Venezuela at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeVEN
NPCComité Paralimpico Venezolano
in Tokyo
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Lisbeli Vera Andrade & Abraham Ortega
Medals
Ranked 38th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Venezuela competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Linda Patricia Perez Lopez

Guide: Alvaro Cassiani

Athletics Women's 100 metres T11 31 August
 Gold Lisbeli Vera Andrade Athletics Women's 100 metres T47 31 August
 Gold Lisbeli Vera Andrade Athletics Women's 200 metres T47 4 September
 Silver Lisbeli Vera Andrade Athletics Women's 400 metres T47 28 August
 Silver Luis Felipe Rodriguez Bolivar Athletics Men's 400 metres T20 31 August
 Bronze Clara Fuentes Monasterio Powerlifting Women's 41 kg 26 August
 Bronze Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez Athletics Women's 400 metres T12 31 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Five Venezuela athlete (Luis Felipe Rodriguez Bolivar, Edwars Alexander Varela Mesa, Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade, Greilyz G. Villarroel Hernandez & Naibys Daniela Morillo Gil successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[3]

DQ: Disqualified | SB: Season Best | Q: Qualified by place or standard based on overall position after heats | DNM: Did not mark | DNA: Did not advance | N/A: Not available, stage was not contested | PB: Personal Best | WR: World Record | PR: Paralympic Record | AR: Area Record

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Edixon Pirela Men's 400m T20 50.59 6 DNA 11
Luis Felipe Rodriguez 48.72 1 Q 47.71 SB
Enderson Santos

Guide: Eubrig Maza

Men's 400m T11 DNS
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Abraham Ortega Men's shot put F46 14.36 8
Rafael Uribe Pimentel Men's high jump T64 DNM 7
Bryan Enríquez Men's discus throw F37 46.57 SB 6
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Semi-Final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Norkelys Gonzalez Women's 400m T20 59.49 SB 3 Q N/A 59.74 6
Alejandra Pérez López

Guide: Markinzon Manzanilla

Women's 100m T12 DQ
Women's 200m T12 25.32 PB 2 q N/A 25.27 PB 4
Women's 400m T12 56.95 PB 1 Q N/A 57.06
Linda Patricia Perez LopezGuide: Alvaro Cassiani Women's 100m T11 12.42 PB 2 q 12.29 PB 1 Q 12.05 PB
Women's 200m T11 25.87 PB 1 Q 25.41 PB 2 q 25.27 PB 4
Women's 400m T11 59.60 PB 1 Q 58.99 PB 2 q 57.71 PB 4
Greilyz Villaroel

Guide: Edicson Medina

Women's 100m T12 12.57 PB 2 q 12.68 3 DNA 5
Women's 200m T12 25.86 SB 2 25.41 PB 2 q 25.27 PB 4
Women's 400m T12 59.60 PB 1 Q 58.99 PB 2 q 57.71 PB 4
Sol Rojas

Guide: Aris Antunez

Women's 200m T11 26.05 PB 2 N/A DNA 6
Women's 400m T11 58.71 SB 2 q N/A 57.69 PB 4
Lisbeli Vera Andrade Women's 100m T47 12.14 PB 1 Q N/A 11.97 PB
Women's 200m T47 24.53 PB 1 Q N/A 24.52 PB
Women's 400m T47 57.58 PB 1 Q N/A 57.32 PB
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Yomaira Cohen Women's shot put F37 10.16 SB 6
Paola García Women's long jump T47 4.68 12
Wendis Mejía Women's shot put F34 6.62 SB 8
Women's javelin throw F34 15.90 AR, PB 5
Naibys Morillo Women's javelin throw F46 38.33 4

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Venezuela sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Americas.[4][5][6]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Henry Raabe Road race C1-2-3 LAP 34
Time trial C3 44:23.24 12
Victor Garrido 3000m Individual Pursuit C2 4:30.602 10
1000m Time trial C1-3 1:27.534 21

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage

First round

Repechage

Final

Final / BM
Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Dennis Blanco Men's −60 kg  Ouldkouider (ALG)

W 1s1-0s1

 Namozov (UZB)

W 1s1-0

 Sariyev (KAZ)

W 1s1-0

BYE  Çiftçi (TUR)L 00–10IPP 5
Héctor Espinoza Men's −90 kg  Cavalcante (BRA)L DNS–10IPP Did Not Advance

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

DNM: Did not mark

Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Clara Fuentes Women's -41 kg 97
Wiunawis Hernández Women's -55 kg 97 8
Oriana Terán Women's -45 kg 73 97

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

One Venezuela swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[7][8]

Athlete Event Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Ericsson Bermudez Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 N/A 1:27.83 6
José Montilla Vera Men's 50m breaststroke SB2 DNS
Belkis Mota Women's 100m freestyle S12 1:07.53 4 Q 1:07.60 7
Women's 100m breaststroke SB12 N/A 1:30.37 6

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Venezuela entered one athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Denisos Martinez qualified from 2019 Parapan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Denisos Martinez Individual C11  Van Acker (BEL)L 0-3  Takeshi Takemori (JPN)L 0–3 3 Did Not Advance

References

  1. ^ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
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