Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Seventeen competitors, fifteen men and two women, took part in fifteen events in seven sports.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Marcelino Bolivar
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Jesus Beltre (DOM), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• David Griman
  1. First Round — Lost to Serafim Todorov (BUL), 1:4

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Abraham Torres
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Teekaram Rajcoomar (MTS), on points (5:0)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Phajol Moolsan (THA), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Omar Catari
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Moussa Kagambega (BFA), on knock-out (1st round)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Abdelhak Achik (MAR), on knock-out (1st round)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Pérez
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL), on points (0:5)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• José García
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Jan Dydak (POL), on points (1:4)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all male, represented Venezuela in 1988.

Men's road race

• Leonardo Sierra
• Enrique Campos
• Ali Parra

Men's points race

• Alexis Méndez

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification					Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round A		Round B
			Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank
Alberto Carmona	The Dubliner	Individual	11.00	62	18.00	29.00	59	Did not advance					29.00	59

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Rank
Kilmar Campos	Half Middleweight		20
Charles Griffith	Middleweight		13

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Francisco López	Men's singles	Group D  A Grubba (POL) L 0–3  Z Primorac (YUG) L 0-3  J Roßkopf (FRG) L 0-3  Y Miyazaki (JPN) L 0–3  A Musa (NGR) L 0-3  G Haberl (AUS) L 0-3  S Ghorpade (IND) L 2-3	8	Did not advance
Elizabeth Popper	Women's singles	Group B  Yang Y (KOR) L 0–3  R Kasalová (TCH) L 0-3  Lin Li-Ju (TPE) L 0-3  Hui So Hung (HKG) L 0–3  J Al-Duqom (JOR) W 3-0	5	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One synchronized swimmer represented Venezuela in 1988.

Women's solo

• María Elena Giusti

• Final — 13th place

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Humberto Fuentes	Men's 52 kg	100	11	127,5	9	227,5	10

External links

• Official Olympic Reports