Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but did not participate in the Games from 2006 to 2014.
Puerto Rican athletes have won a total of twelve medals. Six medals were won in boxing, three in track and field, one in tennis, and two in wrestling.
The Puerto Rican national baseball team won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but that medal is not counted among Puerto Rico's Olympic medal totals as baseball was an exhibition sport during those Games.
The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. "La Borinqueña" (not the U.S. national anthem) is played when Puerto Rican competitors win Olympic gold medals.
Flag Bearers +Flag Bearers#YearSeasonFlag BearerSport11948SummerJosé VicenteAthletics21952SummerJaime AnnexyAthletics31956SummerDaniel CintrónOfficial41960SummerToñín CasillasBasketball51964SummerRolando CruzAthletics61968SummerJaime FronteraBasketball71972SummerArnaldo BristolAthletics81976SummerTéofilo ColónAthletics (did not compete)91980SummerAlberto MercadoBoxing101984WinterGeorge TuckerLuge111984SummerFernando CañalesSwimming121988WinterMary Pat WilsonAlpine skiing131988SummerJesús FelicianoBaseball141992WinterJorge BonnetBobsleigh151992SummerLuis MartínezJudo161994WinterListon BochetteBobsleigh171996SummerIvelisse EchevarríaSoftball181998WinterJosé FerrerBobsleigh192000SummerEnrique FigueroaSailing202002WinterManuel RepolletBobsleigh (did not compete)212004SummerCarlos ArroyoBasketball222008SummerMcWilliams ArroyoBoxing232012SummerJavier CulsonAthletics242016SummerJaime EspinalWrestling252018WinterCharles FlahertyAlpine skiing262020SummerAdriana DíazTable tennisBrian Afanador272022WinterWilliam FlahertyAlpine skiingKellie DelkaSkeleton282024SummerJasmine Camacho-QuinnAthleticsSebastian RiveraWrestling292026WinterKellie DelkaSkeleton
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 9 0 0 1 1 34 21 0 0 0 0 – 10 0 0 0 0 – 27 0 0 0 0 – 32 0 0 0 0 – 58 0 0 0 0 – 53 0 0 0 0 – 80 0 0 1 1 37 3 0 0 0 0 – 51 0 1 1 2 30 47 0 0 0 0 – 75 0 0 1 1 54 69 0 0 1 1 71 29 0 0 0 0 – 43 0 0 0 0 – 22 0 0 0 0 – 25 0 1 1 2 63 40 1 0 0 1 54 37 1 0 0 1 63 51 0 0 2 2 80 future event Total 2 2 8 12 92
Medals by Winter Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1 0 0 0 0 – 9 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 5 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 1 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 – future event Total 0 0 0 0 –
Medals by summer sport
SportsTotalRank 1 0 2 3 70 1 0 0 1 20 0 1 5 6 52 0 1 1 2 51 Total 2 2 8 12 92
List of medalists Medal Name GamesSportEvent Juan Venegas Boxing Men's bantamweight Orlando Maldonado Boxing Men's light flyweight Luis Ortiz Boxing Men's lightweight Arístides González Boxing Men's middleweight Aníbal Acevedo Boxing Men's welterweight Daniel Santos Boxing Men's welterweight Jaime Espinal Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg Javier Culson Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Monica Puig Tennis Women's singles Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdlesJasmine Camacho-Quinn AthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdlesSebastian Rivera WrestlingMen's freestyle 65kg
See also
List of flag bearers for Puerto Rico at the Olympics Puerto Rico Olympic Committee :Category:Olympic competitors for Puerto Rico Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics Puerto Rico at the Paralympics
References
External links
Olympic Participation a Source of Pride in Puerto Rico. Sean Jensen. SportsEngine Inc. 3 October 2018. Accessed 1 February 2022. Archived.