# Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 39 competitors, 34 men and 5 women, took part in 36 events in 12 sports.

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Néstor Nieves | 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:47.34 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rubén Maza | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:23:24 | 59 |
| Carlos Tarazona | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:32:35 | 89 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Yojer Medina | Shot put | 18.53 m | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carlos Barreto | Bantamweight | A Khristov (BUL) W 9-3 | V Khadpo (THA) L 14-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jesús Guevara | Super Heavyweight | J Blocus (FRA) L RSC-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Hussein Monsalve | Men's road race | 5:05:38 | 115 |
| Manuel Guevara | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Carlos Maya | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| José Balaustre | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Rubén Abreu | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |

### Track
#### Points Race

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Daniela Larreal | Women's points race | 0 | 15 |

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Daniela Larreal | Women's sprint | 11.878 s (60.61) | 10 Q | O Grishina (RUS) L | Yang W (CHN) M Kasslin (FIN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Dario Di Fazio | 3 m springboard | 317.04 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dario Di Fazio | 10 m platform | 307.02 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Venezuela in 1996.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Alfredo Pérez | Individual foil | V Pavlovich (RUS) L 2–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Rodríguez | Individual foil | M Ludwig (AUT) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafael Suárez | Individual foil | J García (ESP) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfredo Pérez Carlos Rodríguez Rafael Suárez | Team foil | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Carlos Bravo | Individual sabre | A García (ESP) L 15–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katiuska Santaella | Women's 52 kg | Bye | M Pedulla (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xiomara Griffith | Women's 61 kg | C Schutz (USA) W | M Vernerova (CZE) W | G Vandecaveye (BEL) L | Did not advance | H Tbessi (TUN) W | I Kobas (TUR) L | Did not advance | 7 |
| Francis Gómez | Women's 72 kg | Bye | N Galea (MLT) W | E Essombe (FRA) L | Did not advance | D Luna (CUB) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Net points | Final rank |
| Roland Milošević | Mistral | 12 | 30 | 28 | 47 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 155 | 26 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Francisco Sánchez | 50 m freestyle | 22.68 | 8 Q | 22.72 | 7 |
| Francisco Sánchez | 100 m freestyle | 49.59 | 4 Q | 49.84 | 8 |
| Carlos Santander | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.13 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ricardo Monasterio | 400 m freestyle | 4:00.44 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ricardo Monasterio | 1500 m freestyle | 15:42.39 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Sánchez | 100 m butterfly | 53.90 | 13 | | 17 |
| Nelson Mora | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.50 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Henao Carlos Santander Alejandro Carrizo Francisco Sánchez | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:23.04 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Sánchez Carlos Santander Diego Henao Rafael Manzano | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:32.63 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Group Round | Group Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fabiola Ramos | Women's singles | Group E Chai Po Wa (HKG) L 0–2 A Simion (ROU) L 0-2 M Hooman-Kloppenburg (NED) L 0-2 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nicolas Pereira | Singles | H Gumy (ARG) W 6–4, 6-0 | L Paes (IND) L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jimy Szymanski | Singles | W Black (ZIM) L 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juan-Carlos Bianchi Nicolas Pereira | Doubles | — | S Iwabuchi / T Suzuki (JPN) L 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6-8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Julio César Luna | Men's 91 kg | 165.0 | 13 | 210 | 6 | 375 | 9 |

## Wrestling
### Men's Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Repechage 1 | Opposition Result | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Repechage 3 | Semifinals | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Varela | 82 kg | L Dvorák (HUN) L | S Öztürk (TUR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Repechage 1 | Opposition Result | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Repechage 3 | Semifinals | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Ochoa | 48 kg | A Pavlov (BLR) L | M Maynard (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Winston Santos | 62 kg | H Komyshenko (UKR) L | M Pirim (TUR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Nestor García | 74 kg | M Iskandaryan (RUS) L | T Kornbakk (SWE) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Elias Marcano | 82 kg | D Turlykhanov (KAZ) L | A Jovančević (YUG) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Emilio Suárez | 100 kg | T Edisherashvili (RUS) L | J Giraldo (COL) W | Did not advance | T Nonomura (JPN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |