EXHIBIT 99.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “COMPANY”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “FORM 10-K”), I, Bryan L. Timm, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operation of the Company. |
Dated: March 21, 2003
/s/ BRYAN L. TIMM
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Bryan L. Timm
Chief Financial Officer
Columbia Sportswear Company