Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics
| Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer Téofilo Colón[1] | | |
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 80 competitors, 73 men and 7 women, took part in 74 events in 12 sports.[2]
Medalists
Bronze
- Orlando Maldonado — 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
- Jorge Ortiz
- Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- 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
- Rubén Rodríguez
- 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 Maldonado →
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)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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
- Fernando Cañales
Men's 200 metres Freestyle
- Francisco Cañales
Men's 400 metres Freestyle
- Francisco Cañales
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
- Fernando Cañales
- José-Ricardo de Jesús
- Arnaldo Pérez
- Francisco Cañales
Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
- Carlos Berrocal
- Carlos Nazario
- John Daly
- Fernando Cañales
Women's 100 metres Freestyle
Women's 200 metres Freestyle
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
Women's 100 metres Butterfly
Women's 200 metres Butterfly
Women's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay
Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Téofilo Colón". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
External links
Olympics portal
