Venezuela at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeVEN
NPCComité Paralimpico Venezolano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors24 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Sol Rojas
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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 — 11.86 3 Q 12.13 8
Men's 400 m T37 — 53.38 1 Q 52.93 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Samuel Colmenares Men's 400 m T45/46/47 — 50.22 3 Q 49.55 5
Luis Paiva Men's 400 m T20 — 48.43 1 Q 47.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 1500 m T20 — 4:11:20 8
Edixon Pirela Men's 400 m T20 — DSQ Did not advance
Rafael Uribe Men's high jump T44 — 2.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lo Andris González Men's high jump T45/46/47 — 1.85 7
Abrahan Ortega Men's javelin F46 — 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 — 56.83 2 Q 57.64 2nd place, 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 — 25.88 3 Did not advance
Women's 400 m T12 — 59.71 3 Did not advance
Yescarly Medina Women's 100 m T37 — 14.11 2 Q 13.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Norkelys González Women's 400 m T20 — 1:01:18 4 Did not advance
Women's long jump T20 — 4.90 6
Yomaira Cohen Women's shot put T37 — 9.54 6
Women's shot put T37/38 —
Women's javelin T37 — 28.56 4

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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 place, bronze medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
Categories