Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PUR |
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Amaris Sofia Vazquez Collazo |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This is the nation's tenth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consists of two competitors from one sport.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Yaimillie Marie Diaz Colon | Women's 100 metres T64 | ||||
Women's 100 metres T64 | |||||
Amaris Sofia Vazquez Collazo | Women's 100 metres T64 | ||||
Women's 100 metres T64 | |||||
Women's long jump T64 | 4.10 | 12 |
Puerto Rico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Puerto Rico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 29 competitors, 23 men and 6 women, took part in 31 events in 10 sports.
Puerto Rico competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eight events in three sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 26 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 6 sports.
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. The Games were hosted from 11 to 24 October.
Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Puerto Rico has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but did not participate in the Games of 2006, 2010, and 2014.
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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