1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Puerto Rico)

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Puerto Rico took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of nine male athletes in eight competitions in three sports. It was Puerto Rico's first participation in the Summer Olympics. The boxer Juan Venegas managed to win the only medal with bronze in the bantamweight.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Juan Venegas

  Bantamweight: bronze

• Clotilde Colón

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Israel Quitcón

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

athletics

• Julio Sabater

  110 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Benjamin Casado

  High jump: 21st place

• Joe Barbosa

  Pole vault: 9th place

• José Vicente

  Pole vault: 9th place

shoot

• Miguel Barasorda

  Free pistol 50 m: 39th place

• George Johnson

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 25th place

Web links

• Puerto Rican Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )