Venezuela at the Olympics

Venezuela at the Olympic Games

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IOC code	VEN
NOC	Comité Olímpico Venezolano
Website	www.cov.net.ve (Spanish)

Olympic history

Summer Games

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.

Medalists

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

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Total	2	2	8	12
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
2008 Beijing	0	0	1	1
2012 London	1	0	0	1

Medals by sport

Total	2	2	8	12
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	2	2
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Fencing	1	0	0	1

References

"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
"Comité Olímpico Venezolano". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

Venezuela medal winners at the Olympic Games

01 ! Gold	Francisco Rodriguez (1968) Ruben Limardo (2012)

02 ! Silver	Pedro Gamarro (1976) Bernardo Piñango (1980)

03 ! Bronze	Arnoldo Devonish (1952) Enrico Forcella (1960) Marcelino Bolivar (1984) Omar Catari (1984) Rafael Vidal (1984) Adriana Carmona (2004) Israel José Rubio (2004) Dalia Contreras (2008)