Venezuela at the Olympics

Venezuela was first at the Olympic Games in 1948 and has been in every Summer Olympic Games since. Venezuela has also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1998.

Venezuela at the
Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.covoficial.com.ve (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
10
Total
15
Summer appearances
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

The National Olympic Committee for Venezuela was formed in 1935.

Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 BronzeArnoldo Devonish1952 Helsinki AthleticsMen's triple jump
33 BronzeEnrico Forcella1960 Rome ShootingMen's 50 metre rifle prone
11 Gold Francisco Rodriguez1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's light flyweight
22 Silver Pedro Gamarro1976 Montreal BoxingMen's welterweight
22 Silver Bernardo Piñango1980 Moscow BoxingMen's bantamweight
33 BronzeMarcelino Bolivar1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light flyweight
33 BronzeOmar Catari1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's featherweight
33 BronzeRafael Vidal1984 Los Angeles SwimmingMen's 200m butterfly
33 BronzeAdriana Carmona2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's heavyweight
33 BronzeIsrael Jose Rubio2004 Athens WeightliftingMen's featherweight
33 BronzeDalia Contreras2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen −49 kg
11 Gold Rubén Limardo2012 LondonFencingMen's épée

References

    Other websites
    • "Comité Olímpico Venezolano". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
    • Venezuela profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
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