Puerto Rico competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the territory's twentieth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. It was also the fourth consecutive games in which Puerto Rico earned at least one medal, it being the first time this happened in Puerto Rico's Olympic Games history.
Puerto Rico concluded the Olympics with two bronze medals, both won by flag bearers Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Sebastian Rivera. Jasmine was edged out in a close race in a split-second finish in the Women's 100 metres hurdles, ultimately finishing 3rd. Meanwhile, Sebastian won bronze in the Men's freestyle 65 kg alongside fellow bronze medalist Islam Dudaev of Albania despite losing out to gold medalist Kotaro Kiyooka of Japan, first beating Maxim Saculțan of Moldova, and then Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga of Mongolia after a successful challenge by a single point.
Medalists
The following Puerto Rican competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDateAthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdlesWrestlingMen's freestyle 65 kg
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0011Wrestling0011Total0022
Medals by genderGenderTotalFemale0011Male0011Mixed0000Total0022
Medals by dateDate Total10 August001111 August0011Total0022
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 3 5 8Basketball 12 12 24Boxing 1 1 2Diving 0 1 1Golf 1 0 1Judo 1 1 2Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Skateboarding 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 2 1 3Wrestling 4 0 4 Total 27 24 51
Archery
One Puerto Rican archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of her result at the 2024 Pan American Continental Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAlondra RiveraWomen's individual54764L 0–6 Did not advance
Athletics
Puerto Rican track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankGladymar TorresWomen's 100 m11.12 5 qcolspan=2 11.336 Did not advanceGabby ScottWomen's 400 m50.74 4 R50.52 1 Q51.227 Did not advanceJasmine Camacho-QuinnWomen's 100 m hurdles12.421 Q Bye12.35 1 Q12.36Grace ClaxtonWomen's 400 m hurdles56.29655.944 Did not advanceRachelle de OrbetaWomen's 20 km walkcolspan=6 1:33:3329
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLuis CastroMen's high jump2.2015 Did not advanceJerome VegaMen's hammer throw71.6126 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankAyden Owens-DelermeResult10.35 s7.66 m 15.17 m2.02 m 46.17 s14.09 s43.36 m4.80 m51.17 m4:40.39 s 8437 9Points10119758008221000963733849606678
Basketball
5×5 basketball Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPuerto Rico men'sMen's tournamentL 79–90L 66–107L 83–1044 Did not advancePuerto Rico women'sWomen's tournamentL 55–58L 62–63 L 58–804 Did not advance
Men's tournament
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, two decades after their last appearance in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Team roster
Group play
Women's tournament
The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two eligible nations at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Xi'an, China.
Team roster
Group play
Boxing
Puerto Rico entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Ashleyann Lozada qualified herself to Paris in featherweight division by advancing to the semifinals round at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Meanwhile, Juanma López (men's flyweight) qualified himself to Paris 2024, by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJuan Manuel López Jr.Men's 51 kgL 0–5Did not advanceAshleyann LozadaWomen's 57 kgW 5–0 L 0–5 Did not advance
Diving
Puerto Rico entered one diver, Maycey Vieta into the Olympic competition.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankMaycey VietaWomen's 10 m platform253.90 24Did not advance
Golf
Puerto Rico entered one male golfer into the Olympic tournament. Rafael Campos qualified directly for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on his world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankRafael CamposIndividual73707067280−4T30
Judo
Puerto Rico qualified two judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Adrián Gandía (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) and María Pérez (women's middleweight, 70 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAdrián GandíaMen's −81 kgW 11–00L 00–10 Did not advanceMaría PérezWomen's −70 kgL 00–10 Did not advance
Sailing
Puerto Rican sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
Medal race events AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M*Pedro Fernández Men's ILCA 73327173533361131 Canceledcolspan=5 EL18734 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Puerto Rico entered one female shooter to compete in the following event at the Games by virtue of the ISSF World Olympic Rankings.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankYarimar MercadoWomen's 10 m air rifle622.039 Did not advanceWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions578-29x26 Did not advance
Skateboarding
Puerto Rico entered one male skateboarder to compete in the following event at the Games by virtue of the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankSteven PiñeiroMen's park81.5414 Did not advance
Swimming
Puerto Rico sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYeziel MoralesMen's 100 m backstroke55.7639 Did not advanceMen's 200 m backstroke2:00.6026 Did not advanceKristen RomanoWomen's 200 m individual medley2:13.3221 Did not advance
Table tennis
Puerto Rico entered three table tennis players into Paris 2024. Adriana Díaz qualified for the games by virtue of the highest ranked eligible players from Pan American in the Olympics ranking; meanwhile Brian Afanador and Daniel González qualified through the Olympics world ranking.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBrian AfanadorMen's singlesL 1–4Did not advanceDaniel GonzálezL 1–4Did not advanceAdriana DíazWomen's singlesW 4–0 W 4–2L 3–4 Did not advance
Wrestling
Puerto Rico qualified four wrestler for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Sebastian Rivera qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Meanwhile, the other wrestler qualified for the games, by advancing to the final match in their own division, through the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDarian CruzMen's −57 kg W 4F–1 L 2–12SP Did not advance W WO L 5–135Sebastian RiveraMen's −65 kg W 12SP–2 L 6–8 Did not advance W 15SP–4 W 10–9Ethan RamosMen's −86 kg L 0–11ST Did not advanceJonovan SmithMen's −125 kg L 0–10ST Did not advance
See also Puerto Rico at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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