IOC code VEN | Competitors 69 in 15 sports | |
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Website www.cov.net.ve (Spanish) MedalsRanked 50th GoldSilverBronzeTotal1001 |
Venezuela competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut at the same host city in 1948. Celebrating the anniversary of the nation's Olympic debut, the British Embassy in Caracas invited former track cyclist Julio César León to travel back to the United Kingdom, and revisit his memories as the first Venezuelan athlete in history to compete at the games.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Track
- Diving
- Fencing
- Artistic
- Judo
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
With the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Venezolano, COV) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games. A total of 69 athletes, 43 men and 29 women, competed in 15 sports. There was only a single competitor in artistic gymnastics, shooting, and table tennis. Among the sports, Venezuela marked its Olympic debut in beach volleyball.
Notable Venezuelan athletes included sisters Andreína and Yanel Pinto in freestyle and open water swimming, all-around gymnast Jessica López, and track cyclist Daniela Larreal, who made her Olympic comeback in London after an eight-year absence. Table tennis player Fabiola Ramos, who competed at her fifth Olympics, was the most experienced athlete and became Venezuela's second consecutive flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and the fourth in Olympic history.
Venezuela left London with its first gold medal since 1968, and its second in Olympic history. It was awarded to fencer Rubén Limardo, who won the men's individual épée.
Archery
Venezuela qualified two archers.
Athletics
Venezuelan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard)):
Boxing
Venezuela has qualified boxers for the following events
Cycling
Venezuela has qualified in the following events
Track
Diving
Venezuela has qualified in the following events.
Fencing
Venezuela has qualified 5 fencers.
Artistic
Judo
Venezuela has qualified 3 judokas
Sailing
Venezuela has qualified 2 boat for each of the following events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Swimming
Venezuelan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)
Table tennis
Venezuela qualified one athlete.
Weightlifting
Venezuela has qualified 1 man and 2 women.
Wrestling
Venezuela has qualified in the following events
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