Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 80 competitors, 73 men and 7 women, took part in 74 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
Bronze
- Orlando Maldonado — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Archery
In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman. Maria Medina came in last place in the women's competition even as Edgardo Berdeguer beat considerably the 55th-place finish Puerto Rico's only archer in 1972 earned.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Medina – 1993 points (→ 27th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Edgardo Berdeguer – 2200 points (→ 31st place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Jorge Ortiz
:* Heat — 1:51.38 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Pedro Ferrer, Iván Mangual, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz
:* Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Julio Ferrer
:* Heats — 52.45s
:* Semi Final — 51.04s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- José de Jesus — 2:19:34 (→ 23rd place)
- Víctor Serrano — 2:34:59 (→ 53rd place)
Basketball
;Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B):
:* Lost to Yugoslavia (63-84)
:* Lost to United States (94-95)
:* Lost to Czechoslovakia (83-89)
:* Lost to Italy (81-95)
:* Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb.
- Classification Matches:
:* 9th/11th place: Defeated Japan (111-91)
:* 9th/10th place: Defeated Mexico (89-84) → Ninth place
- Team roster
:*Butch Lee
:*Michael Vicens
:*Neftali Rivera
:*Luis Brignoni
:*Rubén Rodríguez
:*Roberto Alvarez
:*Héctor Blondet
:*Jimmy Thordsen
:*Mariano Ortíz
:*Teófilo Cruz
:*Raymond Dalmau
:*Earl Brown
- Head coach: Tom Nissalke
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Orlando Maldonado → Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal
:* First Round – Defeated Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over
:* Second Round – Defeated Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1
:* Quarterfinals – Defeated Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0
:* Semifinals – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 0:5
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Julio Guzman
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Alejandro Silva
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Carlos Calderon
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Roberto Andino
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Ismael Martínez
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Carlos Santos
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Wilfredo Guzman
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Carlos Betancourt
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- José Rosa
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Puerto Rico in 1976.
;Men's foil
- José Samalot
;Men's épée
- Gilberto Peña
- Rubén Hernández
;Women's foil
- Dinorah Enríquez
Judo
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 metres Freestyle
- Fernando Cañales
Men's 200 metres Freestyle
- Francisco Cañales
Men's 400 metres Freestyle
- Francisco Cañales
Men's 100 metres Backstroke
- Carlos Berrocal
Men's 200 metres Backstroke
- Carlos Berrocal
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Carlos Nazario
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Orlando Catinchi
- Carlos Nazario
Men's 100 metres Butterfly
- Arnaldo Pérez
- John Daly
Men's 200 metres Butterfly
- John Daly
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley
- José-Ricardo de Jesús
Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay
- Fernando Cañales
- José-Ricardo de Jesús
- Arnaldo Pérez
- Francisco Cañales
Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
- Carlos Berrocal
- Carlos Nazario
- John Daly
- Fernando Cañales
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Women's 100 metres Freestyle
- Jane Fayer
Women's 200 metres Freestyle
- Jane Fayer
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Diana Hatler
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
- Diana Hatler
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Angela López
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Angela López
Women's 100 metres Butterfly
- María Mock
Women's 200 metres Butterfly
- María Mock
Women's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay
- Diana Hatler
- Angela López
- María Mock
- Jane Fayer
Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
- Diana Hatler
- Angela López
- María Mock
- Jane Fayer
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database