Venezuela At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Venezuela was one of the fourteen nations that made their first official appearance at the Summer Olympics at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom. The National Olympic Committee for Venezuela was recognized by the IOC in 1935 but it did not send any Venezuelan representation because it was sceptical about the possibilities of their athletes against European competitors. Julio César León, the first and only representative of Venezuela in those games had to get support from the British Embassy in Caracas in order to travel to London.
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