Venezuela competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 4 sports.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres Felix Mata First Heat – 10.73s (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres Eric Phillips Heat – 46.74 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres Héctor López Heat – 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Humberto Galea, Felix Mata, Alberto Marchan, and Jesus Rico Heat – 39.74s Semifinals – 39.74s (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Francisco Rodríguez First Round – Lost to Dennis Talbot (AUS), KO-2
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Alfredo Lemus First Round – Bye Second Round – Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 1:4
Shooting
Two male shooters represented Venezuela in 1972.
25 m pistol Víctor Francis
50 m rifle, prone Agustin Rangel
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle Jorge van Baien Heat – 57.20s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle Gerardo Vera Heat – 1:57.33 (→ did not advance)
References
External links Official Olympic Reports