Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics


Venezuela competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut at the same host city in 1948. Celebrating the anniversary of the nation's Olympic debut, the British Embassy in Caracas invited former track cyclist Julio César León to travel back to the United Kingdom, and revisit his memories as the first Venezuelan athlete in history to compete at the games.
With the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, the Venezuelan Olympic Committee sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games. A total of 69 athletes, 43 men and 29 women, competed in 15 sports. There was only a single competitor in artistic gymnastics, shooting, and table tennis. Among the sports, Venezuela marked its Olympic debut in beach volleyball.
Notable Venezuelan athletes included sisters Andreína and Yanel Pinto in freestyle and open water swimming, all-around gymnast Jessica López, and track cyclist Daniela Larreal, who made her Olympic comeback in London after an eight-year absence. Table tennis player Fabiola Ramos, who competed at her fifth Olympics, was the most experienced athlete and became Venezuela's second consecutive flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and the fourth in Olympic history.
Venezuela left London with its first gold medal since 1968, and its second in Olympic history. It was awarded to fencer Rubén Limardo, who won the men's individual épée.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
FencingMen's individual épée

Competitors

Archery

Venezuela qualified two archers.

Athletics

Venezuelan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events ):
finished sixty-second in men's marathon.
;Men
;Track and road events
;Women
;Track and road events
;Field events

Boxing

Venezuela has qualified boxers for the following events
;Men
;Women

Cycling

Venezuela has qualified in the following events

Road

Track

;Sprint
;Team sprint
;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRankRank
Hersony CanelonMen's keirin3 R2 Q512
Daniela LarrealWomen's keirin3 R3 Q69

;Omnium

BMX

Diving

Venezuela has qualified in the following events.
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;Men
;Women

Fencing

Venezuela has qualified 5 fencers.
;Men
;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Women

Judo

Venezuela has qualified 3 judokas

Sailing

Venezuela has qualified 2 boat for each of the following events
;Men
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

;Women

Swimming

Venezuelan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time
;Men
;Women

Table tennis

Venezuela qualified one athlete.

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

Venezuela has qualified 1 man and 2 women.

Wrestling

Venezuela has qualified in the following events
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle