Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Venezuela at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitecov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors23 (20 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Francisco Rodriguez
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

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

Men's 400 metres

  • Eric Phillips
  • Heat 46.74 (→ 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

  1. "Venezuela at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". SportsReference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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