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Venezuela sent 67 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics. Weightifter Israel Jose Rubio won the country's first medal of the games when he placed third in the 62kg category. It was the country's eight overall medal, but first since the 1984 games in Los Angeles.

The country participated in 14 previous Summer Olympics: 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Venezuela	0	0	2	2

Bronze:

• Weightlifting - 62kg Israel Jose Rubio
• Taekwondo - 67kg Adriana Carmona

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 400 metres:

• Luis Luna - Round 1, 47.92 s (did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres:

• Freddy Gonzalez - Round 1, 13:42.44 (did not advance)

Men's marathon:

• Luis Fonseca - DNF

Men's long jump:

• Victor Castillo - Round 1, 7.98 metres (did not advance)

Men's javelin:

• Manuel Fuenmayor - Round 1, 72.26 metres (did not advance)

Boxing

Venezuela sent seven boxers to Athens. Five of them lost their first matches, while the two in the heavier weight classes each won their first round (one by walkover, however) before falling in their second match.

Light Flyweight (48kg)

• Miguel Angel Miranda Guerra
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Yan Bhartelemy Varela of Cuba, outscored

Flyweight (51kg)

• Jonny Gabriel Mendoza Alvarado
  1. Round of 32 - Bye
  2. Round of 16 - Lost to Paulus Ambunda of Namibia, 39-19

Bantamweight (54kg)

• Alexander Espinoza Hernandez
  1. Round of 32 - Bye
  2. Round of 16 - Lost to Andrew Kooner of Canada, 37-20

Light Welterweight (64kg)

• Patriz Adelis Lopez Rojas
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Michele di Rocco of Italy, 37-30

Welterweight (69kg)

• Jean Carlos Prada
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Sherzod Husanov of Uzbekistan, 33-20

Light Heavyweight (81kg)

• Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata
  1. Round of 32 - Defeated Mario Sivolija of Croatia, 31-23
  2. Round of 16 - Lost to Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus, 18-10

Heavyweight (91kg)

• Wilmer Jose Vasquez Torres
  1. Round of 16 - Defeated Ertugrul Ergezen of Turkey, walkover
  2. Quarterfinal - Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte of Cuba, 24-4

Diving

Men's 3 metre springboard:

• Ramon Fumado - Prelim: 410.97 (17th place)

Fencing

Men's épée individual:

• Silvio Fernandez - defeated in quarterfinals

Men's foil individual:

• Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez - defeated in round of 32

Women's foil individual:

• Mariana Gonzalez - defeated in round of 16

Women's sabre individual:

• Alejandra Benitez - defeated in round of 32

Triathlon

Venezuela's only competitor in the 2004 Olympic triathlon was a veteran of the 2000 competition. He improved his ranking by one place.

Men's:

• Gilberto Gonzalez - 1:59:12.20 (36th place)

Officials

• President: Mr. Fernando Romero Mazzeo
• Secretary General: Mr. Leonardo Rodriguez