Puerto Rico at the Olympics

Puerto Rico at the
Olympics
IOC code PUR
Website www.copur.pr (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
9
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 nine medals. Six medals were won in boxing, one in athletics, one in tennis, and one in wrestling.

The Puerto Rican national baseball team won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but that medal is not counted among Puerto Rico's Olympic medals totals because baseball was only an exhibition sport during those games.

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 Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
United Kingdom 1948 London0011
Finland 1952 Helsinki0000
Australia 1956 Melbourne0000
Italy 1960 Rome0000
Japan 1964 Tokyo0000
Mexico 1968 Mexico City0000
West Germany 1972 Munich0000
Canada 1976 Montreal0011
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow0000
United States 1984 Los Angeles0112
South Korea 1988 Seoul0000
Spain 1992 Barcelona0011
United States 1996 Atlanta0011
Australia 2000 Sydney0000
Greece 2004 Athens0000
China 2008 Beijing0000
United Kingdom 2012 London0112
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro1001
Japan 2020 TokyoFuture event
France 2024 Paris
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Total1269

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by Summer Youth Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Singapore 2010 Singapore15100150
China 2014 Nanjing230000NR
Argentina 2018 Buenos AiresFuture event
Total100166

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing0156
Wrestling0101
Athletics0011
Tennis1001
Total1269

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeJuan VenegasUnited Kingdom 1948 London BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeOrlando MaldonadoCanada 1976 Montreal BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverLuis OrtizUnited States 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeArístides GonzálezUnited States 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeAníbal AcevedoSpain 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's welterweight
 BronzeDaniel SantosUnited States 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's welterweight
 SilverJaime EspinalUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
 BronzeJavier CulsonUnited Kingdom 2012 London AthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
 GoldMónica PuigBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro TennisWomen's singles

See also

References

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