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Venezuela at the 2022 World Games

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Venezuela at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeVEN
NOCVenezuelan Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors16 (9 men and 7 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
World Games appearances

Venezuela competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Venezuela won two silver medals and one bronze medal. The country finished in 55th place in the medal table.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Yorgelis Salazar Karate Women's kumite 50 kg 8 July
 Silver Angy Quintero Track speed skating Women's 1000 m sprint 9 July

Invitational sports

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Joselyn Brea Duathlon Women's individual 16 July

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Duathlon 2 2 4
Karate 1 1 2
Kickboxing 1 0 1
Road speed skating
Track speed skating
1 2 3
Sumo 4 2 6
Total 9 7 16

Duathlon

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Venezuela won one bronze medal in duathlon.[2][3]

Karate

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Venezuela won one silver medal in karate.[4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Antonio Díaz Men's kata  Quintero (ESP)
L 24.48–25.54
 Busato (ITA)
L 24.48–25.38
 Ujihara (SUI)
W 24.82–24.60
3 Did not advance 5
Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yorgelis Salazar Women's kumite 50 kg  Tsukii (PHI)
W 8–1
 Gema (ESP)
W 4–1
 Hubrich (GER)
W 3–0
1 Q  Gu (TPE)
W 8–5
 Tsukii (PHI)
L 0–2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Kickboxing

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Venezuela competed in kickboxing.[6]

Athlete Category Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/Bronze medal bout
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Oscar Higuera Men's +91 kg  Shcherbatiuk (UKR)
L 0–3
did not advance

Road speed skating

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Venezuela competed in road speed skating.[7]

Sumo

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Venezuela competed in sumo.[8]

Track speed skating

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Venezuela won one silver medal in track speed skating.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Duathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Road Speed Skating Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Track Speed Skating Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.