Puerto Rico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Puerto Rico Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992 due to the presence of the men's basketball team. A total of 43 athletes, 32 men and 11 women, had competed in 15 sports, roughly larger by two thirds of the nation's team size from the previous Games. Five Puerto Rican athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including four-time Olympian and Tornado sailor Enrique Figueroa and freestyle swimmer and two-time Olympic finalist Ricardo Busquets. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Puerto Rico had its representation at these Games. Because of the nation's emerging presence to the team sport, team captain and NBA's Utah Jazz player Carlos Arroyo was appointed by the committee to carry the Puerto Rican flag in the opening ceremony. Puerto Rico also marked its Olympic debut in synchronized swimming and taekwondo.

Puerto Rico left Athens without receiving a single Olympic medal for the second consecutive time. Figueroa and his new partner Jorge Hernández achieved the nation's highest placement at these Games after finishing seventh in the Tornado class. Meanwhile, Mabel Fonseca originally claimed the fifth position in women's wrestling, but she committed an anti-doping violation, as she was tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. Despite not winning a medal, the men's basketball team secured a notable victory against the United States. The Puerto Ricans' convincing 92-73 win against the three-time defending gold medalists was the United States team's first Olympic loss since it began including NBA players in 1992, only its third Olympic loss overall, and as of 2021, its most lopsided Olympic loss ever.

Athletics

Puerto Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAlexander Greaux3000 m steeplechase8:33.629Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankLuiggy LlanosResult10.947.4313.771.9149.2814.1341.82—Points87491871472384895870200—

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankYvonne Harrison400 m hurdles55.845Did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarterfinals

Classification match (5th–6th place)

Boxing

Puerto Rico sent five boxers to Athens.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoseph SerranoFlyweightL 23–42Did not advanceJuan Manuel LópezBantamweightL 19–27Did not advanceCarlos VelasquezFeatherweightL 43–43+Did not advanceAlex de JesúsLightweightW 39–24L 22–24Did not advanceVictor BisbalSuper heavyweightL 17–26Did not advanceChristian Rosario

Diving

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAngelique Rodríguez3 m springboard239.1925Did not advance10 m platform316.0811 Q455.9418Did not advance

Equestrian

Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMark WatringSapphireIndividual2573396468 QRetiredDid not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankLuis VargasAll-around9.0379.6759.5009.4259.3259.62556.58716 Q8.3379.6129.5009.4629.5629.66256.13515

Judo

Three Puerto Rican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMelvin MéndezMen's −66 kgL 0000–1000Did not advanceRamón AyalaMen's −100 kgL 0000–1010Did not advanceJessica GarcíaWomen's −57 kgL 0011–0121Did not advanceL 0000–1011Did not advance

Sailing

Puerto Rican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Karla BarreraMistral262425262325262626252425026

Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Enrique FigueroaJorge HernándezTornado971211123412114727 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLucas Rafael Bennazar OrtizTrap112=27Did not advanceDouble trap12223Did not advance

Swimming

Puerto Rican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRicardo Busquets50 m freestyle22.4512 Q22.5215Did not advanceAndrew Livingston200 m butterfly1:59.42=21Did not advanceArsenio López100 m breaststroke1:03.99=36Did not advanceJorge Oliver200 m individual medley2:08.84=45Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVanessa García50 m freestyle26.26=28Did not advance100 m freestyle57.3835Did not advanceGretchen Gotay Cordero200 m backstroke2:23.3931Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Two Puerto Rican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankLuña del Mar AguiliúLeilani TorresDuet39.6672339.91779.58423Did not advance

Taekwondo

Puerto Rico has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIneabelle DíazWomen's −67 kgW 4–4 L 3–5L 2–5Did not advance5

Tennis

Puerto Rico nominated a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKristina BrandiWomen's singlesW 7–5, 6–1L 2–6, 6–3, 4–6Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRamón HernándezRaúl PapaleoMen'sPool DL 0 – 2 (14–21, 13–21)L 1 – 2 (21–18, 19–21, 10–15)L 1 – 2 (21–19, 16–21, 16–18)4Did not advance

Wrestling

Women's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolClassificationSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMabel Fonseca−55 kgW 5–0 L 0–5 2W 3–1 W 3–1

See also

Puerto Rico at the 2003 Pan American Games Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Puerto Rico Olympic Committee