Venezuela at the Olympics

Venezuela at the Olympic Games
Flag of Venezuela IOC code  VEN NOC Comité Olímpico Venezolano Website www.cov.net.ve (Spanish)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

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 twelve medals, with boxing (five medals) being the most successful sport.

The National Olympic Committee for Venezuela was created in 1935.

Medal tables

Medals by Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1948 London 1 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Helsinki 38 0 0 1 1 43 1956 Melbourne 19 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 17 0 0 1 1 44 1964 Tokyo 16 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 36 1 0 0 1 30 1972 Munich 26 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 36 0 1 0 1 35 1980 Moscow 48 0 1 0 1 33 1984 Los Angeles 26 0 0 3 3 41 1988 Seoul 18 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 36 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 39 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 51 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 48 0 0 2 2 68 2008 Beijing 110 0 0 1 1 86 2012 London 69 1 0 0 1 54 Total 618 2 2 8 12 84

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1998 Nagano 1 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver Did not participate 2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0 – Total 7 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Boxing	1	2	2	5
Fencing	1	0	0	1
Taekwondo	0	0	2	2
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Swimming	0	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Total	2	2	8	12

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Devonish, ArnoldoArnoldo Devonish	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Bronze	Forcella, EnricoEnrico Forcella	1960 Rome	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Gold	Rodriguez, FranciscoFrancisco Rodriguez	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
Silver	Gamarro, PedroPedro Gamarro	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Piñango, BernardoBernardo Piñango	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Bolivar, MarcelinoMarcelino Bolivar	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
Bronze	Catari, OmarOmar Catari	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Vidal, RafaelRafael Vidal	1984 Los Angeles	Swimming	Men's 200m butterfly
Bronze	Carmona, AdrianaAdriana Carmona	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women +67 kg
Bronze	Rubio, Israel JoseIsrael Jose Rubio	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Dalia Contreras	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women −49 kg
Gold	Rubén Limardo	2012 London	Fencing	Men's épée

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Venezuela
• Venezuela at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

External links

• "Venezuela". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Venezuela". Sports-Reference.com.