List of flag bearers for Venezuela at the Olympics

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Venezuela at the
Olympics
Flag of Venezuela.svg
IOC code VEN
NOC Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website cov.com.ve  (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
19
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Venezuela at the Olympics. [1]

Contents

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
1 1948 Summer Julio César León Cycling [2]
2 1952 Summer Asnoldo Devonish Athletics
3 1956 Summer Rafael Romero Athletics
4 1960 Summer Rafael Romero Athletics
5 1964 Summer Téodoro Capriles Swimming
6 1968 Summer Silvio Fernández Fencing
7 1972 Summer Francisco Rodríguez Boxing
8 1976 Summer Manuel Luna Judo
9 1980 Summer Antonio Esparragoza Boxing
10 1984 Summer William Wuycke Athletics
11 1988 Summer Elizabeth Popper Table tennis
12 1992 Summer María Elena Giusti Swimming
13 1996 Summer Francisco Sánchez Swimming
14 1998 Winter Iginia Boccalandro Luge
15 2000 Summer Adriana Carmona Taekwondo
16 2002 Winter Iginia Boccalandro Luge
17 2004 Summer Julio Luna Weightlifting
18 2006 Winter Werner Hoeger Luge
19 2008 Summer María Soto Softball
20 2012 Summer Fabiola Ramos Table tennis
21 2014 Winter Antonio José Pardo Andretta Alpine skiing
22 2016 Summer Rubén Limardo Fencing
23 2020 Summer Antonio Díaz [a] Karate [3]
– Yulimar Rojas [b] Athletics
24 2024 Summer Anriquelis Barrios Judo [8]
Julio Mayora Weightlifting

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ At both the opening and closing ceremonies.
  2. ↑ Yulimar Rojas was selected and set to be flag bearer with Díaz, [4] but was not at the opening ceremony. [5] Karen León walked alongside Díaz at the opening ceremony, but did not carry the flag, [6] and Díaz was named as the nation's only opening flagbearer in a later interview. [7] León remains listed as co-flagbearer with Díaz in the IOC list. [3] [2]

References

  1. ↑ Venezuela. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Flagbearers for Venezuela". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Zeigler, Cyd (2021-07-22). "Meet the 6 out LGBTQ flag bearers in the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. ↑ "10 stories that capture the Tokyo Olympics for the LGBTQ community". Outsports. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Best images from an Opening Ceremony like no other". Yahoo. p. 25/37. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony". insidethegames.biz . 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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