Puerto Rican records in track and field

The following are the national records in athletics in Puerto Rico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico (FAPUR).

Outdoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
100 m 10.21 (+1.4 m/s) Miguel López May 27, 2012 Meeting Julia Iriarte Bolivia Cochabamba Bolivia [1]
200 m 20.44 Luis Morales May 23, 1987 United States Corvallis, Oregon, United States
400 m 45.60 Héctor Carrasquillo June 5, 2010 Ibero-American Championships Spain San Fernando, Spain [2][3]
600 m 1:14.92 Wesley Vázquez March 29, 2014 United States Orlando, United States [4]
800 m 1:44.64 Wesley Vázquez April 19, 2014 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States [5]
1500 m 3:37.60 Samuel Vázquez June 16, 2012 American Miler's Club Series United States Indianapolis, United States [6]
3000 m 7:53.5 Antonio Colón July 12, 1976 Canada Montreal, Canada
5000 m 13:48.7 Antonio Colón May 15, 1982 United States Dallas, United States
10000 m 28:27.1 Carmelo Ríos April 28, 1984 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, California, United States
10 km (road) 29:17 César Mercado July 22, 1984 United States Los Angeles, United States
15 km (road) 45:19 Carlos Quinones February 17, 1990 United States Tampa, United States
Half marathon 1:03:34 # Luis Collazo April 1, 2007 Berlin Half Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany
1:04:44 Hector Diaz March 6, 1983 Puerto Rico Coamo, Puerto Rico
Marathon 2:12:43 Jorge González August 28, 1983 Pan American Games Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
110 m hurdles 13.54 (+0.1 m/s) Héctor Cotto June 6, 2010 Ibero-American Championships Spain San Fernando, Spain [2][7]
13.54 (+0.7 m/s) July 17, 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [8][9]
400 m hurdles 47.72 Javier Culson May 8, 2010 Ponce Grand Prix Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico [10]
3000 m steeplechase 8:27.91 Alex Greaux July 10, 2004 Spain Barakaldo, Spain
High jump 2.26 m Luis Castro 18 May 2014 Springermeeting Germany Garbsen, Germany [11]
3 August 2014 Ibero-American Championships Brazil São Paulo, Brazil [12]
Pole vault 5.65 m Edgar Díaz May 14, 1998 United States Abilene, Texas, United States [13]
Long jump 8.19 m A Elmer Williams August 11, 1989 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
Triple jump 17.10 m (+1.4 m/s) Allen Simms March 17, 2007 Puerto Rico Carolina, Puerto Rico
Shot put 20.22 m Chris Merced May 28, 2000 United States Irvine, United States
Discus throw 56.23 m Gabriel Torres April 14, 2012 USA Invitational United States Auburn, United States [14]
Hammer throw 65.87 m Santos Vega May 13, 2004 Puerto Rico Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Javelin throw 71.34 m Felipe Ortiz April 16, 2011 Justas LAI Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico [15]
Decathlon 7704 pts Luiggy Llanos August 5–6, 2003 Pan American Games Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11.02 (100 m), 7.47 m (long jump), 14.62 m (shot put), 1.86 m (high jump), 50.27 (400 m) /
14.29 (110 m hurdles), 43.93 m (pole vault), 4.50 m (discus), 59.78 m (javelin), 5:11.24 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road) 1:29:19 Gustavo Restrepo May 1, 2009 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
50 km walk (road) 4:17:46 Nicolás Soto November 27, 1993 Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
4×100 m relay 39.04  Puerto Rico
Marcos Amalbert
Carlos Rodríguez
Marquis Holston
Miguel López		 September 4, 2011 World Championships South Korea Daegu, South Korea [16]
4×400 m relay 3:04.87  Puerto Rico
Félix Martínez
Javier Culson
Víctor Benítez
Héctor Carrasquillo		 May 16, 2009 Ponce Grand Prix Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
4×800 m relay 7:34.03 Miguel Rodríguez
Abdiel Cartagena
David Montánez
Héctor Font		 March 26, 1985 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
100 m 11.28 (+1.3 m/s) Carol Rodríguez May 30, 2009 United States New York City, United States
200 m 22.23 (+1.8 m/s) Carol Rodríguez May 26, 2006 United States Provo, United States
400 m 51.39 Carol Rodríguez May 3, 2008 United States Los Angeles, United States
June 14, 2008 United States Des Moines, United States
800 m 2:01.31 Angelita Lind July 25, 1984 United States Walnut, United States
1500 m 4:09.92 Beverly Ramos July 1, 2011 Harry Jerome Classic Canada Burnaby, Canada [17]
3000 m 8:57.68 Beverly Ramos May 17, 2014 Ponce Grand Prix Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico [18]
5000 m 15:49.31 Beverly Ramos April 14, 2011 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States [19]
10000 m 33:51.54 Beverly Ramos April 16, 2009 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States
10 km (road) 34:08 Maria Elena Rodríguez February 18, 2001 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
Half marathon 1:15:29 # Zenaida Maldonado April 6, 2008 Berlin Half Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany
1:18:31 Beverly Ramos February 3, 2012 San Blas Half Marathon Puerto Rico Coamo, Puerto Rico [20]
Marathon 2:44:58 Yolanda Mercado April 22, 2007 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles 13.22 Joyce Meléndez June 26, 1993 Finland Kuortane, Finland
400 m hurdles 55.03 Yvonne Harrison June 29, 2003 Poland Poznań, Poland
3000 m steeplechase 9:39.33 Beverly Ramos July 10, 2012 Meeting International France Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France [21]
High jump 1.83 m Laura Agront June 2, 1984 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pole vault 4.30 m Diamara Planell April 18, 2015 Mt. SAC Relays United States Walnut, United States [22]
Long jump 6.96 m Madeline de Jesús July 24, 1988 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Triple jump 12.93 m Amy Seward July 14, 2007 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Shot put 16.40 m Kimberly Barrett-Losada March 19, 2011 Miami Hurricane Invitational United States Coral Gables, United States [23]
Discus throw 55.19 m Brittni Borrero May 21, 2011 Puerto Rican Championships Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico [24]
Hammer throw 66.57 m Amarilys Alméstica July 1, 2006 Canada Ottawa, Canada
Javelin throw 57.48 m A Coralys Ortíz July 7, 2013 CAC Championships Mexico Morelia, Mexico
Heptathlon 5578 pts Alysbeth Felix 2–3 August 2014 Ibero-American Championships Brazil São Paulo, Brazil [25]
14.04 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.78 m (high jump), 9.98 m (shot put), 24.66 (-0.9 m/s) (200 m) /
6.24 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 30.24 m (javelin), 2:21.65 (800 m)
10 km walk (road) 50:36.0 Milexis Sepúlveda June 9, 2007 Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
20 km walk (road) 1:48:26 Wilane Cuebas Feliciano March 10, 2013 Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
4×100 m relay 43.46  Puerto Rico
Beatriz Cruz
Celiangeli Morales
Erika Rivera
Carol Rodríguez		 July 29, 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [26]
4×400 m relay 3:30.81  Puerto Rico
Militza Castro
Yvonne Harrison
Sandra Moya
Yamelis Ortiz		 August 11, 2001 World Championships Canada Edmonton, Canada [27]

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 6.69 Marquis Holston March 3, 2012 VT Final Qualifier United States Blacksburg, Virginia, United States [28]
200 m 20.81 Marquis Holston March 9, 2012 NCAA Division I Championships United States Nampa, Idaho, United States [29]
300 m 33.27 Marquis Holston January 21, 2011 Hokie Invitational United States Blacksburg, Virginia, United States [30]
400 m 46.54 Marquis Holston February 10, 2012 Tyson Invitational United States Fayetteville, United States [31]
800 m 1:48.34 Robert Novak January 21, 2012 17th New Balance Games United States New York City, United States [32]
1:47.40 OT David Freeman January 25, 2003 United States Lexington, United States
1:46.78 OT Andrés Arroyo February 14, 2015 Iowa State Classic United States Ames, United States [33]
1000 m 2:24.49 Armando del Valle January 23, 2010 Adidas Classic United States Lincoln, Nebraska, United States [34]
1500 m 3:43.8 Antonio Colón February 8, 1974 United States New York City, United States
3000 m 8:02.75 Alfredo Santana March 3, 2013 IC4A/ECAC DI Championships United States Boston, United States [35]
5000 m 13:44.85 OT Joe Rosa February 28, 2014 United States Seattle, United States
55 m hurdles 7.27 Jamele Mason January 21, 2012 Texas Tech Indoor Open #2 United States Lubbock, United States [36]
60 m hurdles 7.71 A Héctor Cotto February 7, 2014 Mountain T Invitational United States Flagstaff, United States [37]
High jump 2.24 m Luis Joel Castro February 8, 2014 18th National Indoor Meeting Germany Bielefeld, Germany [38]
Pole vault 5.50 m Brandon Estrada March 6, 2010 UW Last Chance Qualifier United States Seattle, United States [39]
Long jump 8.12 m Mike Francis March 6, 1992 United States Manhattan, United States
Triple jump 16.82 m Allen Simms March 11, 2006 World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia [40]
Shot put 14.32 m Luiggi Llanos February 21, 2004 United States Manhattan, United States
Weight throw 20.70 m Wilfredo de Jesús January 5, 2013 Army Crowell Open United States West Point, United States [41]
Heptathlon
(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 7.44 Carol Rodríguez January 27, 2007 United States Pullman, United States
200 m 22.77 Carol Rodríguez March 10, 2006 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States
300 m 38.89 Carol Rodriguez 25 January 2014 New Balance Games United States New York City, United States
400 m 54.14 Carol Rodríguez February 11, 2012 Texas A&M Invitational United States College Station, United States [42]
800 m 2:05.52 Lysaira Del Valle March 12, 2005 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States
2:04.43 OT March 5, 2005 United States Ames, United States
1500 m 4:42.02+y Liliani Mendez February 28, 2009 United States College Station, United States
Mile 4:42.02 Liliani Mendez February 28, 2009 Big 12 Championships United States College Station, United States [43]
3000 m 9:16.23 Beverly Ramos March 13, 2010 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States [44]
9:14.62 OT March 5, 2010 Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational United States Notre Dame, Indiana, United States [45]
5000 m 16:08.60 Beverly Ramos March 12, 2010 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States [46]
60 m hurdles 8.45 m Joyce Meléndez March 13, 1993 World Championships Canada Toronto, Canada
High jump 1.78 m Laura Pinion January 27, 1990 United States Johnson City, United States
Pole vault 4.35 m Diamara Planell Cruz March 14, 2015 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States [47]
Long jump 6.26 m Madeline de Jesús February 14, 1988 United States Gainesville, United States
Yesenia Rivera February 14, 2004 United States Houston, United States
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk
4x400 m relay

# = not officially ratified by federation
OT = oversized track
y = denotes one mile

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Valiente, Emeterio (June 7, 2010). "Murer vaults 4.85m Area Record as Cuba and Spain dominate in San Fernando – Ibero-American Championships report". IAAF. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
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  40. ↑ "Triple Jump Qualification Results" (PDF). IAAF. March 11, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  41. ↑ "Weight Throw Results". www.directathletics.com. January 5, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  42. ↑ "400m Dash Olympic Development Results". www.flashresults.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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