Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Last updated
Venezuela at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png
IOC code VEN
NOC Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website cov.com.ve  (in Spanish)
in Athens
Competitors48 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Julio César Luna
Medals
Ranked 68th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Venezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1948. A total of 48 athletes, 33 men and 15 women, competed in 15 sports.

Contents

Venezuela left Athens with its first Olympic medal since 1984 and eighth overall in history. It was awarded to weightlifter Israel José Rubio, who earned the bronze in the men's 62 kg class. [1]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Israel José Rubio Weightlifting Men's 62 kg August 16
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Adriana Carmona Taekwondo Women's +67 kg August 28

Athletics

Venezuelan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [2] [3]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Luis Fonseca Marathon DNF
Freddy González 5000 m 13:42.4413Did not advance
Luis Luna 400 m 47.926Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Víctor Castillo Long jump 7.9815Did not advance
Manuel Fuenmayor Javelin throw 72.2630Did not advance

Boxing

Venezuela sent seven boxers to Athens. Five of them lost their first matches, while the two in the heavier weight classes each won their first round (one by walkover, however) before falling in their second match.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Miguel Ángel Miranda Light flyweight Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bartelemí  (CUB)
LRSC
Did not advance
Jonny Mendoza Flyweight ByeFlag of Namibia.svg  Ambunda  (NAM)
L 19–39
Did not advance
Alexander Espinoza Bantamweight ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kooner  (CAN)
L 20–37
Did not advance
Patrick López Light welterweight Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  di Rocco  (ITA)
L 30–37
Did not advance
Jean Carlos Prada Welterweight Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Husanov  (UZB)
L 20–33
Did not advance
Edgar Muñoz Light heavyweight Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Šivolija  (CRO)
W 31–23
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aripgadjiev  (BLR)
L 10–18
Did not advance
Wilmer Vásquez Heavyweight Flag of Turkey.svg  Ergezen  (TUR)
WWO
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Solís  (CUB)
L 4–24
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Unai Etxebarría was the most notable Venezuelan cyclist at the 2004 Olympics, as he joined a leading group of 10 at the 146 kilometre mark of the men's road race, later attacked this group, leading to the formation of a group of 6 at the start of lap 13 (160 kilometres) before being caught by the peloton at the 185 kilometre mark, with Etxebarría finishing in the middle of the pack.

AthleteEventTimeRank
José Chacón Díaz Men's road race Did not finish
Unai Etxebarría 5:41:5634

Track

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 11.597
62.085
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hijgenaar  (NED)
W 11.849
60.764
ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Muenzer  (CAN)
L, L
Did not advance5th place final
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Tsylinskaya  (BLR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Meinke  (GER)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
LDSQ
8

Diving

Venezuela has qualified a single diver.

Men
AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Ramon Fumado 3 m springboard 410.9714 Q605.7917Did not advance

Fencing

Venezuela has qualified four fencers.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Silvio Fernández Individual épée ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xie Yj  (CHN)
W 15–13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao G  (CHN)
W 15–12
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fischer  (SUI)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Carlos Rodríguez Individual foil Flag of Egypt.svg  Anwar  (EGY)
W 15–7
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Sanzo  (ITA)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mariana González Individual foil Flag of the United States.svg  Smart  (USA)
W 14–2
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Vezzali  (ITA)
L 4–15
Did not advance
Alejandra Benítez Individual sabre Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Y  (CHN)
L 9–15
Did not advance

Judo

Venezuelan has qualified nine judoka (five men and four women).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Reiver Alvarenga −60 kg Flag of France.svg  Darbelet  (FRA)
L 0002–0010
Did not advance
Ludwig Ortíz −66 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Arencibia  (CUB)
L 0010–0101
Did not advanceFlag of Australia.svg  Young  (AUS)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Portugal.svg  Pina  (POR)
L 0001–0030
Did not advance
Richard León −73 kg Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Bivol  (MDA)
L 0000–1001
Did not advanceFlag of Iran.svg  Malekmohammadi  (IRI)
L 0000–1010
Did not advance
José Gregorio Camacho −90 kg Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Costa  (ARG)
L 0000–1101
Did not advance
Leonel Wilfredo Ruíz +100 kg Flag of Greece.svg  Papaioannou  (GRE)
L 0000–1010
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Flor Velázquez −52 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Singleton  (GBR)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance
Rudymar Fleming −57 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Kusakabe  (JPN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Keivi Pinto −78 kg Flag of Fiji.svg  Nasiga  (FIJ)
W 0021–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Anno  (JPN)
L 0000–1011
Did not advanceByeFlag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Morico  (ITA)
L 0000–1001
Did not advance
Giovanna Blanco +78 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Bisseni  (FRA)
W 0002–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Beltrán  (JPN)
L 0000–1001
Did not advanceByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bryant  (GBR)
W 0111–0020
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Yahyaoui  (TUN)
L 0000–1012
Did not advance

Sailing

Venezuela has qualified a single boat in men's mistral.

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Carlos Julio Flores Mistral 253026111625282727242323225

Shooting

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Francis Gorrin 10 m air pistol 53437Did not advance
25 m pistol 35841Did not advance

Swimming

Venezuelan swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ricardo Monasterio 400 m freestyle 3:54.4123Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:20.8915Did not advance
Luis Rojas 50 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
100 m freestyle 49.69 NR 14 Q49.8515Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.5836Did not advance
Albert Subirats 200 m freestyle 1:53.1138Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Arlene Semeco 50 m freestyle 26.2027Did not advance
100 m freestyle 57.0429Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fabiola Ramos Women's singles Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Negrisoli  (ITA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Luisana Pérez
Fabiola Ramos
Women's doubles Flag of Chile.svg  Rodríguez /
Vega  (CHI)
W 4–3
Flag of the United States.svg  Banh /
Gao  (USA)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Alberto García Men's −68 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Luis Noguera Men's +80 kg Flag of Morocco.svg  Zrouri  (MAR)
L 5–8
Did not advance
Dalia Contreras Women's −49 kg Flag of Israel.svg  Arusi  (ISR)
W 5–1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gonda  (CAN)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Adriana Carmona Women's +67 kg Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Stevenson  (GBR)
W 8–8 SUP
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Z  (CHN)
L 5–7
Did not advanceFlag of Japan.svg  Okamoto  (JPN)
W 5–2
Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Dawani  (JOR)
W 11–8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Falavigna  (BRA)
W 7–4
Bronze medal icon.svg

Tennis

Venezuela has qualified a spot in the women's tennis.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
María Vento-Kabchi Women's singles Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kremer  (LUX)
W 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henin-Hardenne  (BEL)
L 2–6, 1–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Venezuela has qualified a single athlete in men's triathlon.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Gilberto González Men's 18:240:191:05:290:1935:191:59:12.2036

Weightlifting

Venezuela has qualified three men in weightlifting.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Israel José Rubio Men's −62 kg 132.5=6162.53295Bronze medal icon.svg
Octavio Mejías Men's −77 kg 155=10187.5=1129512
Julio César Luña Men's −94 kg 170=12220=13905

Wrestling

Key
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rafael Barreno −120 kg Flag of Armenia.svg  Galstyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
Flag of France.svg  Szczepaniak  (FRA)
L 0–4 ST
3Did not advance16
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolClassificationSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mayelis Caripá −48 kg Flag of Russia.svg  Oorzhak  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li H  (CHN)
L 0–4 ST
Flag of the United States.svg  Miranda  (USA)
L 1–4 SP
4Did not advance12

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Puerto Rico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Finnish athletes have competed at every Olympic Games since its debut in 1908. The Finnish Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever team to the Games after the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. A total of 53 athletes, 36 men and 17 women, competed only in 12 sports; the nation's team size was roughly denser from Sydney by a quarter of the athletes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiji at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Fiji competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for three occasions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics in London due to the nation's role in World War II and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent 95 athletes, 49 men and 46 women, to compete in 19 sports. Shooting champion and four-time Olympian Mariya Grozdeva became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Israels competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Norway competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support of the United States boycott. With the absence of women's football and handball teams, Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A total of 53 athletes, 36 men and 17 women, competed only in 12 different sports. There was only a single competitor in badminton, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guatemala at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Guatemala competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding three occasions after its national debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peru at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Peru competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Colombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Latvia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Slovakia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Czechoslovak era. The Slovak Olympic Committee sent a total of 64 athletes to the Games, 48 men and 16 women, to compete in 11 sports. There was only a single competitor in artistic and trampoline gymnastics and sailing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyrgyzstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Estonia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Senegal at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Senegal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Switzerland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Swiss athletes competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except when they boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a protest to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Swiss Olympic Association sent a total of 98 athletes to the Games, 59 men and 39 women, to compete in 18 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan sent a total of 70 athletes to the Games, 52 men and 18 women, to compete in 13 different sports, tying its delegation record with Sydney four years earlier. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, artistic and trampoline gymnastics, and table tennis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macedonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Macedonia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Yugoslav era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Moldova competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syria at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Syria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.

References

  1. "Israel Rubio consigue bronce para Venezuela" [Israel Rubio gets bronze for Venezuela] (in Spanish). Terra. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.