Venezuela at the Paralympics

Venezuela at the Paralympics
IPC code	VEN
NPC	Comité Paralimpico Venezolano
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 8 11
Summer appearances
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Venezuela made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York, sending five competitors in athletics and one in swimming. Absent from the Games in 1988, it returned in 1992, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Venezuela has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.

Although never a major medal contender, Venezuela has improved its medal intake over time. Having won no medals in 1984 or 1996, a single bronze in 1992 (Yolmer Urdaneta's in the men's discus) and a single bronze also in 2000 (Ricardo Santana's in the men's 200m T13 in athletics), it achieved its first silver (Santana in the 100m) and two bronze in 2004. The country's first -and so far only- Paralympic gold medal was won in 2008 by Naomi Soazo in the women's up to 63kg in judo. 2008 marked Venezuela's highest achievement to date, with one gold, four silver, and two bronze.

The country's medal tally following the 2008 Games places it 92nd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
03 ! Bronze	Urdaneta, YolmerYolmer Urdaneta	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's Discus throw B2
03 ! Bronze	Santana, RicardoRicardo Santana	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 200 m T13
02 ! Silver	Santana, RicardoRicardo Santana	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 100 m T12
03 ! Bronze	Santana, RicardoRicardo Santana	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 200 m T12
03 ! Bronze	Bello, AníbalAníbal Bello Daza, OduverOduver Daza Ricardo Santana José Villarreal	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 4x100m Relay - T11-T13
01 ! Gold	Soazo, NaomiNaomi Soazo	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's -63 kg
02 ! Silver	Daza, OduverOduver Daza Fernando Ferrer Ricardo Santana Yoldani Silva	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 4x100m Relay - T11-T13
03 ! Bronze	Caravallo, ReinaldoReinaldo Caravallo	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's -81 kg
03 ! Bronze	Colmenares, SamuelSamuel Colmenares	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 400m - T46
03 ! Bronze	Falcón, MarcosMarcos Falcón	2012 London	Judo	Men's 66 kg
03 ! Bronze	Monterola, OscarOscar Monterola	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 200 m T37

See also

• Venezuela at the Olympics