Venezuela at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| year = 1968
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| location = Mexico City
| competitors = 23
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| bronze = 0
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1968/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1968/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Venezuela at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games |access-date=2011-01-03 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Medalists
=Gold=
Athletics
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Boxing
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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
:* 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
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Four fencers represented Venezuela in 1968.
Sailing
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Shooting
References
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External links
- [http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VEN/summer/1968/]
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Category:1968 in Venezuelan sport
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