Jesús David "Jesse" Vassallo Anadón is a former competition swimmer and world record-holder who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for the United States. In 1997, he became the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. From 2004 to 2009, he served as the president of the Puerto Rican National Swimming Federation.
Panama competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in ten events in five sports.
The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19-30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations.
Spain competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 51 competitors, 48 men and 3 women, took part in 35 events in 9 sports.
Antonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.
José Manuel Moreno Periñán is a Spanish former cyclist and Olympic Champion. Moreno won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, for the Men's 1.000m Time Trial.
José Luis Doreste Blanco is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class. In 1998-99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
Manuel Guzmán Flores is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He graduated from Bloomington High School South in 1989 where he was an individual state champion and helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish.
Javier Culson Pérez is a Puerto Rican athlete and Olympic bronze medalist who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles. After becoming involved with the discipline in his late teen years, he entered the podium in some regional youth events, including the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Culson is a two-time silver medallist at the International Association of Athletics Federations's (IAAF) World Championships and an elite contender in the Samsung Diamond League, where he finished second overall in 2011. He has also garnished medals in events with lower profiles, including the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Ibero-American Championships. He currently holds the record as "the world's fastest man" in that category. Culson also competed at the 2012 Olympics in London winning the bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles race. In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Culson made it all the way to the finals of the men's 400m hurdles only to be disqualified by a false start.
Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño, known as Miguel Ponce, is a Mexican footballer, who plays as a defender for C.D. Guadalajara of the Liga MX. He won the Olympic gold medal with the Mexico national under-23 football team in 2012.
Manuel González Pató was a Puerto Rican educator, writer, and sportsman.
José Manuel Álvarez was a Mexican sprinter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
César Bocachica is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Tomás Gutiérrez was a Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Juan Manuel Cano Ceres is an Argentine racewalker. He was raised in La Banda, Santiago del Estero. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, he placed 22nd with a time of 1:22:10, an Argentine national record.
Events in the year 1889 in Portugal.
Manuel Doreste Blanco is a Spanish Olympic sailor in the Soling class. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is related to Gustavo Doreste, José Luis Doreste and Luis Doreste. He won the 1994 Soling World Championships.
Jorge Fidel Ponce is a Honduran sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
José Manuel Bermúdez García is a Spanish rower. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Ponce is a Mexican wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
