Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. This was their thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1948. 69 competitors, 47 men and 22 women, took part in 60 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Boxing Welterweight August 1

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 4 1 5Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 7 – 7Cycling 1 0 1Diving 1 1 2Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 0 1 1Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 4 0 4Sailing 2 1 3Shooting 2 0 2Softball – 15 15Swimming 6 1 7Weightlifting 1 – 1Wrestling 5 – 5 Total 47 22 69

Archery

In the fifth time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one woman. She finished in last place.

Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaría ReyesIndividual53563L 123–158Did not advance

Athletics

Men Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMaximo OliverasMarathoncolspan=62:47:15106Mickey Soto110 metres hurdles13.9442Did not advanceDomingo Cordero400 metres hurdles51.2046colspan=2Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEdgar DíazPole vault5.4028Did not advance

Women Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMyra Mayberry-Wilkinson100 metres11.5130 Q11.6629Did not advance200 metres23.2321 q23.4826Did not advance

Basketball

Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPuerto Rico men'sMen's tournamentL 98–101W 98–86L 69–80L 96–101L 86–975W 76–67L 77–8710

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

9–12th Place classification match

9th Place match

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOmar AdornoFlyweightL 8–20Did not advanceJosé CottoBantamweightL 6–16Did not advanceLuís SedaFeatherweightL 2–13Did not advanceLuis Deines PérezLight welterweightL 2–18Did not advanceDaniel SantosWelterweightW RSC R1W 16–4W 28–15L 11–13Did not advanceJosé Luis QuiñonesLight middleweightL 8–10Did not advanceEnrique FloresLight heavyweightW 15–7W 16–7L RSC R3Did not advance

Cycling

Track Points race AthleteEventLapsPointsRankJuan MerhebMen's points race

Diving

Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankRamon Sandin3 metre springboard302.5529Did not advance

Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankVivián Alberty3 metre springboard195.1827Did not advance

Equestrianism

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalRound 1Round 2TotalScoreRankScoreRankScore RankScoreRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankAlexander EarleSame Old SongIndividualDid not advance

Fencing

One female fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1996.

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMitch EscanellasÉpéeL 11–15Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men AthleteEventQualificationApparatusTotalRankDiego LizardiIndividual18.50016.47517.57518.83715.85017.175104.41267

Women AthleteEventQualificationApparatusTotalRankEileen DíazIndividual16.62518.42417.09917.40069.54873

Judo

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMelvin Méndez–60 kgLDid not advanceLDid not advanceJosé Pérez–65 kgLDid not advanceFrancisco Rodríguez–71 kgLDid not advanceJosé Figueroa–78 kgLDid not advance

Sailing

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910Matt AndersonMistral One Design39323735244726342321135Manuel MéndezFinn2430302928302932312922930

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789Lucía MartínezMistral One Design16171220191828231511719

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJosé ArteconaTrap11449Did not advanceDouble trap12033Did not advanceRalph Rodríguez50 metre rifle prone58847Did not advance

Softball

Summary TeamEventRound robinSemi-finalBronze medal gameGold medal gameOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPuerto Rico women'sWomen's tournamentL 0–10L 0–4W 2–0L 0–10L 2–10L 1–8L 0–28Did not advance

Team roster Lourdes Baez Sheree Corniel Ivelisse Echevarría Maria González Elba Lebrón Lisa Martínez Aída Miranda Lisa Mize Jacqueline Ortiz Janice Parks Penelope Rosario Sandra Rosario Myriam Segarra Eve Soto Clara Vázquez Head coach: José Agosto

Group play TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker61377.857--52299.7141 3 RA vs. AUS/JPN522211.7141 6 RA vs. CHN/JPN522418.7141 10 RA vs. CHN/AUS341517.4293-251919.2864-16432.1435 1–0 vs. PUR16544.1435 0–1 vs. NED

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankRicardo Busquets50 m freestyle22.615 FA22.738100 m freestyle49.615 FA49.687100 m butterfly53.9013 FB53.6512Arsenio López200 m individual medley2:07.0927Did not advance400 m individual medley4:34.8125Did not advanceTodd Torres100 m breaststroke1:03.0821Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:22.6631Did not advanceRicardo BusquetsEduardo GonzálezJosé GonzálezArsenio López4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:28.2716Did not advanceCarlos BodegaRicardo BusquetsJosé GonzálezTodd Torres4 × 100 m medley relay3:52.0419Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankSonia Álvarez200 m butterfly2:25.2435Did not advance200 m individual medley2:25.5737Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankCésar Rodríguez–59 kg110.015132.514242.513

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarco Sánchez–62 kgL 5–6Did not advanceL 3–8Did not advance

Freestyle

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnibál Nieves–62 kgL 0–3Did not advanceW 8–3L 0–3Did not advanceOrlando Rosa–82 kgL 1–3Did not advanceL 3–4Did not advanceJosé Betancourt–90 kgL 0–5Did not advanceL 0–10Did not advanceDaniel Sánchez–100 kgL FallDid not advanceL 2–3Did not advance

See also Puerto Rico at the 1995 Pan American Games

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