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 Paralympic gold medal was won in 2008 by Naomi Soazo in the women's up to 63kg in judo. 2020 marked Venezuela's highest achievement to date, with three gold, two silver, and two bronze.Venezuela at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
The country's medal tally following the 2020 Games places it 73nd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
Medal tallies Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1984 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 —1988 Summer Paralympics Did Not Participate1992 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 50th1996 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 —2000 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 64th2004 Summer Paralympics 0 1 2 3 63rd2008 Summer Paralympics 1 1 2 4 46th2012 Summer Paralympics 0 0 2 2 73rd2016 Summer Paralympics 0 3 3 6 65th2020 Summer Paralympics 3 2 2 7 38th2024 Summer Paralympics 3 2 1 6 34th Total 7 9 14 30
Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's Discus throw B2 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 200 m T13 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 100 m T12 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 200 m T12 Ricardo SantanaJosé Villarreal 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 4x100m relay T11-13 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -63 kg Fernando FerrerRicardo SantanaYoldani Silva 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 4x100m Relay T11-T13 2008 Beijing Judo Men's -81 kg 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 400m - T46 2012 London Judo Men's 66 kg 2012 London Athletics Men's 200 m T37 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400 m T20 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400 m T37 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 400 m T11 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's high jump T44 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 100 m T37 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Women's 70 kg 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 100 m T11 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 100 m T47 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 200 m T47 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 400 m T20 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 400 m T47 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 400 m T12 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 41 kg
See also Venezuela at the Olympics
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