Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| Venezuela at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: VEN | ||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||
| Medals Rank: 40 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Venezuela competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Arnoldo Devonish won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
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[edit] Medals
[edit] Bronze
- Arnoldo Devonish — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (–54 kg)
- Angel Amaya
- First Round — Lost to Raul Macías Guevara (Mexico) on points (0-3)
Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)
- Luis Aranguren
- First Round — Lost to Kurt Schirra (Saarland) on points (1-2)
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)
- Vicente Matute
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Mohammad Ali (Pakistan) on knock-out in first round
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Erkki Osvald Pakkanen (Finland) on points (0-3)
Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)
- Salomon Carrizales
- First Round — Defeated Celestino Pinto (Brazil) on points (2-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Charles Adkins (United States) on points (0-3)
[edit] References
| Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland |
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| Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Belgium • Bermuda • Brazil • British Guiana • Bulgaria • Burma • Canada • Ceylon • Chile • Republic of China • Cuba • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Egypt • Finland • France • West Germany • Gold Coast • Great Britain • Greece • Guatemala • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • South Korea • Lebanon • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Mexico • Monaco • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Panama • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • Saar • Singapore • South Africa • Soviet Union • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Thailand • Trinidad • Turkey • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia |
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