Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games

Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website	www.covoficial.com.ve
in Santo Domingo 1–17 August 2003
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 16 Silver 21 Bronze 27 Total 64
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.

Medals[]

Gold[]

Athletics

• Men's 3,000m Steeplechase: Néstor Nieves

Boxing

• Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg): Patrick López

Fencing

• Women's Foil Individual: Mariana González

Karate

• Men's Kata: Antonio Díaz
• Men's Kumite (– 68 kg):
• Men's Kumite (+ 80 kg):
• Women's Kata:

Shooting

• Women's 10 m Air Pistol: Francis Gorrin

Swimming

• Men's 400 m Freestyle: Ricardo Monasterio
• Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Ricardo Monasterio

Taekwondo

• Women's – 67 kg:

Volleyball

• Men's Team Competition: Venezuela men's national volleyball team

Weightlifting

• Men's – 94 kg: Julio César Luña
• Men's + 105 kg:

Silver[]

Cycling

• Women's Sprint: Daniela Larreal
• Women's Keirin: Daniela Larreal

Fencing

• Men's Épée Individual: Silvio Fernández
• Men's Épée Team: Silvio Fernández and Rubén Limardo
• Men's Sabre Individual: Carlos Bravo
• Men's Sabre Team: Carlos Bravo, , , and
• Women's Sabre Individual: Alejandra Benítez

Gymnastics

• Men's Rings: Regulo Carmona

Judo

• Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg): Ludwig Ortíz
• Women's Lightweight (– 57 kg): Rudymar Fleming
• Women's Heavyweight (+ 78 kg): Giovanna Blanco

Karate

• Men's Kumite (– 62 kg):
• Men's Kumite (– 74 kg):

Swimming

• Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle: Osvaldo Quevedo, , Luis Rojas, and Octavio Alesi

Taekwondo

• Women's – 49 kg:
• Women's + 67 kg: Adriana Carmona

Weightlifting

• Men's – 69 kg:
• Women's – 63 kg: Solenny Villasmil

Bronze[]

Archery

• Women's Recurve Team: , , and

Athletics

• Men's Long Jump: Víctor Castillo

Boxing

• Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Edgar Muñoz
• Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):

Cycling

• Men's Road Individual Time Trial: Franklin Chacón
• Men's Team Sprint: , , and
• Men's Keirin:

Fencing

• Men's Foil Team: , , , and Carlos Rodríguez
• Women's Épée Individual:

Judo

• Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg): Reiver Alvarenga
• Women's Extra-Lightweight (– 48 kg):
• Women's Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg): Flor Velázquez
• Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg): Keivi Pinto

Weightlifting

• Men's – 62 kg: Israel José Rubio
• Men's – 77 kg: Octavio Mejías
• Women's – 48 kg:
• Women's – 58 kg:
• Women's – 75 kg:

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luis Fonseca	Men's 10000 m	—	—	29:42.30	5
Néstor Nieves	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	—	—	8:34.26

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's marathon	2:42:02	12
Luis Fonseca	Men's marathon	DNF	—

Field

Athlete	Event	Throws						Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Rank
Manuel Fuenmayor	Men's javelin throw	66.88	72.63	X	69.03	68.82	71.69	72.63 m	5
Yojer Medina	Men's shot put	18.56	18.99	X	X	19.19	X	19.19 m	6

Heptathlon

Athlete	Women's heptathlon							Total
	100 m hurdles	High jump	Shot put	200 m	Long jump	Javelin throw	800 m	Points	Rank
Thaimara Rivas	14.36	1.68	12.56	25.89	5.88	38.62	2:25.16	5472	6

Boxing[]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
	Light Flyweight	Bye	Calero (ECU) W 12-5	Bartelemí (CUB) L 2-12 →	did not advance
Jean Pérez	Flyweight	(MEX) L 12-16	did not advance
Alexander Espinoza	Bantamweight	Bye	Rigondeaux (CUB) L RSCH-3	did not advance
Nehomar Cermeño	Featherweight	Velasquez (PUR) L 5-12	did not advance
	Welterweight	Bye	Angulo (MEX) L 10-11	did not advance

Swimming[]

Men's competition[]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	50 m freestyle	23.41	11	23.47	11
Octavio Alesi		23.69	13	23.64	14
Luis Rojas	100 m freestyle	51.22	9	DNS	17
		51.53	12	DNS	18

Women's competition[]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	200 m freestyle	2:09.70	14	2:08.81	13
Arlene Semeco		2:12.22	17	did not advance

Triathlon[]

Athlete	Event	Race			Total
		Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Rank
Gilberto González	Men's Individual	20:05.500	59:27.500	35:47.200	01:56:16	12
	Men's Individual	20:57.100	58:36.900	41:16.400	02:02:00	23
	Men's Individual	20:50.100	58:40.900	44:40.700	02:05:20	25

See also[]

• Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics