Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Venezuela at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code VEN
NPC Comité Paralimpico Venezolano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 24 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Sol Rojas
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 3 3 6
Summer Paralympics appearances

Venezuela is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Paralympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Luis Paiva Athletics Men's 400 m T20 9 September
 Silver Omar Monterola Athletics Men's 400 m T37 16 September
 Silver Sol Rojas Athletics Women's 400 m T11 16 September
 Bronze Yescarly Medina Athletics Women's 100 metres T37 9 September
 Bronze Naomi Soazo Judo Women's 70 kg 10 September
 Bronze Rafael Uribe Athletics Men's high jump T44 12 September
Medals by sport
Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 0 3 2 5
Judo 0 0 1 1
Total 0 3 3 6

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Athletics

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Fernando Ferrer Men's 100 m T11 11.70 3 Q 11.67 3 Did not advance
Men's 200 m T11 24.21 3 Did not advance
Omar Monterola Men's 100 m T37 N/A 11.86 3 Q 12.13 8
Men's 400 m T37 N/A 53.38 1 Q 52.93 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Samuel Colmenares Men's 400 m T45/46/47 N/A 50.22 3 Q 49.55 5
Luis Paiva Men's 400 m T20 N/A 48.43 1 Q 47.83 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Men's 1500 m T20 N/A 4:11:20 8
Edixon Pirela Men's 400 m T20 N/A DSQ Did not advance
Rafael Uribe Men's High jump T44 N/A 2.01 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Lo Andris González Men's High jump T45/46/47 N/A 1.85 7
Abrahan Ortega Men's javelin F46 N/A 49.94 8
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sol Rojas Women's 200 m T11 25.81 3 Q 25.47 2 Did not advance
Women's 400 m T11 N/A 56.83 2 Q 57.64 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Greilyz Villarroel Women's 100 m T12 12.45 2 Q 12.60 3 Did not advance
Women's 200 m T12 N/A 25.88 3 Did not advance
Women's 400 m T12 N/A 59.71 3 Did not advance
Yescarly Medina Women's 100 m T37 N/A 14.11 2 Q 13.85 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Norkelys González Women's 400 m T20 N/A 1:01:18 4 Did not advance
Women's long jump T20 N/A 4.90 6
Yomaira Cohen Women's shot put T37 N/A 9.54 6
Women's shot put T37/38 N/A
Women's javelin T37 N/A 28.56 4

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Venezuela qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5]

Men

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Cirio Molina Men's road race C1-3 1:58:19 20
Men's time trial C2 29:13:40 8
Victor Garrido Men's road race C1-3 DNF

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marcos Falcón Men's 66 kg  Bareikis (LTU)
L 0–0
Did not advance 9
Mauricio Briceño Men's 73 kg  Nascimento de Oliveira (BRA)
W 100–0
 Kornhass (GER)
L 0–0
 Rodríguez (CUB)
L 100–0
Did not advance 7
William Montero Men's +100 kg  Nadri (IRI)
L 0–101
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Naomi Soazo Women's 70 kg  Zhou (CHN)
W 100–0
 Ruvalcaba (MEX)
L 11-100
 Breskovic (CRO)
W 002–001
Did not advance 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Powerlifting

62 year old Venezuelan powerlifter Zuray Marcano at the Rio Games
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Zuray Marcano Women's –50 kg 63 8

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Alberto Vera 100 m breaststroke SB14 1:15:91 14 Did not advance
200 m medley SM14 2:35:14 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Belkis Mota 50 m freestyle S12 30.50 7 Q 30.47 6
400 m freestyle S13 5:09:57 12 Did not advance
100 m butterfly S13 1:15:60 15 Did not advance

Table tennis

Men
Athlete Event Group Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Edson Gómez Singles class 4  Turan (TUR)
L 0–3
 Saleh (EGY)
L 2–3
3 Did not advance 15
Denisos Martínez Singles class 11  Palos (HUN)
L 0–3
 Pereira Leal (FRA) 3 Did not advance 11

See also

References

  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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