Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website	cov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	17 (15 men, 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Elizabeth Popper
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Venezuela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seventeen competitors, fifteen men and two women, took part in fifteen events in seven sports.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Boxing	6	–	6
Cycling	4	0	4
Equestrian	1	0	1
Judo	2	–	2
Synchronized swimming	–	1	1
Table tennis	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Total	15	2	17

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Marcelino Bolivar
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Jesus Beltre (DOM), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• David Griman
  1. First Round — Lost to Serafim Todorov (BUL), 1:4

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Abraham Torres
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Teekaram Rajcoomar (MTS), on points (5:0)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Phajol Moolsan (THA), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Omar Catari
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Moussa Kagambega (BFA), on knock-out (1st round)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Abdelhak Achik (MAR), on knock-out (1st round)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Pérez
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL), on points (0:5)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• José García
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Jan Dydak (POL), on points (1:4)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all male, represented Venezuela in 1988.

Men's road race

• Leonardo Sierra
• Enrique Campos
• Ali Parra

Men's points race

• Alexis Méndez

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification					Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round A		Round B
			Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank
Alberto Carmona	The Dubliner	Individual	11.00	62	18.00	29.00	59	did not advance					29.00	59

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Rank
Kilmar Campos	Half Middleweight		20
Charles Griffith	Middleweight		13

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Francisco López	Men's singles	Group D  A Grubba (POL) L 0–3  Z Primorac (YUG) L 0-3  J Roßkopf (FRG) L 0-3  Y Miyazaki (JPN) L 0–3  A Musa (NGR) L 0-3  G Haberl (AUS) L 0-3  S Ghorpade (IND) L 2-3	8	did not advance
Elizabeth Popper	Women's singles	Group B  Yang Y (KOR) L 0–3  R Kasalová (TCH) L 0-3  Lin Li-Ju (TPE) L 0-3  Hui So Hung (HKG) L 0–3  J Al-Duqom (JOR) W 3-0	5	did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One synchronized swimmer represented Venezuela in 1988.

Women's solo

• María Elena Giusti

• Final — 13th place

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Humberto Fuentes	Men's 52 kg	100	11	127,5	9	227,5	10

References

1. "Venezuela at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports