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 SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 7 0 7Boxing 3 0 3Fencing 4 4 8Cycling 5 0 5Shooting 6 0 6Swimming 0 1 1Yachting 2 0 2Weightlifting 2 0 2Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 31 5 36
Athletics
Rafael Romero Clive Bonas Horacio Esteves Lloyd Murad Emilio Romero Héctor Thomas Víctor Maldonado
Boxing
Miguel Amarista Fidel Odremán Mario Romero
Cycling
Five cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960.
Individual road race Arsenio Chirinos Emilio Vidal José Ferreira Francisco Mujica
Team time trial José Ferreira Francisco Mujica Arsenio Chirinos Víctor Chirinos
Fencing
Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960.
Men's foil Jesús Gruber Freddy Quintero Luis García
Men's team foil Luis García, Freddy Quintero, Augusto Gutiérrez, Jesús Gruber
Men's sabre Augusto Gutiérrez Luis García
Women's foil Belkis Leal Norma Santini Ingrid Sander
Women's team foil Ingrid Sander, Norma Santini, Belkis Leal, Teófila Márquiz
Sailing
Daniel Camejo Octavio Peter Camejo Guanche
Shooting
Six shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. Enrico Forcella won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event.
25 m pistol Carlos Crassus Carlos Monteverde
50 m rifle, prone Enrico Forcella José Cazorla
Trap Bram Zanella Franco Bonato
Swimming
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnneliese Rockenbach100 m freestyle 1:08.5 29 Did not advance100 m backstroke 1:18.6 24 colspan=2 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Oswaldo Solórzano Enrique Guitens
Wrestling
Rafael Durán César Ferreras
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database