Venezuela competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow, USSR. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 7 sports.

Medalists

Silver

Bernardo Piñango Bernardo José Piñango Figuera (born February 9, 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA and ''The Ring'' bantamweight titles from 1986 ...

— Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

William Wuycke William Wuycke (born May 21, 1958) is a former Venezuelan 800m runner, who set a personal best of 1:43.54 minutes at a 1986 meeting in Rieti (the race was won by Steve Cram). This result made Wuycke (as of 2021) the third-fastest South America ...

:* Heat — 1:48.5 :* Semifinals — 1:47.4 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

Pedro Manuel Nieves Pedro Nieves (born 27 February 1961) is a Venezuelan boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Singkham Phongpratith of Laos, before losing to Dietmar Geilich ...

:* First Round — Defeated

Singkham Phongprathith Singkham Phongpratith (born 10 October 1950) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Pedro Nieves Pedro Nieves (born 27 February 1961) is a Vene ...

(Laos) after referee stopped contest in first round :* Second Round — Lost to

Dietmar Geilich Dietmar Geilich is an East German Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1980 Summer Olympics. He lost his first match against Armando Guevara Ramón Armando G ...

(East Germany) on points (0-5) Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Ramon Armando Guevara :* First Round — Defeated Nyama Narantuya (Mongolia) on points (5-0) :* Second Round — Lost to

Yo Ryon-Sik Jo Ryon-sik (born 30 January 1960) is a North Korean boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...

(North Korea) on points (1-4) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

→ Silver Medal :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated

Ernesto Alguera Ernesto Alguera (born 4 February 1961) is a Nicaraguan boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Bernardo Piñango Bernardo José Piñango Figuera (born February 9 ...

(Nicaragua) on points (4-1) :* Third Round — Defeated

Veli Koota Veli Veikko Koota (born September 14, 1957 in Kankaanpää) is a retired male boxer from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he lost in the third round of the men's bantamweight (& ...

(Finland) after diskwalification in second round :* Quarter Finals — Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after knock-out in second round :* Semi Finals — Defeated Dumitru Cipere (Romania) on points (3-2) :* Final — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (0-5) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) *

Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born 2 September 1959) is a Venezuelan former boxer who is a former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World. Amateur career Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games ...

:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to Peter Joseph Hanlon (Great Britain) on points (1-4) Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) * Nelson René Trujillo :* First Round — Lost to Sean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in second round Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) * Nelson José Rodriguez :* First Round — Lost to John Munduga (Uganda) on points (1-4)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Venezuela in 1980. ; Individual road race * Jesús Torres *

Mario Medina Mario Medina Rojas (born 2 September 1952) is a Mexican former football forward who played for Mexico in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.Olinto Silva Olinto Silva (born 3 August 1960) is a Venezuelan former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игр� ...

* Juan Arroyo ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

Claudio Pérez Claudio Daniel Pérez (born 26 December 1985), nicknamed "Chiqui", is an Argentine football defender who plays for AD San Carlos. Career He started his career in Flandria as a central midfielder for then joining other teams from Buenos Aires. ...

Olinto Silva Olinto Silva (born 3 August 1960) is a Venezuelan former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игр� ...

* Juan Arroyo *

Mario Medina Mario Medina Rojas (born 2 September 1952) is a Mexican former football forward who played for Mexico in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.Eustorgio Sánchez Eustorgio Sánchez (born January 23, 1959) is a retired Venezuelan Football (soccer), football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He competed for his native South American country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, wh ...

:* Ordan Aguirre :*

Emilio Campos Emilio Campos (August 22, 1954 – September 18, 2022)Pedro Acosta Pedro Acosta may refer to: * Pedro Acosta (footballer) (born 1959), Venezuelan football manager and former player * Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist) Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in M ...

:* Mauro Cichero :* Robert Elie :* Alexis Peña :* Asdrubal José Sanchez :* Iker Joseba Zubizarreta :* Bernardo Añor :* Angel Castillo :* César Armando Semidey :* Rodolfo Carvajal :* Pedro Juan Febles :* Nelson José Carrero :* Juan José Vidal

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle * Alberto Eugenio Mestre :* Heats — 52,62 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle * Jean Marc Francois Carezis :* Heats — 1.54,76 (→ did not advance) *

Rafael Vidal Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro (January 6, 1964 – February 12, 2005) was a Venezuelan competition swimmer, Olympic medalist and sports commentator. Life Vidal was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1964. At age 20, he became the first Venezuelan sw ...

:* Heats — DNS

Weightlifting

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 in Venezuelan sport {{Venezuela-sport-stub