Venezuela at the Olympics

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Venezuela at the
Olympics
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IOC code VEN
NOC Venezuelan Olympic Committee
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Medals
Ranked 75th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 7 9 19
Summer appearances
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Winter appearances

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. The Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) was created in 1935.

The first Venezuelan athlete to participate in the Olympic Games was cyclist Julio César León in London 1948. In 1968 Francisco Rodríguez earned the first gold medal. The first Venezuelan to participate in the Winter Olympic Games was Iginia Boccalandro, in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Venezuelan athletes have won a total of nineteen medals, all at Summer Games, with boxing (six medals; one gold, three silver, two bronze) being the most successful sport. The most successful Olympian is Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela's only multi-medalist in a regular Games, with one gold and one silver in women's triple jump.

History

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The first Venezuelan athlete to participate in the Olympic Games was Trujillo cyclist Julio César León in London 1948.[1]

In the 1952 Summer Olympics, Asnoldo Devonish earned a bronze medal which became the first Olympic medal in the country's sports history. In 1968 Francisco Rodríguez earned the first gold medal; obtaining silver and bronze medals in various games until 1984. The first Venezuelan to participate in the Winter Olympic Games was Iginia Boccalandro in Nagano 1998. Rafael Vidal was bronze medalist in the 200 m butterfly in swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Arlindo Gouveia won a gold medal in taekwondo in Barcelona 1992, but at that time the sport only participated as an exhibition. That medal, along with the bronze medal won by Adriana Carmona in the same sport, are counted as official by the Venezuelan Taekwondo Federation since 2018.[2]

Athens 2004

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Venezuela participated in the 2004 Athens Games with 48 athletes, winning two bronze medals with Adriana Carmona and Israel Rubio in taekwondo and weightlifting.[3]

Turin 2006

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Venezuela participated in the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics thanks to Werner Hoeger in the luge specialty.

Beijing 2008

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In the 2008 Beijing Games, Venezuela became the only country (only behind the host China) to double the number of athletes qualified with respect to the previous games, going from 48 athletes in Athens 2004 to 108 athletes in 2008, making it the delegation with the greatest progress with respect to the last games. For this occasion, Venezuela qualified for the first time 3 team sports, men's and women's volleyball and the women's softball team. Previously, only in 1980 in Moscow (soccer) and in Barcelona 1992 (basketball) had Venezuela been able to qualify team sports.[4] In these games, Venezuelan Dalia Contreras won the bronze medal in Taekwondo in the 49 kilograms category, after defeating Kenyan Mildred Alango 1–0.[5]

London 2012

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Fencer Rubén Limardo wins the third gold medal for the nation. Limardo also becomes the first Latin American to win a gold medal in fencing since 1904, over 100 years ago.

Sochi 2014

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Venezuela achieves its 4th participation in the 2004 Winter Olympic Games thanks to the athlete Antonio Pardo Andretta in the alpine skiing specialty.

Río 2016

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In these Olympic Games, Venezuela almost achieved a number of athletes almost equal to that of Beijing 2008, and even achieved a better record of medals than in those Olympic Games, with a total of three medals in the categories of boxing, cycling and athletics by the Venezuelan representatives: Yoel Finol, Yulimar Rojas and Stefany Hernández, thus completing their participation in these Olympic Games with one bronze medal and two silver medals.

Tokyo 2020

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In these Olympic Games, Venezuela competes with 44 athletes being its smallest delegation since 1988, obtaining 4 medals; 3 silver medals won by Julio Mayora and Keydomar Vallenilla in weightlifting and Daniel Dhers in BMX freestyle and a gold by Yulimar Rojas in triple jump, who broke the world and Olympic record in the history of this category of athletics in the Olympic Games, with a mark of 15. 67 meters, in addition to becoming the first woman to receive a gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games for Venezuela.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Kingdom of Greece Greece 1896 Athens did not participate
France France 1900 Paris
United States United States 1904 St. Louis
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1908 London
Sweden Sweden 1912 Stockholm
Belgium Belgium 1920 Antwerp
France France 1924 Paris
Netherlands Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam
United States United States 1932 Los Angeles
Nazi Germany Germany 1936 Berlin
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1948 London 1 0 0 0 0
Finland Finland 1952 Helsinki 38 0 0 1 1 43
Australia Australia 1956 Melbourne 19 0 0 0 0
Italy Italy 1960 Rome 17 0 0 1 1 44
Japan Japan 1964 Tokyo 16 0 0 0 0
Mexico Mexico 1968 Mexico City 36 1 0 0 1 30
West Germany West Germany 1972 Munich 26 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 1976 Montreal 36 0 1 0 1 35
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 48 0 1 0 1 33
United States United States 1984 Los Angeles 26 0 0 3 3 41
South Korea South Korea 1988 Seoul 18 0 0 0 0
Spain Spain 1992 Barcelona 36 0 0 0 0[A]
United States United States 1996 Atlanta 39 0 0 0 0
Australia Australia 2000 Sydney 51 0 0 0 0
Greece Greece 2004 Athens 48 0 0 2 2 68
China China 2008 Beijing 110 0 0 1 1 86
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2012 London 69 1 0 0 1 50
Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 87 0 2 1 3 65
Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo 44 1 3 0 4 46
France future event
United States
Australia
Total 3 7 9 19 75

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
France France 1924 Chamonix did not participate
Switzerland Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz
United States United States 1932 Lake Placid
Nazi Germany Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Switzerland Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz
Norway Norway 1952 Oslo
Italy Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
United States United States 1960 Squaw Valley
Austria Austria 1964 Innsbruck
France France 1968 Grenoble
Japan Japan 1972 Sapporo
Austria Austria 1976 Innsbruck
United States United States 1980 Lake Placid
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo
Canada Canada 1988 Calgary
France France 1992 Albertville
Norway Norway 1994 Lillehammer
Japan Japan 1998 Nagano 1 0 0 0 0
United States United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0
Italy Italy 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 2010 Vancouver did not participate
Russia Russia 2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0
South Korea South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
China China 2022 Beijing
Italy future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Summer Sport

Sports  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Boxing 1 3 2 6 33
Athletics 1 1 1 3 62
Fencing 1 0 0 1 27
Weightlifting 0 2 1 3 50
Cycling 0 1 1 2 37
Taekwondo 0 0 2 2 35
Shooting 0 0 1 1 68
Swimming 0 0 1 1 56
Total 3 7 9 19 75

Medals by Gender

Gender  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Men 2 6 6 14
Women 1 1 3 5
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 3 7 9 19

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Asnoldo Devonish Finland Finland 1952 Helsinki Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's triple jump
 Bronze Enrico Forcella Italy Italy 1960 Rome Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 50-metre rifle prone
 Gold Francisco Rodríguez Mexico Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light flyweight
 Silver Pedro Gamarro Canada Canada 1976 Montreal Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's welterweight
 Silver Bernardo Piñango Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Bronze Marcelino Bolívar United States United States 1984 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light flyweight
 Bronze Omar Catari United States United States 1984 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Rafael Vidal United States United States 1984 Los Angeles Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Men's 200-metre butterfly
 Bronze Adriana Carmona Greece Greece 2004 Athens Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Bronze Israel Jose Rubio Greece Greece 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 62 kg
 Bronze Dalia Contreras China China 2008 Beijing Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
 Gold Rubén Limardo United Kingdom United Kingdom 2012 London Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing Men's épée
 Silver Yulimar Rojas Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's triple jump
 Silver Yoel Finol Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Stefany Hernández Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling Women's BMX
 Gold Yulimar Rojas Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's triple jump
 Silver Julio Mayora Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 73 kg
 Silver Keydomar Vallenilla Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 96 kg
 Silver Daniel Dhers Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling Men's BMX freestyle

Multiple medalists

Athlete Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 2016, 2020 1 1 0 2

Most successful Olympian progression

This table shows how the designation of most successful Venezuelan Olympian has progressed over time.

Athlete Sport Date Gender 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Asnoldo Devonish Athletics 23 July 1952 M 0 0 1 1
Enrico Forcella Shooting 1960 M 0 0 1 1
Francisco Rodríguez Boxing October 1968 M 1 0 0 1
Rubén Limardo Fencing 2012 M 1 0 0 1
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 1 August 2021 F 1 1 0 2

Notes

  • A Venezuela won two demonstration medals in taekwondo (one gold and one bronze) at the 1992 Summer Olympics. As a demonstration sport, the medals are not recognized as Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee; the Venezuelan Taekwondo Federation says that the 1992 medals are recognized and lists them among the nation's taekwondo medals, but all other countries and athletes who received medals in the sport in 1992 do not recognize their own medals, and do not count them toward the all-time total of medals of their respective countries. For accuracy and consistency, those of Venezuela are not counted.[6][7][8] <templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

References

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See also

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