Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seventeen competitors, fifteen men and two women, took part in fifteen events in seven sports.[1]

Venezuela at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitecov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors17 (15 men, 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Elizabeth Popper
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Boxing 6 6
Cycling 4 0 4
Equestrian 1 0 1
Judo 2 2
Synchronized swimming 1 1
Table tennis 1 1 2
Weightlifting 1 1
Total 15 2 17

Boxing

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Cycling

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Four cyclists, all male, represented Venezuela in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's points race

Equestrian

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Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round A Round B
Points Rank Points Total Rank Points Rank Points Total Rank Points Rank
Alberto Carmona The Dubliner Individual 11.00 62 18.00 29.00 59 did not advance 29.00 59

Judo

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Athlete Event Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kilmar Campos Half Middleweight 20
Charles Griffith Middleweight 13

Table tennis

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Athlete Event Group Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Francisco López Men's singles Group D
  A Grubba (POL)
L 0–3
  Z Primorac (YUG)
L 0-3
  J Roßkopf (FRG)
L 0-3
  Y Miyazaki (JPN)
L 0–3
  A Musa (NGR)
L 0-3
  G Haberl (AUS)
L 0-3
  S Ghorpade (IND)
L 2-3
8 did not advance
Elizabeth Popper Women's singles Group B
  Yang Y (KOR)
L 0–3
  R Kasalová (TCH)
L 0-3
  Lin Li-Ju (TPE)
L 0-3
  Hui So Hung (HKG)
L 0–3
  J Al-Duqom (JOR)
W 3-0
5 did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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One synchronized swimmer represented Venezuela in 1988.

Women's solo
  • Final — 13th place

Weightlifting

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Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Humberto Fuentes Men's 52 kg 100 11 127,5 9 227,5 10

References

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  1. ^ "Venezuela at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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