Venezuela at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Venezuela at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Venezuela.svg
IOC code VEN
NOC Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website www.covoficial.com.ve  (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors25 in 10 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
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Bronze
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Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Venezuela is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twentieth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 011
Boxing 112
Cycling 101
Equestrian 112
Fencing 415
Shooting 202
Swimming 202
Taekwondo 101
Weightlifting 235
Wrestling 224
Total16925

Athletics

Venezuelan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2]

Key
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Yulimar Rojas Women's triple jump

Boxing

Venezuela entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Omailyn Alcalá qualified herself to Paris in featherweight division by advancing to the semifinals round at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Meanwhile Jesús Cova assured an olympic quota through the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jesús Cova Men's Welterweight
Omailyn Alcalá Women's featherweight

Cycling

Road

Venezuela entered one male rider to compete in the men's road race events at the Olympic, after secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking. [4]

AthleteEventTimeRank
  Men's road race

Equestrian

Venezuela entered one riders in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Groups D and E (Americas). [5]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
  Patricia Ferrando Individual

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Luis Fernando Larrázabal Individual

Fencing

Venezuela entered one female and four male fencers into the Olympic competition. Men's épée team secured quota places after nominated as the highest ranked nations team, eligible for Pan American zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024, while Katherine Paredes secured her olympic spot through the Zonal Panamerican Olympic Qualifier Tournament 2024, held in San José, Costa Rica.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
  Men's épée
 
 
 
 
 
 *
Men's team épée
Khaterine Paredes Women's sabre

Shooting

Venezuelan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. [6]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Douglas Gómez Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol
Leonel Martínez Men’s trap

Swimming

Venezuelan swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): [7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alberto Mestre Men's 50 m freestyle
Alfonso Mestre Men's 400 m freestyle
Men's 800 m freestyle

Taekwondo

Venezuela qualified one athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Yohandri Granado secured his spot by virtue of winning the semifinal match, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yohandri Granado Men's –58 kg

Weightlifting

Venezuela entered five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Katherin Echandia (women's 49 kg), Anyelin Venegas (women's 59 kg), Naryury Pérez (Women's +81 kg), Julio Mayora (Men's 73 kg) and Keydomar Vallenilla (Men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Katherin Echandia Women's −49 kg
Anyelin Venegas Women's −59 kg
Naryury Pérez Women's +81 kg
Julio Mayora Men's –73 kg
Keydomar Vallenilla Men's −89 kg

Wrestling

Venezuela qualified four wrestlers for Paris 2024. All of them qualified for the games following the triumph of advancing to the final round at 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. [8] [9] [10]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anthony Montero Men's −74 kg
Betzabeth Argüello Women's −53 kg
Soleymi Caraballo Women's −68 kg
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Raiber Rodríguez Men's −60 kg

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