Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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]

Venezuela at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.covoficial.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)

Athletics
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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Néstor Nieves 3,000 m steeplechase 8:47.34 10 Did not advance
Rubén Maza Marathon N/A 2:23:24 59
Carlos Tarazona N/A 2:32:35 89
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yojer Medina Shot put 18.53 m 23 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Hussein Monsalve Men's road race 5:05:38 115
Manuel Guevara DNF
Carlos Maya
José Balaustre
Rubén Abreu

Track
Points Race
Athlete Event Points Rank
Daniela Larreal Women's points race 0 15
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
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
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
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
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Repechage 2 Final / BM
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
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Roland Milošević Mistral 12 30 28 47 18 26 20 33 21 155 26

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
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
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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 N/A  S Iwabuchi /
T Suzuki (JPN)
L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6-8		 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Julio César Luna Men's 91 kg 165.0 13 210 6 375 9

Wrestling
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
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
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

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