Puerto Rico at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Puerto Rico at the Olympics
IOC code	PUR
Website
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 6 9
Summer appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006–2014 2018

Puerto Rico at the Olympics is a history which began in 1900.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Puerto Rico is PUR.

History

A team from Puerto Rico was first at the Olympic Games in 1948. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Puerto Rico has also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1984, but missed the Games of 2006 and 2010.

Puerto Rican athletes have won a total of eight medals. Most are in boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico was formed in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.

List of medalists

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Juan Venegas	1948 London	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Orlando Maldonado	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
2 Silver	Luis Ortiz	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Arístides González	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Aníbal Acevedo	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Daniel Santos	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Javier Culson	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
2 Silver	Jaime Espinal	2012 London	Wrestling	Freestyle 84 kg
1 Gold	Monica Puig	2016 Rio	Tennis	Womens Single Tennis Championship

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes

See also

In Spanish: Puerto Rico en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños