Venezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1948. A total of 48 athletes, 33 men and 15 women, competed in 15 sports.
Venezuela left Athens with its first Olympic medal since 1984 and eighth overall in history. It was awarded to weightlifter Israel José Rubio, who earned the bronze in the men's 62 kg class.[1]
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Medalists 1
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Athletics 2
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Boxing 3
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Cycling 4
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Diving 5
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Fencing 6
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Judo 7
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Sailing 8
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Shooting 9
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Swimming 10
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Table tennis 11
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Taekwondo 12
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Tennis 13
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Triathlon 14
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Weightlifting 15
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Wrestling 16
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See also 17
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References 18
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External links 19
Medalists
Athletics
Venezuelan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[2][3]
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Key
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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Men
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Track & road events
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Field events
Boxing
Venezuela sent seven boxers to Athens. Five of them lost their first matches, while the two in the heavier weight classes each won their first round (one by walkover, however) before falling in their second match.
Cycling
Road
Unai Etxebarría was the most notable Venezuelan cyclist at the 2004 Olympics, as he joined a leading group of 10 at the 146 kilometre mark of the men's road race, later attacked this group, leading to the formation of a group of 6 at the start of lap 13 (160 kilometres) before being caught by the peloton at the 185 kilometre mark, with Etxebarría finishing in the middle of the pack.
Track
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Sprint
Athlete
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Event
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Qualification
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Round 1
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Repechage 1
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
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Time
Speed (km/h)
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Rank
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Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
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Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
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Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
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Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
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Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
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Rank
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Daniela Larreal
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Women's sprint
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11.597
62.085
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8
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Hijgenaar (NED)
W 11.849
60.764
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BYE
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Muenzer (CAN)
L, L
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Did not advance
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5th place final
Tsylinskaya (BLR)
Meinke (GER)
Krupeckaitė (LTU)
L DSQ
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8
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Diving
Venezuela has qualified a single diver.
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Men
Athlete
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Events
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Preliminaries
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Semifinals
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Final
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Points
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Rank
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Points
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Rank
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Points
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Rank
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Ramon Fumado
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3 m springboard
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410.97
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14 Q
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605.79
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17
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Did not advance
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Fencing
Venezuela has qualified four fencers.
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Men
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Women
Judo
Venezuelan has qualified nine judoka (five men and four women).
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Men
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Women
Sailing
Venezuela has qualified a single boat in men's mistral.
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Men
Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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M*
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Carlos Julio Flores
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Mistral
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25
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30
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26
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11
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16
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25
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28
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27
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27
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24
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23
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232
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25
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Shooting
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Women
Swimming
Venezuelan swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
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Men
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Women
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Venezuela has qualified a spot in the women's tennis.
Athlete
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Event
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Round of 64
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Rank
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María Vento-Kabchi
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Women's singles
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Kremer (LUX)
W 6–3, 6–4
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Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
L 2–6, 1–6
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Did not advance
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Triathlon
Venezuela has qualified a single athlete in men's triathlon.
Athlete
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Event
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Swim (1.5 km)
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Trans 1
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Bike (40 km)
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Trans 2
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Run (10 km)
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Total Time
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Rank
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Gilberto González
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Men's
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18:24
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0:19
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1:05:29
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0:19
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35:19
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1:59:12.20
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36
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Weightlifting
Venezuela has qualified three men in weightlifting.
Wrestling
Key:
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VT - Victory by Fall.
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PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
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PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
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Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete
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Event
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Elimination Pool
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Quarterfinal
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Semifinal
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Rafael Barreno
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−120 kg
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Galstyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
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Szczepaniak (FRA)
L 0–4 ST
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3
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Did not advance
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16
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Women's freestyle
Athlete
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Event
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Elimination Pool
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Classification
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Semifinal
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Mayelis Caripá
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−48 kg
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Oorzhak (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
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Li H (CHN)
L 0–4 ST
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Miranda (USA)
L 1–4 SP
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4
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Did not advance
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12
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See also
References
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^ "Israel Rubio consigue bronce para Venezuela" [Israel Rubio gets bronze for Venezuela] (in Spanish). Terra. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards".
External links
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Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Venezuelan Olympic Committee (Spanish)
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