Venezuela at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Venezuela at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Venezuela at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VEN
NOC	Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Website	cov.com.ve (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	17 (15 men, 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Elizabeth Popper
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Venezuela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seventeen competitors, fifteen men and two women, took part in fifteen events in seven sports.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Boxing	6	–	6
Cycling	4	0	4
Equestrian	1	0	1
Judo	2	–	2
Synchronized swimming	–	1	1
Table tennis	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Total	15	2	17

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Marcelino Bolivar
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Lost to Jesus Beltre (DOM), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Abraham Torres
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Defeated Teekaram Rajcoomar (MTS), on points (5:0)
3. Third Round — Lost to Phajol Moolsan (THA), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Omar Catari
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Defeated Moussa Kagambega (BFA), on knock-out (1st round)
3. Third Round — Lost to Abdelhak Achik (MAR), on knock-out (1st round)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

José Pérez
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Lost to Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL), on points (0:5)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

José García
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Lost to Jan Dydak (POL), on points (1:4)

Four cyclists, all male, represented Venezuela in 1988.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification					Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round A		Round B			Total
			Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank
Alberto Carmona	The Dubliner	Individual	11.00	62	18.00	29.00	59	did not advance					29.00	59

Athlete	Event	Group Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Francisco López	Men's singles	Group D A Grubba (POL) L 0–3 Z Primorac (YUG) L 0-3 J Roßkopf (FRG) L 0-3 Y Miyazaki (JPN) L 0–3 A Musa (NGR) L 0-3 G Haberl (AUS) L 0-3 S Ghorpade (IND) L 2-3	8	did not advance
Elizabeth Popper	Women's singles	Group B Yang Y (KOR) L 0–3 R Kasalová (TCH) L 0-3 Lin Li-Ju (TPE) L 0-3 Hui So Hung (HKG) L 0–3 J Al-Duqom (JOR) W 3-0	5	did not advance