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Venezuela At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. Medals Gold *Men's Points Race: Andris Hernández *Men's Épée Individual: Rubén Limardo *Women's Foil Individual: Mariana González *Women's Foil Team: Jhohanna Fuenmayor, Mariana González, María Martínez and Yulitza Suárez *Men's Individual All-Around: José Luis Fuentes *Women's Rings: Regulo Carmona *Men's Kumite (– 65 kg): Luis Plumacher *Men's Sunfish Class: Eduardo Cordeiro *Women's 50m Freestyle: Arlene Semeco *Women's 100m Freestyle: Arlene Semeco *Women's Singles: Milagros Sequera Silver *Men's Light-Flyweight (– 48 kg): Kevin Betancourt *Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg): José Payares *Men's Team Sprint: Hersony Canelón, Andris Hernández, and César Marcano *Men's Individual Sprint: Tomás Gil *Men's BMX: Jonathan Suárez *Men's Pommel Horse: José Luis Fuentes *Men's Kumite (– 70 kg): Jean C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Olympic Committee
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Betancourt
Johnny Betancourt (Caracas) is a Venezuelan amateur boxer best known to win a silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 2007 PanAm Games . In the final he lost to southpaw Luis Yáñez from the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References External linksPanam games Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan male boxers Light-flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Primera
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Chacón
Franklin Raúl Chacón Colmenares (born February 12, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional track and road racing cyclist. Major results ;2000 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Táchira ;2001 : 3rd Under-23 road race, Pan American Championships ;2002 : 1st National Time Trial Championships : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Bramon : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2003 : 3rd Individual time trial, Pan American Games : 4th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2004 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista Aragua : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Tovar : 10th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ::1st Stage 3a ;2006 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Tachira : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Cuba : 6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2007 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Estado Yaracuy ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Juegos del Alba : 2nd Team pursuit, Pan American Championships : 2nd Overall Vuelta al Estado Portugesa ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Team pursuit, Pan American Games ;2008 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Yacambu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Rivas
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names ''Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ochoa
Richard N. Ochoa Quintero (February 14, 1984 – July 19, 2015) was a Venezuelan professional track and road racing cyclist. He was killed after being hit by a motorcycle during a training ride. Major results ;2004 : Pan American Track Championships ::1st Points race ::2nd Team pursuit ;2005 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Estado Portugesa ::1st Stage 2b : 8th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2006 : 1st Points race, Central American and Caribbean Games : 1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional ::1st Stages 3 & 7a : 1st Overall Vuelta a Yacambu-Lara ::1st Stage 2a : 2nd Clasico Ciudad de Valenci ;2007 : 2nd Team pursuit, Pan American Track Championships : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela : Pan American Games ::3rd Madison ::3rd Team pursuit ;2008 : 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Venezuela : 4th Overall Vuelta Independencia Nacional ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Lara : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2010 : Central American and Caribbean Games ::1st Scratch ::2nd Points race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielys García
Danielys Del Valle García Buitrago (born August 20, 1986 in Valera, Trujillo) is a female track and road cyclist from Venezuela. She won a bronze medal for her native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed in the road race at the 2008 Olympics, placing 54th, and again in the road race at the 2012 Olympics, in which she did not finish. Career ;2006 :1st in Venezuelan National Championships, Road, Elite, Individual Time Trial, San Carlos, Cojedes (VEN) : in Central American and Caribbean Games, Road, Individual Time Trial, Cartagena (COL) ;2007 :1st in Venezuelan National Championships, Road, Elite, Venezuela (VEN) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Valencia (VEN) : in Pan American Games, Road Race, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ;2008 :1st in Venezuelan National Championships, Road, Elite, Individual Time Trial, Mérida (VEN) :1st in Venezuelan National Championships, Road, Elite, Santa Cruz de Mora (VEN) :2nd in Copa F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Monasterio
Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes (born October 22, 1978) is a former competition swimmer who represented Venezuela at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Monasterio was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1999 to 2001. He received four All-American honors while swimming for the Gators. Monasterio graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in statistics in 2004. Monasterio won the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events at the 2003 Pan American Games. See also * List of University of Florida alumni * List of University of Florida Olympians This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Toro
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the setting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Carlos Peña
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Suárez (BMX Rider)
Jonathan Fernando Suárez Freitez (born 8 December 1982, in San Félix, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan professional BMX cyclist. Dubbed by his sporting fans as ''El Mosquito'', Suarez has been highly considered a solid, all-around BMX rider in Latin America, and more importantly, one of the world's top cruisers in the sport. He won two men's cruiser medals, including his gold, at the UCI BMX World Championships, and later represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Suarez sought headlines on the international scene by edging out Filipino-American rider Daniel Caluag, who previously represented the United States, for a prestigious gold medal in men's cruiser at the 2007 UCI BMX World Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He also collected a silver medal to his career hardware in men's BMX cycling at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro on that same year, trailing behind 33-year-old U.S. rider Jason Richardson by less than a second. Suarez quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Gil
Tomás Aurelio Gil Martínez (born 23 May 1977) is a Venezuelan former professional track and road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2016 for the and teams. Since retiring, Gil has worked as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam between 2017 and 2021, and is scheduled to work in the same role for UCI WorldTeam from the 2023 season. Major results Source: ;1998 : 2nd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2002 : Central American and Caribbean Games ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Madison (with Miguel Ubeto) ;2003 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2004 : Pan American Track Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::2nd Team pursuit : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::3rd Road race : 5th Overall Vuelta a Cuba ::1st Stage 11a (ITT) ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 Rutas del Vino ;2006 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Clasico Ciudad de Valencia : Central American and Caribbean Games ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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