Puerto Rico at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Puerto Rico at the
1984 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PUR
NOC| Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website| www.copur.pr (in Spanish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors| 51 (43 men and 8 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer | Fernando J. Canales
Medals
Ranked 30th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
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* 2024

Puerto Rico competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 51 competitors, 43 men and 8 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Luis Ortiz | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 11 August
Bronze | Arístides González | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 9 August

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In the third time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man.

Men's Individual Competition

* Ismael Rivera -- 2089 points (→ 58th place)

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 200 metres

* Luis Morales
* Nelson Erazo

Men's Marathon

* Jorge Gonzáles

* Final -- 2:14:00 (→ 13th place)

* César Mercado

* Final -- 2:19:09 (→ 31st place)

* Claudio Cabán

* Final -- 2:27:16 (→ 53rd place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

* Carmelo Ríos

Men's Pole Vault

* Edgardo Rivera

* Qualifying Round -- 5.10m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

* Marie Mathieu

Women's 800 metres

* Angelita Lind

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

* Margaret de Jesús
* Evelyn Mathieu
* Marie Mathieu
* Angelita Lind

Women's Marathon

* Naydi Nazario

* Final -- 2:45:49 (→ 33rd place)

Women's High Jump

* Laura Agront

* Qualification -- 1.80m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's Long Jump

* Madeline de Jesús

* Qualification -- 5.63 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (- 48 kg)

* Rafael Ramos

* First Round -- Defeated Carlos Salazar (Argentina), walk-over
* Second Round -- Defeated Jesús Beltre (Dominican Republic), on points (4:1)
* Quarterfinals -- Lost to Salvatore Todisco (Italy), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (- 51 kg)

* José Rivera

Men's Bantamweight (- 54 kg)

* Juan Molina

* First Round -- Bye
* Second Round -- Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland), 5-0
* Third Round -- Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), 2-3

Men's Featherweight (- 57 kg)

* Orlando Fernández

Men's Lightweight (- 60 kg)

* Luis Ortíz \- Won the silver medal

Men's Light-Welterweight (- 63.5 kg)

* Jorge Maysonet

Men's Welterweight (- 67 kg)

* Carlos Reyes

Men's Light-Middleweight (- 71 kg)

* Víctor Claudio

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

* Arístides González → Bronze Medal

* First Round -- Defeated Otosico Havili (Tonga), 4:1
* Second Round -- Defeated Paulo Tuvale (Samoa), 5:0
* Quarterfinals -- Defeated Pedro van Raamsdonk (Netherlands), 4:1
* Semifinals -- Lost to Shin Joon-Sup (South Korea), 1:4

Men's Light-Heavyweight (- 81 kg)

* Arcadio Fuentes

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

* Isaac Barrientos

* First Round -- Lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

One cyclist represented Puerto Rico in 1984.

Individual road race

* Ramón Rivera -- did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Two male fencers represented Puerto Rico in 1984

Men's foil

* Edgardo Díaz

Men's épée

* Gilberto Peña

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Half-Middleweight

* Jorge Bonnet

Men's Middleweight

* José Fuentes

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

* Fernando Cañales

* Heat -- 51.75 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

* Antonio Portela

* Heat -- 52.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

* Fernando Cañales

* Heat -- 1:56.60 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

* Filiberto Colon

* Heat -- 56.66 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

* Filiberto Colon

* Heat -- 2:01.80
* B-Final -- 2:01.27 (→ 12th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Fernando Cañales, Miguel Figueroa, Antonio Portela, and Rafael Gandarillas

* Heat -- 3:30.66 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight Freestyle

* Orlando Caceres

Men's Featherweight Freestyle

* Carmelo Flores

Men's Lightweight Freestyle

* José Betancourt

## See also

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* Puerto Rico portal
* Olympics portal

* Puerto Rico at the 1983 Pan American Games
* Sports in Puerto Rico

## References

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1. ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-13.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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