event, the group stage in women's soccer tournament began two days before the inauguration, on 25 July 2012.4 around 10,500 athletes from 204 countries participating in the Olympics Londres.5

London is the first city to host the Olympics three times, having previously played host in 1908 and 8 July 1948.6
After the bid led by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, London was chosen as the host city on July 6, 2005 for the 117. IOC meeting in Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York , Madrid and Paris.

The intensity of Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear

The vallecaucana medal achieved that hard, momentum and security. In his final match he defeated China's Chen Fei by a waza-ari and yuko, showing that it was far superior and gave no option to its rival.

The Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran

The cycling route, would the first silver medal and the first joy for Colombia by Rigoberto Uran, who after a deadly attack along with the Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov, achieved the silver medal hung on a test where the favorites were the Britons.

"We accomplish, Colombia": Oscar Figueroa

The Colombian weightlifter, London took the podium for the silver medal hanging, which has a proud native Colombia.

Olympic medalists

Colombian athletes who have won medals in sports competitions Olympics were held in:

Olympic Games of London 2012

The XXX Olympic Games was a sporting event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in the city of London, UK. The first event, the group stage in the women's football tournament began two days before the inauguration on July 25, 2012. Around 10,500 athletes from 204 countries participating in the Olympic Games in London.
After the candidacy headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then mayor Ken Livingstone, London was chosen as the host city on July 2005 during the 117th. IOC Session in Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York, Madrid and Paris. London is the first city to host the Olympic Games three times, having previously played host in 1908 and 1948.
While budgetary considerations for the games have generated some criticism, they have also been welcomed as drivers of a new development in many areas of London in which sporting events are held, particularly issues related to sustainability. The main focus of the game will be the new London Olympic Park of 200 hectares built on a former industrial site in Stratford, east London. The Games also used by many sites and facilities that were already built before the nomination.

Olympics Games

The Olympic Games, Olympics or simply and for short, JJ. OO., Are multidisciplinary sports involving athletes from around the world, in ancient Greece were dedicated to the god Zeus. There are two types of Olympics: Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, which take place at an interval of four years. The organization responsible for the conduct of these is the International Olympic Committee (for short, IOC).
The current Olympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between the years 776. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of ​​making a similar event to organized in antiquity, which would be realized primarily through the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in different parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916, 1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.
The Olympic symbol consists of five rings represent the five continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Are intertwined to symbolize the friendship of all peoples sports.
The Winter Olympics were held for the first time in 1924 in the French town of Chamonix. Originally made as part of the summer event, the IOC's considered as a separate event retroactively, and since then began to be held in the same year as the original games. Subsequently, in order to foster the development of winter events, the IOC decided to delay the implementation of the Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer 1994. Since then, the Winter Olympics are held in even years between two Summer Games. In 2007, the IOC decided to include a new type of event: Youth Olympic Games, which began to take place from 2010 to 2012 in their summer and winter editions, respectively.
The last Summer Olympics were held in London, UK, in 2012, while the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.