Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | VEN |
| NOC | Venezuelan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 37 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Antonio Esparragoza |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Venezuela competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 7 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Silver[]
- Bernardo Piñango — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Athletics[]
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:48.5
- Semifinals — 1:47.4 (→ did not advance)
Boxing[]
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Pedro Manuel Nieves
- First Round — Defeated Singkham Phongprathith (Laos) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Second Round — Lost to Dietmar Geilich (East Germany) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Ramon Armando Guevara
- First Round — Defeated Nyama Narantuya (Mongolia) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Lost to Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Bernardo Piñango →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Ernesto Alguera (Nicaragua) on points (4-1)
- Third Round — Defeated Veli Koota (Finland) after diskwalification in second round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after knock-out in second round
- Semi Finals — Defeated Dumitru Cipere (Romania) on points (3-2)
- Final — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Peter Joseph Hanlon (Great Britain) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Sean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- First Round — Lost to John Munduga (Uganda) on points (1-4)
Cycling[]
Five cyclists represented Venezuela in 1980.
Football[]
Men's Team Competition[]
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-4)
- Lost to Cuba (1-2)
- Defeated Zambia (2-1)
- Quarter Finals
- Did not advance
- Team Roster
- Eustorgio Sánchez
- Ordan Aguirre
- Emilio Campos
- Pedro Acosta
- Mauro Cichero
- Robert Elie
- Alexis Peña
- Asdrubal José Sanchez
- Iker Joseba Zubizarreta
- Bernardo Añor
- Angel Castillo
- Rodolfo Carvajal
- Pedro Juan Febles
- Nelson José Carrero
- Juan José Vidal
Shooting[]
Swimming[]
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Alberto Eugenio Mestre
- Heats — 52,62 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Jean Marc Francois Carezis
- Heats — 1.54,76 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — DNS
Weightlifting[]
References[]
- ^ "Venezuela at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
External links[]
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