Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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,
United States
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. 69 competitors, 47 men and 22 women, took part in 60 events in 16 sports.
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
Domingo Cordero Clase (born 17 October 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a retired Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Maximo Oliveras – 2:47.15 (→ 106th place)
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Preliminary round
;9–12th Place classification match
;9th Place match
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Omar Adorno
:* First Round — Lost to
Igor Samoilenco
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(Moldova) on points (8-20)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*
José Miguel Cotto
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:* First Round — Lost to
Raimkul Malakhbekov
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(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
Luis Deines Pérez (born March 29, 1973) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeat ...
:* First Round — Lost to
Jacek Bielski
Jacek Bielski (born 29 January 1972) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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(Poland) on points (2-18)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
* Daniel Santos
:* 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
Nariman Atayev (born 25 January 1971) is a retired male boxer from Uzbekistan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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(Uzbekistan) on points (28-15)
:* Semifinals — Lost to
Oleg Saitov
Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (russian: Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов; (born May 26, 1974 in Novokuybyshevsk, Russian SFSR to a Volga Tatar father and ethnic Russian mother) is a Russian former Olympic boxer.
He won the Olympic ...
(Russia) on points (11-13)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
*
José Luis Quiñones
José Luis Quiñones (born 1 March 1974) was a Puerto Rican boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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:* First Round — Lost to
Antonio Perugino
Antonio Perugino (born 30 September 1973) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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(Italy) on points (8-10)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
*
Enrique Flores
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:* First Round — Defeated
Gurcharn Singh
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He competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer ...
(India) on points (15-7)
:* Second Round — Defeated
Sybrand Botes
Sybrand Botes (born 16 September 1976) is a South African boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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(South Africa) on points (16-7)
:* Quarterfinals — Lost to
Antonio Tarver
Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, IB ...
(United States) RSC-3 (01:54)
Cycling
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
*
Juan Merheb
Juan Merheb (born 29 December 1970) is a Puerto Rican cyclist. He competed in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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:* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
*
Ramon Sandin
Ramon Sandin, also known as Guy Sandin, (born 9 January 1970) is a native of Puerto Rico who competed in the diving competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in the United States at Atlanta, Georgia, representing his native island.
Sandin came ...
:* Preliminary Heat — 302.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
*
Vivian Alberty
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*Vivian (name), a given name and also a surname
Toponyms
* Vivian, Louisiana, U.S.
* Vivian, South Dakota, U.S.
* Vivian, West Virginia, U.S.
* Vivian Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Ballantrae, Ontario, a hamlet in Stouffville, ...
:* Preliminary Heat — 195.18 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Ricardo Busquets
Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, ...
:* Heat – 22.61
:* Final – 22.73 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
*
Ricardo Busquets
Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, ...
:* Heat – 49.61
:* Final – 49.68 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
*
Todd Torres
Todd Torres (born June 11, 1968) is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992.
His best Olympic result was a 12th place in the Men's Free ...
:* Heat – 1:03.08 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
*
Todd Torres
Todd Torres (born June 11, 1968) is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992.
His best Olympic result was a 12th place in the Men's Free ...
:* Heat – 2:22.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
*
Ricardo Busquets
Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, ...
Arsenio López
Arsenio Alexander López Rosario (born May 3, 1979), also known as Alex Lopez, is a Puerto Rican former swimmer and three-time Olympian who specialized in breaststroke and individual medley events.
Lopez was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico. He att ...
:* Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
*
Arsenio López
Arsenio Alexander López Rosario (born May 3, 1979), also known as Alex Lopez, is a Puerto Rican former swimmer and three-time Olympian who specialized in breaststroke and individual medley events.
Lopez was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico. He att ...
:* Heat – 4:18.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Eduardo González, José González,
Arsenio López
Arsenio Alexander López Rosario (born May 3, 1979), also known as Alex Lopez, is a Puerto Rican former swimmer and three-time Olympian who specialized in breaststroke and individual medley events.
Lopez was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico. He att ...
, and
Ricardo Busquets
Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, ...
:* Heat – 3:28.27 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Carlos Bodega,
Todd Torres
Todd Torres (born June 11, 1968) is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992.
His best Olympic result was a 12th place in the Men's Free ...
,
Ricardo Busquets
Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, ...
, and José González
:* Heat – 3:52.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Puerto Rico at the 1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 26, 1995.
Medals
Gold
*Women's – 47 kg: Betsy Ortíz
Silver
*Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg): José Miguel Cotto
*Men's Featherweigh ...
1996
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Olympics
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