Venezuela’s Impressive Performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

National Delegation Finishes 34th in the Medals Table with Six Medals

The Venezuelan representation at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has sealed its second-best participation in this type of competition, with a total of six medals: three gold, two silver, and one bronze.

Venezuela’s athletes delivered a commendable performance, finishing fifth among Latin American countries, surpassed only by the delegations of Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico.

Gold Medal Winners

Enderson Santos won the first gold medal in the 400 meters T11 category (athletes with visual disabilities), while Clara Fuentes secured the second gold medal in weightlifting, lifting over 120 kilos in the -50 kilograms category and setting a new Paralympic record.

Nalbys Morillo closed the circle of gold medals for the Venezuelan delegation with a javelin throw, also breaking the Paralympic record.

Silver Medal Winners

Lisbeli Vera won a silver medal in the 400 meters T47, despite a tear in the rectus femoris tendon in her right quadriceps muscle, which forced her to stop her performance in Paris.

Alejandra Pérez, along with her guide Eubrig Maza, won the second silver medal in the 200 meters T12, setting a time of 24:19.

Bronze Medal Winner

Judoka Marcos Blanco secured the last medal for the Venezuelan delegation, finishing third in the category up to 60 kilograms for blind judokas.

Historical Context

Venezuela’s best performance in the Paralympic Games was in Tokyo 2020, where the delegation won seven medals: three gold, two silver, and two bronze.

The previous occasion for the Venezuelan delegation to win six medals was at the Rio 2016 Games, where they reached the silver medal podium three times and the same number in the bronze medals.