Venezuela competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 to 18 October 2018.
Basketball 3×3
Venezuela qualified both teams (8 athletes) via World Ranking as of April 1, 2018 (1st in Boys; 4th in Girls). This is a 2nd qualification in a row for a Venezuelan 3x3 (also qualified in Nanjing 2014 both teams). This is not consider as Team Sport (all athletes have individual World Ranking).
3x3 tournament
EventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBoys' tournament W 22–10 L 16–22 L 15–21 L 9–214did not advance14Girls' tournamentL 9–21W 21–10L 15–16L 11–223did not advance
Dunk contest
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalRound 1Round 2TotalRankRound 1Round 2TotalRankRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalRankOmar MárquezDunk contestDNSdid not advance
Shoot-out contest
AthleteEventQualificationFinal PointsRankRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalRankLuisanny ZapataShoot-out contest417did not advanceOdeth Betancourt325did not advance
Beach handball
Venezuela qualified Boys' Team and Girls' Team (18 athletes) to the tournament.
Beach volleyball
Venezuela qualified girls' and boys' from their performance at the 2018 CSV Youth Beach volleyball Tour.
AthletesEventPreliminary roundRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRichard BrizuelaGabriel GonzálezBoys' L 0-2 L 0-2 W 2-03 L 0-2Did not advanceUrimar NarváezDiana RamírezGirls' W 2-1 W 2-0 W 2-01 L 1-2Did not advance
Boxing
Boys AthleteEventPreliminary R1Preliminary R2SemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultGiodanny Jiménez-75 kgL 0–5L 0–5Did not advanceW 5
Cycling
Venezuela qualified one athlete in BMX freestyle based on its performance at the 2018 Urban Cycling World Championship.
Mixed BMX freestyle - 1 girl
Equestrian
Venezuela qualified a rider based on its ranking in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Rankings.
AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalJump-OffRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeBernardo LanderRoi Quake ZIndividual JumpingDid not advance29 South America Denise Z Roi Quake Z Ankara I Red Sugar Z Legolas ITeam Jumping12 #44 #00 404 #000 04Did not advance4
Fencing
Venezuela qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.
Girls' Foil - Anabella Acurero Gonzalez
Gymnastics
Artistic Venezuela qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
Multidiscipline TeamAthleteAcrobaticArtisticRhythmicTrampolineTotalpointsRankYevgeny Marchenko(Brown)36colspan=3 43010rowspan=5 45colspan=2 rowspan=5 55543689rowspan=3 colspan=2 26rowspan=3 2039rowspan=2 colspan=3 812
Judo
Individual AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultCarlos PáezBoys' 81 kg L 00-10did not advance W 10s1-00s1 L 00s1-01s2did not advanceMaría GiménezGirls' 44 kg W 10-00s2 W 10-00colspan=3 W 11-00s1
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTeam BeijingMixed teamW 5–2W 4–3W 7–0W 4–3Seoul Los Angeles L 3–5did not advance 9
Modern pentathlon
Venezuela qualified one pentathlete based on its performance at the Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
AthleteEventFencingRanking Round(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)FencingFinal round(épée one touch)Combined: Shooting/Running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)TotalPointsFinalRankResultsRankTimeRankPointsResultsRankPointsTimeRankPointsBoys' IndividualMixed Relay
Sailing
Venezuela qualified one boat based on its performance at the Central and South American IKA Twin Tip Qualifiers.
Girls' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
Triathlon
Venezuela qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankKarina ClemantGirls9:56 0:48 30:17 0:40 20:37 1:02:18 17
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km)Total Group TimeRankAmericas 2Mixed Relay23:23 (11)21:26 (6)23:49 (6)22:01 (7) 1:30:39 1P6
Weightlifting
Venezuela qualified one quota in the boys' events and one quota in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2017 Weightlifting Youth World Championships.
Boy AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankCarlos David Trejo Gonzalez−62 kg115314062555
Girl AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankKatherin Oriana Echandia Zarate−44 kg721901162
Wrestling
Key: – Victory by Fall – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent
AthleteEventGroup stageFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreMaría Jose Mosquera RojasGirls' freestyle −49kgL 3 – 8 L 2 – 12 L 1 – 12 W 14 – 8 4 W 10 – 0 7Mayra Alejandra Parra AlvarezGirls' freestyle −57kgL 2 – 11 L 0 – 10 W 9 – 8 W 10 – 0 3 L 0 – 7 6
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