2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Puerto Rico)

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Puerto Rico took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 18th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico nominated 40 athletes in 15 sports.

The tennis player Monica Puig won the individual first woman ever Olympic gold for Puerto Rico.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Mónica Puig	tennis	singles

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
Jeyvier Cintrón	Fly weight up to 52 kg	Olzhas Sattibayev	1: 2	eliminated

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Lely Burgos	Class up to 48 kg	72 kg	9	90 kg	8th	162 kg	9	9

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Quarter finals		Semi-finals / consolation round		Final / 3rd place		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
María Pérez	up to 70 kg	B. Matic	011s2: 000s0	Y. Alvear	000s3: 000s2	eliminated						9
Melissa Mojica	over 78 kg	bye		K. Sayit	000s1: 101s1	eliminated						9

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Celiangeli Morales	200 m	23.00 s	29	eliminated				29
Beverly Ramos	marathon	-		-		2:43:52 h	71	71
Jasmine Quinn	100 m hurdles	12.70 s	3	disqualified		eliminated		22nd
Grace Claxton	400 m hurdles	56.40 s	23	55.85 s	14th	eliminated		14th
Men
Andrés Arroyo	800 m	1: 46.17 min	11	1: 46.74 min	22nd	eliminated		22nd
Wesley Vázquez	800 m	1: 46.96 min	23	eliminated				23
Eric Alejandro	400 m hurdles	49.54 s	23	49.95 s	23	eliminated		23
Javier Culson	400 m hurdles	48.53 s	3	48.46 s	4th	disqualified		8th

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Diamara Planell	Pole vault	4.15 m	29	eliminated		29
Men
Luis Castro	high jump	2.26 m	12	2.25 m	13	13
David Smith	high jump	2.26 m	23	eliminated		23

All-around

Athletes	100 m hurdles		high jump		Shot put		200 m		Long jump		Javelin throw		800 m		Points	rank
	time	Points	height	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points	Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points
Heptathlon women
Alysbeth Félix	14.07 s	968	1.68 m	830	11.36 m	619	24.74 s	911	6.22 m	918	40.17 m	671	2: 15.32 min	888	5805	26th

Cycling

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Brian Babilonia	Road racing	not finished

horse riding

versatility
Athletes	competition	Minus points dressage	Minuses terrain	Leap		Total negative points	rank
Lauren Billys with Castle Larchfield Purdy	singles	56.00	88.40	11.00	-	155.40	44

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 65 kg	bye		Borislav Novachkov	3: 1	Ixtiyor Navroʻzov	1: 3	eliminated										9
Jaime Espinal	Class up to 86 kg	bye		Selim Yasar	1: 3	eliminated						Reineris Salas	1: 3	eliminated				11

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Women
Yarimar Mercado	Air rifle 10 meters	406.6	43	eliminated		406.6	43
Yarimar Mercado	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	576	24	eliminated		576	24

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Vanessa García	50 m freestyle	24.94 s	22nd	eliminated				22nd

Taekwondo

Athletes	competition	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
Women
Crystal Weekes	Class over 67 kg	Jackie Galloway	0: 5	eliminated

tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Mónica Puig	singles	Polona Hercog	6: 3, 6: 2	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	6: 3, 6: 2	Garbiñe Muguruza	6: 1, 6: 2	Laura Siegemund	6: 1, 6: 1	Petra Kvitová	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3	Angelique Kerber	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1	gold

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	Preliminary round		1 round		2nd round		3rd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Adriana Diaz	singles	Suraju Saka	4: 3	Omar Assar	2: 4	eliminated
Men
Brian Afanador	singles	bye		Olufunke Oshonaike	4: 3	Li Xue	2: 4	eliminated

Triathlon

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Manuel Huerta	singles	1:53:22 h	43

volleyball

competition	Women
Athletes	Áurea Cruz Stephanie Enright Vilmarie Mojica Lynda Morales Karina Ocasio Alexandra Oquendo Diana Reyes Yarimar Rosa Daly Santana Debora Seilhamer Natalia Valentín Shara Venegas
Trainer	Juan Carlos Núñez
Group stage	USA 0-3 Serbia 0-3 China 0-3 Netherlands 0-3 Italy 0-3
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
placement	12th place

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Rafael Quintero	Diving 10 m	456.55	10	471.20	7th	485.35	7th	7th

Web links

• Website of the Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed August 5, 2016 . 
• Puerto Rico on rio2016.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Judo Resultsbook" ( Memento from August 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Website of the Rio Olympics. Retrieved August 22, 2016. (English).