EXHIBIT 99.1
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 Quarterly Report of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “COMPANY”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “FORM 10-Q”), I, Timothy P. Boyle, Chief Executive 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-Q 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-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operation of the Company. |
| Dated: May 9, 2003 | ||||||||
| /s/ TIMOTHY P. BOYLE | ||||||||
| Timothy P. Boyle Chief Executive Officer Columbia Sportswear Company | ||||||||