Puerto Rico at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | PUR |
NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 58 in 10 sports |
Flag bearer | Jaime Frontera |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Puerto Rico competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 58 competitors, "54 men." And 4 women, "took part in 54 events in 10 sports."
Athleticsâ»
Men's 100 metres
- Round 1 — 10.7 s (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Round 1 — 1:52.6 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Round 1 — 4:14.4 min (â 10th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Round 1 — 13.9 s (â 3rd in heat, advancedââto semi final)
- Semi final — 14.1 s (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Round 1 — DNS
Men's triple jump
- Round 1 — 15.09 m (â did not advance)
Basketballâ»
Men's team competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Puerto Rico – Senegal 69-26
- Puerto Rico – Yugoslavia 72-93
- Puerto Rico – Italy 65-68
- Puerto Rico – Spain 62-86
- Puerto Rico – Philippines 89-65
- Puerto Rico – Panama 80-69
- Puerto Rico – USA 56-61
- â 5th in group, advancedââto playoff
- 9th-12th placement game
- Puerto Rico – Cuba 71-65
- 9th-10th placement game
- Puerto Rico – Bulgaria 67-57
- â 9th place
- Team roster
- ( 4.) Bill McCadney
- ( 5.) Joe Hatton
- ( 6.) Adolfo Porrata
- ( 7.) Angel Cancel
- ( 8.) Rubén Adorno
- ( 9.) Alberto Zamot
- (10.) Raymond Dalmau
- (11.) Jaime Frontera
- (12.) Francisco CĂłrdova
- (13.) TeĂłfilo Cruz
- (14.) Tomås Gutiérrez
- (15.) Mariano Ortiz
Boxingâ»
Flyweight (51 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to Artur Olech of Poland
Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Round 2 — Lost to Giuseppe Mura of Italy
Featherweight (57 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to Jovan Pajkovic of Yugoslavia
Lightweight (60 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to Abdel Sheed of Sudan
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to Habib Galhia of Tunisia
Middleweight (75 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to RaĂșl Marrero of Cuba
Light heavyweight (81 kg)
- Round of 16 — Lost to Stanislaw Dragan of Poland
Cyclingâ»
1000 metres time trial
- Edwin Torres — 1:07.65 min (â 20th place)
Sprint
- Round 1 — 3rd in heat (â advanced to repechage)
- Repechage — 2nd in heat (â did not advance)
Individual pursuit
- Heats — failed to depart (â no ranking)
Divingâ»
Men's 3 metre springboard
- Jerry Anderson (â 27th place)
- HĂ©ctor Bas (â 28th place)
Men's 10 metre platform
- Jerry Anderson (â 34th place)
- HĂ©ctor Bas (â 35th place)
Fencingâ»
One fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1968.
- JosĂ© Miguel PĂ©rez — defeated in first round
- First round — 6th place in group C with 0 wins and 5 losses (â did not advance)
- lost to
Witold Woyda (POL)
- lost to
German Sveshnikov (URS)
- lost to
Gerry Wiedel (CAN)
- lost to
Moustapha Sohem (EGY)
- lost to
Alberto Varela (URU)
- JosĂ© Miguel PĂ©rez — defeated in first round
- First round — 7th place in group D with 0 wins and 6 losses (â did not advance)
- lost to
Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN)
- lost to
Gianfranco Paolucci (ITA)
- lost to
Valeriano PĂ©rez (MEX)
- lost to
Ètefan Haukler (ROU)
- lost to
Russell Hobby (AUS)
- lost to
Francisco da Silva (POR)
Sailingâ»
Flying Dutchman class
- Juan Torruella, RadamĂ©s Torruella (â 28th place)
Star class
- Gary Hoyt (â 10th place)
5.5 metre class
- Lee Gentil, (James Fairbank, Hovey Freeman) (â 14th place)
Shootingâ»
Nine shooters, all male, represented Puerto Rico in 1968.
- Fernando Miranda — 558 pts (â 50th place)
- JosĂ© GonzĂĄlez — 511 pts (â 63rd place)
- Miguel Barasorda — 481 pts (â 69th place)
- Ralph RodrĂguez — 588 pts (â 47th place)
- Alberto Santiago — 582 pts (â 70th place)
- George Silvernail — 188 pts (â 31st place)
- Ăngel Marchand — 156 pts (â 53rd place)
- Rafael Batista — 187 pts (â 27th place)
- Alberto Guerrero — 174 pts (â 45th place)
Swimmingâ»
Men's 100 metres freestyle
- Heats — 55.7 s (â 3rd in heat, advanced to semi final)
- Semi final — 55.8 s (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 58.2 s (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 56.1 s (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 100 metres freestyle
- Heats — 1:10.1 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
- Lorna Blake
- Heats — 1:13.2 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 1:07.9 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres freestyle
- Heats — 2:06.6 min (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 2:09.1 min (â 4th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Women's 200 metres freestyle
- Lorna Blake
- Heats — 2:43.8 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 2:23.1 min (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 400 metres freestyle
- Heats — 5:00.2 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 4:38.1 min (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 400 metres freestyle
- Lorna Blake
- Heats — 5:54.7 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 4:57.7 min (â 3rd in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Women's 800 metres freestyle
- Heats — 10:24.5 min (â 4th in heat, did not advance)
- Lorna Blake
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 1500 metres freestyle
- Heats — 19:06.0 min (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 100 metres breaststroke
- Heats — 1:25.2 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres breaststroke
- Heats — 3:16.2 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 100 metres backstroke
- Heats — 1:06.3 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 1:07.2 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres backstroke
- Heats — 2:30.4 min (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 100 metres butterfly
- Heats — 1:00.6 min (â 3rd in heat, advanced to semi final)
- Semi final — 1:00.9 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 1:00.3 min (â 2nd in heat, advanced to semi final)
- Semi final — 1:00.1 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 100 metres butterfly
- Heats — 1:17.1 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 200 metres butterfly
- Heats — 2:23.4 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres butterfly
- Heats — 2:51.1 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 200 metres individual medley
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Women's 200 metres individual medley
- Heats — 2:57.0 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — 2:42.8 min (â 5th in heat, did not advance)
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 400 metres individual medley
- Heats — 5:30.9 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 400 metres individual medley
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay
- Heats — 3:47.0 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay
- Heats — 8:40.2 min (â 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres medley relay
- Heats — 4:27.6 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 4x100 metres medley relay
- Ana Marcial, Kristina Moir, Liana Vicens, Lorna Blake
- Heats — 5:18.2 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Tennisâ»
Men's singles
- Round 1 — Lost to Miguel Olvera of Ecuador
- Round 1 — Lost to Pierre Darmon of France
- Round 1 — Lost to Rafael Osuna of Mexico
Men's doubles
- Round 1 — Beat Humberto Camarotti and Juan Brito of Cuba
- Quarter-final — Lost to JoaquĂn Loyo and Pierre Darmon of Mexico and France
Weightliftingâ»
Featherweight
- Press — 115.0 kg
- Snatch — 100.0 kg
- Jerk — 130.0 kg
- Total — 345.0 kg (â 13th place)
- Press — 97.5 kg
- Snatch — 97.5 kg
- Jerk — 127.5 kg
- Total — 322.5 kg (â 17th place)
Bantamweight
- Press — 120.0 kg
- Snatch — 92.5 kg
- Jerk — 132.5 kg
- Total — 345.0 kg (â 6th place)
Light heavyweight
- Press — 145.0 kg
- Snatch — 130.0 kg
- Jerk — 160.0 kg
- Total — 435.0 kg (â 9th place)
- Press — 137.5 kg
- Snatch — 120.0 kg
- Jerk — 152.5 kg
- Total — 410.0 kg (â 20th place)
Middle heavyweight
- Press — 135.0 kg
- Snatch — 115.0 kg
- Jerk — 155.0 kg
- Total — 405.0 kg (â 22nd place)
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Jaime Frontera". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2015.