Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Luis Paiva Athletics Men's 400 m T20 Omar Monterola Athletics Men's 400 m T37 Sol Rojas Athletics Women's 400 m T11 Yescarly Medina Athletics Women's 100 metres T37 Naomi Soazo Judo Women's 70 kg Rafael Uribe Athletics Men's high jump T44
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 0 3 2 5Judo 0 0 1 1 Total 0 3 3 6
Disability classifications
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. 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.
Athletics
Men AthleteEventRound 1HeatFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankFernando FerrerMen's 100 m T1111.703 Q11.673Did not advanceMen's 200 m T1124.213Did not advanceOmar MonterolaMen's 100 m T37colspan="2" 11.863 Q12.138Men's 400 m T37colspan="2" 53.381 Q52.93Samuel ColmenaresMen's 400 m T45/46/47colspan="2" 50.223 Q49.555Luis PaivaMen's 400 m T20colspan="2" 48.431 Q47.83Men's 1500 m T20colspan="4" 4:11:208Edixon PirelaMen's 400 m T20colspan="2" DSQDid not advanceRafael UribeMen's high jump T44colspan="4" 2.01Lo Andris GonzálezMen's high jump T45/46/47colspan="4" 1.857Abrahan OrtegaMen's javelin F46colspan="4" 49.948
Women AthleteEventRound 1HeatFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSol RojasWomen's 200 m T1125.813 Q25.472Did not advanceWomen's 400 m T11colspan="2" 56.83 2 Q57.64Greilyz VillarroelWomen's 100 m T1212.452 Q12.603Did not advanceWomen's 200 m T12colspan="2" 25.883Did not advanceWomen's 400 m T12colspan="2" 59.713Did not advanceYescarly MedinaWomen's 100 m T37colspan="2" 14.112 Q13.85Norkelys GonzálezWomen's 400 m T20colspan="2" 1:01:184Did not advanceWomen's long jump T20colspan="4" 4.906Yomaira CohenWomen's shot put T37colspan="4" 9.546Women's shot put T37/38colspan="4" Women's javelin T37colspan="4" 28.564
Cycling
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.
Men Road AthleteEventTimeRankCirio MolinaMen's road race C1-31:58:1920Men's time trial C229:13:408Victor GarridoMen's road race C1-3DNF
Judo
Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcos FalcónMen's 66 kgL 0–0Did not advance9Mauricio BriceñoMen's 73 kgW 100–0L 0–0L 100–0Did not advance7William MonteroMen's +100 kgL 0–101Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNaomi SoazoWomen's 70 kgW 100–0L 11-100W 002–001Did not advance
Powerlifting
AthleteEventTotal liftedRankZuray MarcanoWomen's –50 kg638
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAlberto Vera100 m breaststroke SB141:15:9114Did not advance200 m medley SM142:35:1420Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankBelkis Mota50 m freestyle S12 30.50 7 Q30.476400 m freestyle S135:09:5712Did not advance100 m butterfly S131:15:6015Did not advance
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventGroupQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultEdson GómezSingles class 4L 0–3L 2–33Did not advance15Denisos MartínezSingles class 11L 0–33Did not advance11
See also Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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