Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Venezuela at the
1996 Summer Olympics

IOC code| VEN
NOC| Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website| cov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors| 39 in 12 sports
Flag bearer | Francisco Sánchez
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 39 competitors, 34 men and 5 women, took part in 36 events in 12 sports.[1]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Néstor Nieves | 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:47.34  | 10  | Did not advance
Rubén Maza | Marathon | —  | 2:23:24  | 59
Carlos Tarazona | —  | 2:32:35  | 89

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Yojer Medina | Shot put | 18.53 m  | 23  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Carlos Barreto | Bantamweight |  A Khristov (BUL)
W 9-3  |  V Khadpo (THA)
L 14-6  | Did not advance
Jesús Guevara | Super Heavyweight |  J Blocus (FRA)
L RSC-2  | Did not advance

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Hussein Monsalve | Men's road race | 5:05:38  | 115
Manuel Guevara | DNF
Carlos Maya
José Balaustre
Rubén Abreu

### Track

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Points Race
Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Daniela Larreal | Women's points race | 0  | 15

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round 1  | Repechage 1  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)  | Rank
Daniela Larreal | Women's sprint | 11.878 s
(60.61)  | 10 Q |  O Grishina (RUS)
L |  Yang W (CHN)
M Kasslin (FIN)
L | Did not advance

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Dario Di Fazio | 3 m springboard | 317.04  | 25  | Did not advance
10 m platform | 307.02  | 25  | Did not advance

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Venezuela in 1996.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Alfredo Pérez | Individual foil |  V Pavlovich (RUS)
L 2–15  | Did not advance
Carlos Rodríguez |  M Ludwig (AUT)
L 11–15  | Did not advance
Rafael Suárez |  J García (ESP)
L 10–15  | Did not advance
Alfredo Pérez
Carlos Rodríguez
Rafael Suárez | Team foil | Did not advance  | 11
Carlos Bravo | Individual sabre |  A García (ESP)
L 15–11  | Did not advance

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Katiuska Santaella | Women's 52 kg | Bye  |  M Pedulla (USA)
L | Did not advance
Xiomara Griffith | Women's 61 kg |  C Schutz (USA)
W |  M Vernerova (CZE)
W |  G Vandecaveye (BEL)
L | Did not advance  |  H Tbessi (TUN)
W |  I Kobas (TUR)
L | Did not advance  | 7
Francis Gómez | Women's 72 kg | Bye  |  N Galea (MLT)
W |  E Essombe (FRA)
L | Did not advance  |  D Luna (CUB)
L | Did not advance  | 9

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9
Roland Milošević | Mistral | 12  | 30  | 28  | ~~47~~ | 18  | 26  | 20  | ~~33~~ | 21  | 155  | 26

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Francisco Sánchez | 50 m freestyle | 22.68  | 8 Q | 22.72  | 7
100 m freestyle | 49.59  | 4 Q | 49.84  | 8
Carlos Santander | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.13  | 27  | Did not advance
Ricardo Monasterio | 400 m freestyle | 4:00.44  | 25  | Did not advance
1500 m freestyle | 15:42.39  | 20  | Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez | 100 m butterfly | 53.90  | 13  |  | 17
Nelson Mora | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.50  | 24  | Did not advance
Diego Henao
Carlos Santander
Alejandro Carrizo
Francisco Sánchez | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:23.04  | 13  | Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez
Carlos Santander
Diego Henao
Rafael Manzano | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:32.63  | 11  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Group Round  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Fabiola Ramos | Women's singles | Group E
Chai Po Wa (HKG)
L 0–2
A Simion (ROU)
L 0-2
M Hooman-Kloppenburg (NED)
L 0-2  | 4  | Did not advance

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Nicolas Pereira | Singles |  H Gumy (ARG)
W 6–4, 6-0  |  L Paes (IND)
L 2–6, 3–6  | Did not advance
Jimy Szymanski |  W Black (ZIM)
L 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3-6  | Did not advance
Juan-Carlos Bianchi
Nicolas Pereira | Doubles | —  |  S Iwabuchi /
T Suzuki (JPN)
L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6-8  | Did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Julio César Luna | Men's 91 kg | 165.0  | 13  | 210  | 6  | 375  | 9

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Repechage 4  | Repechage 5  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Repechage 1  | Opposition
Result  | Repechage 2  | Quarterfinals  | Repechage 3  | Semifinals  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Luis Varela | 82 kg |  L Dvorák (HUN)
L |  S Öztürk (TUR)
L | Did not advance  | 17

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Repechage 4  | Repechage 5  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Repechage 1  | Opposition
Result  | Repechage 2  | Quarterfinals  | Repechage 3  | Semifinals  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
José Ochoa | 48 kg |  A Pavlov (BLR)
L |  M Maynard (USA)
L | Did not advance  | 16
Winston Santos | 62 kg |  H Komyshenko (UKR)
L |  M Pirim (TUR)
L | Did not advance  | 19
Nestor García | 74 kg |  M Iskandaryan (RUS)
L |  T Kornbakk (SWE)
L | Did not advance  | 17
Elias Marcano | 82 kg |  D Turlykhanov (KAZ)
L |  A Jovančević (YUG)
L | Did not advance  | 16
Emilio Suárez | 100 kg |  T Edisherashvili (RUS)
L |  J Giraldo (COL)
W | Did not advance  |  T Nonomura (JPN)
L | Did not advance  | 15

## See also

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* Venezuela at the 1995 Pan American Games

## References

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1. ^ "Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports

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