2016 Summer Olympics / Participants (Venezuela)

VEN

-	2	1

Venezuela took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 18th participation in the Summer Olympics.

The Comité Olímpico Venezolano nominated 87 athletes in 20 sports. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the sword fencer Rubén Limardo , 2012 Olympic champion .

Participants by sport

basketball

competition	Men
Athletes	Gregory Echenique Dwight Lewis Miguel Marriaga Gregory Vargas John Cox David Cubillán José Vargas Miguel Ruiz Windi Graterol Heissler Guillént Anthony Pérez Néstor Colmenares
Trainer	Néstor García ( )
Group stage	Serbia (62:86) USA (69: 113) China (72:68) France (56:96) Australia (56:81)
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
placement	9th place

beach volleyball

Athletes	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
	opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Olaya Pérez Pazo Norisbeth Isais Agudo Gonzalez	Meppelink / van Iersel Bawden / Clancy Natalia Alfaro / Karen Cope Charles Borger / Büthe *	0: 2 (17:21, 11:21) 0: 2 (9:21, 14:21) 2: 0 (21:16, 21:19) 0: 2 (13:21, 21:21)	4th	3	eliminated

* Playoff round "Lucky Losers"

Archery

Athletes	competition	qualification		1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		Rings	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Leidy's Brito	singles	614	44	Lisa Unruh	4-6 (126: 131)	eliminated										33
Men
Elías Malavé	singles	651	46	Wang Dapeng	6-2 (107: 101)	Taylor Worth	4-6 (137: 137)	eliminated								17th

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Yoel Finol Rivas	Fly weight up to 52 kg	Leonel de los Santos	3-0	Muhammad Ali	3-0	Mohamed Flissi	3-0	Shahobiddin Zoirov	0: 3	eliminated		silver
Victor Rodríguez	Bantam weight up to 56 kg	Ham Sang-myeong	1: 2	eliminated
Luis Ángel Cabrera	Light weight up to 60 kg	Daisuke Narimatsu	1: 2	eliminated
Luis Arcón	Half welter weight up to 64 kg	Hovhannes Bachkov	1: 2	eliminated
Gabriel Maestre	Welter weight up to 69 kg	Araik Marutjan	2: 1	Vincenzo Mangiacapre	without a fight	Danijar Jeleussinow	0: 3	eliminated
Endry José Pinto	Average weight up to 75 kg	Marlo Delgado	0: 3	eliminated
Albert Ramírez	Lightweight up to 81 kg	Pyotr Chamukov	2: 1	Abdelhafid Benchabla	1: 2	eliminated
Edgar Muñoz	Super heavy weight over 91 kg	Bahodir Jalolov	TKO	eliminated

fencing

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals / classification		Final / placement		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Isis Giménez	Foil single	bye		Jeon Hee-sook	8:10	eliminated
Alejandra Benítez	Saber single	Nada Hafez	15:11	Anne Martón	14:15	eliminated
Men
Silvio Fernández	Epee single	Jung Jin-sun	8:15	eliminated
Francisco Limardo	Epee single	Nicolas Ferreira	15: 9	Daniel Jérent	15:14	Nikolai Novosjolov	12:15	eliminated
Rubén Limardo	Epee single	bye		Ayman Fayez	5:15	eliminated
Silvio Fernández Francisco Limardo Rubén Limardo Kelvin Caña	Epee team	-		-		Brazil	45:25	France	29:45	South Korea	40:45	Russia	30:36	8th
Antonio Leal	Foil single	Maximilien van Haaster	7:15	eliminated

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Yusleidy Figueroa	Class up to 58 kg	85 kg	14th	116 kg	8th	201 kg	9	9
Yaniuska Espinosa	Class over 75 kg	121 kg	5	152 kg	7th	273 kg	7th	7th
Naryury Perez	Class over 75 kg	117 kg	8th	not finished		eliminated
Men
Jesús López	Class up to 77 kg	125 kg	7th	not finished		eliminated

golf

Athletes	Round 1	round 2	Round 3	Round 4	total	par	rank
Men
Jhonattan Vegas	72	76	71	70	289	+5	T50

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Quarter finals		Semi-finals / consolation round		Final / 3rd place		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Elvismar Rodríguez	Class up to 70 kg	A. Moreira	000s0: 100s0	eliminated								17th

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Nercely Soto	200 m	22.89 s	22nd	22.88 s	18th	eliminated		18th
Yolimar Pineda	marathon	-		-		2:47:34 h	93	93
Men
Alberth Bravo	400 m	46.15 s	35	eliminated				35
Luis Orta	marathon	-		-		2:27:05 h	106	106
Richard Vargas	20 km walking	-		-		1:22:23 h	24	24
Yerenman Salazar	50 km of walking	-		-		not finished		-
José Peña	3000 m obstacle	8: 32.38 min	22nd	-		eliminated		22nd
Alberth Bravo Omar Longart Freddy Mezones Arturo Ramírez	4 × 400 m relay	3: 02.69 min	12	-		eliminated		12

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Robeily's Peinado	Pole vault	not started
Yulimar Rojas	Triple jump	14.21 m	7th	14.98 m	2	silver
Ahymará Espinoza	Shot put	17.27 m	19th	eliminated		19th
Rosa Rodríguez	Hammer throw	72.41 m	3	69.26 m	10	10

Cycling

train

Athletes	competition	qualification		Finals		rank
		time	rank	time	rank
Men
Hersony Canelón	sprint	10.239 s	24	eliminated		24
César Marcano	sprint	10.649 s	27	eliminated		27
Hersony Canelon	Keirin					25th
Ángel Pulgar	Keirin					21st
Hersony Canelon César Marcano Angel Pulgar	Team sprint	44.264 s 1st row: 44.486 s	8th	eliminated		8th

Omnium

Athletes	Scratch		On the one pursuit		Elimination drives		Time trial		250 m flying		Points race		points total	Overall rank
	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points
Women
Angie González	18th	6th	17th	8th	12	18th	12	18th	16	10	13	1	61	18th

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Jennifer César	Road racing	4:03:18 h	50
Men
Jonathan Monsalve	Road racing	not finished
Miguel Ubeto	Road racing	not finished
Jonathan Monsalve	Individual time trial	not finished

BMX

Athletes	competition	qualification		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	time	rank
Women
Stefany Hernández	Race	35.202 s	4th	-		11	3	34.755 s	3	bronze
Men
Jefferson Milano	Race	35,945 s	23	12	3	24	8th	eliminated

horse riding

Leap
Athletes	competition	Penalty points					rank
		1. Qualification	Nations Cup		Singles final
			1st round	2nd round	1st round	2nd round
Emanuel Andrade with hard rock	singles	(13)	-	-	-	-	-
Pablo Barrios with Antares	singles	(8th)	(12)	-	-	-	-

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Freestyle women
Betzabeth Argüello	Class up to 53 kg	bye		Joseph Essombe	5-0	Maria Prevolaraki	3: 1	Saori Yoshida	0: 3	bye				Nataliya Sinisin	1: 3	eliminated		5
Maria Acosta	Class up to 69 kg	bye		Enas Mostafa	1: 3	eliminated												17th
Jaramit Weffer	Class up to 75 kg	bye		Annabel Laure Ali	0: 3	eliminated												17th
Freestyle men
Pedro Ceballos	Class up to 86 kg	bye		Mohamed Zaghloul	3-0	Abdulraschid Sadulayev	0: 3	eliminated		bye		István Veréb	3: 1	Şrif Şrifov	1: 3	eliminated		5
José Daniel Díaz	Class up to 97 kg	bye		Mamed Ibragimov	0: 4	eliminated												18th
Greco-Roman style men
Raiber Rodríguez	Class up to 59 kg	bye		Rövşən Bayramov	0: 4	eliminated												18th
Wuileixis Rivas	Class up to 66 kg	bye		Omid Haji Noroozi	1: 3	eliminated												14th
Luillys Pérez	Class up to 98 kg	bye		Ghasem Rezaei	0: 4	eliminated												17th
Erwin Caraballo	Class up to 130 kg	bye		Rıza Kayaalp	0: 4	eliminated				bye		Sabah Shariati	0: 4	eliminated				19th

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space
Men
Jackson Vicent	One	7: 28.36 min	6th	Reunion	7: 28.67 min	5	Semifinals E.	-			7: 50.56 min	2	E final	7: 57.83 min	5	29

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Men
Julio Iemma	Air rifle 10 meters	612.7	45	eliminated		612.7	45
Julio Iemma	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	1155	40	eliminated		1155	40
Julio Iemma	Small caliber lying 50 meters	621.5	22nd	eliminated		621.5	22nd

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Andreina Pinto	400 m freestyle	4: 08.34 min	16	-		eliminated		16
Andreina Pinto	800 m freestyle	8: 30.92 min	12	-		eliminated		12
Andreina Pinto	200 m butterfly	2: 10.60 min	23	eliminated				23
Paola Perez	10 km of open water	-		-		1: 59: 07.7 h	20th	20th
Men
Christian Quintero	50 m freestyle	22.92 s	44	eliminated				44
Christian Quintero	100 m freestyle	49.25 s	34	eliminated				34
Christian Quintero	200 m freestyle	1: 47.02 min	14th	1: 48.00 min	16	eliminated		16
Christian Quintero	400 m freestyle	3: 50.84 min	33	-		eliminated		33
Albert Subirats	100 m butterfly	53.23 s	29	eliminated				29
Carlos Claverie	100 m chest	1: 01.13 min	30th	eliminated				30th
Carlos Claverie	200 m chest	2: 10.35 min	14th	2: 11.56 min	15th	eliminated		15th
Albert Subirats	100 m back	55.44 s	31	eliminated				31
Erwin Maldonado	10 km of open water	-		-		1: 54: 33.6 h	21st	21st

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Daniel Flores	Windsurfing RS: X	160	27	eliminated		160	27
José Gutiérrez	laser	314	38	eliminated		314	38

Taekwondo

Athletes	competition	Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Edgar Contreras	Class up to 68 kg	Alexei Denisenko	2:12	eliminated		Serve tazegül	5: 4	eliminated		Joel González	3: 4	eliminated		5

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Gremlis Arvelo	singles	Lily Zhang	0: 4	eliminated

do gymnastics

Apparatus gymnastics

Jessica López became the first Venezuelan gymnast ever to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Jessica Lopez	Uneven bars	15.333	7th	15.333	6th	6th
	All-around single	56.932	13	57.966	7th	7th

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Jesús Liranzo	Diving 10 m	385.55	21st	eliminated				21st
Robert Páez	Diving 10 m	378.20	23	eliminated				23

Web links

• Venezuela. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed August 1, 2016 . 
• Venezuela on rio2016.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fencer Ruben Limardo announced as Venezuela's flag-bearer for Olympics. In: Xinhua , english.news.cn. May 27, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF) International Olympic Committee , August 5, 2016, accessed on August 7, 2016 . 
3. ^ "Judo Resultsbook" ( Memento from August 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Website of the Rio Olympics. Retrieved August 22, 2016. (English).
4. ↑ List of the Woman's Artistic Gymnastics 2016 Olympic Qualifiers. (PDF) In: FIG-gymnastics.com. International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), April 16, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 .