Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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]
| 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) | |
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
- Heat — 51.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Maximo Oliveras – 2:47.15 (→ 106th place)
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Igor Samoilenco (Moldova) on points (8-20)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- José Miguel Cotto
- 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)
- 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)
- First Round — Lost to Antonio Perugino (Italy) on points (8-10)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- 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
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- 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
Gymnastics
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Men's Half-Lightweight
Men's Lightweight
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
- Heat – 22.61
- Final – 22.73 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat – 49.61
- Final – 49.68 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:03.08 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:22.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat – 53.90
- B-Final – 53.65 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:18.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:28.27 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 3:52.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Wrestling
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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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "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.
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