Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
IOC code PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website www.copur.pr  (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors69 (47 men and 22 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Ivelisse Echevarría
Medals
Ranked 71st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. This was their thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1948. 69 competitors, 47 men and 22 women, took part in 60 events in 16 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daniel Santos Boxing Welterweight August 1

Archery

In the fifth time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one woman. She finished in last place.

Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
María Reyes Individual 53563Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He  (CHN)
L 123–158		Did not advance

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maximo Oliveras Marathon —2:47:15106
Mickey Soto 110 metres hurdles 13.9442Did not advance
Domingo Cordero 400 metres hurdles 51.2046—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Edgar Díaz Pole vault 5.4028Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson 100 metres 11.5130 Q11.6629Did not advance
200 metres 23.2321 q23.4826Did not advance

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Puerto Rico men's Men's tournament Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 98–101		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 98–86		Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
L 69–80		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L 96–101		Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
L 86–97		5—Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
W 76–67		Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 77–87		10

Men's tournament

Preliminary round
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 550478364+11410Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541492438+549
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 532402416−148
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 523498494+47
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 514447465−1869th place playoff
6Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 505422562−140511th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg98–101Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half: 54–58, 44–43
Pts: Ortiz 35
Rebs: Ortiz 11
Asts: Mincy 7		Pts: Schmidt 45
Rebs: Vianna 8
Asts: Ratto 10
Atlanta
Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg86–98Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:52–51, 34–47
Pts: K. E. Moon 20
Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11
Asts: Hur Jae 12		Pts: Ortiz 37
Rebs: Ortiz 14
Asts: Alicea 10
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg80–69Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:51–33, 29–36
Pts: Oikonomou 19
Rebs: Oikonomou 8
Asts: Oikonomou, Christodoulou 3		Pts: Mincy 20
Rebs: Mincy 8
Asts: Ortíz 4
Atlanta
Referees: Gennaro Colucci ITA, Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg96–101Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:53–51, 43–50
Pts: Ortíz 30
Rebs: Ortíz 11
Asts: Rivera 7		Pts: Gaze 29
Rebs: Fisher, Bradtke 6
Asts: Heal 7
Atlanta
Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg97–86Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:45–34, 52–52
Pts: Danilović 22
Rebs: Divac 10
Asts: Đorđević 7		Pts: Ortiz 20
Rebs: Ortiz 11
Asts: Rivera 9
Atlanta
Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Serguei Boulanov (RUS)
9–12th Place classification match
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
17:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg76–67Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:38–36, 38–31
Pts: Ortiz 19
Rebs: Rivas 7
Asts: Alicea 5		Pts: Moreira 15
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 6
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
9th Place match
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
12:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg87–77Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:43–38, 44–39
Pts: Espil, Osella 17
Rebs: Milanesio, Oberto 7
Asts: Milanesio, Espil 7		Pts: Ortiz 21
Rebs: Ortiz 11
Asts: Travieso 5
Atlanta
Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Omar Adorno Flyweight Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Samoilenco  (MDA)
L 8–20		Did not advance
José Cotto Bantamweight Flag of Russia.svg  Malakhbekov  (RUS)
L 6–16		Did not advance
Luís Seda Featherweight Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)
L 2–13		Did not advance
Luis Deines Pérez Light welterweight Flag of Poland.svg  Bielski  (POL)
L 2–18		Did not advance
Daniel Santos Welterweight Flag of Cameroon.svg  Atangana Mboa  (CMR)
W RSC R1		Flag of Morocco.svg  Lahsen  (MAR)
W 16–4		Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ataev  (UZB)
W 28–15		Flag of Russia.svg  Saitov  (RUS)
L 11–13		Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
José Luis Quiñones Light middleweight Flag of Italy.svg  Perugino  (ITA)
L 8–10		Did not advance
Enrique Flores Light heavyweight Flag of India.svg  Singh  (IND)
W 15–7		Flag of South Africa.svg  Botes  (RSA)
W 16–7		Flag of the United States.svg  Tarver  (USA)
L RSC R3		Did not advance

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 302.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 195.18 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

One female fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1996.

Women's épée

Gymnastics

Judo

Men's Extra-Lightweight

Men's Half-Lightweight

Men's Lightweight

Men's Half-Middleweight

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

  • Lost to United States (0:10)
  • Lost to Canada (0:4)
  • Defeated Australia (2:0)
  • Lost to PR China (0:10)
  • Lost to Chinese Taipei (2:10)
  • Lost to Japan (1:8)
  • Lost to Netherlands (0:2)
  • Did not advance → 8th place

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Heat – 22.61
  • Final – 22.73 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat – 49.61
  • Final – 49.68 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat – 1:03.08 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat – 2:22.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat – 53.90
  • B-Final – 53.65 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat – 4:18.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat – 3:28.27 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat – 3:52.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Weightlifting

Men's Bantamweight

Wrestling

See also


Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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