Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

which was held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

from August 8 to August 24, 2008

Medalist

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Dalia Contreras Dalia Contreras Dalia María Contreras Rivero is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in taekwondo...	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Women −49 kg

Archery

Venezuela's lone archer in Beijing finished the ranking round in 36th, then caused a mild upset in beating the Athens bronze medalist in her first match, before losing in the second round.

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leydis Brito	Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *...	628	36	(29) W 104-98	(4) L 98-111	Did not advance

Athletics

Fonseca pulled out before the 30 kilometre mark, already more than 10 minutes behind.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Acevedo José Acevedo (athlete) José Acevedo is an Venezuelan athlete. He competed in the 200 meters at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He finished fifth in his heat with a time of 21.06 seconds, failing to reach the second round.-External links:*...	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	21.06	5	Did not advance
Eduard Villanueva	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	1:47.64	6	N/A		Did not advance
Luis Fonseca Luis Fonseca (athlete) Luis Heberto Fonseca is a male long-distance runner from Venezuela, who twice represented his native country in the men's marathon race at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008. He set his personal best in the men's marathon on April 15, 2002 in the Boston Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...	N/A						DNF	-

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
María González Maria Gonzalez -Sports:Maria Gonzalez, who participated in the judo competition for Cuba at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsMaria Gonzalez, javelin thrower who competed for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	Javelin Throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...	50.51 m	48	N/A				Did not advance

Boxing

Venezuela qualified six boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Manzanilla and Blanco were the first to qualify, earning spots at the 2007 World Championships. Bermúdez, Sánchez, and González qualified at the first American qualifying tournament. Payares was the last to qualify, doing so at the second qualifier.

The team's record in Beijing was 3-6, with only Héctor Manzanilla

Héctor Manzanilla

Héctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...

winning more than one bout. Both Manzanilla and Alfonso Blanco

Alfonso Blanco (boxer)

Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...

made the quarterfinals, but neither managed to win their bout.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Eduard Bermúdez Eduard Bermudez Eduard Johan Bermúdez Salas is a Venezuelan light-flyweight amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has his debut to local boxer Zou Shiming.-References:*...	Light flyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....	L 2-11	Did not advance
Héctor Manzanilla Héctor Manzanilla Héctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...	Bantamweight	W 13-10	W 17-6	L 9- 13	Did not advance
Jhonny Sánchez	Light welterweight	BYE	L 3- 22	Did not advance
Alfonso Blanco Alfonso Blanco (boxer) Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...	Middleweight	BYE	W 18-7	L 1-11	Did not advance
Luis González Luis Gonzalez (boxer) Luis Alberto González Hurtado is a Venezuelan boxer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's light-heavyweight division.At the World Championships 2007 he lost his first bout to Jahon Qurbonov....	Light heavyweight	BYE	L RSC	Did not advance
José Payares José Payares José David Payares Julio is a Venezuelan amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91 kg/201 lbs limit...	Super heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms ....	N/A	L 5-7	Did not advance

Flatwater

Both Venezuelan boats progressed to the semifinals, but finished last and did not advance to the final.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gabriel Rodríguez Gabriel Rodríguez Gabriel Rodríguez is a Venezuelan sprint canoer. He competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.... José Giovanni Ramos José Giovanni Ramos José Giovanni Ramos is a Venezuelan sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.-References:*...	K-2 500 m	1:34.220	8 QS	1:37.285	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zulmarys Sánchez Zulmarys Sánchez Zulmarys Sánchez is a Venezuelan sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.-References:*...	K-1 500 m	1:57.728	7 QS	2:02.764	9	Did not advance

BMX

Venezuela sent former cruiser (22") world champion Jonathan Suárez to compete in BMX. He finished 8th in seeding, but finished 8th in the first of three quarterfinal races and could not advance.

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jonathan Suárez	Individual	36.325	8	17	5	Did not advance

Road

The top finish from a Venezuelan road racer was the 30th place from Jackson Rodríguez

Jackson Rodriguez

Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...

in the men's race. Neither woman managed to finish within ten minutes of the leader.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jackson Rodríguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...	Road race	6:26:17 (+2:28)	30

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Danielys García Danielys García Danielys del Valle García Buitriag is a female track and road cyclist from Venezuela. She won a bronze medal for her native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:20032006Danielys del Valle García Buitriag is a female...	Road race	3:43:25 (+11:01)	54
Angie González	Road race	3:43:25 (+11:01)	57

Diving

Ramón Fumadó

Ramón Antonio Fumadó Rodríguez is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...

was in position to qualify for the semifinals after the first two dives, but fell behind and finished ten points short.

Men

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Semifinal				Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank
Ramón Fumadó Ramón Fumadó Ramón Antonio Fumadó Rodríguez is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...	3 m Springboard	419.05	21	Did not advance

Equestrian

Individual Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. Round 1		Ind. Round 2			Ind. Round 3			Final
			Ind. Round 1		Ind. Round 2			Ind. Round 3			Round A		Round B		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Pablo Barrios	Sinatra	Individual	9	=52	14	23	50	20	43	=44	Did not advance

Fencing

Venezuela sent a seven-person fencing team to Beijing, but they combined to win just two matches. Considering the team included the #1 ranked men's épée fencer, Silvio Fernández, this was somewhat of a disappointment. Fernandez won his opening match, but then lost to a Hungarian opponent in the second round. The other win came from the men's épée team, who lost their quarterfinal, but won a placement match against Korea before ending up in 6th place overall.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Silvio Fernández	Individual épée	BYE	W 15-11	L 9-15	Did not advance
Rubén Limardo Rubén Limardo Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón is a male fencer from Venezuela. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the épée competition, and won two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. His younger brother Francisco also competes in fencing on the international level.-References:*...	Individual épée	BYE	L 13-15	Did not advance
Wolfgang Mejías	Individual épée	L 11-12	Did not advance
Carlos Bravo Carlos Bravo Carlos Daniel Bravo is a Chilean producer living in Los Angeles, California. His credits include associate producer of Warner Premiere’s “H+, The Digital Series”, Discovery en Español’s – “Maxed Out”, “Style for Steal” and “Crash Test Mommy” – He was also the assistant director for season three of...	Individual sabre	L 10-15	Did not advance
Silvio Fernández Francesco Limardo Rubén Limardo Rubén Limardo Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón is a male fencer from Venezuela. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the épée competition, and won two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. His younger brother Francisco also competes in fencing on the international level.-References:*... Wolfgang Mejías	Team épée	N/A		BYE	L 33-45	5-8 Placement W 45-38	5-6 Placement L 25-40

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
María Martínez	Individual épée	N/A	L 9-15	Did not advance
Alejandra Benitez	Individual sabre	BYE	L 11-15	Did not advance
Mariana González Mariana González (fencer) Mariana Isabel González Parra is a female fencer from Venezuela. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics in the foil competition, and won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games.-References:*...	Individual foil	BYE	L 2-15	Did not advance

Artistic

Venezuela sent two gymnasts to Beijing, with José Luis Fuentes managing to make the final in both the men's all-around and pommel horse events. Fuentes finished last of the finalists in the pommel horse final and 22nd of 24 in the all-around final. Jessica Lopez

Jessica Lopez

Jessica Brizeida López Arocha is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast. She competes both for the Venezuelan national team and in NCAA gymnastics for the University of Denver, and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.In 2009 she competed at 2009 World Gymnastics...

did not advance to a final.

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
José Luis Fuentes	All-around	15.675	14.150	15.525 Q	14.850	15.375	14.750	90.325	15 Q	86.300	22
José Luis Fuentes	Pommel Horse									14.650	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Jessica Lopez Jessica Lopez Jessica Brizeida López Arocha is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast. She competes both for the Venezuelan national team and in NCAA gymnastics for the University of Denver, and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.In 2009 she competed at 2009 World Gymnastics...	All-around	14.375	13.450	13.800	14.050	56.175	43	Did not advance

Judo

Seven judokas represented Venezuela in Beijing, putting up an overall record of 6-10. None managed to advance beyond the quarterfinals in the main draw, and only Flor Velázquez

Flor Velázquez

Flor Angela Velázquez Artahona is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the bronze medal in the women's half lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in...

progressed to the repechage semifinals, but lost to a Kazakhstani opponent, falling one bout short of a chance at a medal.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Javier Guédez Javier Guédez Javier Antonio Guédez Sánchez is a male judoka from Venezuela. He won the bronze medal in the extra lightweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:...	−60 kg		W - 1000 / 0000	W - 1000 / 0000	L - 0001 / 0010	Advanced to repechage quarterfinals		L - 0000 / 1000	Did not advance
Ludwig Ortíz Ludwig Ortíz Ludwig Manuel Ortiz Flores is a male judoka from Venezuela, who twice won the silver medal in the men's half lightweight division at the Pan American Games . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...	−66 kg	L - 0001 / 0010	Did not advance
Richard Leon	−73 kg	L - 0000 / 0001	Did not advance
José Camacho	−90 kg		W - 1000 / 0000	L - 0000 / 1000	Did not advance
Albenys Rosales	−100 kg	L - 0001 / 1010	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Flor Velázquez Flor Velázquez Flor Angela Velázquez Artahona is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the bronze medal in the women's half lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in...	−52 kg		L 0001 / 1000	Advanced to first repechage round			W 0001 / 0000	L 0000 / 0010	Did not advance
Ysis Barreto Ysis Barreto Ysis Lenis Barreto-Rodríguez is a judoka from Venezuela.-Biography:Barreto was born in Caracas and began judo when she was 13 years old.She is member of Judo Anzoátegui club in Barcelona...	−63 kg	W 1012 / 0000	L 0000 / 1000	Advanced to repechage quarterfinals				W 1001 / 0100	L 0001 / 0030	Did not advance

Rowing

Venezuela's lone boat participating in Rowing did not qualify for the quarterfinals, and ended up in the E final, which he won to finish 27th overall.

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dhiso Hernández	Single sculls	7:54.52	5 S E/F			Semifinal E/F 7:18.85	1 FE	Final E 7:05.12	27

Sailing

None of the three Venezuelan boats participating in Olympic sailing in Beijing managed to qualify for a medal race, with the top finish being 26th from Johnny Bilbao in the Finn class.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Carlos Flores	Sailboard	32	33	33	(35)	21	22	27	28	22	14	did not advance	232	29
José Miguel Ruiz	Laser	39	(40)	23	29	40	29	33	32	24		did not advance	249	39

Open

Athlete	Event	Race									Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	M	Score	Rank
Johnny Bilbao	Finn	(26)	12	25	23	26	25	20	18	did not advance	175	26

Shooting

Diliana Mendez failed to make the final in either of her events, with her hifhest finish a 39th place in the three positions rifle event.

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Diliana Mendez	10 m air rifle	386	43	Did not advance		43
Diliana Mendez	50 m rifle three positions	568	39	Did not advance		39

Softball

The Venezuelan women's softball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Pan-American qualifying tournament at home Valencia. At the Olympics, they initially struggled, losing their first three games by a combined score of 21-1, but then won two straight games without conceding a run, leaving them at 2-3 and in the hunt for a medal round place. However, they lost two difficult matches against eventual medal winners to close out the round robin, and fell one loss short of a medal round spot.

Team roster

Denisse Fuenmayor
Denisse Fuenmayor
Denisse Fuenmayor is a Venezuelan softball player. She competed for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Geraldine Puertas
Jineth Pimentel
Johana Gómez
Johana Gómez
Johana Gómez is a Venezuelan softball player. She competed for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Gomez played softball for Lee University in the United States.-References:...
María Soto
Marianella Castellanos
Marianella Castellanos
Marianella Castellanos is a Venezuelan softball player. She competed for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Maules Rodríguez
Mileinis Graterol
Rubelina Rojas
Yaicel Sojo
Yurubi Alicart
Yusmari Pérez
Zuleima Cirimelle

Results

W	L	RS	RA	WIN%	GB	Tiebreaker
7	0	53	1	1.000
6	1	23	13	.857	1
5	2	30	11	.714	2
3	4	17	23	.429	4
2	5	10	23	.286	5	2-0 vs. CHN/VEN
2	5	19	21	.286	5	1-1 vs. TPE/VEN
2	5	15	35	.286	5	0-2 vs. CHN/TPE
1	6	8	48	.143	6

Swimming

Venezuela sent a thirteen-person swimming team to compete in eighteen events in Beijing. In the pool, only two managed to progress to a semifinal, and none made a final. The best finishes for the team came in the two open water events, as Erwin Maldonado finished 10th in the men's race, and Andreina Pinto

Andreina Pinto

Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...

finished 9th in the women's race.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
Crox Acuña Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:2006 South American Games2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships...	200 m freestyle	1:50.52	42	Did not advance
Octavio Alesi	100 m butterfly	53.58	38	Did not advance
Leopoldo Andara González	200 m breaststroke	2:17.77	50	Did not advance
Leopoldo Andara González	200 m individual medley	2:05.71	43	Did not advance
Jonathan Javier Camacho Riera	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.87	47	Did not advance
Erwin Maldonado	10 km open water					1:52:13.6	10
Alexis Marquez	200 m butterfly	2:01.25	38	Did not advance
Ricardo Monasterio Ricardo Monasterio Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes is a Venezuelan international swimmer who represented his native country in the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.Monasterio was born in Caracas, Venezuela...	1500 m freestyle	15:45.98	35	Did not advance
Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	100 m freestyle	48.97	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	51.71	8 Q	51.82	11	Did not advance
Daniel Tirabassi	400 m freestyle	3:53.26	31	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games...	10 km open water					1:59:40.0	9
	800 m freestyle	8:30:30	24			Did not advance
Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds...	400 m freestyle	4:18.09	32	Did not advance
Arlene Semeco Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. She attended the University of Alabama.-References:* *...	50 m freestyle	24.98	10 Q	25.05	15	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	55.70	30	Did not advance
Erin Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University...	100 m backstroke	1:03.90	42	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:15.58	32	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Table Tennis

Fabiola Ramos won her preliminary round match, but lost to a North Korean opponent in the first round.

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Fabiola Ramos	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	W 4 - 1	L 0 - 4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Venezuela won their first Olympic medal in Taekwondo in Athens, and though Adriana Carmona

Adriana Carmona

Adriana Carmona is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.-Olympic Games:She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a bronze medal in the +67 kg class....

, who won that medal, lost her first round match in Beijing, Venezuela was able to win another medal in 2008. Dalia Contreras

Dalia Contreras

Dalia María Contreras Rivero is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in taekwondo...

won her first two matches to make the semifinals in the women's under 49 kg division, where she lost a tied match on a judges decision. Still, her semifinals appearance allowed her to progress directly to the bronze medal match, where she beat a Kenyan opponent to claim Venezuela's only medal of the 2008 Games. Overall, the four person Taekwondo team went 4-4, with three of the four wins from Contreras.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Carlos Vásquez	−80 kg	W 5-0	L 2-5	Did not advance
Juan Díaz	+80 kg	L KO	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dalia Contreras Dalia Contreras Dalia María Contreras Rivero is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in taekwondo...	−49 kg	W 4 - 2	W 3 - 2	L 2 - 2	Advanced to bronze medal match		Bronze Medal Match W 2 - 0
Adriana Carmona Adriana Carmona Adriana Carmona is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.-Olympic Games:She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a bronze medal in the +67 kg class....	+67 kg	L 1 - 3	Did not advance

Tennis

Milagros Sequera

Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...

was trailing by a set and a game when she retired from her first round match.

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...	Singles		L 3-6 0-1 ret	Did not advance

Indoor

Both Venezuelan volleyball teams won the South American Qualification tournament to earn their Olympic berths, but were less successful in Beijing. Between them, the two teams won just one out of ten matches, with the men's team beating Japan in straight sets. The men's team also managed to force a fifth set against both the American and Chinese teams, eventually finishing fifth in their group, while the women's team won only a single set and finished last in their group. The final ranking of the men's team was tied for 9th place, while that of the women's team was tied for 11th place.

Men's tournament

Roster
Group play

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Women's tournament

Roster
Group play

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UTC+8

Weightlifting

The top finish from a Venezuelan lifter in Beijing was a 9th from Judith Chacon in the 53 kg division, but this was last placed finish in a division with few entrants. The next best finish came from Israel José Rubio

Israel Jose Rubio

Israel José Rubio Rivero is a Venezuelan weightlifter.Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis, was stripped...

in the men's 69 kg division, where he finished 13th. Three of the seven Venezuelan lifters did not complete a valid lift in one of the portions of the competition, and thus did not finish with a legal total.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Israel José Rubio Israel Jose Rubio Israel José Rubio Rivero is a Venezuelan weightlifter.Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis, was stripped...	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	139	10	167	12	306	13
José Ocando José Ocando José Leonardo Ocando is a Venezuelan weightlifter. His personal best is 342 kg.He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 77 kg division with a combined lift of 337 kg, 13 kg behind the winner Iván Cambar of Cuba...	-77 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	140	19	182	15	322	17
Octavio Mejías Octavio Mejías Octavio Antonio Mejías Hernández is a Venezuelan weightlifter. His personal best is 342.5 kg.He won the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 77 kg division...	-77 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	140	13	Did not finish
Herbys Márquez Herbys Márquez Herbys Charlys Márquez is a male weightlifter from Venezuela. He won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games for his native South American country. Márquez represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:*...	-85 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Judith Chacón	-53 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10 at 15:30...	80	9	101	9	181	9
Solenny Villasmil	-63 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	90	12	115	13	205	13
Iriner Jiménez	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg The women's 69 kg weightlifting event was the fifth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	90	8	Did not finish

Wrestling

The three Venezuelan wrestlers combined for a record of 0-4, with Luis Vivénez qualifying for the repechage, but losing his match to a Cuban athlete.

Men's

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Luis Vivénez	−96 kg		L 0 - 2	Advanced to second repechage round			L 0 - 2

Women's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Mayelis Caripa Castillo	−48 kg		L 0 - 2	Did not advance
Marcia Andrade Mendoza	−55 kg	L 0 - 2	Did not advance

Medalist

Archery

Athletics

Boxing

Flatwater

BMX

Road

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Artistic

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Swimming

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Indoor

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also