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Omar Pinzón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinzón and the second or maternal family name is García.

Omar Andrés Pinzón García (born June 17, 1989) is a competitive swimmer who represented Colombia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.

Omar Pinzón
Colombian Swimmer Omar Pinzon debuts at the Colombian Swimming Nationals in Cucuta May 2017
Personal information
Full nameOmar Andrés Pinzón García
National team Colombia
Born (1989-06-17) June 17, 1989 (age 35)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClubDeportivo Nautilus
College teamUniversity of Florida (U.S.)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Colombia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 3 4 4
Pan American Games 0 1 0
CAC Games 9 7 6
South American Games 2 5 5
South American Championships 2 6 12
Bolivarian Games 12 6 3
Total 28 29 30
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Singapore 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Beijing 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Singapore 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Beijing 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Singapore 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Dubai 200 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m backstroke
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 4×200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador 200 m backstroke
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción 200 m medley
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belém 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Buenos Aires 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Medellín 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Medellín 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 Belém 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Asunción 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trujillo 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2021 Buenos Aires 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Maldonado 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Medellín 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Belém 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Belém 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Belém 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Asunción 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Asunción 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Buenos Aires 100 m backstroke
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sucre 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Armenia-Pereira 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sucre 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sucre 200 m butterfly

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished in thirty-fifth place in the men's 200-meter backstroke. Pinzón competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, the 200 and 400-meter individual medley, and the 200-meter butterfly. His best 2008 Olympic performance was in the 200-meter backstroke, where he placed seventeenth with a time of 1:59.11.[1]

Pinzón was born in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia. He attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Gimnasio Britanico high school in Chía in 2005. Pinzón received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2006 to 2010.[2] In his four-year Gator swimming career, Pinzón received twelve All-American honors.

Pinzón won his first gold medal at a Swimming World Cup in Singapore in 2011 in the 200-meter backstroke. Pinzón then won gold medals in Shanghai and Tokyo in the 200-meter backstroke.[3]

Pinzón tested positive for cocaine in November 2012 and was subsequently banned from competing for two years.[4] In 2014, however, after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the suspension was overturned due to several inconsistencies in the testing process.[5] He returned to the competition in 2014 to represent his country at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Omar Pinzón. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  2. ^ GatorZone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, 2008 Roster, Omar Pinzón Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Omar Pinzón ganó medalla de oro en Japón," El Colombiano (November 13, 2013). Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Omar Pinzon Allegedly Tests Positive For Cocaine Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine," Swimming World Magazine (November 28, 2012). Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Braden, Keith (April 8, 2014). "Omar Pinzon Absolved By Court of Arbitration For Sport After Positive Cocaine Test". SwimSwam.
  6. ^ "Ómar Pinzón, oro y récord en la natación de los Centroamericanos". El Espectador (in Spanish). November 17, 2014.
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