Venezuela at the Olympics

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Venezuela at the Olympic Games
Flag of Venezuela IOC code  VEN NOC Comité Olímpico Venezolano external link (Spanish)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1998 • 2002 • 2006

Venezuela first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Venezuela has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1998.

Venezuelan athletes have won a total of ten medals, mostly in boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Venezuela was created in 1935.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Games 2.2 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Devonish, ArnoldoArnoldo Devonish	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's triple jump
3 Bronze	Forcella, EnricoEnrico Forcella	1960 Rome	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone
1 Gold	Rodriguez, FranciscoFrancisco Rodriguez	1968 Mexico	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
2 Silver	Gamarro, PedroPedro Gamarro	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's welterweight
2 Silver	Piñango, BernardoBernardo Piñango	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Bolivar, MarcelinoMarcelino Bolivar	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
3 Bronze	Catari, OmarOmar Catari	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Vidal, RafaelRafael Vidal	1984 Los Angeles	Swimming	Men's 200 metre butterfly
3 Bronze	Carmona, AdrianaAdriana Carmona	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Rubio, Israel JoseIsrael Jose Rubio	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1948 London	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	0	0	1	1
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	0	0	1	1
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	1	0	0	1
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	1	0	1
1980 Moscow	0	1	0	1
1984 Los Angeles	0	0	3	3
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	0	0	2	2
Total	1	2	7	10

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Boxing	1	2	2	5
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Swimming	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Total	1	2	7	10

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Venezuela

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
• Comité Olímpico Venezolano. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.

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