Puerto Rico at the Olympics
Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Puerto Rico has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but did not participate in the Games of 2006, 2010, and 2014.
| Puerto Rico at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 92nd |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Puerto Rican athletes have won a total of ten medals. Six medals were won in boxing, two in track and field, 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. However, that medal is not counted among Puerto Rico's Olympic medals totals as baseball was an exhibition sport during those games.
The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. "La Borinqueña" (not the U.S. national anthem) is played when Puerto Rican competitors win Olympic gold medals.[5]
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | did not participate | |||||
| 1900 Paris | ||||||
| 1904 St. Louis | ||||||
| 1908 London | ||||||
| 1912 Stockholm | ||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | ||||||
| 1924 Paris | ||||||
| 1928 Amsterdam | ||||||
| 1932 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 1936 Berlin | ||||||
| 1948 London | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 Rome | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1964 Tokyo | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 1980 Moscow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 1988 Seoul | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2000 Sydney | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 90 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Chamonix | did not participate | |||||
| 1928 St. Moritz | ||||||
| 1932 Lake Placid | ||||||
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ||||||
| 1948 St. Moritz | ||||||
| 1952 Oslo | ||||||
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||||||
| 1960 Squaw Valley | ||||||
| 1964 Innsbruck | ||||||
| 1968 Grenoble | ||||||
| 1972 Sapporo | ||||||
| 1976 Innsbruck | ||||||
| 1980 Lake Placid | ||||||
| 1984 Sarajevo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Calgary | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Albertville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | did not participate | |||||
| 2010 Vancouver | ||||||
| 2014 Sochi | ||||||
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 Milan–Cortina | future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
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 | Men's freestyle 84 kg |
| Bronze | Javier Culson | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Monica Puig | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Tennis | Women's singles |
| Gold | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 100 metres hurdles |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Puerto Rico at the Olympics
- Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
- Category:Olympic competitors for Puerto Rico
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
- Puerto Rico at the Paralympics
References
- Newman, Barry. "Star and Stripes: Puerto Rico's Own Olympic Dreams". WSJ.
- "Puerto Rico - Sport Flags". www.crwflags.com.
- "Puerto Rico, Statehood, and the Olympics". Puerto Rico 51st. July 28, 2021.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/puerto-ricos-olympic-history/acabd968-2721-48ef-a38f-5d908ab0fc13_note.html
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Puerto Rican Anthem Played for First Time for Monica Puig's Win". Billboard.
External links
- "Puerto Rico". International Olympic Committee.
- "Puerto Rico". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/PUR". olympanalyt.com.
- Olympic Participation a Source of Pride in Puerto Rico. Sean Jensen. SportsEngine Inc. 3 October 2018. Accessed 1 February 2022. Archived.