Venezuela at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 26 competitors, 25 men and 1 woman, took part in 29 events in 10 sports.

Medalists

Bronze

• Marcelino Bolivar — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
• Omar Catari — Boxing, Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
• Rafael Vidal — Swimming Men's 200 m Butterfly

Athletics

Men's Decathlon

• Douglas Fernández

* Final Result — 7553 points (→ 18th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Marcelino Bolivar → Bronze Medal
1. First Round — Defeated Nelson Jamili (Philippines), on points (5:0)
2. Second Round — Defeated Agapito Gómez (Spain), on points (4:1)
3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Carlos Motta (Guatemala), on points (5:0)
4. Semifinals — Lost to Paul Gonzales (United States), on points (1:4)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Manuel Vilchez
1. First Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda), on points (2:3)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Omar Catari → Bronze Medal
1. First Round — Bye
2. Second Round — Defeated Azzedine Said (Algeria), RSC-2
3. Third Round — Defeated Satoru Higashi (Japan), on points (4:1)
4. Quarterfinals — Defeated Park Hyung-Ok (South Korea), on points (4:1)
5. Semifinals — Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States), on points (0:5)

Cycling

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Carlos Isturiz

* Preliminary Round — 483.00 (→ did......

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