Puerto Rico at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Puerto rico national sport flag.svg
IOC code PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website www.copur.pr  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors9 (9 men, 0 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer José 'Fofó' Vicente [1]
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eight events in three sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Juan Evangelista Venegas Boxing Bantamweight (51-54 kg)

Athletics

Track events

EventAthletesHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
110 m hurdles Julio E. Sabater 15.3=14Did not advance

Field events

EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
High jump Benjamín Casado 1.84=21Did not advance
Pole vault José "Fofo" Vicente 4.00= 9th (T)3.95=9
José Celso Barbosa 4.00= 9th (T)3.95=9

Legend:
NP = Notable Performance
Q = Qualified for Finals

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze FinalFinal
OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult
Juan Venegas Bantamweight (51-54 kg) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Callebout  (BEL)W PTSFlag of India.svg  Lall  (IND)W PTSFlag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Perera  (CEY)W PTSFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Csik  (HUN)L PTSFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Vicente  (ESP)W PTS Bronze medal icon.svg Did not advance
Clotilde Colón Featherweight (54–58 kg) Flag of Norway.svg  Gundersen  (NOR)W KO R1Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Savoie  (CAN)L PTSDid not advance
Israel Quitcon Light-heavyweight (73-80 kg) Flag of France.svg  Roude  (FRA)W RSC R1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Szymura  (POL)L RSC R3Did not advance

Legend:
PTS = Points
RSC = Referee Stop Contest
R = Round

Shooting

Rifle

EventAthleteQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
50 m rifle prone George Johnson 59025XX

Pistol

EventAthleteQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
50 m pistol Miguel Barasorda 50139XX

References

  1. ↑ "José Vicente". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Puerto Rico at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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