# Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games

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): Jean Carlos Peña
* Men's Kumite (+ 80 kg): Mario Toro
* Women's Kata: Yohana Sánchez

##### 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: Yaneth Leal

##### Volleyball

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

##### Weightlifting

* Men's – 94 kg: Julio César Luña
* Men's + 105 kg: Hidelgar Morillo

### 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, Eliézer Rincones, Charles Briceño, and Juan Silva
* 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): Carlos Luces
* Men's Kumite (– 74 kg): José Ignacio Pérez

##### Swimming

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

##### Taekwondo

* Women's – 49 kg: Dalia María Contreras
* Women's + 67 kg: Adriana Carmona

##### Weightlifting

* Men's – 69 kg: Amilcar Pernia
* Women's – 63 kg: Solenny Villasmil

### Bronze
##### Archery

* Women's Recurve Team: Leydi Brito, Vanessa Chacón, and Rosanna Rosario

##### Athletics

* Men's Long Jump: Víctor Castillo

##### Boxing

* Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Edgar Muñoz
* Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): José Jefferson Perez

##### Cycling

* Men's Road Individual Time Trial: Franklin Chacón
* Men's Team Sprint: Alexander Cornieles, Rubén Osorio, and Jhonny Hernández
* Men's Keirin: Rubén Osorio

##### Fencing

* Men's Foil Team: Enrique da Silva, Joner Pérez, Carlos Pineda, and Carlos Rodríguez
* Women's Épée Individual: Endrina Álvarez

##### Judo

* Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg): Reiver Alvarenga
* Women's Extra-Lightweight (– 48 kg): Analy Rodríguez
* 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: Remigia Arcila
* Women's – 58 kg: Gretty Lugo
* Women's – 75 kg: Raquel López

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Track

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Larry Alberto Sánchez | Men's marathon | 2:42:02 | 12 |
| Luis Fonseca | Men's marathon | DNF | — |

#### Field

| Athlete | Event | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Women's heptathlon | Women's heptathlon | Women's heptathlon | Women's heptathlon | Women's heptathlon | Women's heptathlon | Total | Total |
| Athlete | 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| José Jefferson Perez | Light Flyweight | Bye | Calero (ECU) W 12-5 | Bartelemí (CUB) L 2-12 → | did not advance |
| Jean Pérez | Flyweight | Hilares (MEX) L 12-16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexander Espinoza | Bantamweight | Bye | Rigondeaux (CUB) L RSCH-3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nehomar Cermeño | Featherweight | Velasquez (PUR) L 5-12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Coffi | Welterweight | Bye | Angulo (MEX) L 10-11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming
#### Men's competition

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

#### Women's competition

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

### Triathlon

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