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Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Venezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Weightlifter Israel Jose Rubio won the nation's first medal of these Games when he placed third in the 62kg class. It was Venezuela's eighth medal in Olympic history, but first since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Medals
Bronze
Israel Jose Rubio — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (62 kg)
Adriana Carmona — Taekwondo, Women's + 67 kg
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
'''Men's 400 metres:
Luis Luna — Round 1, 47.92 s (did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres:Freddy Gonzalez — Round 1, 13:42.44 (did not advance)
Men's Marathon:Luis Fonseca — DNF
Men's Long Jump:Victor Castillo — Round 1, 7.98 metres (did not advance)
Men's Javelin:Manuel Fuenmayor — Round 1, 72.26 metres (did not advance)
Men's 3.000 metres Steeple ChaseNestor Nieves
Boxing
Venezuela sent seven boxers to Athens. Five of them lost their first matches, while the two in the heavier weight classes each won their first round before falling in their second match.
Men's Light Flyweight (48kg)Miguel Angel Miranda
Round of 32 — Lost to Yan Bhartelemy Varela of Cuba, outscored
Men's Flyweight (51kg)Jhonny Mendoza
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Lost to Paulus Ambunda of Namibia, 39-19
Men's Bantamweight (54kg)Alexander Espinoza
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Lost to Andrew Kooner of Canada, 37-20
Men's Light Welterweight (64kg)Patrick Lopez
Round of 32 — Lost to Michele di Rocco of Italy, 37-30
Men's Welterweight (69kg)Jean Carlos Prada
Round of 32 — Lost to Sherzod Husanov of Uzbekistan, 33-20
Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg)Edgar Munoz
Round of 32 — Defeated Mario Sivolija of Croatia, 31-23
Round of 16 — Lost to Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus, 18-10
Men's Heavyweight (91kg)Wilmer Vasquez
Round of 16 — Defeated Ertugrul Ergezen of Turkey, walkover
Quarterfinal — Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte of Cuba, 24-4
Cycling
Road cycling
Men's Road Race:Unai Etxebarria — 34th place, 5:41:56
Jose Chacon — did not finish
Track cycling
Women's Individual Sprint:Daniela Larreal — Classification 5-8, 8th place
Diving
Men's 3 metre Springboard:Ramon Fumado — Prelim: 410.97 (17th place)
Fencing
Men's Epee Individual:Silvio Fernandez — Defeated in quarterfinals
Men's Foil Individual:Carlos Rodriguez — Defeated in round of 32
Women's Foil Individual:Mariana Gonzalez — Defeated in round of 16
Women's Sabre Individual:Alejandra Benitez — Defeated in round of 32
Judo
Men's 60 kg:Reiver Alvarenga — Defeated in round of 32
Men's 66 kg:Ludwing Ortiz — Defeated in round of 32; repechage quarterfinals
Men's 73 kg:Richard Leon Vizcaya — Defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32
Men's 90 kg:Jose Camacho Cascarro — Defeated in round of 32
Men's 100+ kg:Wilfredo Ruiz Carmona — Defeated in round of 32
Women's 52 kg:Flor Velasquez — Defeated in round of 16
Women's 57 kg:Rudymar Fleming — Defeated in round of 32
Women's 78 kg:Keivin Pinto — Defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 16
Women's 78+ kg:Giovanna Blanco — Defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals
Sailing
Carlos Julio Flores Perez
Shooting
Women's 25m pistol:Francis Gorrin — 534pts, 37th place
Swimming
Men's CompetitionRicardo Monasterio
Luis Enrique Rojas Carpena
Albert Subirats
Women's CompetitionArlene Semeco
Taekwondo
Men's CompetitionLuis Alberto Garcia
Luis Noguera
Women's CompetitionDalia Contreras
Adriana Carmona
Table tennis
Women's CompetitionLuisana Perez
Fabiola Ramos
Tennis
Women's Singles;'''Maria Vento-Kabchi — Round 1 defeated Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 6-3 6-4
*Round 2 lost to Justin Henin-Hardenne of Belgium 2-6 1-6
Triathlon
Venezuela's only competitor in the 2004 Olympic triathlon was a veteran of the 2000 competition. He improved his ranking by one place.
'''Men's Competition:
Gilberto Gonzalez — 1:59:12.20 (36th place)
Weightlifting
Julio Cesar Luna Fermin
Octavio Mejias
Israel Jose Rubio
Wrestling
Men's Greco-RomanRafael Barreno
Men's Freestyle'''Mayelis Caripa
Officials
President: Mr. Fernando Romero Mazzeo
Secretary General: Mr. Leonardo Rodriguez
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