Puerto Rico

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 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 51 competitors, 43 men and 8 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.

Silver

• Luis Ortiz
  Luis Ortiz
  Luis Ortiz may refer to:* Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Puerto Rican trumpet player and composer* Luis Ortiz , Puerto Rican boxer* Luis Ortiz , Dominican baseball player* Luis Ortiz González Spanish politician...
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
  
  , Men's Lightweight

Bronze

• Arístides González
  Aristides González
  Ariestides González Ortíz is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui...
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
  
  , Men's Middleweight

Archery

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

Men's 200 metres

• Luis Morales
• Nelson Erazo
  Nelson Erazo (athlete)
  Nelson Erazo is a retired male track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres during his career. He set his personal best in the 200 m in 1984...
  
  

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Jorge Gonzáles
• Final — 2:14:00 (→ 13th place)

• César Mercado
  César Mercado
  César Mercado is a retired Puerto Rican marathon runner. He competed for his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 31st place. He set is personal best in the classis distance in 1982....
  
  
• Final — 2:19:09 (→ 31st place)

• Claudio Cabán
  Claudio Cabán
  Claudio Cabán is a retired Puerto Rican marathon runner. He competed for his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 53rd place. He set is personal best in the classis distance in 1983....
  
  
• Final — 2:27:16 (→ 53rd place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Carmelo Ríos
  Carmelo Ríos
  Carmelo Ríos Figueroa is a retired male long-distance runner from Puerto Rico, who competed for his native country in the men's 3000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
  

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
  Angelita Lind
  Angelita Lind a.k.a. "The Angel of Puerto Rico" is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete.-Early years:Lind was born in the barrio Marin Bajo of Patillas, Puerto Rico into a poor family. She received her primary and secondary education in her hometown...
  
  

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

• Margaret de Jesús
  Margaret de Jesús
  Margaret de Jesús is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the women's 400 metres during her career. She set her personal best in the event in 1987. Her sole global competition appearance came at the 1984 Summer Olympics where she competed as part of the...
  
  
• Evelyn Mathieu
• Marie Mathieu
• Angelita Lind
  Angelita Lind
  Angelita Lind a.k.a. "The Angel of Puerto Rico" is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete.-Early years:Lind was born in the barrio Marin Bajo of Patillas, Puerto Rico into a poor family. She received her primary and secondary education in her hometown...
  
  

Women's Marathon

• Naydi Nazario
  Naydi Nazario
  Naydi Nazario is a retired female long-distance runner from Puerto Rico. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 33rd place in the women's marathon. Nazario set her personal best in the classic distance in...
  
  
• Final — 2:45:49 (→ 33rd place)

Women's High Jump

• Laura Agront
  Laura Agront
  Laura Agront Sánchez-Pimion is a retired female high jumper from Puerto Rico. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 22nd place in the final rankings with a jump of 1.80 m....
  
  
• Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's Long Jump

• Madeline de Jesús
  Madeline de Jesús
  Madeline de Jesús is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the women's long jump and triple jump during her career. Her personal best in the long jump was set on July 24, 1988 in Mexico City...
  
  
• Qualification — 5.63 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Rafael Ramos
  Rafael Ramos
  Rafael “Fito” Ramos is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during his career.-References:*...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Carlos Salazar
  Carlos Salazar (boxer)
  Carlos Gabriel Salazar is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the light flyweight division . He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the first round by Puerto Rico's Rafael Ramos.-References:* -External links:...
  
   (Argentina), walk-over
• Second Round — Defeated Jesus Herrera
  Jesús Herrera
  Jesús Herrera is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:58, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South...
  
   (Dominican Republic), on points (4:1)
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Salvatore Todisco
  Salvatore Todisco
  Salvatore Todisco was a flyweight boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the final he was defeated by Paul Gonzales of the United States...
  
   (Italy), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• José Rodríguez

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Juan Molina
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland), 5-0
• Third Round — Lost to Pedro Nolasco
  Pedro Nolasco
  Pedro Nolasco was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States....
  
   (Dominican Republic), 2-3

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Orlando Fernández

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Luis Ortíz
  Luis Ortiz
  Luis Ortiz may refer to:* Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Puerto Rican trumpet player and composer* Luis Ortiz , Puerto Rican boxer* Luis Ortiz , Dominican baseball player* Luis Ortiz González Spanish politician...
  
  

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
  Aristides González
  Ariestides González Ortíz is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui...
  
   → Bronze Medal
• First Round — Defeated Otosico Havili (Tonga), 4:1
• Second Round — Defeated Paulo Tuvale (Samoa), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Pedro van Raamsdonk
  Pedro van Raamsdonk
  Pedro Johannes van Raamsdonk is a retired boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
  
   (Netherlands), 4:1
• Semifinals — Lost to Shin Joon-Sup
  Shin Joon-Sup
  Shin Joon-Sup is a former South Korean middleweight amateur boxer and Olympic Gold Medalist.-Career:...
  
   (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
  Tyrell Biggs
  Tyrell Biggs , is an American heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division, after gaining bronze the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games....
  
   (USA), 0:5

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Ramón Rivera — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

Two male fencers represented Puerto Rico in 1984

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 1 to 2 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Edgardo Díaz
  Edgardo Díaz (fencer)
  Edgardo Díaz is a Puerto Rican fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Gilberto Peña
  Gilberto Peña
  Gilberto Peña is a Puerto Rican fencer. He competed in the individual épée events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Judo

Men's Half-Middleweight

• Jorge Bonnet
  Jorge Bonnet
  Jorge L. Bonnet is a Puerto Rican judoka and bobsledder who competed at five Olympic Games. He competed in judo at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, and in bobsleigh at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  

Men's Middleweight

• José Fuentes

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Fernando Cañales
  Fernando Canales
  Fernando Canales may refer to:*Fernando J. Canales, swimming coach, originally from Puerto Rico*Fernando Canales Clariond, former governor of Nuevo León, Mexico and former Mexican Secretary of Energy...
  
  
• Heat — 51.75 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

• Antonio Portela
• Heat — 52.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Fernando Cañales
  Fernando Canales
  Fernando Canales may refer to:*Fernando J. Canales, swimming coach, originally from Puerto Rico*Fernando Canales Clariond, former governor of Nuevo León, Mexico and former Mexican Secretary of Energy...
  
  
• 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 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Fernando Cañales
  Fernando Canales
  Fernando Canales may refer to:*Fernando J. Canales, swimming coach, originally from Puerto Rico*Fernando Canales Clariond, former governor of Nuevo León, Mexico and former Mexican Secretary of Energy...
  
  , Miguel Figueroa, Antonio Portela, and Rafael Gandarillas
• Heat — 3:30.66 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Wrestling

Men's Bantamweight Freestyle

• Orlando Caceres

Men's Featherweight Freestyle

• Carmelo Flores

Men's Lightweight Freestyle

• José Betancourt

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database