Puerto Rico at the 2003 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Puerto Rico at the
2003 Pan American Games

IOC code| PUR
NOC| Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Santo Domingo
1–17 August 2003
Flag bearer| Diego Lizardi
Medals
Ranked 11th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Pan American Games appearances (overview)

* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Puerto Rico participated at the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to August 17, 2003.

## Medals

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### Gold

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#####  Equestrian

* Jumping individual: Mark Watring on Sapphire

#####  Gymnastics

* Men's horizontal bar: Tommy Ramos

#####  Sailing

* Mixed Hobie Cat 16: Enrique Figueroa and Carla Malatrasi

### Silver

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#####  Athletics

* Men's decathlon: Luiggy Llanos

#####  Boxing

* Men's lightweight (60 kg): Alex de Jesús

#####  Gymnastics

* Men's pommel horse: Luis Vargas

#####  Tennis

* Women's doubles: Kristina Brandi and Vilmarie Castellvi

### Bronze

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#####  Basketball

* Men's tournament: National team

* Rick Apodaca, Carlos Arroyo, Larry Ayuso, Sharif Fajardo, Bobby Joe Hatton, Antonio Latimer, Jorge Rivera, Daniel Santiago, Orlando Santiago, Alejandro Carmona, Peter John Ramos and Richie Dalmau

#####  Beach volleyball

* Men's tournament: Ramón Hernández and Raúl Papaleo

#####  Boxing

* Men's super heavyweight (+91 kg): Victor Bisbal

#####  Fencing

* Men's épée individual: Víctor Bernier
* Men's épée team: Víctor Bernier, David Bernier, Jonathan Peña and Marcos Peña

#####  Shooting

* Men's double trap: Lucas Bennazar

#####  Taekwondo

* Men's 58 kg: Kristian Meléndez

#####  Tennis

* Women's singles: Kristina Brandi

#####  Wrestling

* Women's freestyle (63 kg): Mabel Fonseca

## Results by event

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### Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games

Track
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Yvonne Harrison | Women's 400 m hurdles | 55.79 | 4 | 55.27 | 5
Alexander Greaux | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | -- | -- | DSQ | --

Road
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Maribel Burgos | Women's marathon | 2:53:03 | 6
Lourdes Cruz | Women's marathon | 3:04:12 | 11

Decathlon
Athlete  | Decathlon | Total

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Points  | Rank
Luiggy Llanos | 11.02 | 7.47 | 14.62 | 1.86 | 50.27 | 14.29 | 43.93 | 4.50 | 59.78 | 5:11.24 | 7704 |

### Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games

#### Men's tournament

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* Rick Apodaca
* Carlos Arroyo
* Larry Ayuso
* Sharif Fajardo
* Bobby Joe Hatton
* Antonio Latimer
* Jorge Rivera
* Daniel Santiago
* Orlando Santiago
* Alejandro Carmona
* Peter John Ramos
* Richie Dalmau

Head coach:

* Unknown

### Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Joseph Serrano | Light flyweight |  Longpre (CAN)
W 18–9  |  Tamara (COL)
L 9–16  | did not advance
Carlos Valcárcel | Flyweight |  Gamboa (CUB)
L 13–26  | did not advance
Juan Manuel López | Bantamweight |  González (GUA)
W 27–10  |  Mares (MEX)
L 21–24  | did not advance
Carlos Velasquez | Featherweight |  Cermeño (VEN)
W 12–5  |  Garcia (USA)
L 10–+10  | did not advance
Alex de Jesús | Lightweight |  Maicelo (PER)
W 10–5  |  Décarie (CAN)
W 13–4  |  Vargas (MEX)
W 26–6  |  Kindelán (CUB)
L 2–22 →
Miguel Almonte | Middleweight |  O'Neil (GRN)
W 18–10  |  Brand (COL)
L RSC–4  | did not advance
Gerardo Bisbal | Heavyweight | Bye  |  Solis (CUB)
L RSCH–2  | did not advance
Victor Bisbal | Super heavyweight | Bye  |  Cadieux (CAN)
W 19–12  |  López Núñez (CUB)
L 13–17 →  | did not advance

### Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

#### Men's competitions

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Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ricardo Busquets | 50 m freestyle | 22.49  | 1  | 22.52  | 4
Maran Cruz | 24.75  | 27  | did not advance
Ricardo Busquets | 100 m freestyle | 50.82  | 6  | 50.37  | 6
Maran Cruz | 53.88  | 28  | did not advance

#### Women's competitions

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Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Solimar Mojica | 200 m freestyle | 2:08.54  | 12  | 2:08.54  | 12
Vanessa Martínez  | 2:08.57  | 13  | 2:09.53  | 15
Sonia Álvarez | 400 m freestyle | 4:24.25  | 8  | 4:22.79  | 10
Solimar Mojica | 4:37.42  | 14  | 4:34.60  | 14
Sonia Álvarez | 800 m freestyle | -- | 9:03.48  | 8

## See also

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* Puerto Rico at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
* Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics

* Puerto Rico portal

## References

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* puertorico-herald vol 31
* puertorico-herald vol 33
* "Puerto Rico medals at the Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10.

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Nations at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

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