Puerto Rico at the 2015 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Puerto Rico at the
2015 Pan American Games

IOC code| PUR
NOC| Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors| 252 in 26 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Luis Rivera
Flag bearer (closing)| Mónica González Rivera
Medals
Ranked 17th|

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 competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1] Unlike the 2011 Pan American games, Puerto Rico did not perform well, earning only 1 gold and silver each, and 13 bronze medals.

Artistic gymnast Luis Rivera was the flagbearer of the team during the opening ceremony.[2]

## Competitors

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The following table lists Puerto Rico's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport | Men | Women | Total

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Archery | 2 | 0 | 2
Athletics | 5 | 10 | 15
Baseball | 24 | 18 | 42
Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24
Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4
Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4
Boxing | 3 | 2 | 5
Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2
Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2
Diving | 1 | 2 | 3
Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4
Fencing | 3 | 0 | 3
Golf | 1 | 1 | 2
Gymnastics | 5 | 2 | 7
Handball | 15 | 15 | 30
Judo | 2 | 1 | 3
Roller sports | 1 | 0 | 1
Sailing | 5 | 1 | 6
Shooting | 5 | 4 | 9
Softball | 0 | 15 | 15
Swimming | 4 | 3 | 7
Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6
Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 6
Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1
Triathlon | 1 | 2 | 3
Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24
Water polo | 0 | 13 | 13
Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2
Wrestling | 5 | 2 | 7
Total | 120 | 132 | 252

## Medalists

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Further information: 2015 Pan American Games medal table and List of 2015 Pan American Games medal winners

Medal  | Name(s)  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Raúl Ríos
Fernando Monllor | Sailing | Snipe | July 19
Silver | Javier Culson | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | July 23
Bronze | Augusto Miranda | Judo | Men's 73 kg | July 12
Bronze | Monica Puig | Tennis | Women's singles | July 16
Bronze | Franklin Gómez | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 65 kg | July 17
Bronze | Yarimar Mercado | Shooting | Women's 50 metre rifle three positions | July 18
Bronze | Jaime Espinal | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 86 kg | July 18
Bronze | Edgardo Lopez | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 125 kg | July 18
Bronze | Enrique Figueroa
Franchesca Valdes | Sailing | Hobie 16 | July 19
Bronze | Luis Colon III | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | July 20
Bronze | Carelyn Cordero
Adriana Díaz
Melanie Diaz | Table tennis | Women's team | July 21
Bronze | Brian Afanador
Hector Berrios
Daniel Gonzalez | Table tennis | Men's team | July 21
Bronze | José Rosario | Boxing | Men's lightweight | July 21
Bronze | Monica Gonzalez Rivera | Boxing | Women's flyweight | July 23
Bronze | Puerto Rico women's national softball team
Karla Claudio
Dayanira Diaz
Quianna Diaz-Patterson
Elicia D'Orazio
Sahvanna Jaquish
Galis Lozada
Yairka Moran
Yahelis Munoz
Kiara Nazario
Aleshia Ocasio
Nicole Osterman
Gabriela Palacios
Shemiah Sanchez
Monica Santos
Yazmin Torres | Softball | Women's tournament | July 25

## Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2015 Pan American Games and Archery at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified one male archer based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Championships.[3] Later Puerto Rico qualified 1 more man based on its performance at the 2015 Copa Merengue.[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking Round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM | Rank

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Jose Irizarry | Individual | 624  | 24  |  Crispin Duenas (CAN)
W 7–5  |  Thomas Flossbach (GUA)
L 0–6  | did not advance
Jean Pizarro | 620  | 26  |  Hugo Franco (CUB)
W 6–4  |  Daniel Pineda (COL)
L 5–6  | did not advance

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified 15 athletes (five men and ten women).

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* GR = Games record
* PB = Personal best
* DNF = Did not finish
* NM = No mark
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Andrés Arroyo | 800 m | 1:49.36  | 8 q | 1:49.08  | 7
James Cesar Rosa | 5000 m | —  | DNS
Joseph Cesar Rosa | —  | 14:29.78  | 13
James Cesar Rosa | 10,000 m | —  | 30:39.66  | 9
Eric Alejandro | 400 m hurdles | 51.32  | 12  | did not advance
Javier Culson | 50.54  | 6 Q | 48.67  |

Women
Track
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Dayleen Santana
Celiangeli Morales
Beatriz Cruz
Genoiska Cancel | 4 x 100 metres relay | 44.39  | 7 q | 44.27  | 6
Carol Rodríguez
Alethia Marrero
Grace Claxton
Pariis García | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:32.04 SB | 8 q | 3:33.16  | 6

Field
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Diamara Planell | Pole vault | 4.15  | 10

Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete  | Event  | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m  | LJ | JT | 800 m  | Final  | Rank

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Alysbeth Félix | Result  | 13.96  | 1.74  | 11.12  | 24.69  | 6.17  | 39.38  | 2:18.19  | 5810 NR | 7
Points  | 984  | 903  | 603  | 915  | 902  | 655  | 848

## Baseball

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Main article: Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's baseball teams (the men's team consisted of 24 athletes, while the women's team had 18, for a total of 42 athletes).[5] Puerto Rico has also qualified a women's team of 18 athletes, for a total of 42 entered competitors.[6] Both teams ended up finishing their respective tournaments in fourth place, just of the podium.

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is Puerto Rico's men's baseball team for the 2015 Pan American Games. The position of the player is listed in parentheses.[7]

* Richard Gonzalez (INF)
* Roberto Pena (C)
* Gabriel Robles (INF)
* Ramesis Rosa (P)
* Aldo Mendez (OF)
* Jeffry Dominguez (INF)
* Jose Ayala (P)
* Edgardo Baez (OF)
* Miguel Martinez (P)
* Joiset Feliciano (OF)
* Raul Rivera (P)
* Richard Thon (IF)
* Luis Cintron (P)
* Nelson Gomez (IF)
* Roy Geiger (P)
* Anthony Garcia (OF)
* Tomas Santiago (P)
* Andrés Santiago (P)
* Luis Ramos (P)
* Yomar Cruz (C)
* Luis Gonzalez (P)
* Hector Ponce (OF)
* Jose Soler (P)
* Beningno Cepeda (P)

Legend: C = Catcher, INF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher

Group A

Pos | Team

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1  |  Canada | 6  | 5  | 1  | 38  | 15  | +23  | .833  | -- | Advance to the semifinals
2  |  United States | 6  | 4  | 2  | 33  | 22  | +11  | .667[a] | 1
3  |  Cuba | 6  | 4  | 2  | 41  | 23  | +18  | .667[a] | 1
4  |  Puerto Rico | 6  | 4  | 2  | 40  | 44  | −4  | .667[a] | 1
5  |  Dominican Republic | 6  | 3  | 3  | 30  | 35  | −5  | .500  | 2  |
6  |  Nicaragua | 6  | 1  | 5  | 22  | 43  | −21  | .167  | 4
7  |  Colombia | 6  | 0  | 6  | 22  | 44  | −22  | .000  | 5

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c In the 3-way tie for 2nd place, all three teams went 1-1 head to head. The 2nd tiebreaker, Team Quality Balance, was used to identify and eliminate the last team in the group (Puerto Rico). The tie between the other two teams was then broken on the basis of the head-to-head result between them (United States defeating Cuba).

11 July 2015
15:30 | United States | 9–10  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 400

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13 July 2015
12:00 | Cuba | 8–1  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 2,133

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14 July 2015
15:30 | Dominican Republic | 6–12  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 623

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15 July 2015
15:30 | Puerto Rico | 8–7  |  Colombia | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 738

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16 July 2015
19:00 | Puerto Rico | 4–11  |  Canada | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,727

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17 July 2015
12:00 | Puerto Rico | 5–3  |  Nicaragua | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 724

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Semifinals
18 July 2015
19:00 | Canada | 7–1  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,827

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Bronze medal match
19 July 2015
13:00 |  Cuba | 7–6  | Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,914

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### Women's tournament

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Main article: Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Roster

The Puerto Rico women's national baseball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games (as of July 19, 2015):[8][9][10]

* Lisandra Berríos (IF)
* Angela Castro (U)
* Yinoska Claudio (IF)
* Katiria Dávila (P/IF)
* Noelia De Jesús (P)
* Luz Feliciano (P/IF)
* Dayaniris Flores (C)
* Marlene Gómez (OF)
* Kiara Hernández (P)
* Kiara Irizarry (IF)
* Julitza López (OF)
* Fiordelis Martínez (IF/OF)
* Michelle Martínez (OF)
* Adrix Paradizo (P/IF)
* Diamilette Quiles (IF)
* Janilis Rivera (C)
* Enid Santana (P)
* María Zayas (P)

Legend: C = Catcher, IF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher, U = Utility fielder

Group A

Pos | Team

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1  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 33  | 7  | +26  | 1.000  | -- | Advanced to the Gold medal match
2  |  Canada | 4  | 3  | 1  | 26  | 9  | +17  | .750  | 1  | Advance to the Bronze medal match
3  |  Venezuela | 4  | 2  | 2  | 32  | 30  | +2  | .500  | 2
4  |  Puerto Rico | 4  | 1  | 3  | 17  | 27  | −10  | .250  | 3  |
5  |  Cuba | 4  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 43  | −35  | .000  | 4

Source: [citation needed]

21 July 2015
15:00 | Cuba | 5–6  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 975

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22 July 2015
15:00 | Canada | 3–2  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,775

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23 July 2015
19:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–9  |  United States | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 547

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24 July 2015
15:00 | Venezuela | 10–9  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,803

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## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's teams. Each team will consist of 12 athletes, for a total of 24.[11]

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.[12]

Puerto Rico men's national basketball team – 2015 Pan American Games roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Name | Age – Date of birth | Height | Club

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C | 4  | Villafañe, Luis | 34 – 21 Jun 1981 (1981-06-21) | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce
G | 5  | Barea, J. J. | 31 – 26 Jun 1984 (1984-06-26) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  |  Dallas Mavericks
PF | 6  | Young, Kevin | 25 – 24 Jun 1990 (1990-06-24) | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  Brujos de Guayama
SG | 7  | Mojica, Javier | 30 – 31 Aug 1984 (1984-08-31) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce
PF | 8  | Clavell, Gilberto | 25 – 10 Aug 1989 (1989-08-10) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  Kouvot
F | 9  | Collier, Devon | 24 – 20 Jan 1991 (1991-01-20) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  Bnei Herzliya
G | 10  | Ayuso, Elías Larry | 38 – 27 Mar 1977 (1977-03-27) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  Mets de Guaynabo
SF | 11  | Carmona, Alejandro | 32 – 14 Jun 1983 (1983-06-14) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  Brujos de Guayama
G | 12  | Browne, Gary | 22 – 24 Mar 1993 (1993-03-24) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  West Virginia Mountaineers
G | 13  | De Jesús, Jezreel | 24 – 5 May 1991 (1991-05-05) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  Maratonistas de Coamo
PF | 14  | Clemente, Ramón | 29 – 11 Dec 1985 (1985-12-11) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  Obras Sanitarias
F | 15  | Graham III, Paul | 29 – 2 Dec 1985 (1985-12-02) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  Piratas de Quebradillas

Head coach
Rick Pitino

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Legend

* Age – as of 16 July 2015
* Club – before start of Games

Group A
Team

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Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 264  | 206  | +58  | 6  | Qualified for the semifinals
United States | 3  | 2  | 1  | 270  | 225  | +45  | 5
Puerto Rico | 3  | 1  | 2  | 218  | 266  | −48  | 4  |
Venezuela | 3  | 0  | 3  | 198  | 253  | −55  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

21 July 2015
10:30

Report

Brazil | 92-59 |  Puerto Rico

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Scoring by quarter: 31–6, 29–11, 19–25, 13–17
Pts: Hettsheimeir 19
Rebs: Batista 11
Asts: Lima 6 |  | Pts: Clavell, De Jesús 8
Rebs: Villafañe, Young, Collier 4
Asts: Young 3

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

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22 July 2015
21:00

Report

Puerto Rico | 70-102 |  United States

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Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 10–36, 23–20, 18–27
Pts: Mojica 15
Rebs: Villafañe 8
Asts: Barea 3 |  | Pts: Brown 16
Rebs: Tarczewski 7
Asts: Brown 6

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

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23 July 2015
13:30

Report

Puerto Rico | 89-72 |  Venezuela

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Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 23–25, 15–23, 28–11
Pts: Barea 27
Rebs: Clemente 7
Asts: Barea 6 |  | Pts: Lewis 19
Rebs: Colmenares 8
Asts: Vargas, Vargas Diaz 3

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

Fifth place match

24 July 2015
21:00

Report

Puerto Rico | 85-105 |  Argentina

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Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–20, 24–32, 22–31
Pts: de Jesus 12
Rebs: Clavell 7
Asts: Browne 5 |  | Pts: Campazzo 17
Rebs: Delía 12
Asts: Campazzo, Laprovíttola 4

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.[13]

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2015 Pan American Games roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Name | Age – Date of birth | Height | Club

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G | 5  | Delgado, Yashira | 22 – 23 Jul 1992 (1992-07-23) | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)  |
SG | 6  | Sepúlveda, Jazmine | 30 – 10 Apr 1985 (1985-04-10) | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)  |
C | 7  | Bermúdez, Angelica | 26 – 2 Jul 1989 (1989-07-02) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |
SG | 8  | Cortijo, Carla | 27 – 21 Jul 1987 (1987-07-21) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)  |
SG | 9  | Gibson, Allison | 22 – 27 Mar 1993 (1993-03-27) | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)  |
F | 10  | Meléndez, Tayra | 21 – 29 Oct 1993 (1993-10-29) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  |
C | 11  | García, Sandra | 24 – 7 Aug 1990 (1990-08-07) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |
G | 13  | Diaz Hassan, Natalie | 21 – 28 Apr 1994 (1994-04-28) | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)  |
F | 14  | Plácido, Marie | 27 – 18 Aug 1987 (1987-08-18) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)  |
PF | 21  | Roma, Sofia Laura | 18 – 21 Nov 1996 (1996-11-21) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |
F | 23  | Vargas, Yoy Ling | 23 – 26 Sep 1991 (1991-09-26) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  |
G | 32  | Martínez, Damika | 23 – 7 Jun 1992 (1992-06-07) | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)  |

Head coach

* Omar Gonzalez

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Legend

* Age – as of 15 July 2015
* Club – before start of Games

Group A
Team

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| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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United States | 3  | 3  | 0  | 262  | 201  | +61  | 6  | Qualified for the semifinals
Brazil | 3  | 2  | 1  | 204  | 186  | +18  | 5
Puerto Rico | 3  | 1  | 2  | 210  | 209  | +1  | 4  |
Dominican Republic | 3  | 0  | 3  | 163  | 243  | −80  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

16 July 2015
13:30

Report

Puerto Rico | 76-54 |  Dominican Republic

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Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 24–14, 13–19, 14–7
Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 15
Rebs: Cortijo Sanchez 8
Asts: Sepúlveda, Cortijo Sanchez 3 |  | Pts: Monsac 16
Rebs: Andujar 7
Asts: Monsac 3

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG)

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17 July 2015
13:30

Report

Puerto Rico | 57-62 |  Brazil

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Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 12–11, 14–15, 17–16
Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 20
Rebs: Bermudez 7
Asts: Cortijo Sanchez 2 |  | Pts: de Paula 13
Rebs: Jacob 10
Asts: Teixeira, Santos 2

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

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18 July 2015
21:00

Report

United States | 93-77 |  Puerto Rico

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Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 22–18, 21–23, 26–13
Pts: Stewart 24
Rebs: Coates 13
Asts: Jefferson 6 |  | Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 24
Rebs: Gibson, García, Martinez 3
Asts: Cortijo Sanchez 5

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

Fifth place match

19 July 2015
21:00

Report

Puerto Rico | 56-77 |  Argentina

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Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 14–15, 19–22, 13–21
Pts: Delgado 19
Rebs: Bermudez, García 9
Asts: Delgado 2 |  | Pts: Vega 18
Rebs: Vega 9
Asts: Gretter 8

Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

## Beach volleyball

[edit]

Main articles: Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games and Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.[14]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank

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| Women's |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified five boxers (three men and two women).[15]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Jeyvier Cintrón | Men's flyweight | Bye  |  Vargas (USA)
L 1–2  | did not advance  | =5
José Rosario | Men's lightweight | Bye  |  Zalazar (HON)
W WO  |  Delgado (MEX)
L 0–3  | Did not advance  |
Magdiel Cotto | Men's middleweight |  Sánchez (DOM)
L 0–3  | did not advance  | =9
Monica Gonzalez Rivera | Women's flyweight | —  |  Cedeno (VEN)
W 2–0  |  Esparza (USA)
L 0–3  | Did not advance  |
Kiria Tapia | Women's light welterweight | —  |  Veyre (CAN)
L 1–2  | did not advance  | =5

## Bowling

[edit]

Main articles: Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

## Canoeing

[edit]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Canoeing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

### Sprint

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Puerto Rico qualified 2 athletes in the sprint discipline (2 in women's kayak).[16]

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Melissa Reyes | K-1 500 m | 46.247  | 5 QS | 46.228  | 4  | Did not advance  | 10
K-1 500 m | 2:06.734  | 5 QS | 2:06.818  | 3 QF | 2:17.128  | 9
Mariecarmen Rivera
Melissa Reyes | K-2 500 m | —  | 2:01.956  | 8

Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; QS = Qualify to semifinal

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified two male cyclists, one each in the road and track disciplines.

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Efren Ortega | Road race | 3:46:35  | 12
Time trial | 52:14.62  | 15

### Track

[edit]

Omnium
Athlete  | Event  | Scratch  | Points race  | Elimination race  | Individual pursuit  | Time trial  | Points race  | Total points  | Rank

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Time  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Eduardo Colon Ortiz | Men's omnium | DNF  | 4:57.454  | 11  | 10  | 1:08.419  | 9  | 14.127  | 9  | DNF

## Diving

[edit]

Main article: Diving at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified three divers (one male and two women).

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Rafael Quintero | Men's 3 m springboard | 350.15  | 10 Q | 409.00  | 5
Men's 10 m platform | 378.65  | 10 Q | 328.80  | 12
Luisa Jimenez Aragunde | Women's 3 m springboard | 262.05  | 8 Q | 288.80  | 7
Jeniffer Fernandez | 256.80  | 9 Q | 256.35  | 10
Luisa Jimenez Aragunde
Jeniffer Fernandez | Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | —  | 241.59  | 6

## Equestrian

[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games and Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified four equestrians across all three disciplines.[17][18][19]

### Dressage

[edit]

Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Total  | Score  | Rank
Luis Denizard | Royal Affair  | Individual | 69.395  | 13  | 70.211  | 9 Q | 139.606  | 70.725  | =13

### Eventing

[edit]

### Jumping

[edit]

## Fencing

[edit]

Main articles: Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified 3 male fencers. Originally the country also qualified men's sabre and women's foil teams, but for unknown reasons the country declined those quotas.

Athlete  | Event  | Pool Round  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Result  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Angelo Justiniano | Foil | 1  | 14 Q |  Van Haaster (CAN)
L 9–15  | did not advance
Jonathan Lugo | 1  | 15 Q |  Meinhardt (USA)
L 8–15  | did not advance
Angelo Justiniano
Jonathan Lugo
Jabnyell Ortega Rexach | Foil Team | —  |  Brazil
L 19–45  |  Canada
L 21–45  |  Chile
L 30–45  | 8

## Golf

[edit]

Main articles: Golf at the 2015 Pan American Games and Golf at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified two golfers (one male and one female).[20]

Athlete(s)  | Event  | Final

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Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Total  | Rank
Erick Juan Morales | Men's individual | 71  | 76  | 74  | 76  | 297 (+9)  | =20
Maria Torres | Women's individual | 77  | 75  | 79  | 76  | 307 (+19)  | =16
Erick Juan Morales
Maria Torres | Mixed team | 148  | 151  | 153  | 152  | 604 (+28)  | 14

## Gymnastics

[edit]

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Gymnastics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

### Artistic

[edit]

Puerto Rico qualified 7 gymnasts, only six competed (five men and one woman).[21][22]

Men
Team & Individual Qualification
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB
Rafael Morales Casado | Qualification | 14.100  | 11.850  | 13.600  | 14.150  |  |  | 53.700  | 45
Tommy Ramos Nin |  |  | 15.400 Q |  | 13.000  | 13.050  | 41.450  | 50
Angel Ramos | 14.050  | 11.650  | 13.450  | 14.300  | 13.850  | 14.600  | 81.900  | 11 Q
Tristian Perez | 13.900  | 12.350  |  | 14.650  | 13.250  | 14.150  | 68.300  | 31
Alexis Torres |  | 10.550  | 15.050 Q | 13.950  | 12.800  | 12.750  | 65.100  | 35
Total | Team | 42.050  | 35.850  | 44.050  | 43.100  | 40.100  | 41.800  | 246.950  | 7

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Finals
Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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F | PH | R | V | PB | HB
Angel Ramos | All-around | 13.300  | 1.500  | 13.300  | 14.400  | 13.350  | 13.250  | 65.800  | 23
Tommy Ramos Nin | Rings | —  | 15.350  | —  | 15.350  | 4
Alexis Torres | —  | 15.125  | —  | 15.125  | 6

Women
Individual Qualification
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V | UB | BB | F
Paula Mejias | Qualification | 14.900 Q | 8.550  | 10.400  | 13.950 Q | 47.800  | 24 Q

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Finals
Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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F | V | UB | BB
Paula Mejias | All-around | 13.500  | 11.650  | 10.150  | 13.000  | 48.300  | 19
Floor | 13.125  | —  | 13.125  | 7
Vault | —  | 6.112  | —  | 6.112  | 8

## Handball

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's teams. Each team will consist of 15 athletes, for a total of 30.[23][24]

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The Puerto Rico handball men's team that will compete at the 2015 Pan American Games:[25]

Head coach:  Harold Millan

| No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Date of birth (age)  | Height  | App.  | Goals  | Club

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1  |  | Pascual Pacheco |  (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34) |  |  |  |
2  |  | Alberto Pizarro |  (1984-02-19) 19 February 1984 (age 40) |  |  |  |
3  |  | Jose Antonio Sanchez |  (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 38) |  |  |  |
5  |  | Orlando Garcia |  (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 39) |  |  |  |
6  |  | Angel Benitez |  (1982-08-06) 6 August 1982 (age 42) |  |  |  |
8  |  | Jorge Nazario |  (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) |  |  |  |
9  |  | Jose Ceballos |  (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36) |  |  |  |
10  |  | Hector Hiraldo |  (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32) |  |  |  |
11  |  | Jesus Arroyo |  (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 43) |  |  |  |
12  |  | Steven Rodriguez |  (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30) |  |  |  |
14  |  | Kristopher Semidey |  (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985 (age 39) |  |  |  |
17  |  | Joshua Mercado |  (1991-12-17) 17 December 1991 (age 32) |  |  |  |
18  |  | Ruben Ayala |  (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 34) |  |  |  |
22  |  | Edwin Brtio |  (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35) |  |  |  |
24  |  | Juan Santos Ramos |  (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38) |  |  |  |

Group B
Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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Argentina | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 103  | 63  | +40  | 6  | Qualified for the Semifinals
Chile | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 87  | 84  | +3  | 3
Cuba | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 87  | 89  | −2  | 3  |
Puerto Rico | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 68  | 109  | −41  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

July 17
20:30  | Chile | 33–23 |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)

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Araya 8  | (18–7)  | Nazario 9
3× 2× 1× | report | 3× 7×

* * *

July 19
18:30  | Puerto Rico | 22–38 |  Argentina | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)

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Mercado 7  | (8–18)  | Fernandez 8
2× 4× | report | 4× 3×

* * *

July 21
18:30  | Cuba | 38–23 |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)

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Toledano 13  | (22–13)  | Hiraldo 7
1× 6× | report | 4× 5×

Classification semifinals
July 23
11:00  | Canada | 24–29 |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)

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Walder 7  | (10–14)  | Hiraldo 15
3× 3× | report | 3× 2×

Fifth place match
July 25
13:00  | Puerto Rico | 39–38 (ET) |  Cuba | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)

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Hiraldo 13  | (17–15)  | Hernandez 15
3× 3× | report | 3× 4× 2×

FT: 33–33 ET: 6–5

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

coach: Camilo Estevez[26]

* Adriana Cabrera
* Kitsa Escobar
* Nathalys Ceballos
* Sheila Hiraldo
* Jereny Espinal
* Joane Vergara
* Natalie Cabello
* Fabiola Martínez
* Nicolette Pope
* Jailene Maldonado
* Zugeily Soto
* Erika Graciani
* Ciris García
* Lilianushka Natal
* Zuleika Fuentes

Group A
Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 120  | 52  | +68  | 6  | Qualified for the Semifinals
Mexico | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 83  | 86  | −3  | 4
Puerto Rico | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 72  | 98  | −26  | 1  |
Canada | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 55  | 94  | −39  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

July 16
11:30  | Brazil | 38–21 |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)

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Nascimento, Silva 7  | (15–10)  | Ceballos 7
3× 2× | Report | 2× 5×

* * *

July 18
13:30  | Puerto Rico | 30–39 |  Mexico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)

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Cabrera, Ceballos 6  | (17–14)  | Rocha 6
3× 9× 1× | Report | 3× 3×

* * *

July 20
11:30  | Puerto Rico | 21–21 |  Canada | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)

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Ceballos 7  | (10–7)  | Perry 7
2× 3× | report | 2× 5×

Classification semifinals
July 22
11:00  | Puerto Rico | 36–34 |  Chile | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paoloantoni, Zanikian (ARG)

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Ceballos 11  | (21–18)  | Feuchtmann 6
2× | report | 2× 3×

Fifth place match
July 24
13:00  | Puerto Rico | 27–40 |  Cuba | Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)

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three players 5  | (14–20)  | Reyes, Barrio 7
2× 2× | report | 1× 6×

## Judo

[edit]

Main articles: Judo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified a team of five judokas (two men and three women).[27] However, the nation only sent three judokas to compete.

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Augusto Miranda | Men's −73 kg | Bye  |  Arthur Margelidon (CAN)
W 001S1-000  |  Magdiel Estrada (CUB)
L 000S2-100S1  | Bye  |  Fernando Ibañez (ECU)
W 000S1-000S2  |
Gadiel Miranda | Men's −81 kg | Bye  |  Magdiel Estrada (USA)
L 000S2-101  | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Magdiel Estrada (BRA)
L 000S1-101S1  | =5
Jeannette Rodriguez | Women's −57 kg |  Anriquelis Barrios (VEN)
L 100-000  | did not advance

## Roller sports

[edit]

Main articles: Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games and Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified one male roller skater.

### Speed

[edit]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time/Points  | Rank
Javier Sepulveda | 200 m time trial | —  | 17.184  | 6
500 m | 40.224  | 4  | did not advance
10,000 m points race | —  | did not start

## Sailing

[edit]

Main articles: Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified 4 boats (6 sailors).[28]

Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net
Points  | Final
Rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | M*
Juan Carlos Perdomo | Laser | 2  | 6  | 11  | 10  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 10  | 7  | (15)  | 14  | 8  | DNQ  | 98  | 9
Ramón González | Sunfish | (12)  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 12  | 9  | 9  | 7  | 6  | DNQ  | 92  | 9
Raúl Ríos
Fernando Monllor | Snipe | 2  | 2  | 2  | (7)  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 20  |
Enrique Figueroa
Franchesca Valdes | Hobie 16 | 5  | 1  | 5  | (7)  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 44  |

## Shooting

[edit]

Main article: Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified nine shooters.[29]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinal  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Giovanni Gonzalez Rivera | 10 metre air pistol | 570  | 6 Q | —  | 155.7  | 4
50 metre pistol | 531  | 14  | —  | did not advance
Lucas Rafael Bennazar Ortiz | Trap | 97  | 22  | did not advance
Double trap | 118  | 10  | did not advance
José Torres Laboy | Double trap | 105  | 14  | did not advance
Luis Bermudez | Skeet | 120  | 2 Q | 12  | 5  | did not advance
Jesus Medero | 113  | 20  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinal  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Amy Bock | 10 metre air rifle | 408.9  | 8 Q | —  | 163.3  | 4
Yarimar Mercado | 405.4  | 15  | —  | did not advance
Amy Bock | 50 metre rifle three positions | 557  | 20  | —  | did not advance
Yarimar Mercado | 571  | 6 Q | —  | 435.2  |
Ana Latorre | Trap | 58  | 6 Q | 11  | 3 QB | 11  | 4
Vivian Rodriguez | 50  | 8  | did not advance

## Softball

[edit]

Main article: Softball at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a women's squad of 15 athletes.[30]

### Women's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Softball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Roster

Puerto Rico's roster consisted of 15 athletes.[31]

* Karla Claudio
* Dayanira Diaz
* Quianna Diaz-Patterson
* Elicia D'Orazio
* Sahvanna Jaquish
* Galis Lozada
* Yairka Moran
* Yahelis Munoz
* Kiara Nazario
* Aleshia Ocasio
* Nicole Osterman
* Gabriela Palacios
* Shemiah Sanchez
* Monica Santos
* Yazmin Torres

Group A
Team

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| Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Qualification

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United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 43  | 4  | +39  | Qualified for the semifinals
Canada | 5  | 4  | 1  | 21  | 14  | +7
Puerto Rico | 5  | 3  | 2  | 18  | 17  | +1
Brazil | 5  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 19  | −12
Cuba | 5  | 1  | 4  | 10  | 23  | −13  |
Dominican Republic | 5  | 0  | 5  | 14  | 36  | −22

Source: [citation needed]

19 July 2015
19:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 9  |  United States | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 234

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* * *

20 July 2015
16:30 | Puerto Rico | 11 – 5  |  Dominican Republic | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 375

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| Boxscore |

* * *

21 July 2015
14:00 | Puerto Rico | 3 – 2  |  Cuba | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 832

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| Boxscore |

* * *

22 July 2015
14:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 0  |  Brazil | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 460

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| Boxscore |

* * *

23 July 2015
19:00 | Canada | 1 – 0  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 2,050

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| Boxscore |

Semifinals
24 July 2015
16:30 | Puerto Rico | 12 – 2 (4)  |  Brazil | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,050

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| Boxscore |

Bronze medal match
25 July 2015
17:00 | Canada | 7 – 4  |  Puerto Rico | President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 2,267

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| Boxscore |

## Swimming

[edit]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified seven swimmers (four men and three women).

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Erik Risolvato | 50 m freestyle | 22.48  | 8 FA | 22.22  | 4
Christian Bayo | 400 m freestyle | 3:53.93  | 10 FB | 3:54.11  | 12
Christian Bayo | 1500 m freestyle | —  | 15:49.47  | 14
Yeziel Morales | —  | DNS
Yeziel Morales | 200 m backstroke | 2:02.89  | 12 FB | 2:02.26  | 11
Andrew Torres | 100 m butterfly | 54.69  | 15 FB | 54.77  | 13
200 m butterfly | 1:59.83  | 8 FA | 1:59.37  | 5
Christian Bayo | 400 metre individual medley | 4:28.54  | 12 FB | 4:27.15 NR | 12
Yeziel Morales | DNS  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Vanessa García | 50 m freestyle | 25.37  | 8 FA | 25.21  | 8
100 m freestyle | 55.45  | 7 FA | 55.26  | 7
Tereysa Lehnertz | 100 m butterfly | 1:02.43  | 16 FB | 1:02.02  | 14
200 m butterfly | 2:18.57  | 12 FB | 2:18.05  | 12
Barbara Caraballo | 200 metre individual medley | DNS  | did not advance

## Table tennis

[edit]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games and Table tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's team for a total of six athletes.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Brian Afanador | Singles |  Diaz (VEN)
W 4–0  |  Tabachnik (ARG)
L 1–4  |  Gavilan (PAR)
W 4–1  | 2 Q |  Rodriguez (PER)
W 4–2  |  Monteiro (BRA)
L 0–4  | did not advance  | =9
Hector Berrios |  Madrid (MEX)
L 0–4  |  Martinez (CUB)
W 4–3  |  Ramirez (GUA)
L 0–4  | 3  | did not advance
Daniel Gonzalez |  Villa (MEX)
W 4–2  |  Aguirre (PAR)
L 0–4  |  Blas (PER)
W 4–2  | 2 Q |  Campos (CUB)
L 0–4  | did not advance  | =17
Brian Afanador
Hector Berrios
Daniel Gonzalez | Team |  Canada
W 3–2  |  Guatemala
W 3–0  | —  | 1 Q | —  |  United States
W 3–2  |  Paraguay
L 0–3  | Did not advance  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Carelyn Cordero | Singles |  Zheng (USA)
L 0–4  |  Kumahara (BRA)
L 1–4  |  Gonzalez (VEN)
L 2–4  | 4  | did not advance  | =21
Adriana Díaz |  Umbacia (ARG)
W 4–0  |  Castillo (CUB)
W 4–3  |  Umbacia (COL)
W 4–1  | 1 Q | Bye  |  Arvelo (VEN)
W 4–1  |  Wu (USA)
L 1–4  | did not advance  | =5
Melanie Diaz |  Galvez (ECU)
W 4–1  |  Zhang (USA)
L 0–4  |  Low (CHI)
W 4–2  | 2 Q |  Arguelles (ARG)
W 4–2  |  Zhang (CAN)
L 0–4  | did not advance  | =9
Carelyn Cordero
Adriana Díaz
Melanie Diaz | Team |  Mexico
W 3–2  |  Chile
W 3–2  | —  | 1 Q | —  |  Argentina
W 3–0  |  Brazil
L 1–3  | Did not advance  |

## Taekwondo

[edit]

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified a team of six athletes (three men and three women).[32]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Rafael Mota Jr | Men's -58kg |  Peralta (ECU)
L 13–14  | did not advance
Luis Colon III | Men's -68kg |  Morales (CHI)
W 17–5  |  van Dijk (SUR)
W 8–7  |  Gutiérrez (MEX)
L 2–5  | —  |  Precioso (BRA)
W 6–3  | Did not advance  |
Elvis Barbosa | Men's -80kg |  Robles (CHI)
L 1–2  | did not advance
Victoria Stambaugh | Women's -49kg |  Pimentel (ARU)
W 13–6  |  Zamora (GUA)
L 3–4  | did not advance
Brieanna Hernandez | Women's -67kg |  Vasconcelos (BRA)
L 5–12  | did not advance
Crystal Weekes | Women's +67kg | Bye  |  Bravo (COL)
L 3–11  | did not advance

## Tennis

[edit]

Main articles: Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified one female tennis player.[33]

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Monica Puig | Singles | Bye  |  Abanda (CAN)
W 6–0, 6–3  |  Gámiz (VEN)
W 6–0, 6–1  |  Rodríguez (MEX)
L 6–2, 3–6, 2–6  |  Davis (USA)
W 2–6, 6–3, 6–3  |

## Triathlon

[edit]

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games and Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

## Volleyball

[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's volleyball team, for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women).[34]

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR

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1  |  Canada | 3  | 3  | 0  | 12  | 280  | 249  | 1.124  | 9  | 3  | 3.000
2  |  Puerto Rico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 268  | 248  | 1.081  | 7  | 4  | 1.750
3  |  United States | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 295  | 294  | 1.003  | 6  | 7  | 0.857
4  |  Mexico | 3  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 195  | 247  | 0.789  | 1  | 9  | 0.111

Source: Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

17 July 2015
15:30  | United States | 1–3  |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 1,700

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19 July 2015
16:46  | Canada | 3–1  |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 4,500

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21 July 2015
15:47  | Mexico | 0–3  |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 600

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Quarterfinals
22 July 2015
21:12  | Puerto Rico | 3–2  |  Cuba | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 3,100

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Semifinals
24 July 2015
21:53  | Brazil | 3–0  |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 3,000

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Bronze medal match
26 July 2015
11:05  |  Canada | 3–1  |  Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 4,900

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(25–11, 25–12, 23–25, 25–18)
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2015 Pan American Games 4th place

Puerto Rico

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

* Debora Seilhamer
* Vilmarie Mojica
* Yarimar Rosa
* Stephanie Enright
* Aurea Cruz
* Shirley Ferrer
* Karina Ocasio
* Natalia Valentin
* Alexandra Oquendo
* Sheila Ocasio
* Lynda Morales
* Nayka Benítez

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1  |  Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 320  | 273  | 1.172  | 9  | 5  | 1.800
2  |  United States | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 254  | 200  | 1.270  | 8  | 3  | 2.667
3  |  Puerto Rico | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 232  | 247  | 0.939  | 5  | 6  | 0.833
4  |  Peru | 3  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 164  | 250  | 0.656  | 1  | 9  | 0.111

Source: Archived 2015-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total  | Report

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Jul 16  | Brazil | 3–2 |  Puerto Rico | 23–25  | 28–26  | 25–17  | 24–26  | 15–10  | 115–104 | P2P3
Jul 18  | United States | 3–0 |  Puerto Rico | 25–17  | 25–22  | 25–14  |  |  | 75–53 | P2P3
Jul 20  | Puerto Rico | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–18  | 25–16  | 25–23  |  |  | 75–57 | P2P3

Quarterfinals
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Jul 22  | Argentina | 2–3 |  Puerto Rico | 21–25  | 27–25  | 10–25  | 25–11  | 13–15  | 96–101 | P2 P3

Semifinals
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Jul 23  | Brazil | 3–2 |  Puerto Rico | 18–25  | 24–26  | 25–22  | 25–19  | 15–11  | 107–103 | P2 P3

2015 Pan American Games 4th place

Puerto Rico

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico qualified a women's team. The team consists of 13 athletes. The men's team also qualified, but the country did not compete and was replaced by Ecuador for unknown reasons.

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Roster

The following was the Puerto Rico women's water polo team for the 2015 Pan American Games.[35]

* Angelik Alicea
* Nichole Colon
* Guarina Garcia
* Maria Gutierrez
* Carolin Matos
* Paola Medina
* Alejandra Ortiz
* Amanda Ortiz
* Cristina Ortiz
* Osmarie Quinones
* Anaid Ralat
* Perla Del Mar Roman
* Mairim Rosario

Group B
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Brazil | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 42  | 18  | +24  | 5
Venezuela | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 16  | 44  | −28  | 1  |
Puerto Rico | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 26  | 47  | −21  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

7 July 2015
08:08  | Report | Venezuela | 11-11  |  Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Humberto Navarro (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG)

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Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–3, 1–5, 2–1
Herrera 3  | Goals | Montero 4

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9 July 2015
12:08  | Report | Canada | 19-5  |  Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Claudia Aguilar (MEX)

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Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 5–0, 6–2
Robinson 4  | Goals | Delgado 2

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11 July 2015
12:08  | Report | Brazil | 17-10  |  Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (SPA), Mark Maretzki (USA).

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Score by quarters: 4-2, 3-5, 5-1, 5-2
Badocco 4  | Goals | Montero 3

Fifth to Eighth place playoffs
12 July 2015
12:00  | Report | Argentina | 6-14 |  Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Humberto Navarro (USA)

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Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-4, 0-3, 3-4
Font 3, Comba 2, Hatcher 1  | Goals | Medina 5

Fifth place match
14 July 2015
14:00  | Report | Puerto Rico | 12-11  |  Mexico | Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Juan Menendez (CUB), Diego Garibaldi (ARG)

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Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 4–1, 2–4
Nazario 4  | Goals | Castro 4

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Puerto Rico qualified a team of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).[36][37] However, only the two women ended up competing.

Women
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Lely Burgos | 48 kg | 71  | 5  | 91  | 7  | 162  | 6
Cecilly Morales Melendez | 69 kg | 85  | 10  | 112  | 7  | 197  | 9

## Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

## See also

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* Puerto Rico at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Nations at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada

* 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
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

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