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Puerto Rico at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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.

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

* Round 1 — 10.7 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

* Round 1 — 1:52.6 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

* Round 1 — 4:14.4 min (→ 10th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

* Round 1 — 13.9 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to semi final)
* Semi final — 14.1 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay

* Round 1 — DNS

Men's triple jump

* Round 1 — 15.09 m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

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
* → 5th in group, advanced to playoff
  • 9th-12th placement game
* Puerto Rico – Cuba 71-65
  • 9th-10th placement game
* Puerto Rico – Bulgaria 67-57
* → 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 Córdova
* (13.) Teófilo Cruz
* (14.) Tomás Gutiérrez
* (15.) Mariano Ortiz

Boxing

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 Raúl Marrero of Cuba

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

* Round of 16 — Lost to Stanislaw Dragan of Poland

Cycling

1000 metres time trial

  • Edwin Torres — 1:07.65 min (→ 20th place)

Sprint

* Round 1 — 3rd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
* Repechage — 2nd in heat (→ did not advance)

Individual pursuit

* Heats — failed to depart (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3 metre springboard

Men's 10 metre platform

Fencing

One fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1968.

Men's foil
* First round — 6th place in group C with 0 wins and 5 losses (→ did not advance)
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Men's épée
* First round — 7th place in group D with 0 wins and 6 losses (→ did not advance)
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Sailing

Flying Dutchman class

Star class

5.5 metre class

Shooting

Nine shooters, all male, represented Puerto Rico in 1968.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

* Heats — 55.7 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to semi final)
* Semi final — 55.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 58.2 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 56.1 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres freestyle

* Heats — 1:10.1 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)
  • Lorna Blake
* Heats — 1:13.2 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 1:07.9 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

* Heats — 2:06.6 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 2:09.1 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's 200 metres freestyle

  • Lorna Blake
* Heats — 2:43.8 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 2:23.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 400 metres freestyle

* Heats — 5:00.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 4:38.1 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres freestyle

  • Lorna Blake
* Heats — 5:54.7 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 4:57.7 min (→ 3rd in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's 800 metres freestyle

* Heats — 10:24.5 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
  • Lorna Blake
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 1500 metres freestyle

* Heats — 19:06.0 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres breaststroke

* Heats — 1:25.2 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres breaststroke

* Heats — 3:16.2 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 100 metres backstroke

* Heats — 1:06.3 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 1:07.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres backstroke

* Heats — 2:30.4 min (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 100 metres butterfly

* Heats — 1:00.6 min (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to semi final)
* Semi final — 1:00.9 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 1:00.3 min (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to semi final)
* Semi final — 1:00.1 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 100 metres butterfly

* Heats — 1:17.1 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 200 metres butterfly

* Heats — 2:23.4 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres butterfly

* Heats — 2:51.1 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 200 metres individual medley

* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's 200 metres individual medley

* Heats — 2:57.0 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — 2:42.8 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 400 metres individual medley

* Heats — 5:30.9 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 400 metres individual medley

* Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay

* Heats — 3:47.0 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay

* Heats — 8:40.2 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres medley relay

* Heats — 4:27.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 4x100 metres medley relay

* Heats — 5:18.2 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Tennis

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 Joaquín Loyo and Pierre Darmon of Mexico and France

Weightlifting

Featherweight

* Press — 115.0 kg
* Snatch — 100.0 kg
* Jerk — 130.0 kg
* Total — 345.0 kg (→ 13th place)
* Press — 97.5 kg
* Snatch — 97.5 kg
* Jerk — 127.5 kg
* Total — 322.5 kg (→ 17th place)

Bantamweight

* Press — 120.0 kg
* Snatch — 92.5 kg
* Jerk — 132.5 kg
* Total — 345.0 kg (→ 6th place)

Light heavyweight

* Press — 145.0 kg
* Snatch — 130.0 kg
* Jerk — 160.0 kg
* Total — 435.0 kg (→ 9th place)
  • José Manuel Figueroa
* Press — 137.5 kg
* Snatch — 120.0 kg
* Jerk — 152.5 kg
* Total — 410.0 kg (→ 20th place)

Middle heavyweight

* Press — 135.0 kg
* Snatch — 115.0 kg
* Jerk — 155.0 kg
* Total — 405.0 kg (→ 22nd place)

References

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