Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Venezuela
Venezuela competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Dalia Contreras | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | August 20 |
Archery
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Leidys Brito | Women's individual | 628 | 36 | ![]() W 104–98 |
![]() L 98–111 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
José Acevedo | 200 m | 21.06 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Luis Fonseca | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
Edward Villanueva | 800 m | 1:47.64 | 6 | — | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
María González | Javelin throw | 50.51 | 48 | 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.[1] Bermúdez, Sánchez, and González qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[2] Payares was the last to qualify, doing so at the second qualifier.[3]
The team's record in Beijing was 3-6, with only Héctor Manzanilla winning more than one bout. Both Manzanilla and Alfonso Blanco made the quarterfinals, but neither managed to win their bout.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Eduard Bermúdez | Light flyweight | ![]() L 2–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
Héctor Manzanilla | Bantamweight | ![]() W 13–10 |
![]() W 17–6 |
![]() L 9–13 |
Did not advance | ||
Jonny Sánchez | Light welterweight | Bye | ![]() L 3–22 |
Did not advance | |||
Alfonso Blanco | Middleweight | Bye | ![]() W 18–7 |
![]() L 1–11 |
Did not advance | ||
Luis González | Light heavyweight | Bye | ![]() L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
José Payares | Super heavyweight | — | ![]() L 5-7 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
Sprint
Both Venezuelan boats progressed to the semifinals, but finished last and did not advance to the final.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
José Giovanni Ramos Gabriel Rodríguez |
Men's K-2 500 m | 1:34.220 | 8 QS | 1:37.285 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Zulmarys Sánchez | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:57.728 | 7 QS | 2:02.764 | 9 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
The top finish from a Venezuelan road racer was the 30th place from Jackson Rodríguez in the men's race. Neither woman managed to finish within ten minutes of the leader.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Jackson Rodríguez | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 30 |
Danielys García | Women's road race | 3:43:25 | 54 |
Angie González | 3:43:25 | 57 |
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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jonathan Suárez | Men's BMX | 36.325 | 8 | 17 | 5 | Did not advance |
Diving
Ramón Fumadó was in position to qualify for the semifinals after the first two dives, but fell behind and finished ten points short.
- Men
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ramón Fumadó | 3 m springboard | 419.05 | 21 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
Show jumping
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Pablo Barrios | Sinatra | Individual | 9 | =52 | 14 | 23 | 50 Q | 20 | 43 | =44 | Did not advance | 43 | =44 |
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 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Silvio Fernández | Individual épée | Bye | ![]() W 15–11 |
![]() L 9–15 |
Did not advance | |||
Rubén Limardo | Bye | ![]() L 13–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Wolfgang Mejías | ![]() L 11–12 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Silvio Fernández Francisco Limardo Rubén Limardo Wolfgang Mejías |
Team épée | — | Bye | ![]() L 33–45 |
Classification semi-final ![]() W 45–38 |
5th place final ![]() L 25–40 |
6 | |
Carlos Bravo | Individual sabre | ![]() L 10–15 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
María Martínez | Individual épée | — | ![]() L 9–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mariana González | Individual foil | Bye | ![]() L 2–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Alejandra Benitez | Individual sabre | Bye | ![]() L 11–15 |
Did not advance |
Gymnastics
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 did not advance to a final.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
José Luis Fuentes | All-around | 14.150 | 15.525 | 14.850 | 15.675 | 15.375 | 14.750 | 90.325 | 15 Q | 14.175 | 13.650 | 13.900 | 15.250 | 15.175 | 14.150 | 86.300 | 22 |
Pommel horse | — | 15.525 | — | 15.525 | 2 Q | — | 14.650 | — | 14.650 | 8 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Jessica López | All-around | 13.450 | 13.800 | 14.375 | 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 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 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Javier Guédez | −60 kg | Bye | ![]() W 1000–0000 |
![]() W 1000–0000 |
![]() L 0001–0010 |
Did not advance | Bye | ![]() L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | ||
Ludwig Ortíz | −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 | ||||||
Albenis Rosales | −100 kg | — | ![]() L 0001–1010 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Flor Velázquez | −52 kg | ![]() L 0001–1000 |
Did not advance | ![]() W 0001–0000 |
![]() L 0000–0010 |
Did not advance | ||||
Ysis Barreto | −63 kg | ![]() W 1012–0000 |
![]() L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | Bye | ![]() W 1001–0100 |
![]() L 0001–0030 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
Venezuela had qualified 1 boat in rowing.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dhiso Hernández | Single sculls | 7:54.52 | 5 SE/F | Bye | 7:18.85 | 1 FE | 7:05.12 | 27 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
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 | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Carlos Flores | RS:X | 32 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 14 | EL | 232 | 29 | |
José Miguel Ruiz | Laser | 39 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 24 | CAN | EL | 249 | 39 |
- Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Johnny Bilbao | Finn | 12 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | CAN | CAN | EL | 175 | 26 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Diliana Méndez | 10 m air rifle | 386 | 43 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 568 | 39 | Did not advance |
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
- Geraldine Puertas
- Jineth Pimentel
- Johana Gómez
- María Soto
- Marianella Castellanos
- Maules Rodríguez
- Mileinis Graterol
- Rubelina Rojas
- Yaicel Sojo
- Yurubi Alicart
- Yusmari Pérez
- Zuleima Cirimelle
- Results
Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
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6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
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5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
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3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
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2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN |
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2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN |
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2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE |
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1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jennie Finch(1-0) LP: Johana Gómez(0-1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(1), Caitlin Lowe(1), Crystl Bustos(1) VEN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Wei Lu(1-0) LP: Mariangee Bogado(0-1) Home runs: CHN: Yanhong Yu(1) VEN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chia-Yen Wu(1-1) LP: Johana Gómez(0-2) Home runs: TPE: Hsueh-Mei Lu(1) VEN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Mariangee Bogado(1-1) LP: Kristi de Varies(0-3) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Mariangee Bogado(2-1) LP: Danielle Lawrie(1-1) Home runs: VEN: Yuruby Alicart(1) CAN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Hiroko Sakai(3-0) LP: Mariangee Bogado(2-2) Home runs: VEN: None JPN: Satoko Mabuchi(3), Eri Yamada (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Justine Smethurst(2-0) LP: Mariangee Bogado(2-3) Home runs: VEN: None AUS: Danielle Stewart(1) |
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 finished 9th in the women's race.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Crox Acuña | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.52 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
Octavio Alesi | 100 m butterfly | 53.58 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
Leopoldo Andara | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.77 | 50 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:05.71 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
Jonathan Camacho | 50 m freestyle | 22.87 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
Erwin Maldonado | 10 km open water | — | 1:52:13.6 | 10 | |||
Alexis Márquez | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.25 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Ricardo Monasterio | 1500 m freestyle | 15:45.98 | 35 | — | Did not advance | ||
Albert Subirats | 100 m freestyle | 48.97 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
100 m butterfly | 51.71 | 8 Q | 51.82 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Daniele 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 | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Andreína Pinto | 800 m freestyle | 8:30:30 | 24 | — | Did not advance | ||
10 km open water | — | 1:59:40.0 | 9 | ||||
Yanel Pinto | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.09 | 32 | — | Did not advance | ||
Arlene Semeco | 50 m freestyle | 24.98 | 10 Q | 25.05 | 15 | Did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 55.70 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
Erin Volcán | 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.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Fabiola Ramos | Women's singles | ![]() W 4–1 |
![]() L 0–4 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo
Venezuela won their first Olympic medal in Taekwondo in Athens, and though Adriana Carmona, who won that medal, lost her first round match in Beijing, Venezuela was able to win another medal in 2008. Dalia Contreras 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.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Carlos Vásquez | Men's −80 kg | ![]() W 5–0 |
![]() L 2–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Juan Díaz | Men's +80 kg | ![]() L KO |
Did not advance | |||||
Dalia Contreras | Women's −49 kg | ![]() W 4–2 |
![]() W 3–2 |
![]() L 2–2 SUP |
Bye | ![]() W 2–0 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
Adriana Carmona | Women's +67 kg | ![]() L 1–3 |
Did not advance |
Tennis
Milagros Sequera was trailing by a set and a game when she retired from her first round match.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Milagros Sequera | Women's singles | ![]() L 3–6, 0–1r |
Did not advance |
Volleyball
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
Template:2008 Summer Olympics Venezuela men's volleyball team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball group A standings All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A2 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A5 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A7 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A12 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A13
Women's tournament
- Roster
Template:2008 Summer Olympics Venezuela women's volleyball team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball group A standings All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball game A2 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball game A6 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball game A7 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball game A10 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's volleyball game A13
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 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 | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Israel José Rubio | −69 kg | 139 | 10 | 167 | 12 | 306 | 13 |
José Ocando | −77 kg | 140 | 19 | 182 | 15 | 322 | 17 |
Octavio Mejías | 140 | 13 | DNF | 140 | DNF | ||
Herbys Márquez | −85 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Judith Chacón | −53 kg | 80 | 9 | 101 | 9 | 181 | 9 |
Solenny Villasmil | −63 kg | 90 | 12 | 115 | 13 | 205 | 13 |
Iriner Jiménez | −69 kg | 90 | 8 | DNF | 90 | DNF |
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.
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Luis Vivénes | −96 kg | Bye | ![]() L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Bye | ![]() L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 15 |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mayelis Caripá | −48 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 14 | |||||
Marcia Andrades | −55 kg | — | ![]() L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 11 |