Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Puerto Rico
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
. Notably, the nation did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
. Athletes competed under the Olympic Flag instead of Puerto Rican flag.
Boxing
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Notably, the nation did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
. Athletes competed under the Olympic Flag instead of Puerto Rican flag.
BoxingBoxing at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Alberto MercadoAlberto MercadoAlberto Mercado was a Jr. Featherweight boxer who was on the verge of fighting for a world title at least twice in his career....
- First round — bye
- Second round — lost to after referee stopped contest in first round
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Luis PizarroLuis PizarroLuis Pizarro is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's bantamweight and featherweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....
- First round — bye
- Second round — defeated after referee stopped contest in third round
- Third round — defeated on points (5-0)
- Quarterfinals — lost to on points (0-5)
Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- José Angel MolinaJosé Angel MolinaJosé Angel Molina is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's light-middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....
- First round — defeated on points (5-0)
- Second round — defeated after referee stopped contest in third round
- Quarterfinals — lost to retired