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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
 Bronze 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
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Leidys Brito Women's individual 628 36  Wu H-J (TPE) (29)
W 104–98
 Narimanidze (GEO) (4)
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
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
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Eduard Bermúdez Light flyweight  Zou (CHN)
L 2–11
Did not advance
Héctor Manzanilla Bantamweight  I Samir (GHA)
W 13–10
 Han S-C (KOR)
W 17–6
 Julie (MRI)
L 9–13
Did not advance
Jonny Sánchez Light welterweight Bye  Sapiyev (KAZ)
L 3–22
Did not advance
Alfonso Blanco Middleweight Bye  Casimiro (DOM)
W 18–7
 Sutherland (IRL)
L 1–11
Did not advance
Luis González Light heavyweight Bye  Szellő (HUN)
L RSC
Did not advance
José Payares Super heavyweight  Ouatah (ALG)
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  Inostroza (CHI)
W 15–11
 Boczko (HUN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Rubén Limardo Bye  Chumak (UKR)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Wolfgang Mejías  Torkildsen (NOR)
L 11–12
Did not advance
Silvio Fernández
Francisco Limardo
Rubén Limardo
Wolfgang Mejías
Team épée Bye  France (FRA)
L 33–45
Classification semi-final
 South Korea (KOR)
W 45–38
5th place final
 Hungary (HUN)
L 25–40
6
Carlos Bravo Individual sabre  Koniusz (POL)
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  Lamon (SUI)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Mariana González Individual foil Bye  Varga (HUN)
L 2–15
Did not advance
Alejandra Benitez Individual sabre Bye  Jóźwiak (POL)
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
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  Techov (LTU)
W 1000–0000
 Williams-Murray (USA)
W 1000–0000
 Houkes (NED)
L 0001–0010
Did not advance Bye  Will (CAN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Ludwig Ortíz −66 kg  Dias (POR)
L 0001–0010
Did not advance
Richard Leon −73 kg  Si Rg (CHN)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
José Camacho −90 kg  Grekov (UKR)
W 1000–0000
 Santos (BRA)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Albenis Rosales −100 kg  Jang S-H (KOR)
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  An K-A (PRK)
L 0001–1000
Did not advance  Mestre (CUB)
W 0001–0000
 Kaliyeva (KAZ)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance
Ysis Barreto −63 kg  Hane (SEN)
W 1012–0000
 Tanimoto (JPN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance Bye  Kong J-Y (KOR)
W 1001–0100
 Heill (AUT)
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 35 21 22 27 28 22 14 EL 232 29
José Miguel Ruiz Laser 39 40 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 26 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
Results
Team W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
 United States 7 0 53 1 1.000 - -
 Japan 6 1 23 13 .857 1 -
 Australia 5 2 30 11 .714 2 -
 Canada 3 4 17 23 .429 4 -
 Chinese Taipei 2 5 10 23 .286 5 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN
 China 2 5 19 21 .286 5 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN
 Venezuela 2 5 15 35 .286 5 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE
 Netherlands 1 6 8 48 .143 6 -
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 4 2 5 0 X X 11 11 0
 Venezuela 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
 China 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 7 10 1
 Venezuela 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
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 6 0
 Venezuela 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
 Venezuela 3 3 0 2 X X X 8 7 0
 Netherlands 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
 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
 Canada 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
 Venezuela 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
 Japan 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
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 2 X X 2 1 0
 Australia 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
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fabiola Ramos Women's singles  Long (CAN)
W 4–1
 Kim J (PRK)
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  Baguissi (GAB)
W 5–0
 Cook (GBR)
L 2–5
Did not advance
Juan Díaz Men's +80 kg  Zrouri (MAR)
L KO
Did not advance
Dalia Contreras Women's −49 kg  Gülec (GER)
W 4–2
 Craig (USA)
W 3–2
 Puedpong (THA)
L 2–2 SUP
Bye  Alango (KEN)
W 2–0
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Adriana Carmona Women's +67 kg  Chen Z (CHN)
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
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Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Milagros Sequera Women's singles  Bondarenko (UKR)
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
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 13 185 DNF 140 DNF
Herbys Márquez −85 kg 152 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 8 120 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
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Vivénes −96 kg Bye  Tigiyev (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance Bye  Batista (CUB)
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
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mayelis Caripá −48 kg  Boubryemm (FRA)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 14
Marcia Andrades −55 kg  Cristea (MDA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11

See also

References

List of qualified athletes (Spanish)