Puerto Rico at the Olympics

Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Notably, despite being an insular area of the United States, Puerto Rico did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, as three boxers competed in Moscow. Puerto Rico has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but missed the Games of 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Puerto Rican athletes have won a total of eight medals. Six medals were won in boxing, one in athletics, and one in wrestling. Puerto Rico is second in total of medals after Philippines of these countries who never have won a gold medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1948 London	0	0	1	1
1952 Helsinki	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	0	1	1	2
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	0	0	1	1
1996 Atlanta	0	0	1	1
2000 Sydney	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	0	0	0
2012 London	0	1	1	2
Total	0	2	6	8

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Boxing	0	1	5	6
Wrestling	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Total	0	2	6	8

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Juan Venegas	1948 London	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Orlando Maldonado	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
Silver	Luis Ortiz	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Arístides González	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Aníbal Acevedo	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Bronze	Daniel Santos	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Jaime Espinal	2012 London	Wrestling	Freestyle 84 kg
Bronze	Javier Culson	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Puerto Rico
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Puerto Rico at the Paralympics

External links

• "Puerto Rico". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Puerto Rico". Sports-Reference.com.