Ray J. Quiñones Vázquez (born 15 June 1958 in

Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Santa Isabel () is a Santa Isabel barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Coamo, Puerto Rico, Coamo; east of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz; a ...

) is a retired Puerto Rican

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. He won the Central American and Caribbean Championships in

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and

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, the latter in a career best jump of 8.01 metres. He competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final. He also competed in the men's long jump at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He holds a bachelor's degree in pedagogy with a concentration in physical education from the

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish (also referred to as Colegio and CAAM in allusion to its former name), is a public land-grant university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM ...

and a master's degree in athlete training from the

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. Was athletic director at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Ray Quiñones was nominated

Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico The Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico ( es, Secretario de Recración y Deportes) is responsible for the development and management of all matters related to sports and recreation in the government of Puerto Rico The government ...

by governor

Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting Secretary of State, i ...

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* 1958 births Living people People from Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male long jumpers Puerto Rican sports executives and administrators Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico Secretaries of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub