# Venezuela at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 26 competitors, 25 men and 1 woman, took part in 29 events in 10 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Rafael Vidal | Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | 3 August |
| Bronze | Marcelino Bolivar | Boxing | Men's light-flyweight | 9 August |
| Bronze | Omar Catarí | Boxing | Men's featherweight | 9 August |

## Athletics

Men's Decathlon
* Douglas Fernández
   * Final Result — 7553 points (→ 18th place)

## Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Marcelino Bolivar → Bronze Medal
** First Round — Defeated Nelson Jamili (Philippines), on points (5:0)
** Second Round — Defeated Agapito Gómez (Spain), on points (4:1)
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Carlos Motta (Guatemala), on points (5:0)
** Semifinals — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (1:4)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Manuel Vilchez
** First Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda), on points (2:3)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
* Omar Catari → Bronze Medal
** First Round — Bye
** Second Round — Defeated Azzedine Said (Algeria), RSC-2
** Third Round — Defeated Satoru Higashi (Japan), on points (4:1)
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Park Hyung-Ok (South Korea), on points (4:1)
** Semifinals — Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States), on points (0:5)

## Cycling

Two cyclists represented Venezuela in 1984.

### Individual road race

* Enrique Campos
* Fernando Correa

## Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
* Carlos Isturiz
   * Preliminary Round — 483.00 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

## Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Venezuela in 1984.

### Men's foil

* José Rafael Magallanes

### Men's épée

* José Rafael Magallanes

### Men's sabre

* Ildemaro Sánchez

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Alberto Mestre Sosa
   * Heat — 50.99
   * Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Alberto Mestre Sosa
   * Heat — 1:50.73
   * Final — 1:50.23 (→ 5th place)
* Jean-Marie François
   * Heat — 1:55.28 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
* Jean-Marie François
   * Heat — 4:03.08 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
* Giovanni Frigo
   * Heat — 59.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
* Giovanni Frigo
   * Heat — 2:07.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Jorge Henão
   * Heat — 1:09.01 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Jorge Henão
   * Heat — 2:28.03 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Rafael Vidal Castro
   * Heat — 54.33
   * Final — 54.27 (→ 4th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Rafael Vidal Castro
   * Heat — 1:59.15
   * Final — 1:57.51 (→ Bronze Medal)
* Alberto José Umana
   * Heat — 2:05.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Alberto Mestre Sosa, Alberto José Umana, Rafael Vidal, and Jean-Marie François
   * Heat — 3:30.24 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Jean-Marie François, Alberto José Umana, Rafael Vidal Castro, and Alberto Mestre Sosa
   * Heat — 7:31.79 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Giovanni Frigo, Jorge Henão, Rafael Vidal Castro, and Alberto Mestre Sosa
   * Heat — 3:55.12 (→ did not advance, 13th place)