Puerto Rico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 69 competitors, 47 men and 22 women, took part in 60 events in 16 sports.[1]
Medalists
Bronze
- Daniel Santos — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Archery
In the fifth time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one woman. She finished in last place.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Reyes → Round of 64, 64th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 51.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Maximo Oliveras – 2:47.15 (→ 106th place)
Basketball
Men's tournament
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FR Yugoslavia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Australia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Greece
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Brazil
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 |  South Korea
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996
|
| Puerto Rico |
98–101 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 54–58, 44–43 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 35 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Mincy 7 |
Pts: Schmidt 45 Rebs: Vianna 8 Asts: Ratto 10 | |
22 July 1996
|
| South Korea |
86–98 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 52–51, 34–47 | ||
| Pts: K. E. Moon 20 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11 Asts: Hur Jae 12 |
Pts: Ortiz 37 Rebs: Ortiz 14 Asts: Alicea 10 | |
24 July 1996
|
| Greece |
80–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 51–33, 29–36 | ||
| Pts: Oikonomou 19 Rebs: Oikonomou 8 Asts: Oikonomou, Christodoulou 3 |
Pts: Mincy 20 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 | |
26 July 1996
|
| Puerto Rico |
96–101 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 53–51, 43–50 | ||
| Pts: Ortíz 30 Rebs: Ortíz 11 Asts: Rivera 7 |
Pts: Gaze 29 Rebs: Fisher, Bradtke 6 Asts: Heal 7 | |
28 July 1996
|
| FR Yugoslavia |
97–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 45–34, 52–52 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 22 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Đorđević 7 |
Pts: Ortiz 20 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Rivera 9 | |
- 9–12th Place classification match
30 July 1996
17:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
76–67 |  Angola |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 38–31 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 19 Rebs: Rivas 7 Asts: Alicea 5 |
Pts: Moreira 15 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 6 | |
- 9th Place match
2 August 1996
12:00 |
Argentina  |
87–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 44–39 | ||
| Pts: Espil, Osella 17 Rebs: Milanesio, Oberto 7 Asts: Milanesio, Espil 7 |
Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Travieso 5 | |
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Igor Samoilenco (Moldova) on points (8-20)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia) on points (6-16)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand) on points (2-13)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Jacek Bielski (Poland) on points (2-18)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Ernest Atangana Mboa (Cameroon) RSC-1 (02:54)
- Second Round — Defeated Kabil Lahsen (Morocco) on points (16-4)
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Nariman Atayev (Uzbekistan) on points (28-15)
- Semifinals — Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) on points (11-13)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Antonio Perugino (Italy) on points (8-10)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Gurcharn Singh (India) on points (15-7)
- Second Round — Defeated Sybrand Botes (South Africa) on points (16-7)
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Antonio Tarver (United States) RSC-3 (01:54)
Cycling
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 302.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 195.18 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
One female fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1996.
Gymnastics
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Men's Half-Lightweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Half-Middleweight
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to United States (0:10)
- Lost to Canada (0:4)
- Defeated Australia (2:0)
- Lost to PR China (0:10)
- Lost to Chinese Taipei (2:10)
- Lost to Japan (1:8)
- Lost to Netherlands (0:2)
- Semifinals
- Did not advance → 8th place
- Team roster
- Head coach: José Agosto
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Heat – 22.61
- Final – 22.73 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat – 49.61
- Final – 49.68 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:03.08 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:22.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat – 53.90
- B-Final – 53.65 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:18.34 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:28.27 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 3:52.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight
Wrestling
See also
Notes
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
References
- ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
