Venezuela at the 1991 Pan American Games
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The 13th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991.
Quick Facts Venezuela at the 1991 Pan American Games, IOC code ...
Venezuela at the 1991 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | VEN |
NOC | Venezuelan Olympic Committee |
Website | www.covoficial.com.ve |
in Havana 8–18 August 1991 | |
Medals Ranked 8th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
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Gold
Cycling
- Men's Individual Race (Road): Robinson Merchan
Silver
Boxing
- Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg): David Serradas
- Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Raimundo Yant
Bowling
- Men's Masters: Luis Serfaty
- Men's Teams: Pedro Carreyo, Pedro Elias Cardozo, Luis Serfaty, and Francisco Carabano
- Women's Teams: Mirella Trasolini, Gisela Sánchez, Mariela Alarza, and Gabriela Bigai
Weightlifting
- Men's Flyweight (– 52 kg): Humberto Fuentes
- Men's Bantamweight (– 56 kg): José Farfán
- Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 82.5 kg): Julio César Luña
Wrestling
- Men's Greco-Roman (– 82 kg): Luis Rondón
Bronze
Shooting
- Free Pistol(Ven): Edgar Espinoza - Alejandro Muñoz - Bernardo Ocando
Boxing
- Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Luis Ojeda
- Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg): José Guzman
Weightlifting
- Men's Lightweight (– 67.5 kg): José Medina
- Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg): Jorge Kassar
Wrestling
- Men's Freestyle (– 68 kg): José Díaz
- Men's Greco-Roman (– 62 kg): Winston Santos
- Men's Greco-Roman (– 74 kg): Néstor García
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to United States (66-91)
- Defeated Cuba (84-70)
- Defeated Bahamas (96-81)
- Lost to Argentina (85-100)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Puerto Rico (104-111)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Uruguay (85-79)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (88-90) → 6th place [1] → 10th place
- Team Roster
- Venezuela was later disqualified after one of their players, Armando Becker, was found guilty of using doping in the match against Uruguay on August 13, 1991. Venezuela therefore was set back from the sixth to the tenth and last spot in the final ranking of the men's basketball tournament.