Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic flag.svg
IOC code PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors3 (3 men, 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Alberto Mercado
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Notably, in partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics athletes competed under the Olympic Flag.

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History

Despite the American boycott being supported by the administration of pro-statehood governor Carlos Romero Barceló, Germán Rieckehoff led the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR) in defiance and declared that Puerto Rico would exercise its Olympic sovereignty and participate. [1] The government cut funding and widespread discussion of the concept was held, after which delegation of five members (three of them athletes) was sent. [1] Following internal debate within the COPUR, they paraded under the Olympic flag. [1]

Results by event

Boxing

Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

References

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Sotomayor 2016 , pp. 211

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