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Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Venezuela competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 7 sports.

Medalists
SilverBernardo Piñango — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) ==Athletics==
Athletics
'''Men's 800 metres''' • William Wuycke :* Heat — 1:48.5 :* Semifinals — 1:47.4 (→ did not advance) ==Boxing==
Boxing
'''Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)''' • Pedro Manuel Nieves :* First Round — Defeated Singkham Phongprathith (Laos) after referee stopped contest in first round :* Second Round — Lost to Dietmar Geilich (East Germany) on points (0-5) '''Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)''' • Ramon Armando Guevara :* First Round — Defeated Nyama Narantuya (Mongolia) on points (5-0) :* Second Round — Lost to Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (1-4) '''Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)''' • Bernardo PiñangoSilver Medal :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Ernesto Alguera (Nicaragua) on points (4-1) :* Third Round — Defeated Veli Koota (Finland) after diskwalification in second round :* Quarter Finals — Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after knock-out in second round :* Semi Finals — Defeated Dumitru Cipere (Romania) on points (3-2) :* Final — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (0-5) '''Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)''' • Antonio Esparragoza :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to Peter Joseph Hanlon (Great Britain) on points (1-4) '''Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)''' • Nelson René Trujillo :* First Round — Lost to Sean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in second round '''Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)''' • Nelson José Rodriguez :* First Round — Lost to John Munduga (Uganda) on points (1-4) ==Cycling==
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Venezuela in 1980. ;Individual road raceJesús TorresMario MedinaOlinto SilvaJuan Arroyo ;Team time trialClaudio PérezOlinto SilvaJuan ArroyoMario Medina ==Football==
Football
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A) :* Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) :* Lost to Cuba (1-2) :* Defeated Zambia (2-1) • Quarter Finals :* Did not advance • Team Roster :* Eustorgio Sánchez :* Ordan Aguirre :* Emilio Campos :* Pedro Acosta :* Mauro Cichero :* Robert Elie :* Alexis Peña :* Asdrubal José Sanchez :* Iker Joseba Zubizarreta :* Bernardo Añor :* Angel Castillo :* César Armando Semidey :* Rodolfo Carvajal :* Pedro Juan Febles :* Nelson José Carrero :* Juan José Vidal ==Shooting==
Swimming
'''Men's 100m Freestyle''' • Alberto Eugenio Mestre :* Heats — 52,62 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 200m Freestyle''' • Jean Marc Francois Carezis :* Heats — 1.54,76 (→ did not advance) • Rafael Vidal :* Heats — DNS ==Weightlifting==
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