Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	VEN
Nocname:	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Website:
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	23
Sports:	5
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1948

Venezuela competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Francisco Rodríguez won the nation's first ever gold medal. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Francisco Rodríguez - Boxing, Men's light flyweight

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Francisco Rodríguez

• First Round - Bye

• Second Round - Defeated Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 5:0

• Quarterfinals - Defeated Khata Karunatarne (CEY), TKO-2

• Semifinals - Defeated Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1

• Final - Defeated Jee Yong-Ju (KOR), 3:2

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Four fencers represented Venezuela in 1968.

Men's foil

• Freddy Salazar
• Silvio Fernández
• Félix Piñero

Men's team foil

• Silvio Fernández, Félix Piñero, Freddy Salazar, Luis García

Men's épée

• Silvio Fernández
• Félix Piñero

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Five shooters represented Venezuela in 1968.

50 m pistol

• Edgar Espinoza

50 m rifle, three positions

• Juan Llabot

50 m rifle, prone

• Enrico Forcella
• Boris Loginow

Trap

• Ivo Orlandi

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1968/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venezuela at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1968/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-01-03 . sports-reference.com.