Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Venezuela at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website	cov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors	23 (20 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Francisco Rodriguez
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Venezuela competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 4 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Felix Mata

• First Heat — 10.73s (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Eric Phillips

• Heat — 46.74 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Héctor López

• Heat — 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Humberto Galea, Felix Mata, Alberto Marchan, and Jesus Rico

• Heat — 39.74s
• Semifinals — 39.74s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Francisco Rodriguez

• First Round — Lost to Dennis Talbot (AUS), KO-2

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Alfredo Lemus

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 1:4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two male shooters represented Venezuela in 1972.

25 m pistol

• Víctor Francis

50 m rifle, prone

• Agustin Rangel

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Jorge van Baien

• Heat — 57.20s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Gerardo Vera

• Heat — 1:57.33 (→ did not advance)

References

1. "Venezuela at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". SportsReference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports