Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games

Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Comité Olímpico Venezolano
Website	www.olympic.org/venezuela
in Santo Domingo 1–17 August 2003
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 16 21 27 64
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.

Medals

Gold

Athletics

• Men's 3,000m Steeplechase: Néstor Nieves

Boxing

• Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg): Patrick López

Fencing

• Women's Foil Individual: Mariana González

Karate

• Men's Kata: José Antonio Díaz
• Men's Kumite (– 68 kg): Jean Carlos Peña
• Men's Kumite (+ 80 kg): Mario Toro
• Women's Kata: Yohana Sánchez

Shooting

• Women's 10 m Air Pistol: Francis Gorrin

Swimming

• Men's 400 m Freestyle: Ricardo Monasterio
• Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Ricardo Monasterio

Taekwondo

• Women's – 67 kg: Yaneth Leal

Volleyball

• Men's Team Competition: Venezuela men's national volleyball team

Weightlifting

• Men's – 94 kg: Julio César Luña
• Men's + 105 kg: Hidelgar Morillo

Silver

Cycling

• Women's Sprint: Daniela Larreal
• Women's Keirin: Daniela Larreal

Fencing

• Men's Épée Individual: Silvio Fernández
• Men's Épée Team: Silvio Fernández and Rubén Limardo
• Men's Sabre Individual: Carlos Bravo
• Men's Sabre Team: Carlos Bravo, Eliézer Rincones, Charles Briceño, and Juan Silva
• Women's Sabre Individual: Alejandra Benítez

Gymnastics

• Men's Rings: Regulo Carmona

Judo

• Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg): Ludwig Ortíz
• Women's Lightweight (– 57 kg): Rudymar Fleming
• Women's Heavyweight (+ 78 kg): Giovanna Blanco

Karate

• Men's Kumite (– 62 kg): Carlos Luces
• Men's Kumite (– 74 kg): José Ignacio Pérez

Swimming

• Men's 4x100 m Freestyle: Osvaldo Quevedo, Raymond Rosal, Luis Rojas, and Octavio Alesi

Taekwondo

• Women's – 49 kg: Dalia María Contreras
• Women's + 67 kg: Adriana Carmona

Weightlifting

• Men's – 69 kg: Amilcar Pernia
• Women's – 63 kg: Solenny Villasmil

Bronze

Archery

• Women's Recurve Team: Leydi Brito, Vanessa Chacón, and Rosanna Rosario

Athletics

• Men's Long Jump: Víctor Castillo

Boxing

• Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Edgar Muñoz
• Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): José Jefferson Perez

Cycling

• Men's Road Individual Time Trial: Franklin Chacón
• Men's Team Sprint: Alexander Cornieles, Rubén Osorio, and Jhonny Hernández
• Men's Keirin: Rubén Osorio

Fencing

• Men's Foil Team: Enrique da Silva, Joner Pérez, Carlos Pineda, and Carlos Rodríguez
• Women's Épée Individual: Endrina Álvarez

Judo

• Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg): Reiver Alvarenga
• Women's Extra-Lightweight (– 48 kg): Analy Rodríguez
• Women's Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg): Flor Velázquez
• Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg): Keivi Pinto

Weightlifting

• Men's – 62 kg: Israel José Rubio
• Men's – 77 kg: Octavio Mejías
• Women's – 48 kg: Remigia Arcila
• Women's – 58 kg: Gretty Lugo
• Women's – 75 kg: Raquel López

Results by event

Athletics

Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luis Fonseca	Men's 10000 m	—	—	29:42.30	5
Néstor Nieves	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	—	—	8:34.26

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Larry Alberto Sánchez	Men's marathon	2:42:02	12
Luis Fonseca	Men's marathon	DNF	—

Field

Athlete	Event	Throws						Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Rank
Manuel Fuenmayor	Men's javelin throw	66.88	72.63	X	69.03	68.82	71.69	72.63 m	5
Yojer Medina	Men's shot put	18.56	18.99	X	X	19.19	X	19.19 m	6

Heptathlon

Athlete	Women's heptathlon							Total
	100 m hurdles	High jump	Shot put	200 m	Long jump	Javelin throw	800 m	Points	Rank
Thaimara Rivas	14.36	1.68	12.56	25.89	5.88	38.62	2:25.16	5472	6

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
José Jefferson Perez	Light Flyweight	Bye	Calero (ECU) W 12-5	Bartelemí (CUB) L 2-12 →	did not advance
Jean Pérez	Flyweight	Hilares (MEX) L 12-16	did not advance
Alexander Espinoza	Bantamweight	Bye	Rigondeaux (CUB) L RSCH-3	did not advance
Nehomar Cermeño	Featherweight	Velasquez (PUR) L 5-12	did not advance
Omar Coffi	Welterweight	Bye	Angulo (MEX) L 10-11	did not advance

Swimming

Men's competition

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raymond Rosal	50 m freestyle	23.41	11	23.47	11
Octavio Alesi		23.69	13	23.64	14
Luis Rojas	100 m freestyle	51.22	9	DNS	17
Raymond Rosal		51.53	12	DNS	18

Women's competition

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Diana López	200 m freestyle	2:09.70	14	2:08.81	13
Arlene Semeco		2:12.22	17	did not advance

Triathlon

Athlete	Event	Race			Total
		Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Rank
Gilberto González	Men's Individual	20:05.500	59:27.500	35:47.200	01:56:16	12
Agustin Fontes	Men's Individual	20:57.100	58:36.900	41:16.400	02:02:00	23
Gabriel Rojas	Men's Individual	20:50.100	58:40.900	44:40.700	02:05:20	25

See also

• Venezuela at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics