Venezuela competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the Comité Olímpico Venezolano to take part in 26 events in 9 sports. The Venezuelan representation was similar to that of the Helsinki Games that awarded the country first olympic medal but including for the first time a Venezuelan sailing and weightlifting representation. The sporting shooter Enrico Forcella won the nation's second ever Olympic medal and to date solely Olympic medallist in shooting. Women's return after being absent from the previous game, competing in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming.
Medalists
Bronze
- Enrico Forcella — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone position, 50 metres
Competitors
Athletics
- Rafael Romero
- Clive Bonas
- Horacio Estévez
- Lloyd Murad
- Emilio Romero
- Héctor Thomas
- Víctor Maldonado
Boxing
- Miguel Amarista
- Fidel Odremán
- Mario Romero
Cycling
Five cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960.
- Individual road race
- Arsenio Chirinos
- Emilio Vidal
- José Ferreira
- Francisco Mujica
- Team time trial
- José Ferreira
- Francisco Mujica
- Arsenio Chirinos
- Víctor Chirinos
Fencing
Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960.
- Men's foil
- Jesús Gruber
- Freddy Quintero
- Luis García
- Men's team foil
- Luis García, Freddy Quintero, Augusto Gutiérrez, Jesús Gruber
- Men's sabre
- Augusto Gutiérrez
- Luis García
- Women's foil
- Belkis Leal
- Norma Santini
- Ingrid Sander
- Women's team foil
- Ingrid Sander, Norma Santini, Belkis Leal, Teófila Márquiz
Sailing
- Daniel Camejo Octavio
- Peter Camejo Guanche
Shooting
Six shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. Enrico Forcella won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event.
- 25 m pistol
- Carlos Crassus
- Carlos Monteverde
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Enrico Forcella
- José Cazorla
- Trap
- Bram Zanella
- Franco Bonato
Swimming
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anneliese Rockenbach | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.5 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:18.6 | 24 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
- Oswaldo Solórzano
- Enrique Guitens
Wrestling
- Rafael Durán
- César Ferreras
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