Venezuela at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venezuela is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Venezuela's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951. Weightlifter athlete Keydomar Vallenilla and athlete Joselyn Brea were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. Medalists

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Archery

Venezuela qualified four archers (one man and three women) during the 2023 Copa Merengue. Men

Women

Mixed

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Key: Q=Qualified for next round based on position in heat; q=Qualified for next round as fastest loser; *=Athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final

Field events

Key: Q=Qualify for final based on position in group; q=Qualify for final based on position in field without meeting qualifying mark

Combined event – Decathlon

Women
Track & road events

Field events

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Key: Q=Qualify for final based on position in group; q=Qualify for final based on position in field without meeting qualifying mark

Badminton

Venezuela qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman). Baseball

Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) by finishing third in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Summary

Preliminary round

Seventh place game

Basketball

Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing seventh in the 2022 FIBA Americup. Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing sixth in the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. 5x5

Men's tournament

Summary

Preliminary round

Women's tournament

Summary

Preliminary round

Fifth place game

3x3

Men's tournament

Venezuela qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings. Summary

Preliminary round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings. Summary

Preliminary round

Quarterfinal

Basque pelota 

Venezuela qualified a team of four female athletes through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament. Women

Bowling

Venezuela qualified a full team of two men and two women through the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay. Boxing

Venezuela qualified 11 boxers (five men and six women). Men

Women

Canoeing

Slalom
Venezuela qualified a total of four slalom athletes (two men and two women). Sprint
Venezuela qualified a total of 5 sprint athletes (two men and three women). Cycling

Venezuela qualified a total of 14 cyclists (seven men and seven women). BMX
Venezuela qualified two male cyclists in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations. Freestyle

Racing

Road
Venezuela qualified seven road cyclists (three men and four women). Men

Women

Track
Venezuela qualified 9 track cyclists (three men and six women). Sprint

Pursuit

Keirin

Omnium

Madison

Diving 
 
Venezuelan qualified 2 divers. Men

Women

Equestrian

Venezuelan equestrians qualified teams in Jumping competition and have also qualified one athlete in the individual dressage competition. Dressage

Jumping

Fencing

Venezuela qualified a team of 15 fencers (nine men and six women). Men

Women

Golf

Venezuela qualified a full team of 4 golfers. Gymnastics

Artistic
Venezuela qualified four gymnasts in artistic (two men and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships. Men

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual finals

Women

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual finals

Rhythmic
Venezuela qualified one individual gymnast and five gymnasts for the group event in rhythmic (six women). Individual

Group

Judo

Venezuela has qualified 9 judokas (four men and five women). Men

Women

Mixed

Karate

Venezuela qualified a team of six karatekas (two men and four women) at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship and the 2023 Pan American Championships. Kumite 

Kata

Modern pentathlon

Venezuela qualified three modern pentathletes (two men and one woman). Roller sports

Speed
Men

Women

Rowing

Venezuela qualified a team of 8 athletes (three men and five women). Men

Women

Sailing

Venezuela has qualified 6 boats for a total of 8 sailors. Men

Women

Mixed

Shooting

Venezuela qualified a total of five shooters after the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships. Venezuela also qualified one shooter during the 2022 South American Games. Men
Pistol and rifle

Men
Shotgun

Women
Pistol and rifle

Softball

Venezuela qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships. Summary

Preliminary round

Fifth place game

Sport climbing

Venezuela qualified a team of 4 athletes (three men and one woman) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings. Boulder & lead

Speed

Surfing

Venezuela qualified two male surfers. Artistic

Swimming

Men

Open water

Women

Mixed

 Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only. Table tennis

Venezuela qualified a team of four athletes (one man and three women) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event. Men

Women

Mixed

Tennis

Men

Women

Mixed

Taekwondo

Venezuela qualified six athletes (two men and four women) for Kyorugi events during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament. Kyorugi (sparring)
Men

Women

Triathlon

Venezuela qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women). Mixed relay

Weightlifting

Venezuela qualified eight weightlifters (four per gender). Men

Women

Wrestling

Venezuela qualified 16 wrestlers (10 men and 6 women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships. Men

Women

Non-competing sports

Football

Women's tournament

Venezuela qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing sixth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia. Venezuela's women's team was going to be making its Pan American Games debut, however, the team withdrew before the event. See also
Venezuela at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

Nations at the 2023 Pan American Games
2023
2023 in Venezuelan sport