Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	VEN
Nocname:	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2016
Website:
Location:	Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:	87
Sports:	20
Flagbearer:	Rubén Limardo^[1]
Rank:	65
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	1
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1948

Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Venezuelan Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico Venezolano, COV) fielded a team of 87 athletes, 62 men and 25 women, to compete in twenty sports at the Games. It was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, falling short of the record set in Beijing 2008 (108) by nearly twenty percent. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Venezuela qualified for the Games, returning to the Olympic basketball for the first time since 1992.^[2] Venezuela also made its debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and women's beach volleyball, as well as its return to equestrian, rowing, and taekwondo events after eight years.

The Venezuelan roster featured 28 returning Olympians, with fencers Silvio Fernández and Alejandra Benítez, along with multiple-stroke swimmer Albert Subirats, headed to their fourth Games as the most experienced competitors of the team.^[3] Other notable Venezuelan athletes included artistic gymnast Jessica López, amateur welterweight boxer and Pan American Games champion Gabriel Maestre, 2015 world BMX champion Stefany Hernández, and fencing brothers Francisco and Rubén Limardo, who became the nation's first gold medalist since 1968 at the previous Games. Looking to defend his men's épée title in Rio de Janeiro, the elder Limardo was selected by the public through a nationwide online vote to carry the Venezuelan flag at the opening ceremony, the first male from his country to do so since 2004.^{[1] [4]}

Unlike the previous Games, Venezuela failed to produce another gold-medal winning feat in Rio de Janeiro, but left instead with three medals (one silver and two bronze), which matched its overall tally from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. These medals were awarded to the following athletes for the first time in their respective sporting events: a silver to triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, and a bronze each to Hernández and flyweight boxer Yoel Finol.^[5] Finol would later be upgraded from bronze to silver after Russian boxer Misha Aloyan was disqualified.^[6]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	1
Total	0	2	1	3

Competitors

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	1	1	2
Athletics	9	6	15
Basketball	12	0	12
Boxing	8	0	8
Cycling	6	3	9
Diving	2	0	2
Equestrian	2	0	2
Fencing	5	2	7
Golf	1	0	1
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Judo	0	1	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Sailing	2	0	2
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	4	2	6
Table tennis	0	1	1
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Volleyball	0	2	2
Weightlifting	1	3	4
Wrestling	6	3	9
Total	62	25	87

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics. One Venezuelan archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.^{[7] [8]} Meanwhile, another Venezuelan archer has been added to the squad by securing one of three available Olympic spots in the women's individual recurve at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Elías Malavé	Men's individual	651	46	W 6–2	L 4–6	did not advance
Leidys Brito	Women's individual	614	44	L 4–6	did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^{[10] [11]}

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alberth Bravo	400 m	46.15	6	did not advance
Luis Orta	Marathon	2:27:05	106
Jose Peña	3000 m steeplechase	8:32.38	9	did not advance
Yerenman Salazar	50 km walk
Richard Vargas	20 km walk	1:22:23	24
Alberth Bravo Omar Longart José Meléndez Freddy Mezones Arturo Ramírez	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.69	6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yolimar Pineda	Marathon	2:47:34	93
Nercely Soto	200 m	22.89	2 Q	22.88	7	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ahymara Espinoza	Women's shot put	17.27	19	did not advance
Robeilys Peinado	Women's pole vault			did not advance
Rosa Rodríguez	Women's hammer throw	72.41	3 Q	69.26	10
Yulimar Rojas	Triple jump	14.21	7 Q	14.98

Basketball

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Venezuela men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish towards the final match of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico.^{[12] [13]}

Team roster

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Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has entered seven boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Luis Angel Cabrera, Luis Arcon, Albert Ramirez, and 2012 Olympian Gabriel Maestre had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires.^{[14] [15]} Meanwhile, Yoel Finol Rivas, Victor Rodríguez, Endry José Pinto, and Edgar Muñoz secured additional places on the Venezuelan roster at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas.^[16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yoel Finol Rivas	Men's flyweight	W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–0	L 0–3	Did not advance
Víctor Rodríguez	Men's bantamweight	L 1–2	did not advance
Luis Ángel Cabrera	Men's lightweight	L 1–2	did not advance
Luis Arcón	Men's light welterweight	L 1–2	did not advance
Gabriel Maestre	Men's welterweight	W 2–1	W	L 0–3	did not advance
Endry José Pinto	Men's middleweight	L 0–3	did not advance
Albert Ramírez	Men's light heavyweight	W 2–1	L 1–2	did not advance
Edgar Muñoz	Men's super heavyweight	L	did not advance

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Road

Venezuelan riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour (for men), and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).^[17] One additional spot was awarded to the Venezuela cyclist in the women's road race, by virtue of a top national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2016 Pan American Championships.^[18]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Jonathan Monsalve	Men's road race	did not finish
Men's time trial	did not finish
Miguel Ubeto	Men's road race	did not finish
Jennifer Cesar	Women's road race	4:03:18	50

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Venezuelan riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Venezuela has won the right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin.

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Hersony Canelón	align=left rowspan=2	Men's sprint	10.239 70.319	24	did not advance
César Marcano	10.649 67.611	27	did not advance

Team sprint

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	2nd Round	Final
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Hersony Canelón	align=left rowspan=2	Men's keirin	7 R	5	did not advance
Ángel Pulgar	7 R	4	did not advance

Omnium

BMX

Venezuelan riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three placement for men, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships, and seventh-place finish for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 31, 2016. London 2012 Olympian Stefany Hernández and rookie Jefferson Milano were named to the Olympic roster on June 1, 2016.^[19]

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Jefferson Milano	Men's BMX	35.945	23	12	3 Q	24	8	did not advance
Stefany Hernández	Women's BMX	35.202	4	11	3 Q	34.755

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan divers qualified for two individual spots at the Olympics by virtue of a top 18 finish respectively at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jesús Liranzo	align=left rowspan=2	Men's 10 m platform	385.55	21	did not advance
Robert Páez	378.20	23	did not advance

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has entered two jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.^{[21] [22]}

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Emanuel Andrade	Hardrock	align=left rowspan=2	Individual	13	=61	Did not advance
Pablo Barrios	Antares	8	=53 Q	12	20	54	Did not advance

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's team épée by virtue of being the highest ranking team from America outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.^{[23] [24]} Aiming to appear at fourth Olympics, Alejandra Benítez had claimed the spot on the Venezuelan team in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the America zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.^[25] Isis Giménez and 2011 Pan American Games bronze medalist Antonio Leal rounded out the Venezuelan fencing roster by finishing among the top two in the men's and women's foil, respectively, at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Silvio Fernández	align=left rowspan=3	Épée	L 8–15	did not advance
Francisco Limardo	W 15–9	W 15–14	L 12–15	did not advance
Rubén Limardo		L 5–15	did not advance
Silvio Fernández Francisco Limardo Rubén Limardo Kelvin Cañas	Team épée	W 45–25	L 29–45	Classification semifinal L 40–45	7th place final L 30–36	8
Antonio Leal	Foil	L 7–15	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Isis Giménez	Foil		L 8–10	did not advance
Alejandra Benítez	Sabre	W 15–11	L 14–15	did not advance

Golf

See main article: article and Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Jhonattan Vegas (world no. 240) qualified directly among the top 60 players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of July 11, 2016.^[26]

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Artistic

Venezuela entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Jessica López confirmed her third straight Olympic appearance by securing a spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[27]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Jessica López	All-around	14.933	15.333 Q	13.933	12.733	56.932	13 Q	14.833	15.100	13.800	14.233	57.966	7
Uneven bars		15.333	15.333	7 Q		15.333	15.333	6

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Elvismar Rodríguez earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as the highest-ranked Venezuelan judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.^{[28] [29]}

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.^[30]

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

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and South American qualifying regattas.^[31]

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Daniel Flores	Men's RS:X	18	22	26	20	11	33	34	37	32	DNF	23	25	EL	160	27
José Gutiérrez	Men's Laser	35	36	36	42	40	35	40	19	37	37	EL	314	38

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

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has qualified one shooter to compete in the men's rifle events by virtue of his best finish at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^[32]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Julio Iemma	Men's 10 m air rifle	612.7	45	did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle prone	621.5	22	did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions	1155	40	did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^{[33] [34]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Carlos Claverie	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:01.13	30	did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:10.35	14 Q	2:11.56	15	did not advance
Erwin Maldonado	Men's 10 km open water	1:54:33.6	21
align=left rowspan=4	Cristian Quintero	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.92	44	did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle	49.25	34	did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle	1:47.02	14 Q	1:48.00	16	did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle	3:50.84	33	did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Albert Subirats	Men's 100 m backstroke	55.44	31	did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly	53.23	29	did not advance
Paola Pérez	Women's 10 km open water	1:59:07.7	20
align=left rowspan=3	Andreina Pinto	Women's 400 m freestyle	4:08.34	16	did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle	8:30.92	12	did not advance
Women's 200 m butterfly	2:10.60	23	did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Gremlins Arvelo secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.^[35]

Taekwondo

See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Edgar Contreras secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[36]

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Beach

Venezuela women's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the final match over Argentina at the 2016 CSV Continental Cup in Rosario.^[37]

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuelan weightlifters have qualified three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. Meanwhile, a single men's Olympic spot was added to the Venezuelan roster by virtue of his top 15 individual finish, among those who had not secured any quota places through the World or Pan American Championships, in the IWF World Rankings as of June 20, 2016. The place was awarded to Jesús López in the men's featherweight division (62 kg).^[38]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jesús López	Men's −62 kg	125	7	—	—	125
Yusleidy Figueroa	Women's −58 kg	85	14	116	8	201	9
Yaniuska Espinosa	align=left rowspan=2	Women's +75 kg	121	5	152	7	273	7
Naryury Pérez	117	8	145		117

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Venezuela has qualified a total of nine wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Venezuelan wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.^{[39] [40]} Meanwhile, two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Venezuelan roster at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pedro Ceballos	−86 kg		W 3–0 ^PO	L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance		W 3–1 ^PP	L 1–3 ^PP	5
José Daniel Díaz	−97 kg		L 0–4 ^ST	did not advance					18

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Raiber Rodríguez	−59 kg		L 0–4 ^ST	did not advance					18
Wuileixis Rivas	−66 kg		L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance					14
Luillys Pérez	−98 kg		L 0–4 ^ST	did not advance					17
Erwin Caraballo	−130 kg		L 0–4 ^ST	did not advance			L 0–4 ^ST	colspan=	Did not advance	19

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Betzabeth Argüello	−53 kg		W 5–0 ^VT	W 3–1 ^PP	L 0–3 ^PO	L 1–3 ^PP	5
María Acosta	−69 kg		L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance					17
Jaramit Weffer	−75 kg		L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance					17

See also

• Venezuela at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Notes and References

1. News: Fencer Ruben Limardo announced as Venezuela's flag-bearer for Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528204327/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/27/c_135391809.htm. dead. 28 May 2016. Xinhua. 27 May 2016. 1 June 2016.
2. News: Returning Venezuela hoping to stand tall. Olympics. 6 August 2016. 27 October 2016.
3. News: Esperanzas Olímpicas para Río 2016: Venezuela se arma con un equipo competitivo. Olympic hopefuls for Rio 2016: Venezuela fielded a competitive team. es. La Opinión de Cojedes. 26 July 2016. 27 October 2016.
4. News: Fencer Ruben Limardo to be Venezuela's flag-bearer at Rio. Business Standard. 27 May 2016. 27 October 2016.
5. News: ¡Bravo! Venezuela sumó tres medallas y nueve diplomas en #Río2016. Bravo! Venezuela won three medals and nine diplomas in #Rio2016. es. La Patilla. 21 August 2016. 27 October 2016.
6. Web site: Rio 2016 52kg men Results - Olympic boxing.
7. News: Daniel. Etchells. Eleven more Rio 2016 quota places secured at World Archery Championships. Inside the Games. 30 July 2015. 31 July 2015.
8. News: Ten nations awarded individual spots to Rio 2016. World Archery Federation. 30 July 2015. 31 July 2015.
9. News: Dominican Republic qualifies first-ever Olympic archer as 6 places awarded. World Archery Federation. 9 May 2016. 10 May 2016.
10. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
11. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
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15. News: Reigning Champions Claressa Shields and Roniel Iglesias secure Olympic qualification in Buenos Aires. AIBA. 18 March 2016. 19 March 2016.
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17. News: UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas. Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
18. News: UCI announce women's road cycling quotas for Rio Olympics. Cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2016. 2 June 2016.
19. News: Ciclismo eleva a 64 los clasificados por Venezuela para Rio 2016. Venezuelan cyclists bring to 64 qualified for Rio 2016. es. Prensa Latina. 1 June 2016. 20 June 2016.
20. Web site: Rio 2016: Diving – Participating Athletes. FINA. 5 July 2016.
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22. News: Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events. FEI. 24 March 2016. 26 March 2016.
23. News: Daniel. Etchells. Romania claim team gold at women's épée World Cup in Buenos Aires as Rio 2016 qualifiers are decided. Inside the Games. 14 February 2016. 16 February 2016.
24. News: Esgrima clasifica a Río de Janeiro 2016. Fencers qualified for Rio de Janeiro 2016. es. El Universal. Venezuela. 15 February 2016. 16 February 2016.
25. News: Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends. FIE. 5 April 2016. 6 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417101111/http://rio2016.fie.org/media/news/view-news/1337. 17 April 2016. dmy-all.
26. News: Olympic Rankings – Men. International Golf Federation. 11 July 2016. 12 July 2016. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824190021/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-men/. dead.
27. News: Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!. FIG. 17 April 2016. 18 April 2016.
28. News: IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23 June 2016. International Judo Federation. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205937/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913. 7 July 2016. dead. dmy-all.
29. News: Francisco Javier. Vega. Judoca Elvismar Rodríguez clasifica a Río. Judoka Elvismar Rodríguez qualifies for Rio. es. El Impulso. Venezuela. 30 May 2016. 31 May 2016.
30. News: Olympic qualification spots confirmed for the Americas. FISA. 20 April 2016. 20 April 2016.
31. News: Rio 2016 spots decided at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella . . 29 January 2016 . 30 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311173311/http://www.sailing.org/news/39290.php . 11 March 2016 .
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33. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . . 14 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 .
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