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Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
VEN

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Competitors
  
23 in 5 sports

Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Venezuelan Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.cov.net.ve (Spanish)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1

Venezuela competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Francisco Rodríguez won the nation's first ever gold medal. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Francisco Rodríguez — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

    • Boxing

    Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Francisco Rodríguez
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Khata Karunatarne (CEY), TKO-2
  • Semifinals — Defeated Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1
  • Final — Defeated Jee Yong-Ju (KOR), 3:2

    • Fencing

    Four fencers represented Venezuela in 1968.

    Men's foil
  • Freddy Salazar
  • Silvio Fernández
  • Félix Piñero
    • Men's team foil
  • Silvio Fernández, Félix Piñero, Freddy Salazar, Luis García
    • Men's épée
  • Silvio Fernández
  • Félix Piñero

    • Shooting

    Five shooters represented Venezuela in 1968.

    50 m pistol
  • Edgar Espinoza
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Juan Llabot
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Enrico Forcella
  • Boris Loginow
    • Trap
  • Ivo Orlandi

    • References

    Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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