Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games
Flag of Puerto Rico
IOC code: PUR
1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Medals Rank: 37	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

1 Medals
- 1.1 Bronze
2 Results by event
3 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Bronze

Orlando Maldonado — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman. Maria Medina came in last place in the women's competition even as Edgardo Berdeguer beat considerably the 55th place finish Puerto Rico's only archer in 1972 earned.

Women's Individual Competition:

Maria Medina – 1993 points (→ 27th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Edgardo Berdeguer – 2200 points (→ 31st place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Jorge Ortiz

Heat — 1:51.38 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

Pedro Ferrer, Iván Mangual, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz

Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

Julio Ferrer

Heats — 52.45s
Semi Final — 51.04s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

José de Jesus — 2:19:34 (→ 23rd place)

Víctor Serrano — 2:34:59 (→ 53rd place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Orlando Maldonado → Bronze Medal
1. First Round – Defeated Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over
2. Second Round – Defeated Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0
4. Semifinals – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 0:5