Exhibit 32.1
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Columbia Sportswear Company (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011, 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 operations of the Company. |
Dated: November 4, 2011 |
/s/ TIMOTHY P. BOYLE |
Timothy P. Boyle |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Columbia Sportswear Company |