Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
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Puerto Rico Olympic Committee logo | |
| Country/Region |
 Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Code | PUR |
| Created | 1948 |
| Recognized | January 14, 1948 |
| Continental Association | PASO |
| Headquarters |
Casa Olímpica San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| President | Sara Rosario[1] |
| Secretary General | Carlos Beltrán Esbelti[2] |
| Website | http://www.copur.pr/ |
The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR, Spanish: Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico) is the National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico. It oversees Olympic-sports in Puerto Rico, and selects the Olympic team which represents the island. It was founded in 1948 by Julio Enrique Monagas.[3]
COPUR operates two major facilities:
- the Casa Olímpica, its headquarters in Old San Juan, and
- the Albergue Olímpico, Olympic training facilities in Salinas.
Teams representing Puerto Rico have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1948, including the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia—despite the US-led boycott of those Games. They have also participated at the 1984-2010 Winter Olympics. In 2010, Kristina Krone competed in her first Winter Games for Puerto Rico, but the Olympic Committee chose not to send her in 2014.[4]
As of 2010, David Bernier is the president of COPUR. Past presidents include the island's first Puerto Rican Governor, Jesús T. Piñero; Héctor Cardona; Germán Rieckehoff, whose remains are buried at the Albergue Olímpico; and José Enrique Arrarás.
External links
(Spanish) Official website
References
- ↑ COPUR - SARA ROSARIO SE CONVIERTE EN LA PRIMERA MUJER QUE PRESIDE EL COMITE OLIMPICO
- ↑ "DIRECTORIO" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ↑ Julio Enrique Monagas Park. By Travel Ponce.
- ↑ Pagan Rivera, Esteban (12 January 2014). "Kristina Krone: Quería ir a Sochi, pero nunca recibió contestación del Comité Olímpico". Primerahora (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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