Puerto Rico at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codePUR
NOCPuerto Rico Olympic Committee
Websitewww.copur.pr (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors9 (9 men, 0 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearerJosé 'Fofó' Vicente[1]
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eight events in three sports.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Juan Evangelista Venegas Boxing Bantamweight (51-54 kg)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Track events

Event Athletes Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
110 m hurdles Julio E. Sabater 15.3 =14 Did not advance

Field events

Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
High jump Benjamín Casado 1.84 =21 Did not advance
Pole vault José "Fofo" Vicente 4.00 = 9th (T) 3.95 =9
José Celso Barbosa 4.00 = 9th (T) 3.95 =9

Legend:
NP = Notable Performance
Q = Qualified for Finals

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final Final
Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result
Juan Venegas Bantamweight (51-54 kg)  Callebout (BEL) W PTS  Lall (IND) W PTS  Perera (CEY) W PTS  Csik (HUN) L PTS  Vicente (ESP) W PTS Bronze Did not advance
Clotilde Colón Featherweight (54–58 kg)  Gundersen (NOR) W KO R1  Savoie (CAN) L PTS Did not advance
Israel Quitcon Light-heavyweight (73-80 kg)  Roude (FRA) W RSC R1  Szymura (POL) L RSC R3 Did not advance

Legend:
PTS = Points
RSC = Referee Stop Contest
R = Round

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rifle

Event Athlete Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
50 m rifle prone George Johnson 590 25 X X

Pistol

Event Athlete Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
50 m pistol Miguel Barasorda 501 39 X X

References

  1. ^ "José Vicente". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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