| Puerto Rico at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 6 (6 men and 0 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | José Ferrer [1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| William Schenker | Slalom | 1:12.95 | 1:15.93 | 2:28.88 | 31 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| PUR-1 | John Amabile Joseph Keosseian | Two-man | 57.35 | 37 | DSQ | – | – | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| PUR-1 | Liston Bochette Jorge Bonnet José Ferrer Joseph Keosseian | Four-man | 56.45 | 32 | 55.96 | 31 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
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