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Revision as of 16:29, 27 August 2012

Template:Infobox Olympics Venezuela

Venezuela competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were seleted by the Comité Olímpio Venezolano to take part in 26 events in 9 sports[1]. The Venezuelan representation was silimar to that of the Helsinki Games that awarded the country first olympic medal but inlcuding 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.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Enrico Forcella Shooting Men's small-bore rifle, prone position 10 September

Competitors

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1,016 athletes from countries competed in 34 events between August 31 and September 10[2] at the Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy. 7 athletes represented Venezuela in events.

Track

Men

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[3].

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Horacio Estévez 100 metres 10.4 1 Q 10.5 1 Q 10.5 4 Did not advance
Lloyd Murad 100 metres 10.7 2 Q 10.8 5 Did not advance
200 metres 21.8 3 Did not advance
Emilio Romero 100 metres 10.7 3 Q 11.1 6 Did not advance
200 metres 21.4 2 Q 21.5 7 Did not advance
Víctor Maldonado Flores 400 metres hurdles 52.6 4 Did not advance
Horacio Estévez
Lloyd Murad
Emilio Romero
Rafael Romero
Clive Bonas 		4 x 100 m relay 41.0 Q 2 — 40.3 2 Q 40.7 5

Field

Men

49 athletes competed in the long jump event[3].

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Clive Bonas Long jump No Mark Did not advance

Combined

Men

30 athletes competed in this event[3].

Athlete Event Total
Points 		Position 100 metres Long Jump Shot Put High Jump 400 metres 110m H Discus Throw Pole Vault Javelin Throw 1500 metres
T Points Dis Points Dis Points Dis Points T Points T Points Dis Points Dis Points Dis Points T Points
Héctor Thomas 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

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

281 boxers from 54 countries competed in 10 events between August 25 and September 5[4] at the Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy. 3 boxers represented Venezuela in 3 events.

Men

34 boxers competed at the lightweight and light-welterweight events and 25 at the middleweight[5] .

Athlete Event Round One Round Two Round Three Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mario Romero Lightweight BYE  Campbell (USA)
L 		Did not advance
Miguel Amarista Light-Welterweight BYE  Solomão (BRA)
W 		 Kim (KOR)
L 		Did not advance
Fidel Odremán Middleweight —  Crook (USA)
L 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

297 cyclists from 48 countries competed at 6 events between August 26 and 30[6] at the 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.

Road

Men

142 cyclists competed in the individual road event and 126 from 32 teams in the team time trial[3].

Athlete Event Rank Time
Arsenio Chirinos Individual Road Race 29 4:20:57 at 20"
Emilio Vidal Individual Road Race 62 4:26:05 at 5′28"
José Ferreira Individual Road Race 63 4:28:24 at 7′47″
Francisco Mujica Individual Road Race Did not Finish
José Ferreira
Francisco Mujica
Arsenio Chirinos
Víctor Chirinos 		Team Time Trial 23 2:30:52.3

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

344 fencers from 42 countries compted in 8 events between August 29 and September 10[7] at the Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, Italy. 8 fencers, 4 men and 4 women, represented Venezuela in 5 events. [3]

Men

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[5].

Athlete Event Round One Round Two Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Pool
Opposition Rank Opposition Rank Opposition Rank Opposition Rank Opposition Rank
Freddy Quintero Individual foil  d'Oriola (FRA)  Gerresheim (GER)
 Cooperman (GBR)  Soheim (UAR)
 Sichel (AUS)  Marçal (POR) 		4 Did not advance
Luis García Individual foil  Różycki (POL)  Kamuti (HUN)
 Glazer (USA)  Orengo (MON)
 Díez (ESP)  Abrahamsson (SWE) 		4 Did not advance
Jesús Gruber Individual foil  Brecht (GER)  Curletto (ITA)
 Didier (LUX)  Dyakovski (BUL)
 Thuillier (IRL)  Khayat (TUN) 		1  Magnan (FRA)  Hoskyns (GBR)
 Axelrod (USA)  Moya (ESP)
 Kamuti (HUN) 		4 Did not advance
Luis García
Freddy Quintero
Augusto Gutiérrez
Jesús Gruber 		Team foil  Great Britain (GBR)
 Germany (GER) 		3 Did not advance
Augusto Gutiérrez Individual sabre  Arabo (FRA)  Wöhler (GER)
 Dyakovski (BUL)  Azinhais (POR)
 Khayat (TUN) 		4 Did not advance
Luis García Individual sabre  Pawłowski (POL)  Van Baelen (BEL)
 Wanetschek (AUT)  Ramos (MEX)
 Diego (ESP) 		6 Did not advance
Women

56 fencers competed in the individual foil event and 57 fencers from 12 teams in the foil event[5].

Athlete Event Round One Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Pool
Opposition Rank Opposition Rank Opposition Rank Opposition Rank
Belkis Leal Individual foil  Julito (POL)  Dömölky (HUN)
 York-Romary (USA)  Grötzer (AUT)
 Moulin (FIN) 		6 Did not advance
Norma Santini Individual foil  Ebert (AUT)  Colombetti-Peroncini (ITA)
 Lagerwall (SWE)  Weiß-Scherberger (GER)
 Wallet (BEL)  Winter (AUS) 		6 Did not advance
Ingrid Sander Individual foil  Pawlas (POL)  Camber-Corno (ITA)
 le Roux (FRA)  Stafford (GBR)
 Gnauer (AUT) 		6 Did not advance
Ingrid Sander
Norma Santini
Belkis Leal
Teófila Márquiz 		Team foil  Italy (ITA)
 Soviet Union (URS) 		6 Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

  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.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2 (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. p. 1072.
  4. ^ "Boxing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b c The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2 (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. p. 1072.
  6. ^ "Cycling at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sport Reference. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Fencing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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