Sporting event delegation
Venezuela is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago , Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Venezuela 's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games , having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951.
Weightlifter athlete Keydomar Vallenilla and athlete Joselyn Brea were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony .[ 1] Meanwhile, wrestler José Díaz and Brea were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony .
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Medalists
The following Venezuelan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Medals by day
Day
Date
Total
1
October 21
1
2
0
3
2
October 22
1
1
1
3
3
October 23
0
1
1
2
4
October 24
0
0
0
0
5
October 25
0
0
1
1
6
October 26
0
0
2
2
7
October 27
0
1
0
1
8
October 28
1
0
0
1
9
October 29
0
0
1
1
10
October 30
0
1
1
2
11
October 31
0
0
0
0
12
November 1
0
3
2
5
12
November 2
1
2
2
5
13
November 3
1
1
4
6
14
November 4
2
3
5
10
15
November 5
1
0
1
2
Total
8
15
21
44
Medals by gender
Gender
Total
Percentage
Female
3
4
12
19
43.2 %
Male
5
11
9
25
56.8 %
Total
8
15
21
44
100%
Archery
Venezuela qualified four archers (one man and three women) during the 2023 Copa Merengue.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Men
Athlete
Event
Ranking Round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Rank
Score
Seed
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Víctor Palacio
Individual recurve
609
30
Grande (MEX ) L 2–6
Did not advance
27
Women
Mixed
Athlete
Event
Ranking Round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Rank
Score
Seed
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Víctor Palacio Nieves Arango
Team recurve
1224
11
—
Argentina (ARG) L 1–5
Did not advance
11
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Key: Q=Qualified for next round based on position in heat; q=Qualified for next round as fastest loser; *=Athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final
Field events
Key: Q=Qualify for final based on position in group; q=Qualify for final based on position in field without meeting qualifying mark
Combined event – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
100 m
LJ
SP
HJ
400 m
110 H
DT
PV
JT
1500 m
Total
Rank
Gerson Izaguirre
Result
11.26
7.48
14.16
1.89
51.92
14.52
40.90
4.50
52.98
5:26.04
7271
7
Points
852
930
738
705
728
908
683
760
633
419
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Key: Q=Qualify for final based on position in group; q=Qualify for final based on position in field without meeting qualifying mark
Badminton
Venezuela qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman).[ 5] [ 6]
Baseball
Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) by finishing third in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games .[ 7]
Summary
Team
Event
Preliminary round
Super Round
Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Rank
Venezuela men
Men's tournament
Brazil L 1–3
Cuba W 6–5
Colombia L 2–6
4
Did not advance
Chile W 7–0
7
Preliminary round
Seventh place game
Basketball
Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing seventh in the 2022 FIBA Americup .[ 8]
Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing sixth in the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup .
5x5
Men's tournament
Summary
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Summary
Preliminary round
Fifth place game
3x3
Men's tournament
Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Summary
Preliminary round
Source:
Report Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Summary
Preliminary round
Source:
Report Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
21 October 2023 (2023-10-21 ) 13:00
Estadio Español Las Condes,
Santiago Referees: Sonia Maldonado (PUR), Marie Houle (CAN)
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22 ) 14:00
Estadio Español Las Condes,
Santiago Referees: María Olivieri (ARG), Ana Zachi (BRA)
Quarterfinal
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22 ) 17:00
Estadio Español Las Condes,
Santiago Referees: Lautaro Ojeda (ARG), Jorge García (DOM)
Basque pelota
Venezuela qualified a team of four female athletes through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[ 9]
Women
Bowling
Venezuela qualified a full team of two men and two women through the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion , Paraguay.[ 10]
Boxing
Venezuela qualified 11 boxers (five men and six women).
Men
Women
Breaking
Venezuela qualified one male breakdancer.
Men
Athlete
Nickname
Event
Round robin
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Gibrahimer Beomont
Lil G
B-Boys
Leony (BRA ) W 2–0
Ricky Rulez (COL ) L 0–2
DAF (CHI ) W 2–0
1 Q
Matita (CHI ) L 0–2
Did not advance
5
Canoeing
Slalom
Venezuela qualified a total of four slalom athletes (two men and two women).
Sprint
Venezuela qualified a total of 5 sprint athletes (two men and three women).[ 11]
Cycling
Venezuela qualified a total of 14 cyclists (seven men and seven women). [ 12]
BMX
Venezuela qualified two male cyclists in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.[ 13]
Freestyle
Racing
Athlete
Event
Ranking round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Points
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Jeferson Milano
Men
34.260
17
9
4 Q
24
8
Did not advance
Jholman Sivira
33.760
15
8
2 Q
24
8
Did not advance
Road
Venezuela qualified seven road cyclists (three men and four women).
Men
Women
Track
Venezuela qualified 9 track cyclists (three men and six women).[ 14]
Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Omnium
Athlete
Event
Scratch race
Tempo race
Elimination race
Points race
Total
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Clever Martínez
Men's
–1
5
0
9
Did not start
-
Verónica Abreu
Women's
8
4
3
4
10
0
9
88
9
Madison
Diving
Venezuelan qualified 2 divers.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Venezuelan equestrians qualified teams in Jumping competition and have also qualified one athlete in the individual dressage competition.
Dressage
Athlete
Horse
Event
Qualification
Grand Prix Freestyle / Intermediate I Freestyle
Grand Prix / Prix St. Georges
Grand Prix Special / Intermediate I
Total
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Patricia Ferrando
Honnaisseur SJ
Individual
66.956
22
68.553
19
75.255
11
75.255
11
Jumping
Athlete
Horse
Event
Qualification
Final
Round 1
Round 2 A
Round 2 B
Total
Round 1
Round 2
Total
Time
Time penalties
Rank
Time
Faults
Rank
Time
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Luis Larrazabal
Condara
Individual
77.70
2.41
7
73.90
4
9
74.54
0
1
4
Q
12
68.26
8
60.60
26.41
15
Juan Ortiz
Catch The Dark Z
94.09
10.61
32
80.08
8
21
78.81
14
33
30
Q
RET
Fencing
Venezuela qualified a team of 15 fencers (nine men and six women).
Men
Women
Golf
Venezuela qualified a full team of 4 golfers (two per gender).[ 15]
Gymnastics
Artistic
Venezuela qualified four gymnasts in artistic (two men and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Men
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Individual finals
Women
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Individual finals
Rhythmic
Venezuela qualified one individual gymnast and five gymnasts for the group event in rhythmic (six women).
Individual
Group
Judo
Venezuela has qualified 9 judokas (four men and five women).[ 16]
Men
Women
Mixed
Karate
Venezuela qualified a team of six karatekas (two men and four women) at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship and the 2023 Pan American Championships.[ 17]
Kumite
Kata
Modern pentathlon
Venezuela qualified three modern pentathletes (two men and one woman).[ 18] [ 19]
Roller sports
Speed
Men
Women
Rowing
Venezuela qualified a team of 8 athletes (three men and five women).[ 20] [ 21]
Men
Women
Sailing
Venezuela has qualified 6 boats for a total of 8 sailors.[ 22] [ 23]
Men
Athlete
Event
Opening series
Finals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Points
Rank
QF
SF
M / F
Points
Rank
José Estredo
IQFoil
(6)
(8)
(6)
5
2
2
3
4
6
6
3
3
1
3
2
5
45
4 Q
4
—
7
Marx Chirinos
Sunfish
6
5
7
5
(9)(DNF)
—
68
8
—
8
Women
Mixed
Shooting
Venezuela qualified a total of five shooters after the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships .[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] Venezuela also qualified one shooter during the 2022 South American Games .
Men
Pistol and rifle
Men
Shotgun
Athlete
Event
Qualification 1
Qualification 2
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Leonel Martínez
Trap
46
8
69
5 Q
42
Mario Soares
43
15
69
5
Did not advance
14
Women
Pistol and rifle
Softball
Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Summary
Preliminary round
Fifth place game
Sport climbing
Venezuela qualified a team of 4 athletes (three men and one woman) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.
Boulder & lead
Speed
Athlete
Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Gustavo Pérez
Men's
Bratschi (USA ) L 5.48 – 10.27
Did not advance
Surfing
Venezuela qualified two male surfers.[ 27]
Artistic
Athlete
Event
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Repechage 3
Repechage 4
Repechage 5
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Francisco Bellorín
Men's shortboard
Young (CAN ) W 12.93 – 9.50
Urbina (CRC ) W 10.46 – 5.00
Cleland (MEX ) W 8.53 – 4.93
Tudela (PER ) W 12.33 – 8.66
—
—
—
—
—
Mesinas (PER ) L 9.10 – 13.16
José Joaquín López
Tudela (PER ) L 11.60 – 14.27
Did not advance
Correa (BRA ) L 4.50 – 16.6
Did not advance
Swimming
Men
Open water
Women
Mixed
Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.
Table tennis
Venezuela qualified a team of four athletes (one man and three women) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event.[ 28]
Men
Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Cesar Castillo
Singles
Pereira (CUB ) L 1–4
Did not advance
17
Women
Mixed
Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Cesar Arocha Roxy González
Doubles
Bye
Takahashi / Ishiy (BRA ) L 0–4
Did not advance
9
Tennis
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Vanessa Suárez
Singles
Weedon (EAI ) W 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Herazo (COL ) W 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Ccuno (PER ) W 6–1, 6–3
Riera (ARG ) L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Mixed
Taekwondo
Venezuela qualified six athletes (two men and four women) for Kyorugi events during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[ 29]
Kyorugi (sparring)
Men
Women
Triathlon
Venezuela qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women).
Mixed relay
Weightlifting
Venezuela qualified eight weightlifters (four per gender).[ 30]
Men
Women
Wrestling
Venezuela qualified 16 wrestlers (10 men and 6 women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships .[ 31]
Key :
VT – Victory by fall .
PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
VA – Decision by withdrawal
Men
Women
Non-competing sports
Women's tournament
Venezuela qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing sixth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia.[ 32] [ 33] Venezuela's women's team was going to be making its Pan American Games debut,[ 34] however, the team withdrew before the event.[ 35]
See also
References