Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Francisco Rodríguez won the nation's first ever gold medal. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.^[1]

Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website	cov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors	23 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Medalists

Gold

• Francisco Rodríguez — Boxing, Men's light flyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Francisco Rodríguez

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Khata Karunatarne (CEY), TKO-2
• Semifinals — Defeated Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1
• Final — Defeated Jee Yong-Ju (KOR), 3:2

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four fencers represented Venezuela in 1968.

Men's foil

• Freddy Salazar
• Silvio Fernández
• Félix Piñero

Men's team foil

• Silvio Fernández, Félix Piñero, Freddy Salazar, Luis García

Men's épée

• Silvio Fernández
• Félix Piñero

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Venezuela in 1968.

50 m pistol

• Edgar Espinoza

50 m rifle, three positions

• Juan Llabot

50 m rifle, prone

• Enrico Forcella
• Boris Loginow

Trap

• Ivo Orlandi