Puerto Rico at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Puerto Rico
competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
, Korea
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Archery
In the fourth time this U.S. territory competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Women's Long Jump
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)
Men's Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Welterweight
Men's Welterweight
Men's Light-Middleweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Men's Super-Heavyweight
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Men's Half-Lightweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Middleweight
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 400m Freestyle
Women's 800m Freestyle
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
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 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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ArcheryArchery at the 1988 Summer OlympicsFour events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well....
In the fourth time this U.S. territory competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman.Women's Individual Competition:
- Gloria Rosa — Preliminary Round (→ 54th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Miguel Pedraza — Preliminary Round (→ 67th place)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1988 Summer OlympicsAt the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
Men's 200 metres
- Edgardo GuilbeEdgardo GuilbeEdgardo Guilbe is a retired Puerto Rican sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. His personal best time was 20.53 seconds, achieved in July 1989 in San Juan....
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
- Domingo CorderoDomingo CorderoDomingo Cordero Clase is a retired Puerto Rican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles....
Men's Long Jump
- Raul Tejada
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Ernesto Torres
Women's Long Jump
- Madeline de JesúsMadeline de JesúsMadeline 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...
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Australia (77-81)
- Defeated South Korea (79-74)
- Lost to Soviet Union (81-93)
- Defeated Central African Republic (71-67)
- Defeated Yugoslavia (74-72)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to United States (57-94)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (86-104)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Spain (93-92) → 7th place
- Team Roster
- Ángel Cruz RosarioAngel "Munch" CruzAngelo "Monch" Cruz is a Puerto Rican former basketball player. He was born in New York, New York. Coming out of the Patterson Projects in the Bronx, "Monchito" was a New York City Playground legend by the time he finished High School at DeWitt Clinton High School...
- Raymond GauseRaymond GauseRaymond Gause is a Puerto Rican former basketball player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and played his college basketball with the UAB Blazers under Gene Bartow. At Alabama-Birmingham he played with Jerome Mincy and Orlando "Pipo" Marrero. In 1984 he moved to Puerto Rico and established...
- Vicente Ithier Morales
- Edgar León Cruz
- Francisco León Cruz
- Fico López CamachoFederico LopezFederico López Camacho was a Puerto Rican basketball player. He was a member of the Guaynabo Mets....
- Jerome MincyJerome MincyJerome Alfred Mincy Clark is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player of American parents. Mincy has played in the NCAA with the UAB Blazers and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with Bayamón Cowboys...
- Quijote MoralesMario MoralesMario Morales , aka "Quijote" Morales, for his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in the Puerto Rican BSN league, is one of Puerto Rico's most famous basketball players.-Professional career:...
- Piculín ortiz
- Ramón RamosRamon RamosRamon Ramos Manso is a retired Puerto Rican basketball player, both on the National Superior Basketball and National Basketball Association level...
- Roberto RíosRoberto RíosRoberto Ríos Patus is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
- Juan Ramón RivasRamon RivasJuan Ramón Rivas Contreras is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is now the Spanish radio broadcaster for Orlando Magic. Rivas was the second player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA, and half of the first duo of Puerto Ricans to be active in the NBA simultaneously...
- Head Coach: Armandito Torres
BoxingBoxing at the 1988 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)
- Luis Román RolónLuis Román RolónLuis Román Rolón is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the bantamweight division. As an amateur he won the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno...
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Chatchai SasakulChatchai SasakulChatchai Sasakul is a former boxing champion in the flyweight division. Aside of being a professional boxer, Sasakul is also a practitioner in snooker.- Amateur career :Sasakul was an amateur boxing star in Thailand...
(THA), 2:3
Men's Flyweight
- Andy Agosto
Men's Bantamweight
- Felipe Nieves
Men's Featherweight
- Esteban Flores
Men's Lightweight
- Héctor Arroyo
Men's Light-Welterweight
- Víctor Pérez
Men's Welterweight
- Lionel Ortíz
Men's Light-Middleweight
- Rey Rivera
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Nelson Adams
Men's Super-Heavyweight
- Harold ArroyoHarold ArroyoHarold Arroyo is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico. He won the silver medal in the Men's Super Heavyweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games. Arroyo also represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the second round by Poland's Janusz...
JudoJudo at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport...
Men's Extra-Lightweight
- Luis Martínez
Men's Half-Lightweight
- Víctor Rivera
Men's Lightweight
- Angelo Ruiz
Men's Middleweight
- Jorge BonnetJorge BonnetJorge 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:*...
SwimmingSwimming at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Manuel GuzmánManuel GuzmánManuel Guzmán Flores is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...
- Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Manuel GuzmánManuel GuzmánManuel Guzmán Flores is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...
- Heat — 51.25 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Salvador Vassallo
- Heat — 1:53.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Salvador Vassallo
- Heat — 3:55.30
- B-Final — 3:55.39 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Manuel GuzmánManuel GuzmánManuel Guzmán Flores is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...
- Heat — 57.62 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
- B-Final — 57.95 (→ 15th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Salvador Vassallo
- Heat — 4:30.37 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Ritajean Garay
- Heat — 2:07.44 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Ritajean Garay
- Heat — 4:24.84 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Ritajean Garay
- Heat — 9:04.62 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Ritajean Garay
- Heat — 1:08.58 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Ritajean Garay
- Heat — 2:23.73 (→ did not advance, 24th place)