Puerto Rico at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
IOC code PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website www.copur.pr  (in Spanish)
in Tokyo
Competitors32 (30 men and 2 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Rolando Cruz [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 32 competitors, 30 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 8 sports. [2] The Games were hosted from 11 to 24 October.

Contents

Athletics

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Swimming

Basketball

Boxing

Diving

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1964.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

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References

  1. "Rolando Cruz". olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Puerto Rico at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2015.