2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (Puerto Rico)

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Puerto Rico took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the 17th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico nominated 24 athletes in eight sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Javier Culson .

Participants by sport

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Jantony Ortiz	Half fly weight up to 49 kg	Tetteh Sulemanu	20: 6	David Hajrapetjan	13:15	eliminated						9
Jeyvier Cintrón	Fly weight up to 52 kg	Oteng Oteng	14:12	Juliao Henrique's Neto	18:13	Mikhail Alojan	13:23	eliminated				5
Félix Verdejo	Light weight up to 60 kg	Juan Huertas Garcia	11: 5	Ahmed Mejri	16: 7	Vasyl Lomatschenko	9:14	eliminated				5
Francisco Vargas	Half welter weight up to 64 kg	Anthony Yigit	9:13	eliminated								-
Enrique Collazo	Average weight up to 75 kg	Stefan Härtel	10:18	eliminated								-

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Lely Burgos	Class up to 48 kg	65 kg	11	92 kg	10	157 kg	11	11

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Carol Rodríguez	400 m	52.19 s	2	52.08 s	6th	eliminated		17th
Beverly Ramos	3000 m obstacle	9: 55.26 min	9	-		eliminated		35
Men
Miguel Lopez	100 m	10.31 s	5	eliminated				34
Wesley Vázquez	800 m	1: 46.45 min	5	eliminated				19th
Samuel Vázquez	1500 m	3: 49.19 min	14th	eliminated				40
Hector Cotto	110 m hurdles	14.08 s	8th	eliminated				42
Enrique Llanos	110 m hurdles	given up		eliminated				-
Erick Alejandro	400 m hurdles	49.39 s	4th	49.15 s	7th	eliminated		12
Javier Culson	400 m hurdles	48.33 s	1	47.93 s	1	48.10 s	3	bronze
Jamel Mason	400 m hurdles	49.89 s	5	eliminated				24

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Melissa Mojica	Class over 78 kg	Wojdan Shaherkani	100-000	Jelena Ivashchenko	000-101	eliminated										9

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Freestyle men
Franklin Gomez	Class up to 60 kg	Bessik Kuduchow	1: 3	eliminated						Yogeshwar bun	0: 3	eliminated						15th
Francisco Soler	Class up to 74 kg	bye		Jordan Burroughs	0: 3	eliminated				-		Matthew Gentry	0: 3	eliminated				19th
Jaime Espinal	Class up to 84 kg	bye		Andrew Adibo Dick	3: 1	Dato Marsagishvili	3: 1	Soslan Gattsiev	3: 1	-		-		-		Sharif Sharifov	1: 3	silver

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings	rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Men
José Torres	Double trap	127	21st	eliminated		127	21st

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Vanessa García	50 m freestyle	25.58 s	4th	eliminated				29

do gymnastics

Apparatus gymnastics

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Lorena Quiñones	All-around single	49,065	54	eliminated		54
Men
Tommy Ramos	Rings	15,500	6th	15,600	6th	6th

Web links

• Puerto Rico - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed January 5, 2013 . 
• PUERTO RICO. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed January 5, 2013 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ #EQUIPOPUR LONDRES 2012. Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico, accessed July 14, 2012 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on January 6, 2013 (English).