Puerto Rico at the Olympics
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Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Notably, despite being an insular area of the United States, Puerto Rico did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, as three boxers competed in Moscow. Puerto Rico has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but missed the Games of 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Puerto Rican athletes have won a total of eight medals. Six medals were won in boxing, one in athletics, and one in wrestling. Puerto Rico is second in total of medals after Philippines of these countries who never have won a gold medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.
List of medalists
Summer Games
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Bronze | Juan Venegas |  1948 London |  Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze | Orlando Maldonado |  1976 Montreal | Boxing | Men's light flyweight |
 Silver | Luis Ortiz |  1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Arístides González | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Aníbal Acevedo |  1992 Barcelona | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Bronze | Daniel Santos | 1996 Atlanta | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Bronze | Javier Culson | 2012 London |  Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Jaime Espinal | 2012 London |  Wrestling | Freestyle 84 kg |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Medals by Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Puerto Rico
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
- Puerto Rico at the Paralympics
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- "Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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