{{Short description|Puerto Rican hurdler (1914–2004)}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Téofilo Colón | full_name = Téofilo Colón Molinaris | image = | caption = | nationality = Puerto Rican | sport = Track and field | event = 110 metres hurdles | club = | birth_date = {{birth date|1914|9|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Guayama, Puerto Rico | death_date = {{death date and age|2004|1|31|1914|9|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Carolina, Puerto Rico | height = | weight = }}

'''Téofilo Colón Molinaris''' (20 September 1914 &ndash; 31 January 2004) was a Puerto Rican hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/teofilo-colon-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005534/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/teofilo-colon-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Téofilo Colón Olympic Results |access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> Colón was the flag bearer for Puerto Rico in the 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=PUR |title=Flagbearers for Puerto Rico |website=Olympedia |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>

==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}} |- |1952 |Olympic Games |Helsinki, Finland |19th (h) |110 m hurdles |15.48 |- |1959 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Caracas, Venezuela |bgcolor=silver|2nd |110 m hurdles |15.95 |- |1960 |Ibero-American Games |Santiago, Chile |8th (h) |110 m hurdles |15.5 |- |1962 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Kingston, Jamaica |12th (h) |110 m hurdles |15.6 |}

==Personal bests== *110 metres hurdles – 14.6{{AthAbbr|h}} (1944)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colon, Teofilo}} Category:1914 births Category:2004 deaths Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Guayama, Puerto Rico Category:Puerto Rican men hurdlers Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Category:Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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