Venezuela at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Venezuela at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors285 in 28 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Keydomar Vallenilla & Joselyn Brea
Flag bearer (closing)José Díaz & Joselyn Brea
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
8
Silver
15
Bronze
21
Total
44
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

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[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 3 4
Athletics 10 6 16
Badminton 1 1 2
Baseball 24 0 24
Basketball 16 16 32
Basque pelota 0 4 4
Bowling 2 2 4
Boxing 5 6 11
Breaking 1 0 1
Canoeing 4 3 7
Cycling 8 9 17
Diving 1 1 2
Equestrian 2 1 3
Fencing 8 6 15
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 2 8 10
Judo 5 4 9
Karate 2 4 6
Modern pentathlon 2 1 3
Roller sports 2 2 4
Rowing 3 5 8
Sailing 3 5 8
Shooting 4 3 7
Softball 0 18 18
Sport climbing 3 1 4
Surfing 2 0 2
Swimming 11 7 18
Table tennis 1 3 4
Taekwondo 3 4 7
Tennis 3 1 4
Triathlon 2 2 4
Weightlifting 4 4 8
Wrestling 10 6 16
Total 147 138 285

Medalists[edit]

The following Venezuelan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Archery[edit]

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
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
Nieves Arango Individual recurve 615 17  Posada (COL)
L 4–6
Did not advance 19
Daniela Chacón 610 18  dos Santos (BRA)
W 6–4
 Kaufhold (USA)
L 4–6
Did not advance 10
Lisbeth Leoni 409 32  Valencia (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance 32
Nieves Arango
Daniela Chacón
Lisbeth Leoni
Team recurve 1634 8  Mexico (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance 7
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[edit]

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Ryan López 800 m 1:47.22 2 Q 1:48.06 7
José Maita 800 m 1:49.12 2 Q 1:45.69 1st place, gold medalist(s)
José Peña 3000m Steeplechase 9:17.90 12
Alexis Nieves
Bryant Álamo
David Vivas
Rafael Vásquez
Carlos Belisario
4 × 100 m relay 39.65 4 q 39.81 7
Kelvis Padrino
Julio Rodríguez
Javier Gómez
José Maita
Ryan López
Rafael Vásquez
4 × 400 m relay 3:06.04 4

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
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Leodán Torrealba Triple jump 16.20 6
Ricardo Montes de Oca Pole vault 5.10 10

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
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Joselyn Brea 1500 m 4:11.80 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000 m 16:04.12 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yoveinny Mota 100 m hurdles 13.39 4 q 13.39 5
Natalia Alfonzo 20 Km walk 10
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Robeilys Peinado Pole vault 4.55 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rosa Rodríguez Hammer throw 71.59 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ahymara Espinoza Shot put 15.97 9

Key: Q=Qualify for final based on position in group; q=Qualify for final based on position in field without meeting qualifying mark

Badminton[edit]

Venezuela qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman).[5][6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Frank Barrios Men's singles  Bencomo (CUB)
W 2–1
 Santos (BRA)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Maria Rojas Camacho Women's singles  Zhang (USA)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Frank Barrios
Maria Rojas Camacho
Mixed doubles  Medel /
Vania (CHI)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Baseball[edit]

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
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 15 10 1.000 Super Round
2  Colombia 3 1 2 16 14 .333 2
3  Cuba 3 1 2 11 13 .333 2 Fifth place game
4  Venezuela 3 1 2 9 14 .333 2 Seventh place game
October 19
15:00
Venezuela  1–3  Brazil Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

October 22
15:00
Cuba  5–6  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

October 24
15:00
Colombia  6–2  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore
Seventh place game
October 25
9:30
Chile  0–7  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

Basketball[edit]

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[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Venezuela men Men's tournament  Argentina
L 88–95
 Dominican Republic
W 92–90
 Panama
W 77–68
2 Q  Brazil
W 84–77
 Argentina
L 65–79
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 262 246 +16 6 Semifinals
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 257 253 +4 5
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 252 227 +25 4 Fifth place game
4  Panama 3 0 3 198 243 −45 3 Seventh place game
31 October 2023
10:30
Argentina  95–88 (OT)  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 22–11, 17–17, 14–30Overtime: 18–11
Pts: Scala 23
Rebs: Saiz 10
Asts: Scala 6
Pts: Sojo 22
Rebs: Graterol 10
Asts: Mijares 6
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Jorge Vásquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Alan dos Santos (BRA)

1 November 2023
13:00
Venezuela  92–90 (OT)  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 14–19, 30–29, 19–17, Overtime: 11–9
Pts: Colmenares, Sojo 21
Rebs: Sojo 10
Asts: Pirela, Sojo 4
Pts: Pérez 22
Rebs: Guerrero 8
Asts: Dicent, Suero 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Kevin Lei (CAN)

2 November 2023
13:00
Panama  68–77  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 29–23, 16–21, 11–17
Pts: Sánchez 23
Rebs: Romero 13
Asts: Hall 4
Pts: Sojo 22
Rebs: Colmenares 18
Asts: Ascanio, Sifontes 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)
Semifinal
3 November 2023
20:00
Brazil  77–84  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 22–31, 20–14, 20–14
Pts: Pereira 22
Rebs: Crepaldi 10
Asts: Corazza 8
Pts: Sifontes 22
Rebs: Colmenares, Sojo 7
Asts: Pirela 6
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Michael Scott (CAN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)
Gold medal game
4 November 2023
20:00
Argentina  79–65  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 26–22, 27–10, 9–21
Pts: Lugarini 17
Rebs: Saiz 10
Asts: Cuello 4
Pts: Sojo 17
Rebs: Colmenares 10
Asts: Sifontes 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Women's tournament[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Venezuela women Women's tournament  Colombia
L 57–73
 Brazil
L 47–97
 Mexico
W 71–65
3 Did not advance  Chile
W 79–70
5
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 244 158 +86 6 Semifinals
2  Colombia 3 2 1 196 189 +7 5
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 175 232 −57 4 Fifth place game
4  Mexico 3 0 3 173 209 −36 3 Seventh place game
25 October 2023
13:00
Colombia  73–57  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 12–17, 12–6, 26–19
Pts: Paz 27
Rebs: Paz 8
Asts: Muñoz 4
Pts: Corrales 12
Rebs: Corrales 7
Asts: Durán, Márquez 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Aline García (URU)

26 October 2023
10:30
Venezuela  47–94  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 5–31, 5–28, 16–19
Pts: Durán 11
Rebs: Corrales 5
Asts: Rivera 3
Pts: de Souza 14
Rebs: de Souza 9
Asts: Zabani 7
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Aline García (URU), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)

27 October 2023
13:00
Venezuela  71–65  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 8–16, 14–17, 25–17
Pts: Durán 22
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Durán, Pérez 6
Pts: Ramírez 13
Rebs: Lara 7
Asts: Ramírez 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)
Fifth place game
28 October 2023
13:00
Chile  70–79  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 17–17, 18–20, 23–18
Pts: García, Ovalle 12
Rebs: Gómez 9
Asts: García 5
Pts: Durán 22
Rebs: Urbina 9
Asts: Urbina 6
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Carlos Vélez (COL), Micaela Prado (ARG), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)

3x3[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

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
Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Venezuela men Men's tournament  Haiti
W 21–16
 Brazil
L 19–20
2 Q  Puerto Rico
W 21–18
 Chile
L 20–22
 Trinidad and Tobago
L 20–21
4
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 41 26 +15 Quarterfinals
2  Venezuela 2 1 1 40 36 +4
3  Haiti 2 0 2 23 42 −19
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
21 October 2023
15:00
Venezuela  21–16  Haiti
Pts: Palacios 9 Pts: Macon 5
Estadio Español
Referees: Marie Houle (CAN) / Lautaro Ojeda (ARG)

22 October 2023
16:30
Brazil  20–19  Venezuela
Pts: de Mello 10 Pts: Palacios 9
Estadio Español
Referees: María Olivieri (ARG) / Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
Quarterfinal
22 October 2023
20:00
Puerto Rico  18–21  Venezuela
Pts: Matos 9 Pts: Rodriguez 7
Estadio Español
Referees: Felipe Valenzuela (CHI) / Marie Houle (CAN)
Semifinal
23 October 2023
17:30
Venezuela  20–22  Chile
Pts: Rodriguez 8 Pts: Rubio 10
Estadio Español
Referees: Sonia Maldonado (PUR) / Jorge Garcia (DOM)
Bronze medal game
23 October 2023
19:00
Trinidad and Tobago  21–20  Venezuela
Pts: Ahkeel Boyd 12 Pts: Palacios 10
Estadio Español
Referees: Jorge Garcia (DOM) / Yilizeth Vence (COL)

Women's tournament[edit]

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
Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Venezuela women Women's tournament  Jamaica
W 21–17
 Puerto Rico
L 11–22
2 Q  United States
L 6–21
Did not advance 8
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 2 2 0 44 22 +22 Quarterfinals
2  Venezuela 2 1 1 32 39 −7
3  Jamaica 2 0 2 28 43 −15
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)
13:00
Venezuela  21–17  Jamaica
Pts: Zapata 11 Pts: Primm 8
Estadio Español Las Condes, Santiago
Referees: Sonia Maldonado (PUR), Marie Houle (CAN)

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22)
14:00
Puerto Rico  22–11  Venezuela
Pts: Plácido 8 Pts: Zapata 6
Estadio Español Las Condes, Santiago
Referees: María Olivieri (ARG), Ana Zachi (BRA)
Quarterfinal
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22)
17:00
United States  21–6  Venezuela
Pts: Dietrick 9 Pts: Sánchez 4
Estadio Español Las Condes, Santiago
Referees: Lautaro Ojeda (ARG), Jorge García (DOM)

Basque pelota[edit]

Venezuela qualified a team of four female athletes through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[9]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Carla Castillo
Fátima Arellano
Rubber Pelota Doubles Trinquete  Figueroa /
Fuentes (MEX)
L 0–2
 García /
Pinto (ARG)
L 0–2
 Vicente /
Cuestas (URU)
L 0–2
 Bastarrica /
Domínguez (CHI)
L 0–2
5 Did not advance 5
Diana Rangel
María Alejandra Borges
Doubles Frontenis  Paredes /
Rodríguez (PER)
W 2–0
 Darriba /
Durán (CUB)
L 0–2
 Plácito /
Cepeda (MEX)
L 0–2
 Muñoz /
Bozzo (CHI)
L 0–2
4  Muñoz /
Bozzo (CHI)
L 0–2
4

Bowling[edit]

Venezuela qualified a full team of two men and two women through the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay.[10]

Athlete Event Qualification / Final Round robin Semifinal Final / BM
Block 1 Block 2 Total Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Grand total Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rodolfo Monacelli Men's singles 1700 3435 3435 5 Did not advance 5
Luis Rovaina 1723 3335 3335 9 Did not advance 9
Rodolfo Monacelli
Luis Rovaina
Men's doubles 3236 6
Alicia Marcano Women's singles 1429 3006 3006 16 Did not advance 16
Karen Marcano 1421 2916 2916 21 Did not advance 21
Karen Marcano
Alicia Marcano
Women's doubles 2750 8

Boxing[edit]

Venezuela qualified 11 boxers (five men and six women).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Keymberth González –51 kg  Breedy (BAR)
W 5–0
 Da Silva (BRA)
L 2–3
Did not advance 5
Yoel Finol –57 kg  De los Santos (DOM)
L 1–4
Did not advance 9
Jesús Cova –63.5 kg Bye  Garcia (USA)
L 0–5
Did not advance 9
Christiann Palácio –71 kg  Darrius (HAI)
W 5–0
 Peka (CAN)
L 1–4
Did not advance 5
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tayonis Cedeño –50 kg  Sandoval (CHI)
W 5–0
 Lozano (USA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Johana Gómez –54 kg  Robles (ARG)
W 5–0
 Arias (COL)
L 0–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Omailyn Alcalá –57 kg  Reyes (EAI)
W 4–1
 Calá (CUB)
W 5–0
 Romeu (BRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Krisandy Ríos –60 kg  Valdes (COL)
L 1–3
Did not advance 5
Yuliannys Álvarez –66 kg  Piñeiro (PUR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Maryelis Yriza –75 kg  Vásquez (COL)
W 5–0
 Thibeault (CAN)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Breaking[edit]

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[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Venezuela qualified a total of four slalom athletes (two men and two women).

Athlete Event Heats 1 Heats 2 Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Ranking Time Ranking Time Ranking Time Rank Time Rank
José Silva Men's C-1 103.87 7 105.98 7 122.46 5 Q 141.38 6
Alexis Pérez Men's K-1 84.36 6 84.58 6 98.60 3 Q 170.20 6
Men's EK-1 53.70 10 Q 3 Did not advance
Marianna Torres Women's K-1 187.64 9 188.39 9 Did not advance 9
Women's EK-1 68.50 14 Q 2 Q 3 Did not advance 5

Sprint[edit]

Venezuela qualified a total of 5 sprint athletes (two men and three women).[11]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Edwar Padrón Men's C-1 1000 m 4:53.99 6 4:06.88 3 FA 4:03.54 7
Ray Sánchez Men's K-1 1000 m 4:08.78 5 3:56.53 4 FB 3:56.32 13
Javianyelis Korovainchenco Women's C-1 200 m 57.73 5 1:00.79 6 FB 55.76 10
Yocelin Cabeza Women's K-1 500 m 2:06.48 5 2:10.56 4 FB 2:04.32 10
Mara Gil
Yocelin Cabeza
Women's K-2 500 m 1:56.19 3 2:01.08 4 FA 1:50.48 7

Cycling[edit]

Venezuela qualified a total of 14 cyclists (seven men and seven women). [12]

BMX[edit]

Venezuela qualified two male cyclists in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.[13]

Freestyle
Athlete Event Seeding Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Daniel Dhers Men 73.50 4 Q 49.33 7
Katherine Díaz Women 59.00 2 Q 69.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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[edit]

Venezuela qualified seven road cyclists (three men and four women).

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Clever Martínez Road race 3:48:30 28
Leangel Linarez 3:46:19 16
Orluis Aular 3:37:58 6
Clever Martínez Time trial 49:59.56 11
Orluis Aular 49:12.63 7
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Andisabel Luque Road race 3:05:40 27
Angie González Did not start
Lilibeth Chacón 2:53:37 12
Wilmarys Moreno 3:00:24 23
Lilibeth Chacón Time trial 28:10.90 11

Track[edit]

Venezuela qualified 9 track cyclists (three men and six women).[14]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Yanez Men's individual 10.154 15 Did not advance 15
Jalymar Rodríguez Women's individual 12.006 16 Did not advance 16
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Verónica Abreu
Angie González
Wilmarys Moreno
Jalymar Rodríguez
Women's team 4:51.618 6 L 4:46.841 Did not advance 6
Keirin
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Rank Rank Rank
Luis Yanez Men's 6 Did not advance
Jalymar Rodríguez Women's 6 0.205 10
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
Athlete Event Points Rank
Angie González
Verónica Abreu
Women's Did not finish

Diving[edit]

Venezuelan qualified 2 divers.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jesús González 1m springboard 315.6 14 Did not advance 14
10 m platform 334.25 11 Q 316.30 12
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Elizabeth Pérez 1m springboard 228.40 7 Q 232.65 9
3 m springboard 260.75 6 Q 264.20 7

Equestrian[edit]

Venezuelan equestrians qualified teams in Jumping competition and have also qualified one athlete in the individual dressage competition.

Dressage[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Venezuela qualified a team of 15 fencers (nine men and six women).

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Victories Defeats Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rubén Limardo Individual épée 3 2 3  McDowald (USA)
L 12–14
Did not advance 9
Francisco Limardo 4 1 2  Lugones (ARG)
W 9–8
 McDowald (USA)
W 15–13
 French (CAN)
L 5–15
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rubén Limardo
Francisco Limardo
Gabriel Lugo
Team épée  Chile (CHI)
W 33–23
 United States (USA)
L 41–45
 Argentina (ARG)
L 42–43
4
César Aguirre Individual foil 0 5 6 Did not advance 17
Antonio Leal 2 3 5  Broszus (CAN)
L 11–15
Did not advance 9
Antonio Leal
Janderson Briceño
César Aguirre
Team foil  United States (USA)
L 21–45
 Argentina (ARG)
L 39–45
 Colombia (COL)
W 45–40
7
José Félix Quintero Individual sabre 5 0 1  Santana (PUR)
W 15–5
 Doddo (USA)
L 9–15
Did not advance 5
Eliecer Romero 2 3 4  Dolegiewicz (USA)
W 15–10
 Monsalva (CHI)
W 15–4
 Arfa (CAN)
W 15–12
 Doddo (USA)
L 11–15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hender Medina 0 6 7 Did not advance 18
José Félix Quintero
Hender Medina
Eliecer Romero
Team sabre  Chile (CHI)
W 45–37
 United States (USA)
L 27–45
 Colombia (COL)
W 45–39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Victories Defeats Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
María Martínez Individual épée 1 4 5  Xiao (CAN)
L 10–15
Did not advance 9
Lizze Asis 3 2 2  Fernández (CHI)
L 7–10
Did not advance 9
Eliana Lugo
Lizze Asis
María Martínez
Team épée  Chile (CHI)
W 44–32
 Brazil (BRA)
L 35–45
 Mexico (MEX)
W 45–42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Luismar Banezca Individual sabre 0 5 6 Did not advance 18
Katherine Paredes 1 4 5  Gordon (CAN)
L 6–15
Did not advance 9
Crelia Ramos
Luismar Banezca
Katherine Paredes
Team sabre  Mexico (MEX)
L 30–45
 Colombia (COL)
W 45–41
 Brazil (BRA)
L 33–45
6

Golf[edit]

Venezuela qualified a full team of 4 golfers (two per gender).[15]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Rocco Saraceni Men's individual 71 81 76 79 310 +22 30
Virgilio Paz 74 67 76 70 284 –4 17
Claudia Perazzo Women's individual 73 78 74 82 307 +19 21
Vanessa Gilly 75 72 74 71 292 +4 10

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Venezuela qualified four gymnasts in artistic (two men and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Adickxon Trejo Individual all-around 12.433 11.933 12.333 13.533 12.800 12.533 75.565 17 Q
Edward Rolin 11.133 10.233 11.466 13.933 10.500 9.166 66.431 33

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
F PH R PB V HB Score Rank
Adickxon Trejo Individual all-around 12.533 12.700 12.466 13.700 12.100 12.333 75.832 15
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
V UB BB F
Deborah Salmina Individual all-around 12.533 10.733 9.633 11.733 44.632 30 Q

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
V UB BB F Score Rank
Deborah Salmina Individual all-around 12.633 10.800 10.033 11.466 44.932 21

Rhythmic[edit]

Venezuela qualified one individual gymnast and five gymnasts for the group event in rhythmic (six women).

Individual
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
Ball Clubs Hoop Ribbon Score Rank
Sophia Fernández All-around 25.150 23.400 25.500 22.800 96.850 15
Ball
Clubs
Hoop
Ribbon
Group
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
5 balls 3 hoops + 2 clubs Score Rank
María Domínguez
Rocelyn Palencia
Yelbery Rodríguez
Gabriela Rodríguez
Isabella Bellizzio
All-around 26.650 Q 23.200 Q 49.850 4
5 hoops 23.250 6
3 ribbons + 2 balls 21.150 6

Judo[edit]

Venezuela has qualified 9 judokas (four men and five women).[16]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Iván Salas −60 kg  Rojas (COL)
L 01–00
Did not advance
Willis Alberto García −66 kg  Tovagliari (ARG)
W 10–00
 De Sousa (BRA)
W 10–01
 Polanco (CUB)
W 10–00
 Frascadore (CAN)
W 10–00
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sergio Mattey −73 kg  Tornal (DOM)
L 01–00
Did not advance
Carlos Páez −90 kg  Arancibia (CHI)
W 10–00
 Macedo (BRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance  Knauf (USA)
L 00–10
Did not advance 7
Luis Amézquita +100 kg  Da Silva (BRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance 9
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
María Gimenez −48 kg  Vilhalba (BRA)
L 10–00
Did not advance
Fabiola Díaz −52 kg Bye  Cordones (PAN)
L 10–00
Did not advance  Echevarria (PUR)
L 01–00
Did not advance 7
Elvismar Rodríguez −70 kg Bye  Willrich (BRA)
W 11–00
 Pérez (PUR)
L 10–00
 Oliveira (BRA)
W 10–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Amarantha Urdaneta +78 kg Bye  Marenco (NCA)
W 10–00
 Carabalí (COL)
L 00–10
 Souza (BRA)
L 00–10
5

Mixed

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Iván Salas
Fabiola Díaz
Elvismar Rodríguez
Amarantha Urdaneta
Sergio Mattey
Carlos Páez
Luis Amézquita
María Giménez
Willis Alberto García
Team Bye  Brazil (BRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance  Argentina (ARG)
L 2–4
Did not advance 7

Karate[edit]

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
Athlete Event Round robin Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrés Madera Men's −67 kg  Rezede (BRA)
W 2–0
 Freire (CHI)
L 8–8 S
 Esparza (MEX)
W 7–0
2 Q  Gálvez (PAN)
W 3–2
 Freire (CHI)
W 3–3 S
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yorgelis Salazar Women's −50 kg  Polanco (DOM)
W 3–0
 Vega (CHI)
W 9–1
 Lahyanssa (CAN)
W 10–3
1 Q  Morales (EAI)
W 8–2
 Lahyanssa (CAN)
W 5–2
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Claudymar Garcés Women's −61 kg  Wong (EAI)
L 0–4
 Díaz (ARG)
W 7–1
 Chacón (CUB)
W 4–1
 Ramírez (COL)
W 10–2
2 Q  Fonseca (PUR)
L 6–7
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Marianth Cuervo Women's −68 kg  Bratic (CAN)
L 0–3
 Campos (MEX)
L 1–5
 Rodrigues (BRA)
L 0–1
 Aponte (BOL)
W K
4 Did not advance 7
Kata
Athlete Event Round robin Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Cleiver Leocádio Men's individual  Conde (BRA)
W 39.80 – 38.60
 Wong (PER)
W 40.50 – 39.00
 Luengo (CHI)
W 40.10 – 37.90
1 Q  Torres (USA)
L 42.60 – 40.10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Andrea Armada Women's individual  Zapata (COL)
L 39.80 – 40.50
 Orbe (ECU)
L 38.00 – 38.90
 Laos (CAN)
W 39.20 – 38.10
3  Yonamine (BRA)
W 40.30 – 40.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Venezuela qualified three modern pentathletes (two men and one woman).[18][19]

Athlete Event Fencing
(Épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(Show jumping)
Shooting / Running
(10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country)
Total
V – D Rank MP points BP Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points MP points Rank
Albert Rivas Men's individual 16–14 13 220 222 2:19.98 14 261 12:07.60 13 573 1056 26
Yicxon Pérez 11–19 25 190 198 2:16.77 9 277 12:03.70 14 577 1052 28
Albert Rivas
Yicxon Pérez
Men's relay 23-13 1 230 234 2:03.82 10 303 2:41.00 7 252 13:02.10 9 518 1307 7
Osmaidy Arias Women's individual 11–21 28 184 186 2:24.86 2 261 12:25.30 10 555 1002 19
Albert Rivas
Osmaidy Arias
Mixed relay 14–30 12 182 184 2:05.66 5 299 EL 15:30.50 10 460 943 10

Roller sports[edit]

Speed[edit]

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
José Carlos Rojas 200 m time trial 18.354 7
500 m 0:43.314 2 Q 0:43.861 3 q 0:44.606 4
1000 m sprint 1:24.282 4 Q 1:26.478 7
Gustavo Rodríguez 10,000 m elimination 9

Women

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Wilmary Toro 200 m time trial 19.675 10
500 m 0:46.031 4 Q 0:46.720 6 Q DSQ
Angy Quintero 1000 m sprint 1:29.608 7 q 1:28.794 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10,000 m elimination 4

Rowing[edit]

Venezuela qualified a team of 8 athletes (three men and five women).[20][21]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jakson Vicent Single sculls 7:47.85 3 7:29.04 2 7:55.24 5 FB 7:36.32 10
Andre Mora
Jaime Machado
Double sculls 6:58.55 4 6:43.54 2 6:43.25 4 FB 6:41.77 8
Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kimberlin Meneses Single sculls 8:55.17 4 8:16.95 2 8:20.41 5 FB 8:25.30 10
Francis Chacín
Yendris Vasquez
Coxless pair 8:47.20 5 8:45.03 6 8:50.93 10
Ysmaly Granadino
Keyla García
Double sculls 8:18.98 5 8:02.09 6 FB 8:04.83 10

Sailing[edit]

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
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
Carenys Salazar IQFoil (11)
(DNF)
(11)
(DNF)
(11)
(DNF)
11
(DNF)
6 7 5 7 11
(DNF)
6 6 5 5 7 7 8 91 6 Q 4 7
Daniela Rivera Laser Radial 8 (11) 8 10 10 9 10 10 9 11 85 11
Sabrina Hernández Sunfish 5 9 9 (10) 9 10 10 10 10 10 82 10
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M Points Rank
Yamil Saba
Dismary Bonillo
Andrea Saba
Lightning (8) 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8

Shooting[edit]

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
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Douglas Gómez 25 m rapid fire pistol 282 6 Q 26 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Julio Iemma 10 m air rifle 618.1 8 Q 121 8
Men
Shotgun
Athlete Event Qualification 1 Qualification 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Leonel Martínez Trap 46 8 69 5 Q 42 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mario Soares 43 15 69 5 Did not advance 14
Women
Pistol and rifle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Dairene Márquez 10 m air rifle 577.2 26 Did not advance
Rifle 3 x 20 545-9x 24 Did not advance
Verónica Lozada 10 m air pistol 552-6x 19 Did not advance
Maribel Pineda 10 m air pistol 538-7x 26 Did not advance
25 m pistol 564 8 Q 5 8

Softball[edit]

Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.

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 women Women's tournament  Mexico
L 2–9
 United States
L 2–9
 Chile
W 13–0
3 Did not advance  Cuba
L 0–4
6
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 34 2 1.000 Super Round
2  Mexico 3 2 1 17 9 .667 1
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 17 18 .333 2 Fifth place game
4  Chile (H) 3 0 3 0 39 .000 3 Seventh place game
Source: Santiago 2023 and WBSC Americas
(H) Hosts
October 29
10:00
Mexico  9–2 (F/6)  Venezuela Baseball and Softball Center, Santiago
Boxscore

October 30
13:00
United States  9–2 (F/6)  Venezuela Baseball and Softball Center, Santiago
Boxscore

October 31
16:00
Venezuela  13–0 (F/4)  Chile Baseball and Softball Center, Santiago
Boxscore
Fifth place game
November 2
13:00
Cuba  4–0  Venezuela Baseball and Softball Center, Santiago
Boxscore

Sport climbing[edit]

Venezuela qualified a team of 4 athletes (three men and one woman) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.

Boulder & lead

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Bouldering Lead Total Bouldering Lead Total
Result Rank Hold Rank Points Rank Result Rank Hold Time Rank Points Rank
Gianstéfano di Nino Men's 48.9 17 22.21 19 71.0 19 Did not advance
Luis Reinaldo Castellanos 29.5 20 14.1 20 43.6 20 Did not advance
Lianet Castillo Women's 64.5 9 26.1 1 90.6 4 Q Did not advance 9

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[edit]

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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
José Joaquín López  Tudela (PER)
L 11.60 – 14.27
Did not advance  Correa (BRA)
L 4.50 – 16.6
Did not advance

Swimming[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Alberto Mestre 50 m freestyle 22.20 3 Q 22.16 4
100 m freestyle 49.28 9 Q 48.96 6
Diego Mas Fraiz 50 m freestyle 22.64 10 q 22.59 11
Alfonso Mestre 200 m freestyle 1:49.33 6 Q 1:49.29 6
400 m freestyle 3:55.67 4 Q 3:47.62 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
800 m freestyle 7:54.46 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 15:19.60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eric Veit 100m breaststroke 1:04.31 20 Did not advance
200m breaststroke 2:19.43 16 q 2:20.51 15
Jorge Otaiza 100m butterfly 53.08 3 Q 52.95 5
200m butterfly 2:03.31 13 q Did not start
Emil Pérez 100m butterfly 54.63 13 q 55.08 16
Winston Rodríguez 200m medley 2:08.82 19 Did not advance
Alberto Mestre
Alfonso Mestre
Emil Perez
Jesús López
Diego Mas*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:25.19 7 Q 3:20.79 5
Winston Rodríguez
Alfonso Mestre
Emil Perez
Bryan Chávez
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:50.57 6 Q 7:42.04 7
Jorge Otaiza
Alberto Mestre
Jesús López
Eric Veit
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:49.32 8 Q 3:45.86 8

Open water

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Diego Vera Open water 1:50:40.7 8
Johndry Segovia 1:51:44.2 11
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Maria Yegres 100 m freestyle 57.57 16 q Did not start 16
200 m freestyle 2:03.17 10 q 2:02.03 9
400 m freestyle 4:23.47 8 Q 4:22.47 8
800 m freestyle 9:01.12 9
1500 m freestyle 17:26.48 9
Carla González 100m backstroke 1:02.09 5 Q 1:01.92 6
Mercedes Toledo 100m breaststroke 1:10.48 9 q 1:10.58 11
200m breaststroke 2:33.50 9 q 2:35.42 12
Lismar Lyon 50 m freestyle 25.91 10 q 25.55 10
100m butterfly 1:01.88 13 q 1:01.86 14
Mariana Cote 400m medley 5:06.11 11 q 5:04.65 11
Mercedes Toledo
Maria Yegres
Mariana Cote
Fabiana Pesce
Carla González*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:50.28 8 Q 3:48.25 8
Maria Yegres
Mariana Cote
Paola Pérez
Fabiana Pesce
Carla González*
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:31.53 5 Q 8:30.99 7
Mercedes Toledo
Maria Yegres
Mariana Cote
Lismar Lyon
Carla González*
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:13.65 6 Q 4:11.15 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Emil Pérez
Diego Mas
María Yegres
Carla González
Jesús López*
Mercedes Toledo*
Fabiana Pesce*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:38.48 4 Q 3:35.88 7
Emil Pérez
Jorge Otaiza
Carla González
Mercedes Toledo
Jesús López*
Eric Veit*
Lismar Lyon*
Fabiana Pesce*
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:04.56 8 Q 3:56.66 7

Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Table tennis