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{{infobox country at games
{{Infobox Olympics Venezuela
| NOC = VEN
|games=1960 Summer
| NOCname = [[Venezuelan Olympic Committee]]
|competitors=36
| games = Summer Olympics
|sports=9
| year = 1960
|flagbearer=Héctor Thomas
| flagcaption =
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|silver=0
| location = [[Rome]]
|bronze=1
| competitors = 36
|total=1
| sports = 9
|rank=41
| flagbearer = Héctor Thomas
| rank = 41
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1948
| app_end_year =
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'''[[Venezuela]]''' competed at the '''[[1960 Summer Olympics]]''' held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the [[Comité Olímpio Venezolano]] to take part in 26 events in 9 sports.<ref name="off rep vol 1">{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 1|year=1960|publisher=the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad|pages=910|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf}}</ref> The Venezuelan representation was silimar to that of the [[Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Helsinki Games]] that awarded the country first olympic medal but including for the first time a Venezuelan sailing and weightlifting representation. The sporting shooter [[Enrico Forcella]] won the nation's second ever Olympic medal and to date solely Olympic medallist in shooting. Women return after be adsent on the previous game, competeng in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming.
'''[[Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]]''' competed at the '''[[1960 Summer Olympics]]''' held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the [[Venezuelan Olympic Committee|'''Comité Olímpico Venezolano''']] to take part in 26 events in 9 sports.<ref name="off rep vol 1">{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 1|year=1960|publisher=the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad|pages=910|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf}}</ref> The Venezuelan representation was similar to that of the [[Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Helsinki Games]] that awarded the country first olympic medal but including for the first time a Venezuelan sailing and weightlifting representation. The sporting shooter [[Enrico Forcella]] won the nation's second ever Olympic medal and to date solely Olympic medallist in shooting. Women's return after being absent from the previous game, competing in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming.


==Medalists==
==Medalists==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Bronze===
|-
* [[Enrico Forcella]] &mdash; Shooting, [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Men's Small-Bore Rifle]], [[Prone position]], 50 metres
! Medal
!style="width:10em"| Name
!style="width:8em"| Sport
!style="width:16em"| Event
! Date
|-
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Enrico|Forcella}} || [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 50 metre rifle prone|Men's small-bore rifle, prone position]] || {{date|September 10}}
|}


==Competitors==
==Competitors==
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|-class="sortbottom"
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total || 31 || 5 || 36
! Total || 31 || 5 || 36
|}

==Acuatics==

===Swimming===
{{main|Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
380 swimmers from 45 countries competed in 15 events between August 25 and September 3<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SWI/|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> at the [[Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto|Swimming Stadium]], Rome, Italy. 1 swimmer represented Venezuela in 2 events.
;Women
36 swimmers competed in the 100 metres freestyle and 30 in the 100 metres backstroke.<ref name="off rep vol 2.1" />
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=4|Round One
!colspan=4|Semifinals
!colspan=3|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Heat
!Lane
!Time
!Rank
!Heat
!Lane
!Time
!Rank
!Lane
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Annelisse Rockenbach]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 metres freestyle]]
|3
|7
|1'08"5
|5
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 metres backstroke]]
|1
|8
|1'18"6
|7
| colspan=4 {{N/A}}
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}
|}


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Rafael Romero]]
1,016 athletes from countries competed in 34 events between August 31 and September 10<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> at the [[Stadio Olimpico|Olympic Stadium]], Rome, Italy. 7 athletes represented Venezuela in events.
*[[Clive Bonas]]

*[[Horacio Estévez]]
===Track===
*[[Lloyd Murad]]
;Men
*[[Emilio Romero (sprinter)|Emilio Romero]]
61 athletes competed at the 100 metres event, 62 at the 200 metres, 34 in the 400 metres hurdles and 78 athletes from 19 teams at the 4x100 metres relay.<ref name="offi rep vol 2">{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2|year=1960|publisher=The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad|pages=1072|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt1.pdf}}</ref>
*[[Héctor Thomas]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
*[[Víctor Maldonado]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Horacio Estévez]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]]
|10.4
|1 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|10.5
|1 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|10.5
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Lloyd Murad]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]]
|10.7
|2 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|10.8
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]]
|21.8
|3
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Emilio Romero]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]]
|10.7
|3 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|11.1
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]]
|21.4
|2 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|21.5
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Víctor Maldonado|Víctor Maldonado Flores]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 metres hurdles]]
|52.6
|4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Horacio Estévez]]<br />[[Lloyd Murad]]<br />[[Emilio Romero]]<br />[[Rafael Romero]]<br />[[Clive Bonas]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 x 100 m relay]]
|41.0 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|2
| colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|40.3
|2 '''{{abbr|Q|Qualified by Position}}'''
|40.7
|5
|}

===Field===
;Men
49 athletes competed in the long jump event.<ref name="offi rep vol 2" />
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualifying
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Clive Bonas]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|colspan=2|No Mark
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

===Combined===
;Men
30 athletes competed in this event.<ref name="offi rep vol 2" />
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Total<br>Points
!rowspan="2"|Position
!colspan=2|100 metres
!colspan=2|Long Jump
!colspan=2|Shot Put
!colspan=2|High Jump
!colspan=2|400 metres
!colspan=2|110m H
!colspan=2|Discus Throw
!colspan=2|Pole Vault
!colspan=2|Javelin Throw
!colspan=2|1500 metres
|-style="font-size:95%"
!T
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!T
!Points
!T
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!Dis
!Points
!T
!Points
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Héctor Thomas]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|Decathlon]]
|5,753
|20
|11.1
|870
|6.81
|728
|13.42
|712
|1.75
|711
|54.1
|576
|16.9
|443
|40.77
|648
|3.20
|400
|51.15
|549
|5:25.2
|116
|}


==Boxing==
==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Miguel Amarista]]
281 boxers from 54 countries competed in 10 events between August 25 and September 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/BOX/|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> at the [[PalaLottomatica|Palazzo dello Sport]], Rome, Italy. 3 boxers represented Venezuela in 3 events.
*[[Fidel Odremán]]
;Men
*[[Mario Romero (Venezuelan boxer)|Mario Romero]]
34 boxers competed at the lightweight and light-welterweight events and 25 at the middleweight.<ref name="off rep vol 2.1">{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2|year=1960|publisher=The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad|pages=1072|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt2.pdf}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round One
!Round Two
!Round Three
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Mario Romero (boxer)|Mario Romero]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's lightweight|Lightweight]]
|{{n/a|BYE}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Harry Campbell (boxer)|Campbell]]|USA|1960 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Miguel Amarista]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's light-welterweight|Light-Welterweight]]
|{{n/a|BYE}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jorge Solomão|Solomão]]|BRA|1960 Summer}}<br />'''W'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Kim Deuk-Bong|Kim]]|KOR|1960 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Fidel Odremán]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight|Middleweight]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Eddie Crook|Crook]]|USA|1960 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}


==Cycling==
==Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Five cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960.
297 cyclists from 48 countries competed at 6 events between August 26 and 30<ref>{{cite web|title=Cycling at the 1960 Roma Summer Games|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/CYC/|publisher=Sport Reference|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> at the [[Olympic Velodrome, Rome|Olympic Velodrome]] Rome, Italy, for track events while road events was organised along the Viale Cristoforo Colombo and on the Grotta-rossa Circuit. 5 cyclists represented Venezuela at 2 events.


;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
===Road===
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
;Men
* [[Emilio Vidal (cyclist)|Emilio Vidal]]
142 cyclists competed in the individual road event and 126 from 32 teams in the team time trial.<ref name="offi rep vol 2" />
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%"
* [[Francisco Mujica (cyclist)|Francisco Mujica]]
|-

!Athlete
;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]
!Event
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
!Rank
* [[Francisco Mujica (cyclist)|Francisco Mujica]]
!Time
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Arsenio Chirinos]]
* [[Víctor Chirinos]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual Road Race]]
|29
|4:20:57 at 20"
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Emilio Vidal]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual Road Race]]
|62
|4:26:05 at 5′28"
|- align=center
|align=left|[[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual Road Race]]
|63
|4:28:24 at 7′47″
|- align=center
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Francisco Mujica]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual Road Race]]
|colspan=2|Did not Finish
|- align=center
|align=left|[[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]<br />[[Francisco Mujica]]<br />[[Arsenio Chirinos]]<br />[[Víctor Chirinos]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial|Team Time Trial]]
|23
|2:30:52.3
|}


==Fencing==
==Fencing==
{{main|Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960.
344 fencers from 42 countries compted in 8 events between August 29 and September 10<ref>{{cite web|title=Fencing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/FEN/|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> at the [[Palazzo dei Congressi]], Rome, Italy. 8 fencers, 4 men and 4 women, represented Venezuela in 5 events.

<ref name="offi rep vol 2" />
;[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|Men's foil]]
;Men
* [[Jesús Gruber]]
In individuals events, 78 fencers competed in the foil event and 80 in the sabre. In teams events, 77 fencers from 16 teams competed in the foil event.<ref name="off rep vol 2.1" />
* [[Freddy Quintero]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%"
* [[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]]
|-

!rowspan="2"|Athlete
;[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|Men's team foil]]
!rowspan="2"|Event
* [[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]], [[Freddy Quintero]], [[Augusto Gutiérrez]], [[Jesús Gruber]]
!colspan=2|Round One

!colspan=2|Round Two
;[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Men's sabre]]
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
* [[Augusto Gutiérrez]]
!colspan=2|Semifinal
* [[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]]
!colspan=2|Final Pool

|-style="font-size:95%"
;[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Women's foil]]
!Opposition
* [[Belkis Leal]]
!Rank
* [[Norma Santini]]
!Opposition
* [[Ingrid Sander]]
!Rank

!Opposition
;[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil|Women's team foil]]
!Rank
* [[Ingrid Sander]], [[Norma Santini]], [[Belkis Leal]], [[Teófila Márquiz]]
!Opposition
!Rank
!Opposition
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Freddy Quintero]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Christian d'Oriola|d'Oriola]]|FRA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Tim Gerresheim|Gerresheim]]|GER|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Ralph Cooperman|Cooperman]]|GBR|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Moustafa Soheim|Soheim]]|UAR|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Michael Sichel|Sichel]]|AUS|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Pedro Marçal|Marçal]]|POR|1960 Summer}}
|4
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jan Różycki|Różycki]]|POL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jenő Kamuti|Kamuti]]|HUN|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Gene Glazer|Glazer]]|USA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Gilbert Orengo|Orengo]]|MON|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jesús Díez|Díez]]|ESP|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Göran Abrahamsson|Abrahamsson]]|SWE|1960 Summer}}
|4
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Jesús Gruber]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jürgen Brecht|Brecht]]|GER|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Mario Curletto|Curletto]]|ITA|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Édouard Didier|Didier]]|LUX|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Asen Dyakovski|Dyakovski]]|BUL|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Harry Thuillier|Thuillier]]|IRL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jean Khayat|Khayat]]|TUN|1960 Summer}}
|1
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jean-Claude Magnan|Magnan]]|FRA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bill Hoskyns|Hoskyns]]|GBR|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Albie Axelrod|Axelrod]]|USA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Joaquín Moya|Moya]]|ESP|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[László Kamuti|Kamuti]]|HUN|1960 Summer}}
|4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]]<br />[[Freddy Quintero]]<br />[[Augusto Gutiérrez]]<br />[[Jesús Gruber]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|Team foil]]
|{{FlagIOCteam|GBR|1960 Summer}}<br />{{FlagIOCteam|GER|1960 Summer}}
|3
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Augusto Gutiérrez]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Individual sabre]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Claude Arabo|Arabo]]|FRA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Wilfried Wöhler|Wöhler]]|GER|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Asen Dyakovski|Dyakovski]]|BUL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Orlando Azinhais|Azinhais]]|POR|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jean Khayat|Khayat]]|TUN|1960 Summer}}
|4
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Luis García (fencer)|Luis García]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Individual sabre]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jerzy Pawłowski|Pawłowski]]|POL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[José Van Baelen|Van Baelen]]|BEL|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Josef Wanetschek|Wanetschek]]|AUT|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Benito Ramos|Ramos]]|MEX|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[César de Diego|Diego]]|ESP|1960 Summer}}
|6
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|}
;Women
56 fencers competed in the individual foil event and 57 fencers from 12 teams in the foil event.<ref name="off rep vol 2.1" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Round One
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final Pool
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition
!Rank
!Opposition
!Rank
!Opposition
!Rank
!Opposition
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Belkis Leal]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sylwia Julito|Julito]]|POL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky|Dömölky]]|HUN|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jan York-Romary|York-Romary]]|USA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Maria Grötzer|Grötzer]]|AUT|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Marjatta Moulin|Moulin]]|FIN|1960 Summer}}
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Norma Santini]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Traudl Ebert|Ebert]]|AUT|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini|Colombetti-Peroncini]]|ITA|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Christina Lagerwall|Lagerwall]]|SWE|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Romy Weiß-Scherberger|Weiß-Scherberger]]|GER|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Claudine Wallet|Wallet]]|BEL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Johanna Winter|Winter]]|AUS|1960 Summer}}
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Ingrid Sander]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Individual foil]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Elżbieta Pawlas|Pawlas]]|POL|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Irene Camber-Corno|Camber-Corno]]|ITA|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Monique le Roux|le Roux]]|FRA|1960 Summer}} {{flagIOCathlete|[[Margaret Stafford|Stafford]]|GBR|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Helga Gnauer|Gnauer]]|AUT|1960 Summer}}
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Ingrid Sander]]<br />[[Norma Santini]]<br />[[Belkis Leal]]<br />[[Teófila Márquiz]]
|align=left|[[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil|Team foil]]
|{{flagIOCteam|ITA|1960 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCteam|URS|1960 Summer}}
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}


==Sailing==
==Sailing==
{{main|Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Daniel Camejo Octavio]]
*[[Daniel Camejo Octavio]]
*[[Pedro Camejo Guanche]]
*[[Peter Camejo]] Guanche


==Shooting==
==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Six shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. [[Enrico Forcella]] won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event.
*[[Enrico Forcella]]

*[[Franco Bonato]]
;[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|25 m pistol]]
*[[Bran Zonilla]]
*[[José Cazorla]]
* [[Carlos Crassus]]
*[[Carlos Monteverde]]
* [[Carlos Monteverde]]

*[[Carlos Crassus]]
;[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone|50 m rifle, prone]]
* [[Enrico Forcella]]
* [[José Cazorla (sports shooter)|José Cazorla]]

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* [[Bram Zanella]]
* [[Franco Bonato]]

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*[[Annelisse Rockenbach]]
*[[Alberto Feo Corao]]


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==Wrestling==
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*[[Rafael Durán]]
*[[Rafael Duran (wrestler)|Rafael Durán]]
*[[César Ferreras]]
*[[César Ferreras]]


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Latest revision as of 04:21, 20 August 2024

Venezuela at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitecov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors36 in 9 sports
Flag bearerHéctor Thomas
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Venezuela competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the Comité Olímpico Venezolano to take part in 26 events in 9 sports.[1] The Venezuelan representation was similar to that of the Helsinki Games that awarded the country first olympic medal but including for the first time a Venezuelan sailing and weightlifting representation. The sporting shooter Enrico Forcella won the nation's second ever Olympic medal and to date solely Olympic medallist in shooting. Women's return after being absent from the previous game, competing in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming.

Medalists

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Bronze

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Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 0 7
Boxing 3 0 3
Fencing 4 4 8
Cycling 5 0 5
Shooting 6 0 6
Swimming 0 1 1
Yachting 2 0 2
Weightlifting 2 0 2
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 31 5 36

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. Enrico Forcella won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event.

25 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 1 (PDF). the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. p. 910.
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