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Venezuela at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Venezuela was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee.

In total, 50 athletes including 36 men and 14 women represented Venezuela in 17 different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, sychronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.

Competitors

In total, 50 athletes represented Venezuela at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across 17 different sports.

Athletics

In total, six Venezuelan athletes participated in the athletics events – José Carabalí, Juan Morillo, Hely Ollarves and José Peña in the men's 4 × 100 m relay and José Alejandro Semprún and Carlos Tarazona in the men's marathon.

Boxing

In total, four Venezuelan athletes participated in the boxing events – Nehomar Cermeño in the bantamweight category, Patrick López in the lightweight category, José Luis Varela in the light flyweight category and Hely Yánes in the light middleweight category.

Cycling

In total, five Venezuelan athletes participated in the cycling events – Manuel Guevara, Carlos Maya, Alexis Méndez and Omar Pumar in the men's road race and Daniela Larreal in the women's sprint and the women's time trial.

Road Cycling

Track Cycling

Sprint
Time trial

Diving

In total, three Venezuelan athletes participated in the diving events – Alejandra Fuentes in the women's 3 m springboard, Ramón Fumadó in the men's 3 m springboard and Luis Villarroel in the men's 3 m springboard and the men's 10 m platform.

Fencing

In total, one Venezuelan athlete participated in the fencing events – Carlos Rodríguez in the men's foil.

Gymnastics

In total, one Venezuelan athletes participated in the gymnastic events – Arlen Lovera in the women's individual all-around, the women's floor, the women's vault, the women's uneven bars and the women's balance beam .

Judo

In total, eight Venezuelan athletes participated in the judo events – Reiver Alvarenga in the men's –60 kg category, Jackelin Díaz in the Women's –52 kg category, Xiomara Griffith in the Women's –70 kg category, Luís Gregorio López in the men's –100 kg category, Luis René López in the men's –90 kg category, Eduardo Manglés in the men's –73 kg category, Hermágoras Manglés in the men's –81 kg category and Ludwig Ortíz in the men's –66 kg category.

Sailing

In total, one Venezuelan athlete participated in the sailing events – Yamil Saba Fuentes in the Men's mistral.

Shooting

In total, two Venezuelan athletes participated in the shooting events – Felipe Beuvrín in the men's 10 m air pistol and the men's 50 m pistol and María Gabriela Franco in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol.

Swimming

In total, five Venezuelan athletes participated in the swimming events – Ricardo Monasterio, Francisco Páez, Oswaldo Quevedo, Francisco Sánchez and Carlos Santander.

Synchronized swimming

In total, two Venezuelan athletes participated in the synchronized swimming events – Jenny Castro Bravo and Virginia Ruiz in the duet.

Table tennis

In total, one Venezuelan athlete participated in the table tennis events – Fabiola Ramos in the women's singles.

Taekwondo

In total, one Venezuelan athlete participated in the taekwondo events – Adriana Carmona in the women's +67 kg.

Tennis

In total, four Venezuelan athletes participated in the tennis events – José de Armas, Milagros Sequera, Jimy Szymanski and María Alejandra Vento.

Triathlon

In total, one Venezuelan athletes participated in the triathlon events – Gilberto González in the men's competition.

Weightlifting

In total, two Venezuelan athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Karla Fernández in the women's –53 kg category and Julio Luna in the men's –94 kg.

Wrestling

In total, two Venezuelan athletes participated in the wrestling events – Rafael Barreno in the Greco-Roman –130 kg category and Eddy Bartolozzi in the Greco-Roman –85 kg category.

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