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Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
VEN

Flag bearer
  
Francisco Rodriguez

Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Venezuelan Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.cov.net.ve (Spanish)

Competitors
  
23 (20 men and 3 women) in 4 sports

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Venezuela competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 4 sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Felix Mata
  • First Heat — 10.73s (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 800 metres

  • Héctor López
  • Heat — 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Humberto Galea, Felix Mata, Alberto Marchan, and Jesus Rico
  • Heat — 39.74s
  • Semifinals — 39.74s (→ did not advance)

    • Boxing

    Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Francisco Rodriguez
  • First Round — Lost to Dennis Talbot (AUS), KO-2

    • Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • Alfredo Lemus
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 1:4

    • Shooting

    Two male shooters represented Venezuela in 1972.

    25 m pistol
  • Víctor Francis
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Agustin Rangel

    • Swimming

    Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Jorge van Baien
  • Heat — 57.20s (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Gerardo Vera
  • Heat — 1:57.33 (→ did not advance)

    • References

    Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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