List of flag bearers for Venezuela at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Venezuela at the Olympics.[1]

Venezuela at the
Olympics
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
Websitecovoficial.com (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
19
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
22 2020 (2021) Summer Antonio Díaz[lower-alpha 1] Karate
– Yulimar Rojas[lower-alpha 2] Athletics
212016SummerRubén LimardoFencing
202014WinterAntonio José Pardo AndrettaAlpine skiing
192012SummerFabiola RamosTable tennis
182008SummerMaría SotoSoftball
172006WinterWerner HoegerLuge
162004SummerJulio LunaWeightlifting
152002WinterIginia BoccalandroLuge
142000SummerAdriana CarmonaTaekwondo
131998WinterIginia BoccalandroLuge
121996SummerFrancisco SánchezSwimming
111992SummerMaría Elena GiustiSwimming
101988SummerElizabeth PopperTable tennis
91984SummerWilliam WuyckeAthletics
81980SummerAntonio EsparragozaBoxing
71976SummerManuel LunaJudo
61972SummerFrancisco RodríguezBoxing
51964SummerTéodoro CaprilesSwimming
41960SummerHéctor ThomasAthletics
31956SummerRafael RomeroAthletics
21952SummerAsnoldo DevonishAthletics
11948SummerJulio César LeónCycling

See also

Notes
  1. At both the opening and closing ceremonies.
  2. Yulimar Rojas was selected and set to be flag bearer with Díaz,[2] but was not at the opening ceremony.[3] Karen León walked alongside Díaz at the opening ceremony, but did not carry the flag,[4] and Díaz was named as the nation's only opening flagbearer in a later interview.[5]

References
  1. Venezuela. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. Zeigler, Cyd (2021-07-22). "Meet the 6 out LGBTQ flag bearers in the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. "10 stories that capture the Tokyo Olympics for the LGBTQ community". Outsports. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. "Tokyo Olympics: Best images from an Opening Ceremony like no other". Yahoo. p. 25/37. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. "Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony". insidethegames.biz. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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