| Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 69 (47 men and 22 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ivelisse Echevarría |
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 69 competitors, 47 men and 22 women, took part in 60 events in 16 sports.[1]
Medalists
Bronze
- Daniel Santos — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Archery
In the fifth time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one woman. She finished in last place.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Reyes → Round of 64, 64th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Domingo Cordero
- Heat — 51.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Maximo Oliveras – 2:47.15 (→ 106th place)
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Omar Adorno
- First Round — Lost to Igor Samoilenco (Moldova) on points (8-20)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia) on points (6-16)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Luis Seda
- First Round — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand) on points (2-13)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Luis Deines Pérez
- First Round — Lost to Jacek Bielski (Poland) on points (2-18)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Ernest Atangana Mboa (Cameroon) RSC-1 (02:54)
- Second Round — Defeated Kabil Lahsen (Morocco) on points (16-4)
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Nariman Atayev (Uzbekistan) on points (28-15)
- Semifinals — Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) on points (11-13)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- José Luis Quiñones
- First Round — Lost to Antonio Perugino (Italy) on points (8-10)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Enrique Flores
- First Round — Defeated Gurcharn Singh (India) on points (15-7)
- Second Round — Defeated Sybrand Botes (South Africa) on points (16-7)
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Antonio Tarver (United States) RSC-3 (01:54)
Cycling
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
- Juan Merheb
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Ramon Sandin
- Preliminary Heat — 302.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Vivian Alberty
- Preliminary Heat — 195.18 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
One female fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1996.
- Women's épée
- Mitch Escanellas
Gymnastics
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
- Melvin Méndez
Men's Half-Lightweight
- José Pérez
Men's Lightweight
- Francisco Rodríguez
Men's Half-Middleweight
- José Luis Figueroa
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to United States (0:10)
- Lost to Canada (0:4)
- Defeated Australia (2:0)
- Lost to PR China (0:10)
- Lost to Chinese Taipei (2:10)
- Lost to Japan (1:8)
- Lost to Netherlands (0:2)
- Semifinals
- Did not advance → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Lourdes Baez
- Sheree Corniel
- Ivelisse Echevarría
- Maria González
- Elba Lebron
- Lisa Martínez
- Aida Miranda
- Lisa Mize
- Jacqueine Ortíz
- Janice Parks
- Penelope Rosario
- Sandra Rosario
- Myriam Segarra
- Eve Soto
- Clara Vázquez
- Head Coach: José Agosto
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Ricardo Busquets
- Heat – 22.61
- Final – 22.73 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Ricardo Busquets
- Heat – 49.61
- Final – 49.68 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Todd Torres
- Heat – 1:03.08 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Todd Torres
- Heat – 2:22.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Ricardo Busquets
- Heat – 53.90
- B-Final – 53.65 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Arsenio López
- Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Arsenio López
- Heat – 4:18.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Eduardo González, José González, Arsenio López, and Ricardo Busquets
- Heat – 3:28.27 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Carlos Bodega, Todd Torres, Ricardo Busquets, and José González
- Heat – 3:52.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight
- César Rodríguez
Wrestling
See also
- Puerto Rico at the 1995 Pan American Games
Notes
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
References
- ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.