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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 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 be adsent of 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==


===[[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze===
===Bronze===
* [[Enrico Forcella]] &mdash; Shooting, [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Men's Small-Bore Rifle]], [[Prone position]], 50 metres
* [[Enrico Forcella]] &mdash; Shooting, [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Men's Small-Bore Rifle]], [[Prone position]], 50 metres


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*[[Horacio Estévez]]
*[[Horacio Estévez]]
*[[Lloyd Murad]]
*[[Lloyd Murad]]
*[[Emilio Romero]]
*[[Emilio Romero (sprinter)|Emilio Romero]]
*[[Héctor Thomas]]
*[[Héctor Thomas]]
*[[Víctor Maldonado]]
*[[Víctor Maldonado]]
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;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
* [[Emilio Vidal]]
* [[Emilio Vidal (cyclist)|Emilio Vidal]]
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
* [[Francisco Mujica]]
* [[Francisco Mujica (cyclist)|Francisco Mujica]]


;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]
;[[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
* [[José Ferreira (cyclist)|José Ferreira]]
* [[Francisco Mujica]]
* [[Francisco Mujica (cyclist)|Francisco Mujica]]
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
* [[Arsenio Chirinos]]
* [[Víctor Chirinos]]
* [[Víctor Chirinos]]
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==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.
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*[[Enrico Forcella]]

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*[[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]]
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* [[Enrico Forcella]]
* [[José Cazorla (sports shooter)|José Cazorla]]

;[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's trap|Trap]]
* [[Bram Zanella]]
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* [[Franco Bonato]]


==Swimming==
==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Annelisse Rockenbach]]
*[[Annelisse Rockenbach]]
*[[Alberto Feo]]
*[[Alberto Feo Corao]]


==Weightlifting==
==Weightlifting==
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==Wrestling==
==Wrestling==
{{main|Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Rafael Durán]]
*[[Rafael Duran (wrestler)|Rafael Durán]]
*[[César Ferreras]]
*[[César Ferreras]]


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{{Venezuela athletes winners at the Olympics Games}}
{{Venezuela athletes winners at the Olympics Games}}
{{Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Venezuela at the Olympics|1960]]
[[Category:Venezuela at the Summer Olympics by year|1960]]
[[Category:1960 in Venezuela]]
[[Category:1960 in Venezuelan sport]]




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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