| Venezuela at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | VEN |
| NOC | Venezuelan Olympic Committee |
| Website | cov |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 36 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Héctor Thomas |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Venezuela competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the Comité Olímpico Venezolano to take part in 26 events in 9 sports. The Venezuelan representation was similar to that of the Helsinki Games that awarded the country first olympic medal but including for the first time a Venezuelan sailing and weightlifting representation. The sporting shooter Enrico Forcella won the nation's second ever Olympic medal and to date solely Olympic medallist in shooting. Women's return after being absent from the previous game, competing in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming.
Medalists
Bronze
- Enrico Forcella — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone position, 50 metres
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Athletics | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fencing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Shooting | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yachting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 36 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer OlympicsBoxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer OlympicsFive cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960.
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsEight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960.
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics- Daniel Camejo Octavio
- Peter Camejo Guanche
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer OlympicsSix shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. Enrico Forcella won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer OlympicsWeightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer OlympicsReferences
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 1 (PDF). the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. p. 910.
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