| Puerto Rico at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 10 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Daniel Cintrón [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports. [2]
Men's Pole Vault
Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Miguel Emmanuelli | 25 m pistol | 563 | 14 |
| Federico Valle | Trap | 147 | 26 |
| Fernando Jiménez | 126 | 31 | |
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Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
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Puerto Rico competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The American territory with a population of four million people qualified 22 athletes in eight different sports. The appearance of the Puerto Rican delegation at the Beijing Olympics marked the commonwealth's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its twenty-second appearance at any Olympic Games, since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Of its competitors participating in events that involve progression by heats, six athletes advanced at least one round in their events, and two advanced at least two rounds, with Asunción Ocasio almost medaling bronze in taekwondo. However, there were no Puerto Rican medalists at the Beijing Olympics. McWilliams Arroyo, a boxer, bore Puerto Rico's flag at the ceremonies.
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