Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Venezuela at the Olympic Games

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IOC code	VEN
NOC	Comité Olímpico Venezolano
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

Competitors

39 in 12 sports

Flag bearer

Francisco Sánchez

Medals

Gold
0

Silver
0

Bronze
0

Total
0

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Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 39 competitors, 34 men and 5 women, took part in 36 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Néstor Nieves	3,000 m steeplechase	8:47.34	10	Did not advance
Rubén Maza	Marathon	N/A				2:23:24	59
Carlos Tarazona	Marathon	N/A				2:32:35	89

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Yojer Medina	Shot put	18.53 m	23	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Barreto	Bantamweight	A Khristov (BUL) W 9-3	V Khadpo (THA) L 14-6	Did not advance
Jesús Guevara	Super Heavyweight	J Blocus (FRA) L RSC-2	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Hussein Monsalve	Men's road race	5:05:38	115
Manuel Guevara		DNF
Carlos Maya
José Balaustre
Rubén Abreu

Track

Points Race

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Daniela Larreal	Women's points race	0	15

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Daniela Larreal	Women's sprint	11.878 s (60.61)	10 Q	O Grishina (RUS) L	Yang W (CHN) M Kasslin (FIN) L	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dario di Fazio	3 m springboard	317.04	25	Did not advance
Dario di Fazio	10 m platform	307.02	25	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Venezuela in 1996.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alfredo Pérez	Individual foil	V Pavlovich (RUS) L 2–15	Did not advance
Carlos Rodríguez		M Ludwig (AUT) L 11–15	Did not advance
Rafael Suárez		J García (ESP) L 10–15	Did not advance
Alfredo Pérez Carlos Rodríguez Rafael Suárez	Team foil	Did not advance						11
Carlos Bravo	Individual sabre	A García (ESP) L 15–11	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Katiuska Santaella	Women's 52 kg	Bye	M Pedulla (USA) L	Did not advance
Xiomara Griffith	Women's 61 kg	C Schutz (USA) W	M Vernerova (CZE) W	G Vandecaveye (BEL) L	Did not advance	I Kobas (TUR) L	Did not advance	7
Francis Gómez	Women's 72 kg	Bye	N Galea (MLT) W	E Essombe (FRA) L	Did not advance	D Luna (CUB) L	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race									Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Net points	Final rank
Roland Milošević	Mistral	12	30	28	47	18	26	20	33	21	155	26

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Francisco Sánchez	50 m freestyle	22.68	8 Q	22.72	7
Francisco Sánchez	100 m freestyle	49.59	4 Q	49.84	8
Carlos Santander	200 m freestyle	1:53.13	27	Did not advance
Ricardo Monasterio	400 m freestyle	4:00.44	25	Did not advance
Ricardo Monasterio	1500 m freestyle	15:42.39	20	Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez	100 m butterfly	53.90	13		17
Nelson Mora	200 m butterfly	2:01.50	24	Did not advance
Diego Henao Carlos Santander Alejandro Carrizo Francisco Sánchez	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:23.04	13	Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez Carlos Santander Diego Henao Rafael Manzano	4×200 m freestyle relay	7:32.63	11	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fabiola Ramos	Women's singles	Group E Chai Po Wa (HKG) L 0–2 A Simion (ROU) L 0-2 M Hooman-Kloppenburg (NED) L 0-2	4	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nicolas Pereira	Singles	H Gumy (ARG) W 6–4, 6-0	L Paes (IND) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Jimy Szymanski	Singles	W Black (ZIM) L 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 3-6	Did not advance
Juan-Carlos Bianchi Nicolas Pereira	Doubles	N/A	S Iwabuchi / T Suzuki (JPN) L 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6-8	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Julio César Luna	Men's 91 kg	165.0	13	210	6	375	9

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Repechage 4	Repechage 5	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Repechage 1	Opposition Result	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Repechage 3	Semifinals	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Luis Varela	82 kg	L Dvorák (HUN) L	S Öztürk (TUR) L	Did not advance								17

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Repechage 4	Repechage 5	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Repechage 1	Opposition Result	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Repechage 3	Semifinals	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
José Ochoa	48 kg	A Pavlov (BLR) L	M Maynard (USA) L	Did not advance								16
Winston Santos	62 kg	H Komyshenko (UKR) L	M Pirim (TUR) L	Did not advance								19
Nestor García	74 kg	M Iskandaryan (RUS) L	T Kornbakk (SWE) L	Did not advance								17
Elias Marcano	82 kg	D Turlykhanov (KAZ) L	A Jovančević (YUG) L	Did not advance								16
Emilio Suárez	100 kg	T Edisherashvili (RUS) L	J Giraldo (COL) W	Did not advance	T Nonomura (JPN) L	Did not advance						15

References

↑ "Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States

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