| Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | VEN |
| NOC | Venezuelan Olympic Committee |
| Website | cov |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 39 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Francisco Sánchez |
| Medals |
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| 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]
| 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 | — | 2:23:24 | 59 | |||
| Carlos Tarazona | — | 2:32:35 | 89 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yojer Medina | Shot put | 18.53 m | 23 | Did not advance | |
| 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 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hussein Monsalve | Men's road race | 5:05:38 | 115 |
| Manuel Guevara | DNF | ||
| Carlos Maya | |||
| José Balaustre | |||
| Rubén Abreu | |||
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniela Larreal | Women's points race | 0 | 15 |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
Four fencers, all men, represented Venezuela in 1996.
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Roland Milošević | Mistral | 12 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 155 | 26 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | — |  S Iwabuchi / T Suzuki (JPN) L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6-8 | Did not advance | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||
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