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Venezuela shooter Leonel Martinez qualified to compete at his second Olympics in 2024 — 40 years after his first Olympics. Martinez, who turned 60 on Sept. 28, finished second in men’s trap at the Pan ...
In 1984, Leonel Martínez of Venezuela competed in the trap shooting event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. He finished tied for 41st. But he was only 20 years old at the time.
Venezuela Olympic Committee: 'May she rest in peace' On Aug. 16, the Venezuela Olympic Committee posted a tribute to Chirinos on X. "With her outstanding career in track cycling, she achieved ...
Venezuelan trap shooter Leonel Martinez, 60, returned to the Olympics after a 40-year absence, finishing 28th in the Paris Games. Despite missing only nine of his 125 shots, Martinez has set his ...
LAS VEGAS -- Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who competed for Venezuela over the course of two decades, has died. She was 51. Larreal was found dead at home in Las Vegas the ...
Venezuela defeated Cuba 6-5 Monday at Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, ... Meanwhile, in the first Olympic qualifying game in Port St. Lucie, the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico, 5-2.
Venezuelan five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead in her Las Vegas apartment after she choked to death on her food, police said. Authorities were called to the 50-year ...
LAS VEGAS — Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who competed for Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51. Larreal was found dead at home in Las Vegas the ...
Rodriquez won on points. Francisco "Morochito" Rodríguez, who in 1968 won Venezuela's first gold medal at an Olympic Games when he won the light flyweight division, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
The International Olympic Committee and LA28 organizers have “every confidence” that President Donald Trump’s newly announced travel ban won’t disrupt the Summer Games or the preparations for them.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela's first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78. Venezuela's Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez ...