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Venezuela at the Olympics

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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
Winter appearances

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.

The National Olympic Committee for Venezuela was formed in 1935.

Medalists

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

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Other websites

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  • "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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