Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Venezuela at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png
IOC code VEN
NOC Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website cov.com.ve  (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors39 in 12 sports
Flag bearer Francisco Sánchez
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Néstor Nieves 3,000 m steeplechase 8:47.3410Did not advance
Rubén Maza Marathon 2:23:2459
Carlos Tarazona 2:32:3589
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Yojer Medina Shot put 18.53 m23Did not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carlos Barreto Bantamweight Flag of Bulgaria.svg  A Khristov  (BUL)
W 9-3
Flag of Thailand.svg  V Khadpo  (THA)
L 14-6
Did not advance
Jesús Guevara Super Heavyweight Flag of France.svg  J Blocus  (FRA)
L RSC-2
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Hussein Monsalve Men's road race 5:05:38115
Manuel Guevara DNF
Carlos Maya
José Balaustre
Rubén Abreu

Track

Points Race
AthleteEventPointsRank
Daniela Larreal Women's points race 015
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
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 QFlag of Russia.svg  O Grishina  (RUS)
L
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang W  (CHN)
Flag of Finland.svg  M Kasslin  (FIN)
L
Did not advance

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Dario Di Fazio 3 m springboard 317.0425Did not advance
10 m platform 307.0225Did not advance

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Venezuela in 1996.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alfredo Pérez Individual foil Flag of Russia.svg  V Pavlovich  (RUS)
L 2–15
Did not advance
Carlos Rodríguez Flag of Austria.svg  M Ludwig  (AUT)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Rafael Suárez Flag of Spain.svg  J García  (ESP)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Alfredo Pérez
Carlos Rodríguez
Rafael Suárez
Team foil Did not advance11
Carlos Bravo Individual sabre Flag of Spain.svg  A García  (ESP)
L 15–11
Did not advance

Judo

Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageRepechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Katiuska Santaella Women's 52 kg ByeFlag of the United States.svg  M Pedulla  (USA)
L
Did not advance
Xiomara Griffith Women's 61 kg Flag of the United States.svg  C Schutz  (USA)
W
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  M Vernerova  (CZE)
W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  G Vandecaveye  (BEL)
L
Did not advanceFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  H Tbessi  (TUN)
W
Flag of Turkey.svg  I Kobas  (TUR)
L
Did not advance7
Francis Gómez Women's 72 kg ByeFlag of Malta.svg  N Galea  (MLT)
W
Flag of France.svg  E Essombe  (FRA)
L
Did not advanceFlag of Cuba.svg  D Luna  (CUB)
L
Did not advance9

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789
Roland Milošević Mistral 12302847182620332115526

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Francisco Sánchez 50 m freestyle 22.688 Q22.727
100 m freestyle 49.594 Q49.848
Carlos Santander 200 m freestyle 1:53.1327Did not advance
Ricardo Monasterio 400 m freestyle 4:00.4425Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:42.3920Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez 100 m butterfly 53.901317
Nelson Mora 200 m butterfly 2:01.5024Did not advance
Diego Henao
Carlos Santander
Alejandro Carrizo
Francisco Sánchez
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:23.0413Did not advance
Francisco Sánchez
Carlos Santander
Diego Henao
Rafael Manzano
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:32.6311Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventGroup RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fabiola Ramos Women's singles Group E
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Chai Po Wa  (HKG)
L 0–2
Flag of Romania.svg  A Simion  (ROU)
L 0-2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Hooman-Kloppenburg  (NED)
L 0-2
4Did not advance

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nicolas Pereira Singles Flag of Argentina.svg  H Gumy  (ARG)
W 6–4, 6-0
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
L 2–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Jimy Szymanski Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  W Black  (ZIM)
L 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3-6
Did not advance
Juan-Carlos Bianchi
Nicolas Pereira
Doubles Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  S Iwabuchi /
T Suzuki  (JPN)
L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6-8
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Julio César Luna Men's 91 kg 165.01321063759

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 4Repechage 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Repechage 1Opposition
Result
Repechage 2QuarterfinalsRepechage 3SemifinalsOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Varela 82 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  L Dvorák  (HUN)
L
Flag of Turkey.svg  S Öztürk  (TUR)
L
Did not advance17
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 4Repechage 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Repechage 1Opposition
Result
Repechage 2QuarterfinalsRepechage 3SemifinalsOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José Ochoa 48 kg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  A Pavlov  (BLR)
L
Flag of the United States.svg  M Maynard  (USA)
L
Did not advance16
Winston Santos 62 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  H Komyshenko  (UKR)
L
Flag of Turkey.svg  M Pirim  (TUR)
L
Did not advance19
Nestor García 74 kg Flag of Russia.svg  M Iskandaryan  (RUS)
L
Flag of Sweden.svg  T Kornbakk  (SWE)
L
Did not advance17
Elias Marcano 82 kg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  D Turlykhanov  (KAZ)
L
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  A Jovančević  (YUG)
L
Did not advance16
Emilio Suárez 100 kg Flag of Russia.svg  T Edisherashvili  (RUS)
L
Flag of Colombia.svg  J Giraldo  (COL)
W
Did not advanceFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  T Nonomura  (JPN)
L
Did not advance15

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References

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