Puerto Rico at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games

Flag of Puerto Rico
IOC code  PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website www.copur.pr (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 37 in 12 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Puerto Rico is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • NM = No mark
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Arroyo 800 m
William Barnes 110 m hurdles
Javier Culson 400 m hurdles
Wesley Vázquez 800 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Luis Castro High jump
David Smith
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Grace Claxton 400 m hurdles
Celiangeli Morales 200 m
Jasmine Quinn 100 m hurdles
Beverly Ramos Marathon N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Diamara Planell Pole vault

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has entered one boxer to compete in the men's flyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Jeyvier Cintrón had claimed his Olympic spot by finishing among the top two boxers in the World Series of Boxing.[3][4]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jeyvier Cintrón Flyweight

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Puerto Rico has been invited by the International Cycling Union to enter one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his overall individual ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour, and by occupying one of the four unused berths from the 2015 UCI World Tour.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has entered one diver into the Olympic competition by virtue of a top 18 finish at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Rafael Quintero 10 m platform

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from a combined group of North, Central, & South America in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.[6][7] This signified the nation's Olympic return to the sport of equestrian for the first time since 2004.

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Lauren Billys Purdy Individual

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Melissa Mojica was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while María Pérez at women's middleweight (70 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Puerto Rico's top-ranked judoka based on World Ranking points.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
María Pérez Women's −70 kg
Melissa Mojica Women's +78 kg

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has qualified one shooter to compete in the women's rifle events by virtue of her best finish at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as she obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[9][10]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Yarimar Mercado 10 m air rifle
50 m rifle 3 positions

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rican swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[11][12]

Olympic Qualifying Time
  • Men's 50 m freestyle – 1 quota place (Erik Risolvato)
  • Women's 50 m freestyle – 1 quota place (Vanessa García)

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Brian Afanador and 15-year-old Adriana Diaz secured their Olympic spots in the men's and women's singles, respectively by virtue of their top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[13]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Brian Afanador Men's singles
Adriana Diaz Women's singles

Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Crystal Weekes secured a spot in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[14]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Crystal Weekes Women's +67 kg

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Puerto Rico women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by scoring a first-place triumph and securing a lone outright berth at the final meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan.[15]

Team roster
  • Women's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players
Group play

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Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.[16][17]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Franklin Gómez −65 kg
Jaime Espinal −86 kg

See also

References

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