History
Puerto Rico made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1948 and has competed ever since. The United States territory sends a medium-sized delegation whose athletes compete in a variety of sports including, athletics, boxing, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming and weightlifting. Puerto Rico won its first medal in 1948 and has won a total of 9 medals across 4 sports; six in boxing and one each in athletics, tennis and wrestling. Their first and only gold medal came in 2016 where tennis player Monica Puig won the women’s singles event.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 800m | Wesley Vazquez | |
| Andres Arroyo | ||
| Ryan Sanchez |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn |
Basketball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Daneishka Canales Paola Crespo Ali Gibson Jazmon Gwathmey Yolanda Jones Deanna Kuzmanic Tayra Melendez Jennifer O’Neill Isalys Quinones Sofia Roma Pamela Rosado Dayshalee Salaman |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Eventing | Lauren Billys Horse: Castle Larchfield Purdy |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Nacra 17 Foiling | Enrique Figueroa Gretchen Ortiz |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles | Adriana Diaz |
Taekwondo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s -49kg | Victoria Stambaugh |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -74kg | Franklin Gomez |