Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Venezuela
games=1996 Summer
competitors=39 (34 men and 5 women)
sports=12
flagbearer=Francisco Sánchez
officials=

Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Marathon
* Rubén Maza — 2:23.24 (→ 59th place)
* Carlos Tarazova — 2:32.35 (→ 89th place)

=Boxing=

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Carlos Barreto:* First Round — Defeated Aleksandar Hristov (Bulgaria), 9-3:* Second Round — Lost to Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand), 6-14

Men's Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
* Jesus Guevara:* First Round — Lost to Josué Blocus (France), referee stopped contest in second round

=Diving=

Men's 3m Springboard
*Dario di Fazio:* Preliminary Heat — 317.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Men's 10m Platfom
*Dario di Fazio:* Preliminary Heat — 307.02 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

=Judo=

Women's Half-Lightweight
* Katty Santaella

Women's Half-Middleweight
* Xiomara Griffith

Women's Half-Heavyweight
* Francis Gómez

=Swimming=

Men's 50m Freestyle
* Francisco Sánchez:* Heat – 22.68:* Swim-off – 22.74:* Final – 22.72 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle
* Carlos Santander:* Heat – 1:53.13 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle
* Ricardo Monasterio:* Heat – 4:00.44 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle
* Ricardo Monasterio:* Heat – 15:42.39 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly
* Francisco Sánchez:* Heat – 53.90:* B-Final – scratched

Men's 200m Butterfly
* Nelson Mora:* Heat – 2:01.50 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
* Diego Henao, Carlos Santander, Alejandro Carrizo, and Francisco Sánchez:* Heat – 3:23.04 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
* Francisco Sánchez, Carlos Santander, Diego Henao, and Rafael Manzano:* Heat – 7:32.63 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

=Tennis=

Men's Singles Competition
* Nicolas Pereira:* First round — Defeated Hernan Gumy (Argentina) 6-4 and 6-0:* Second round — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 2-6 and 3-6
* Jimy Szymanski:* First round — Lost to Wayne Black (Zimbabwe) 7-6, 4-6 and 3-6
Men's Doubles Competition
* Juan-Carlos Bianchi and Nicolas Pereira:* First round — Lost to Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki (Japan) 4-6, 7-6, and 6-8

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1996/ sports-reference]