Venezuela at the
Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.covoficial.com.ve (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 75th
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
19
Summer appearances
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

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

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

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

Beijing 2008

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

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

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

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

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 1896 Athensdid not participate
France 1900 Paris
United States 1904 St. Louis
United Kingdom 1908 London
Sweden 1912 Stockholm
Belgium 1920 Antwerp
France 1924 Paris
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam
United States 1932 Los Angeles
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin
United Kingdom 1948 London10000–
Finland 1952 Helsinki38001143
Australia 1956 Melbourne190000–
Italy 1960 Rome17001144
Japan 1964 Tokyo160000–
Mexico 1968 Mexico City36100130
West Germany 1972 Munich260000–
Canada 1976 Montreal36010135
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow48010133
United States 1984 Los Angeles26003341
South Korea 1988 Seoul180000–
Spain 1992 Barcelona360000[A]–
United States 1996 Atlanta390000–
Australia 2000 Sydney510000–
Greece 2004 Athens48002268
China 2008 Beijing110001186
United Kingdom 2012 London69100150
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro87021365
Japan 2020 Tokyo44130446
France 2024 Parisfuture event
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total3791975

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
France 1924 Chamonixdid not participate
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz
United States 1932 Lake Placid
Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz
Norway 1952 Oslo
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
United States 1960 Squaw Valley
Austria 1964 Innsbruck
France 1968 Grenoble
Japan 1972 Sapporo
Austria 1976 Innsbruck
United States 1980 Lake Placid
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo
Canada 1988 Calgary
France 1992 Albertville
Norway 1994 Lillehammer
Japan 1998 Nagano10000–
United States 2002 Salt Lake City40000–
Italy 2006 Turin10000–
Canada 2010 Vancouverdid not participate
Russia 2014 Sochi10000–
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchangdid not participate
China 2022 Beijing
Italy 2026 Milan–Cortinafuture event
Total0000–

Medals by Summer Sport

Sports  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Boxing 132633
Athletics 111362
Fencing 100127
Weightlifting 021350
Cycling 011237
Taekwondo 002235
Shooting 001168
Swimming 001156
Total3791975

Medals by Gender

Gender  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Men26614
Women1135
Mixed0000
Total37919

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeAsnoldo DevonishFinland 1952 Helsinki AthleticsMen's triple jump
 BronzeEnrico ForcellaItaly 1960 Rome ShootingMen's 50-metre rifle prone
 GoldFrancisco RodríguezMexico 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverPedro GamarroCanada 1976 Montreal BoxingMen's welterweight
 SilverBernardo Piñango1980 Moscow BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeMarcelino BolívarUnited States 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light flyweight
 BronzeOmar CatariUnited States 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeRafael VidalUnited States 1984 Los Angeles SwimmingMen's 200-metre butterfly
 BronzeAdriana CarmonaGreece 2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 BronzeIsrael Jose RubioGreece 2004 Athens WeightliftingMen's 62 kg
 BronzeDalia ContrerasChina 2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 GoldRubén LimardoUnited Kingdom 2012 London FencingMen's épée
 SilverYulimar RojasBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 SilverYoel FinolBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing Men's flyweight
 BronzeStefany HernándezBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro CyclingWomen's BMX
 GoldYulimar RojasJapan 2020 Tokyo AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 SilverJulio MayoraJapan 2020 Tokyo WeightliftingMen's 73 kg
 SilverKeydomar VallenillaJapan 2020 Tokyo WeightliftingMen's 96 kg
 SilverDaniel DhersJapan 2020 Tokyo Cycling Men's BMX freestyle

Multiple medalists

AthleteSportGamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 2016, 2020 1102

Most successful Olympian progression

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

Athlete Sport Date Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Asnoldo Devonish Athletics 23 July 1952M0011
Enrico Forcella Shooting 1960M0011
Francisco Rodríguez Boxing October 1968M1001
Rubén Limardo Fencing 2012M1001
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 1 August 2021F1102

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]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "COI reconoce medallas olímpicas venezolanas de Barcelona 1992". El Nacional. 2018.
  3. ↑ "Confirmado bronce para Israel Rubio, primera medalla olímpica para Venezuela en 20 años". rnv.gob.ve. Radio Nacional de Venezuela. 22 August 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Venezuela cuenta con 109 atletas para Beijing 2008". rnv.gob.ve. Radio Nacional de Venezuela. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondista venezolana Dalia Contreras gana medalla de bronce en Beijing". abn.info.ve. ABN. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Arlindo I. Gouveia Colina". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Adriana Carmona Gutiérrez". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "COI reconoce medallas olímpicas venezolanas de Barcelona 1992". ElNacional. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

See also

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