Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Venezuela at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitecov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors23 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold
  • Francisco Rodríguez — Boxing, Men's light flyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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
  1. "Venezuela at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-01-03.


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