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Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
VEN

Competitors
  
69 in 15 sports

Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Website
  
www.cov.net.ve (Spanish)

Flag bearer
  
Fabiola Ramos (opening)Jessica López (closing)

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.

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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)):

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
    Track and road events
    Women
    Track and road events
    Field events

    Boxing

    Venezuela has qualified boxers for the following events

    Men
    Women

    Cycling

    Venezuela has qualified in the following events

    Track

    Sprint
    Team sprint
    Keirin
    Omnium

    Diving

    Venezuela has qualified in the following events.

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

    Venezuela has qualified 5 fencers.

    Men
    Women

    Artistic

    Women

    Judo

    Venezuela has qualified 3 judokas

    Sailing

    Venezuela has qualified 2 boat for each of the following events

    Men

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    Women

    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)

    Men
    Women

    Table tennis

    Venezuela qualified one athlete.

    Weightlifting

    Venezuela has qualified 1 man and 2 women.

    Wrestling

    Venezuela has qualified in the following events

    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
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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