Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics
| Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | PUR | ||||||||
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 80 in 12 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 80 competitors, 73 men and 7 women, took part in 74 events in 12 sports.[1]
Medalists
Bronze
- Orlando Montalvo — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Archery
In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman. Maria Medina came in last place in the women's competition even as Edgardo Berdeguer beat considerably the 55th-place finish Puerto Rico's only archer in 1972 earned.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Medina – 1993 points (→ 27th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Edgardo Berdeguer – 2200 points (→ 31st place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Jorge Ortiz
- Heat — 1:51.38 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Pedro Ferrer, Iván Mangual, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz
- Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Julio Ferrer
- Heats — 52.45s
- Semi Final — 51.04s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- José de Jesus — 2:19:34 (→ 23rd place)
- Víctor Serrano — 2:34:59 (→ 53rd place)
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B):
- Lost to Yugoslavia (63-84)
- Lost to United States (94-95)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (83-89)
- Lost to Italy (81-95)
- Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb.
- Classification Matches:
- 9th/11th place: Defeated Japan (111-91)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Mexico (89-84) → Ninth place
- Team Roster
- Butch Lee
- Michael Vicens
- Neftali Rivera
- Luis Brignoni
- Ruben Rodríquez
- Roberto Alvarez
- Héctor Blondet
- Jimmy Thordsen
- Mariano Ortíz
- Teófilo Cruz
- Raymond Dalmau
- Earl Brown
- Head Coach: Tom Nissalke
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Orlando Montalvo → Bronze Medal
- First Round – Defeated Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over
- Second Round – Defeated Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0
- Semifinals – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 0:5
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Alejandro Silva
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Ismael Martínez
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Wilfredo Guzman
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Carlos Betancourt
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- José Rosa
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Puerto Rico in 1976.
Judo
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 metres Freestyle
Men's 200 metres Freestyle
Men's 400 metres Freestyle
Men's 100 metres Backstroke
Men's 200 metres Backstroke
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke
Men's 100 metres Butterfly
Men's 200 metres Butterfly
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley
Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay
Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
Women's 100 metres Freestyle
- Jane Fayer
Women's 200 metres Freestyle
- Jane Fayer
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Diana Hatler
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
- Diana Hatler
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Angela López
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Angela López
Women's 100 metres Butterfly
- María Mock
Women's 200 metres Butterfly
- María Mock
Women's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay
- Diana Hatler
- Angela López
- María Mock
- Jane Fayer
Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
- Diana Hatler
- Angela López
- María Mock
- Jane Fayer
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Puerto Rico at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.