Venezuela at the Paralympics

Venezuela made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York, sending five competitors in athletics and one in swimming. Absent from the Games in 1988, it returned in 1992, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Venezuela has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.

Venezuela at the
Paralympics
IPC codeVEN
NPCComité Paralimpico Venezolano
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
5
Bronze
11
Total
17
Summer appearances

Although never a major medal contender, Venezuela has improved its medal intake over time. Having won no medals in 1984 or 1996, a single bronze in 1992 (Yolmer Urdaneta's in the men's discus) and a single bronze also in 2000 (Ricardo Santana's in the men's 200m T13 in athletics), it achieved its first silver (Santana in the 100m) and two bronze in 2004. The country's first -and so far only- Paralympic gold medal was won in 2008 by Naomi Soazo in the women's up to 63kg in judo. 2008 marked Venezuela's highest achievement to date, with one gold, four silver, and two bronze.[1]

The country's medal tally following the 2008 Games places it 92nd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeYolmer Urdaneta 1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's Discus throw B2
 BronzeRicardo Santana 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 200 m T13
 SilverRicardo Santana 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 100 m T12
 BronzeRicardo Santana 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 200 m T12
 BronzeAníbal Bello
Oduver Daza
Ricardo Santana
José Villarreal		 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 4x100m relay T11-13
 GoldNaomi Soazo 2008 Beijing JudoWomen's -63 kg
 SilverOduver Daza
Fernando Ferrer
Ricardo Santana
Yoldani Silva		 2008 Beijing AthleticsMen's 4x100m Relay T11-T13
 BronzeReinaldo Caravallo 2008 Beijing JudoMen's -81 kg
 BronzeSamuel Colmenares 2008 Beijing AthleticsMen's 400m - T46
 BronzeMarcos Falcón 2012 London JudoMen's 66 kg
 BronzeOscar Monterola 2012 London AthleticsMen's 200 m T37
 SilverLuis Paiva 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 400 m T20
 SilverOmar Monterola 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 400 m T37
 SilverSol Rojas 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's 400 m T11
 BronzeRafael Uribe 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's high jump T44
 BronzeYescarly Medina 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's 100 m T37
 BronzeNaomi Soazo 2016 Rio de Janeiro JudoWomen's 70 kg

See also

References
  1. Venezuela at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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