Venezuela at the 2022 World Games

Sporting event delegation
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
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

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

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

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

Competitors

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

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

Karate

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

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

Venezuela competed in road speed skating.[7]

Sumo

Venezuela competed in sumo.[8]

Track speed skating

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

References

  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.
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