Claim: In the list of Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo, gold medalists Carlos RIvas and Arlindo Gouveia both came from Venezuela, a country on the northern coast of South America.
Evidence: Carlos Rivas (VEN) Arlindo Gouveia (VEN) Venezuela (/ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə/; American Spanish: [beneˈswela (listen)), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.