Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Women

Venezuela qualified six boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Manzanilla and Blanco were the first to qualify, earning spots at the 2007 World Championships.[1] Bermúdez, Sánchez, and González qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[2] Payares was the last to qualify, doing so at the second qualifier.[3]

The team's record in Beijing was 3-6, with only Héctor Manzanilla winning more than one bout. Both Manzanilla and Alfonso Blanco made the quarterfinals, but neither won their bout.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Eduard Bermúdez	Light flyweight	Zou (CHN) L 2–11	Did not advance
Héctor Manzanilla	Bantamweight	I Samir (GHA) W 13–10	Han S-C (KOR) W 17–6	Julie (MRI) L 9–13	Did not advance
Jonny Sánchez	Light welterweight	Bye	Sapiyev (KAZ) L 3–22	Did not advance
Alfonso Blanco	Middleweight	Bye	Casimiro (DOM) W 18–7	Sutherland (IRL) L 1–11	Did not advance
Luis González	Light heavyweight	Bye	Szellő (HUN) L RSC	Did not advance
José Payares	Super heavyweight	N/A	Ouatah (ALG) L 5-7	Did not advance

Ramón Fumadó was in position to qualify for the semifinals after the first two dives, but fell behind and finished ten points short.

Men

Venezuela sent a seven-person fencing team to Beijing, but they combined to win just two matches. Considering the team included the #1 ranked men's épée fencer, Silvio Fernández, this was somewhat of a disappointment. Fernandez won his opening match, but then lost to a Hungarian opponent in the second round. The other win came from the men's épée team, who lost their quarterfinal, but won a placement match against Korea before ending up in 6th place overall.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Silvio Fernández	Individual épée	Bye	Inostroza (CHI) W 15–11	Boczko (HUN) L 9–15	Did not advance
Rubén Limardo		Bye	Chumak (UKR) L 13–15	Did not advance
Wolfgang Mejías		Torkildsen (NOR) L 11–12	Did not advance
Silvio Fernández Francisco Limardo Rubén Limardo Wolfgang Mejías	Team épée	N/A		Bye	France (FRA) L 33–45	Classification semi-final  South Korea (KOR) W 45–38	5th place final  Hungary (HUN) L 25–40	6
Carlos Bravo	Individual sabre	Koniusz (POL) L 10–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
María Martínez	Individual épée	N/A	Lamon (SUI) L 9–15	Did not advance
Mariana González	Individual foil	Bye	Varga (HUN) L 2–15	Did not advance
Alejandra Benitez	Individual sabre	Bye	Jóźwiak (POL) L 11–15	Did not advance

Seven judokas represented Venezuela in Beijing, putting up an overall record of 6-10. None advanced beyond the quarterfinals in the main draw, and only Flor Velázquez progressed to the repechage semifinals, but lost to a Kazakhstani opponent, falling one bout short of a chance at a medal.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Javier Guédez	−60 kg	Bye	Techov (LTU) W 1000–0000	Williams-Murray (USA) W 1000–0000	Houkes (NED) L 0001–0010	Did not advance	Bye	Will (CAN) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Ludwig Ortíz	−66 kg	Dias (POR) L 0001–0010	Did not advance
Richard Leon	−73 kg	N/A	Si Rg (CHN) L 0000–0001	Did not advance
José Camacho	−90 kg	N/A	Grekov (UKR) W 1000–0000	Santos (BRA) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Albenis Rosales	−100 kg	N/A	Jang S (KOR) L 0001–1010	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Flor Velázquez	−52 kg	An K (PRK) L 0001–1000	Did not advance			Mestre (CUB) W 0001–0000	Kaliyeva (KAZ) L 0000–0010	Did not advance
Ysis Barreto	−63 kg	Hane (SEN) W 1012–0000	Tanimoto (JPN) L 0000–1000	Did not advance		Bye	Kong J (KOR) W 1001–0100	Heill (AUT) L 0001–0030	Did not advance

Venezuela had qualified 1 boat in rowing.

Men

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

None of the three Venezuelan boats participating in Olympic sailing in Beijing qualified for a medal race, with the top finish being 26th from Johnny Bilbao in the Finn class.

Men

Open

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

Women

The Venezuelan women's softball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Pan-American qualifying tournament at home Valencia. At the Olympics, they initially struggled, losing their first three games by a combined score of 21-1, but then won two straight games without conceding a run, leaving them at 2-3 and in the hunt for a medal round place. However, they lost two difficult matches against eventual medal winners to close out the round robin, and fell one loss short of a medal round spot.

Team roster

• Denisse Fuenmayor
• Geraldine Puertas
• Jineth Pimentel
• Johana Gómez
• María Soto
• Marianella Castellanos
• Maules Rodríguez
• Mileinis Graterol
• Rubelina Rojas
• Yaicel Sojo
• Yurubi Alicart
• Yusmari Pérez
• Zuleima Cirimelle

Results

Team	W	L	RS	RA	WIN%	GB	Tiebreaker
United States	7	0	53	1	1.000	-	-
Japan	6	1	23	13	.857	1	-
Australia	5	2	30	11	.714	2	-
Canada	3	4	17	23	.429	4	-
Chinese Taipei	2	5	10	23	.286	5	2-0 vs. CHN/VEN
China	2	5	19	21	.286	5	1-1 vs. TPE/VEN
Venezuela	2	5	15	35	.286	5	0-2 vs. CHN/TPE
Netherlands	1	6	8	48	.143	6	-

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
United States	0	4	2	5	0	X	X	11	11	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	0	2
WP: Jennie Finch(1-0)   LP: Johana Gómez(0-1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(1), Caitlin Lowe(1), Crystl Bustos(1) VEN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	7	10	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0
WP: Wei Lu(1-0)   LP: Mariangee Bogado(0-1) Home runs: CHN: Yanhong Yu(1) VEN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	3	6	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
WP: Chia-Yen Wu(1-1)   LP: Johana Gómez(0-2) Home runs: TPE: Hsueh-Mei Lu(1) VEN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	3	3	0	2	X	X	X	8	7	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	0
WP: Mariangee Bogado(1-1)   LP: Kristi de Varies(0-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
WP: Mariangee Bogado(2-1)   LP: Danielle Lawrie(1-1) Home runs: VEN: Yuruby Alicart(1) CAN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Japan	0	0	0	1	4	0	X	5	9	0
WP: Hiroko Sakai(3-0)   LP: Mariangee Bogado(2-2) Home runs: VEN: None JPN: Satoko Mabuchi(3), Eri Yamada (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	2	X	X	2	1	0
Australia	4	1	0	4	0	X	X	9	8	0
WP: Justine Smethurst(2-0)   LP: Mariangee Bogado(2-3) Home runs: VEN: None AUS: Danielle Stewart(1)

Venezuela sent a thirteen-person swimming team to compete in eighteen events in Beijing. In the pool, only two progressed to a semifinal, and none made a final. The best finishes for the team came in the two open water events, as Erwin Maldonado finished 10th in the men's race, and Andreina Pinto finished 9th in the women's race.

Men

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Women

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Fabiola Ramos won her preliminary round match, but lost to a North Korean opponent in the first round.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fabiola Ramos	Women's singles	Long (CAN) W 4–1	Kim J (PRK) L 0–4	Did not advance

Venezuela won their first Olympic medal in Taekwondo in Athens, and though Adriana Carmona, who won that medal, lost her first round match in Beijing, Venezuela was able to win another medal in 2008. Dalia Contreras won her first two matches to make the semifinals in the women's under 49 kg division, where she lost a tied match on a judges decision. Still, her semifinals appearance allowed her to progress directly to the bronze medal match, where she beat a Kenyan opponent to claim Venezuela's only medal of the 2008 Games. Overall, the four person Taekwondo team went 4-4, with three of the four wins from Contreras.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Vásquez	Men's −80 kg	Baguissi (GAB) W 5–0	Cook (GBR) L 2–5	Did not advance
Juan Díaz	Men's +80 kg	Zrouri (MAR) L KO	Did not advance
Dalia Contreras	Women's −49 kg	Gülec (GER) W 4–2	Craig (USA) W 3–2	Puedpong (THA) L 2–2 SUP	Bye	Alango (KEN) W 2–0	Did not advance
Adriana Carmona	Women's +67 kg	Chen Z (CHN) L 1–3	Did not advance

Milagros Sequera was trailing by a set and a game when she retired from her first round match.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Milagros Sequera	Women's singles	Bondarenko (UKR) L 3–6, 0–1r	Did not advance

The top finish from a Venezuelan lifter in Beijing was a 9th from Judith Chacon in the 53 kg division, but this was last placed finish in a division with few entrants. The next best finish came from Israel José Rubio in the men's 69 kg division, where he finished 13th. Three of the seven Venezuelan lifters did not complete a valid lift in one of the portions of the competition, and thus did not finish with a legal total.

Men

Women

The three Venezuelan wrestlers combined for a record of 0-4, with Luis Vivénez qualifying for the repechage, but losing his match to a Cuban athlete.

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Luis Vivénes	−96 kg	Bye	Tigiyev (KAZ) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance		Bye	Batista (CUB) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	15

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mayelis Caripá	−48 kg	Boubryemm (FRA) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance						14
Marcia Andrades	−55 kg	N/A	Cristea (MDA) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					11

• Venezuela at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Venezuela at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

List of qualified athletes (Spanish)