Venezuela at the Olympics

Venezuela first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Venezuela has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1998. The Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) was created in 1935.

Venezuela at the
Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.covoficial.com.ve (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 75th
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
19
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Venezuelan athletes have won a total of nineteen medals, all at Summer Games, with boxing (six medals; one gold, three silver, two bronze) being the most successful sport. The most successful Olympian is Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela's only multi-medalist in a regular Games, with one gold and one silver in women's triple jump.

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

List of medalists

Summer Olympics
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeAsnoldo Devonish 1952 Helsinki AthleticsMen's triple jump
 BronzeEnrico Forcella 1960 Rome ShootingMen's 50-metre rifle prone
 GoldFrancisco Rodríguez 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverPedro Gamarro 1976 Montreal BoxingMen's welterweight
 SilverBernardo Piñango 1980 Moscow BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeMarcelino Bolívar 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light flyweight
 BronzeOmar Catari 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeRafael Vidal 1984 Los Angeles SwimmingMen's 200-metre butterfly
 BronzeAdriana Carmona 2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 BronzeIsrael Jose Rubio 2004 Athens WeightliftingMen's 62 kg
 BronzeDalia Contreras 2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 GoldRubén Limardo 2012 London FencingMen's épée
 SilverYulimar Rojas 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 SilverYoel Finol 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing Men's flyweight
 BronzeStefany Hernandez 2016 Rio de Janeiro CyclingWomen's BMX
 GoldYulimar Rojas 2020 Tokyo AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 SilverJulio Mayora 2020 Tokyo WeightliftingMen's 73 kg
 SilverKeydomar Vallenilla 2020 Tokyo WeightliftingMen's 96 kg
 SilverDaniel Dhers 2020 Tokyo Cycling Men's BMX freestyle

Multiple medalists
AthleteSportGamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 2016, 2020 1102

Most successful Olympian progression

This table shows how the designation of most successful Venezuelan Olympian has progressed over time.

Athlete Sport Date Gender Total
Asnoldo Devonish Athletics 23 July 1952M0011
Enrico Forcella Shooting 1960M0011
Francisco Rodríguez Boxing October 1968M1001
Rubén Limardo Fencing 2012M1001
Yulimar Rojas Athletics 1 August 2021F1102

Notes
  • A Venezuela won two demonstration medals in taekwondo (one gold and one bronze) at the 1992 Summer Olympics. As a demonstration sport, the medals are not recognized as Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee; the Venezuelan Taekwondo Federation says that the 1992 medals are recognized and lists them among the nation's taekwondo medals, but all other countries and athletes who received medals in the sport in 1992 do not recognize their own medals, and do not count them toward the all-time total of medals of their respective countries. For accuracy and consistency, those of Venezuela are not counted.[2][3][4]
    See also: Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References
  1. https://www.olympic.org/venezuela
  2. "Arlindo I. Gouveia Colina". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Adriana Carmona Gutiérrez". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "COI reconoce medallas olímpicas venezolanas de Barcelona 1992". ElNacional. Retrieved 9 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

See also
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