Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
McWilliams Arroyo
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The American territory with a population of four million people qualified 22 athletes in eight different sports. The appearance of the Puerto Rican delegation at the Beijing Olympics marked the commonwealth's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its twenty-second appearance at any Olympic Games, since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Of its competitors participating in events that involve progression by heats, six athletes advanced at least one round in their events, and two advanced at least two rounds, with Asunción Ocasio almost medaling bronze in taekwondo. However, there were no Puerto Rican medalists at the Beijing Olympics. McWilliams Arroyo
, a boxer, bore Puerto Rico's flag at the ceremonies.

Background

Puerto Rico is a large island on the northern rim of the Caribbean that is home to approximately 4 million people. It lies due east of the Dominican Republic and to the west of the United States Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico was first colonized by the Spanish, but was ceded to the United States in the wake of the Spanish–American War in 1898. Puerto Ricans were granted American citizenship in 1917, although it remained apart from the United States and has a constitution that provides for self-government.[1] 41 years after Puerto Ricans became American citizens, Puerto Rico sent its first delegation to the Olympics at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The American commonwealth has sent a delegation to all sixteen Summer Olympics between then and the 2008 Beijing Olympics in addition to six Winter Olympic Games.[2]

Between its 1948 debut and its arrival at the Beijing Olympics, Puerto Rican athletes had won six medals (one silver and five bronze). The last medal earned by a Puerto Rican was a bronze medal by

Jonathan González, in contrast, was the youngest at 19 years old.[3] Boxer McWilliams Arroyo was the nation's flag bearer at the ceremonies.[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's team

Men's 400 meters

Daniel Dabrowski (47.83 seconds) and behind Grenada's Joel Phillips (46.30 seconds), while Great Britain's Andrew Steele (44.94 seconds) and Trinidad and Tobago's Renny Quow (45.13 seconds) lead Martínez's heat. Of the 55 finishing athletes, Martínez ranked 44th. He did not advance to later rounds.[5]

Men's 1,500 meters

David Freeman competed for Puerto Rico at the Beijing Olympics, participating in the men's 1,500 meters race. He was 26 at the time of his participation in Beijing, which marked the first time he competed in any Olympic event.[6] During the August 15 qualification round, Freeman was placed in the third heat versus 12 other athletes. He finished the event in 3:39.70, placing tenth. Nicholar Kemboi of Kenya placed behind Freeman (3:41.56), while Estonia's Tildrek Nurme placed ahead of him (3:38.59). The Puerto Rican runner's heat was led by South African athlete Juan van Deventer (3:36.32) and Spain's Arturo Casado (3:36.42). Overall, David Freeman ranked 25 out of the 48 finishing athletes. He did not advance to later rounds.[7]

Javier Culson, the only member of the Puerto Rican male track and field team who advanced past the first round of his event

Men's 110 meters hurdles

Héctor Cotto Gonzalez participated for Puerto Rico in the men's 110 meters hurdles race, the only Puerto Rican participating in the event. Cotto was born in Fajardo, a city on Puerto Rico's far northeastern coast, and participated in the Olympics for the first time in Beijing at age 23.[8] Cotto participated in the August 17 quarterfinals in the third heat, ranking sixth out of the heat's eight athletes after achieving a time of 13.72 seconds. He defeated Haiti's Dudley Dorival (13.78 seconds), but fell behind the Cayman Islands' Ronald Forbes (13.59 seconds) in a heat that was led by Colombia's Paulo Villar (13.37 seconds) and Barbados' Ryan Brathwaite (13.38 seconds). Of the 40 athletes who finished the event, Cotto ranked 28th. He progressed to the next round.[9]

During the August 19 quarterfinals, Héctor Cotto Gonzalez participated in the first heat. He finished the event in 13.73 seconds, placing last in a heat of eight athletes. He fell behind Russian hurdler Igor Peremota (13.70 seconds) and Trinidad and Tobago's Mikel Thomas (13.62 seconds) in a heat that was led by the United States' David Payne (13.24 seconds) and the Czech Republic's Petr Svoboda (13.41 seconds). 30 of the athletes who progressed to the quarterfinal round completed their races; of these, Cotto ranked 27th. He did not advance to later rounds.[9]

Men's 400 meters hurdles

LJ van Zyl (48.86 seconds). Of the 25 finishing athletes, Culson ranked 15th. He progressed to the semifinal round.[10]

Puerto Rico's sole representative in the event participated in the first heat during the August 16 semifinal round, where he faced seven other athletes. Culson finished the race in 49.85 seconds, ranking last. South Africa's Pieter de Villiers ranked ahead of him in seventh place (49.44 seconds), as did Russia's Alexander Derevyagin, who ranked in sixth place (49.23 seconds). Culson's heat was led by American hurdlers Angelo Taylor (47.94 seconds) and Bershawn Jackson (48.02 seconds). Of the 16 semifinalists, Javier Culson ranked 14th. He did not advance to later rounds.[10]

Women's team

Women's 200 meters

Carol Rodríguez, the only female track athlete who represented Puerto Rico in Beijing

Muriel Hurtis-Houari (22.72 seconds).[13] Of the 46 athletes who finished the race, Rodríguez tied Benin's Fabienne Fereaz for 40th place. She did not advance to later rounds.[13]

Women's 400 meters

During her debut at the Beijing Olympics, Carol Rodríguez participated in the women's 400 meters race alongside her entry into the women's 200 meters dash. She was placed in the third heat during the August 16 qualification round, which included seven athletes in total. Rodríguez completed the event in 53.08 seconds, defeating Haiti's

Anastasia Kapachinskaya in first place (51.32 seconds) and Mary Wineberg of the United States in second place (51.46 seconds). Of the 50 athletes competing in the event, the Puerto Rican sprinter placed 36th. She did not advance to later rounds.[14]

Summary

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
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Héctor Cotto 110 m hurdles 13.72 6 q 13.73 8 Did not advance
Javier Culson 400 m hurdles 49.60 4 q — 49.85 8 Did not advance
David Freeman 1500 m 3:39.70 10 — Did not advance
Félix Martínez 400 m 46.46 7 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carol Rodríguez 200 m 24.07 7 Did not advance
400 m 53.08 5 — Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's team

Puerto Rico qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. The Arroyo twins both qualified at the 2007 World Championships.[15] Negron became the third Puerto Rican boxer to qualify, at the first American qualifying tournament.[16] Pedraza and Gonzalez qualified at the second American continental qualifying tournament.[17]

Men's flyweight class (48–51 kg)

McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo represented Puerto Rico as a boxer in the flyweight class (51 kilograms in weight or below). Born in Ceiba, one of Puerto Rico's easternmost cities, Arroyo is the twin brother of fellow Olympian boxer McJoe Arroyo. He participated in the Beijing Olympics at age 22, marking his first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.[18] The Puerto Rican was placed in the first bout during the August 16 first round (known also as the Round of 16), where he faced Hungary's Norbert Kalucza. Arroyo scored 14 punches on Kalucza, while the Hungarian scored six punches in return. Thus, Arroyo defeated Norbert Kalucza and advanced to quarterfinals.[19]

During the quarterfinal round of August 20, McWilliams Arroyo participated in the first bout. He challenged Cuba's

Andris Laffita Hernandez and lost, scoring only two punches on Laffita while he scored 11 punches on Arroyo. As a result, the Puerto Rican boxer did not advance to the semifinal round on August 22.[19]

Men's bantamweight class (51–54 kg)

The Workers Indoor Arena, where Puerto Rico's five boxers competed in their events

McJoe Arroyo Acevedo also represented Puerto Rico in boxing, competing in the bantamweight class (under 54 kilograms in weight). Like his twin brother, McWilliams Arroyo, McJoe Arroyo was born in the city of Ceiba on Puerto Rico's eastern end and participated in the Beijing Olympics at the age of 22. Arroyo had not previously competed in any Olympic Games.[20] The preliminary round of the event took place on August 12, where Arroyo challenged Russia's Sergey Vodopyanov in the sixth bout. Arroyo was defeated, scoring only five punches on Vodopyanov, who scored 10 in return. The Puerto Rican boxer did not advance to the next round.[21]

Men's lightweight class (57–60 kg)

Onur Sipal. By the match's end, Sipal had been defeated, scoring only three punches on Pedraza while Pedraza scored ten in return. The Puerto Rican boxer advanced to the August 15 Round of 16, where he was pitted against France's Daouda Sow. Pedraza lost this round, scoring nine punches on Sow, who scored 13 in return. He did not advance to later rounds.[23]

Men's light welterweight class (60–64 kg)

Ionut Gheorghe. González lost the bout, scoring four punches on Gheorghe, who scored 21 in return. He did not advance to later rounds.[25]

Men's light heavyweight class (75–81 kg)

Carlos Negrón Colón participated in boxing events on Puerto Rico's behalf at the Beijing Olympics. Born in the southern inland town of Villalba, Negrón was 21 years old at the time of his participation in the Beijing Olympics of 2008 in the light heavyweight class (less than 81 kilograms in weight). Negrón had not previously competed in any Olympic Games.[26] The preliminary round of his event took place on August 9, when he faced Iran's Mehdi Ghorbani in the eleventh bout. Negrón defeated Ghorbani, scoring four punches on him while receiving 13 in return. The Puerto Rican advanced to the next round.[27]

The Round of 16 in Negrón's event took place on August 14, where the Puerto Rican boxer competed in the eighth bout. He was defeated by Yerkebulan Shynaliyev of Kazakhstan, who scored nine punches on Negrón. Carlos Negrón scored three punches in return. He did not advance to later rounds.[27]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
McWilliams Arroyo Flyweight Bye  Kalucza (HUN)
W 14–6 		 Laffita (CUB)
L 2–11 		Did not advance
McJoe Arroyo Bantamweight  Vodopyanov (RUS)
L 5–10 		Did not advance
José Pedraza Lightweight  Şipal (TUR)
W 10–3 		 Sow (FRA)
L 9–13 		Did not advance
Jonathan González
 Light welterweight  Gheorghe (ROU)
L 4–21 		Did not advance
Carlos Negrón Light heavyweight  Ghorbani (IRI)
W 13–4 		 
Shynaliyev (KAZ
)
L 3–9 		Did not advance

Official Olympic Boxing Schedule

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
, the venue in which Rivera competed during his event

Maxim Devyatovskiy (90.350 points) and behind Belarus' Dmitry Savitski (90.650 points). He advanced to the final round.[29]

At finals, which took place on August 13, Rivera competed in all the events in which he had previously participated. He earned 15.250 points on the floor; 16.025 points on the horse vault; 14.375 points on the parallel bars; 14.275 points on the horizontal bar; 15.225 points on the still rings; and 15.025 points on the pommel horse. Overall, he earned 90.175 points and finished in 14th place.[28] Rivera placed ahead of Canadian athlete Adam Wong (98.800 points) and behind German gymnast Philipp David Boy (90.675 points) in a heat led by China's gold medalist Yang Wei (94.575 points) and tailed by China's Chen Yibing (74.225 points).[29]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Luis Rivera All-around 15.125 14.750 15.250 16.225 14.575 14.675 90.600 13 Q 15.250 15.025 15.225 16.025 14.375 14.275 90.175 14

Q = Qualified for final
Official Olympic Artistic Gymnastics Schedule

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Alexis Chiclana Melendez represented Puerto Rico in men's judo. He took part in the men's middleweight class, which includes athletes under 90 kilograms in weight. Chiclana, born in February 1987, participated in Beijing as a 21-year-old. He had not previously competed in any Olympic events.[30] During the August 13 first round (also known as the Round of 32), Chiclana challenged Spain's David Alarza in the fourteenth match.[31] Alarza defeated Chiclana using uchi mata, scoring ippon in the event. Chiclana did not progress to further rounds.[30]

Thormodur Arni Jonsson.[33] Pablo Figueroa was defeated by Jonsson, who used kosoto gari and scored ippon in the process. Figueroa did not progress to later rounds.[32]

yuko. Brenes did not advance to later rounds.[34]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abderramán Brenes Men's −81 kg Bye  Maddaloni (ITA)
L 0001–0020 		Did not advance
Alexis Chiclana Men's −90 kg —  Alarza (ESP)
L 0100–1101 		Did not advance
Pablo Figueroa Men's +100 kg Bye  Jónsson (ISL)
L 0001–1000 		Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Walton Eller of the United States who set an Olympic record with his score (145 points).[37] His score remained the same in the final round on August 12, and he remained in 17th place.[37]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lucas Rafael Bennazar Ortiz Double trap 123 19 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's team

Beijing National Aquatics Center
, where the Lennox-Silvas, García and Velez participated in their events

Daniel Velez represented Puerto Rico as one of its two male swimmers at the Beijing Olympics. He was born in December 1983, making him 24 at the time of his participation at the 2008 Olympic Games. He swam in the 100 meters breaststroke, marking the first time he ever competed at an Olympic Games.[38] During the August 9 preliminary round, Velez participated in the third heat against seven other athletes. He completed the event in 1:01.80, placing first in the heat ahead of India's second place finalist Sandeep Sejwal (1:02.19) and Paraguay's third place finalist Genaro Prono (1:02.32). Of the 63 competitors who finished the event, Velez placed 33rd. He did not advance to later rounds.[39]

Douglas Lennox-Silva represented Puerto Rico in swimming events. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Lennox-Silva has been affiliated with the Lake Forest Swim Club in the Chicago area. He is the brother of Kristina Lennox-Silva, who also competed in the Beijing Olympics as a swimmer.[40] The Puerto Rican swam in the men's 100 meters butterfly, which held its preliminary round on August 14. Lennox-Silva participated in the fifth heat against seven other athletes, placing fifth after finishing the race in 53.34 seconds. He displaced Canada's Adam Sioui (53.38 seconds), who placed sixth, but fell behind fifth-place finalist François Heersbrandt of Belgium (53.33 seconds). South Africa's Lyndon Ferns (52.04 seconds) and Croatia's Mario Todorović (52.26 seconds) led the heat. Of the 65 athletes who finished the preliminary round, Douglas Lennox-Silva placed 38th. He did not advance to later rounds.[41]

Douglas Lennox-Silva also competed for Puerto Rico in the men's 200 meters butterfly race. During the August 11 preliminary round, Lennox-Silva was placed in the second heat, where he challenged seven other athletes. He finished the race in 2:01.69, placing sixth in the heat ahead of Serbia's

Alexis Márquez Rivas (2:01.25), who placed fifth. The heat itself was led by Filipino swimmer James Walsh (1:59.39) and Spain's Javier Núñez (2:00.24). 44 swimmers competed in the first round of the event, and Lennox-Silva placed 38th. He did not advance to later rounds.[42]

Women's team

Martina Moravcova (25.47 seconds). Of the 90 athletes who finished the event, García placed 35th. She did not advance to later rounds.[44]

Yanel Andreina Pinto Perez (4:18.09) and the Ukraine's Nataliya Khudyakova (4:18.34). Of the 41 athletes who participated in and completed the preliminary round, Lennox-Silva ranked 36th. She did not progress to the next round.[46]

Kristina Lennox-Silva also participated in the women's 200 meters butterfly. She was placed in the first heat during the preliminary round of the event, which took place on August 12. Three other athletes participated in her heat. Kristina Lennox-Silva placed last of four athletes, earning a time of 2:17.27. She placed behind

Gulsah Gunenc (2:14.44). Overall, 34 athletes finished the event's preliminary round. Lennox-Silva ranked last of those, and did not advance to later rounds.[47]

Summary

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Douglas Lennox-Silva 100 m butterfly 53.34 38 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:01.69 38 Did not advance
Daniel Velez 100 m breaststroke 1:01.80 33 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vanessa García 50 m freestyle 25.81 35 Did not advance
Kristina Lennox-Silva 400 m freestyle 4:20.17 36 — Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:17.27 34 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ángel Román Martínez competed for Puerto Rico in taekwondo. Born in 1984, Román entered Beijing at age 24, competing in the men's welterweight class (which includes athletes under 80 kilograms in weight). Román had not previously competed in any Olympic Games or events.[48] During the course of the competition's first round, which took place on August 22, Román faced Canada's Sébastien Michaud in the sixth match.[49] The Puerto Rican judoka won a total of two deuk-jeom (points), with one in the first round and one in the third round, but lost a deuk-jeom to a deduction.[48] His Canadian opponent scored a total of three deuk-jeom, but lost one to a deduction. Thus, as Michaud ended with a score higher than Román's score, Michaud won the round.[50] Román did not advance to later rounds.[49]

The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium, where all taekwondo competitors participated in their events

Sandra Saric for the bronze medal. Saric defeated Ocasio by scoring five points on her, while Ocasio was only able to return one. She placed fifth in the event, tying Australia's Tina Morgan.[52]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ángel Román Men's −80 kg  Michaud (CAN)
L 1–2 		Did not advance
Asunción Ocasio Women's −67 kg  Mystakidou (GRE)
W 1–0 		 Fromm (GER)
W 2–0 		 Sergerie (CAN)
L 0–2 		Bye  Šarić (CRO)
L 1–5 		Did not advance 5

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Roxana Cocos (204 points). China's Chen Yanqing set an Olympic record when she took the gold medal with 244 points.[54]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Geralee Vega Women's −58 kg 90 8 112 9 202 9

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