puerto_rico summer olympics puerto_rico competed summer olympics held beijing august august american territory population million people qualified athletes different sports appearance puerto rican delegation beijing olympics marked commonwealth sixteenth consecutive appearance summer olympics second appearance olympic games debut summer olympics london england competitors participating events involve progression heats athletes advanced round events advanced rounds bronze puerto rican beijing olympics boxer bore puerto_rico flag ceremonies background puerto_rico large island northern rim caribbean_sea home approximately million people lies east dominican_republic west puerto_rico spanish ceded united_states wake spanish american war granted american citizenship remained apart united_states constitution provides self government years puerto american citizens puerto_rico sent delegation olympics summer olympics london england american commonwealth sent delegation sixteen summer olympics beijing olympics addition winter olympic games debut arrival beijing olympics athletes won medals silver bronze medal earned puerto rican bronze medal summer olympics atlanta medals won beijing course olympics athletes represented puerto_rico men women sports track field boxing artistic shooting swimming size delegation athletes smaller puerto rican delegation arrived summer olympics athens athletes smaller puerto_rico largest olympic team included athletes participating summer olympics canada oldest member beijing delegation years old time boxer contrast youngest years old nation flag bearer ceremonies athletics men team men meters participated beijing olympics men meters dash behalf puerto_rico competed beijing years old previously competed olympic games august qualification round participated sixth heat included athletes end event placed seventh achieving time seconds ranked ahead poland seconds seconds great_britain seconds trinidad seconds lead heat finishing athletes ranked 44th advance later rounds men meters competed puerto_rico beijing olympics participating men meters race time participation beijing marked time competed olympic event august qualification round freeman placed heat versus athletes finished event placing tenth kenya placed freeman estonia placed ahead puerto rican runner heat led south african athlete spain overall ranked finishing athletes advance later rounds men meters participated puerto_rico men meters race puerto rican participating event born city puerto_rico far northeastern coast participated olympics time beijing age participated august heat ranking sixth heat athletes achieving time seconds defeated haiti seconds fell seconds heat led colombia seconds barbados seconds athletes finished event ranked 28th progressed round august participated heat finished event seconds placing heat athletes fell russian seconds trinidad thomas seconds heat led seconds czech_republic seconds athletes progressed round completed races ranked 27th advance later rounds men meters participated beijing olympics behalf puerto rican track team participating men meters time participation beijing olympics previously competed olympic games august qualification heat participated heat composed athletes puerto rican runner ranked fourth athletes finishing race seconds ranked ahead china seconds poland seconds heat led jamaica seconds south_africa seconds finishing athletes ranked 15th progressed semifinal round puerto_rico sole representative event participated heat august semifinal round faced seven athletes finished race seconds ranking south_africa ranked ahead seventh place seconds russia ranked sixth place seconds heat led american seconds seconds ranked 14th advance later rounds women team women meters competed puerto_rico beijing olympics women meters dash sole female puerto rican representative participating track field year born northerly suburb los_angeles attended attended beijing olympics age previously attended olympic games competitor august qualification round competed second heat seven athletes achieving time seconds seven finished event ranked seventh heat dominican_republic seconds bulgaria seconds placed ahead belgium participate race leaders heat included place finalist united_states seconds french second place finalist seconds athletes finished race tied 40th place advance later rounds women meters debut beijing olympics participated women meters race alongside entry women meters dash placed heat august qualification round included seven athletes total completed event seconds defeating haiti seconds falling hungary seconds leaders heat included russia place seconds united_states second place seconds athletes competing event puerto rican placed 36th advance later rounds summary key note ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round boxing men team puerto_rico qualified olympic boxing tournament twins qualified world championships puerto rican boxer qualify american qualifying tournament qualified second american continental qualifying tournament men class represented puerto_rico boxer class kilograms weight born puerto_rico easternmost cities twin brother fellow boxer participated beijing olympics age marking appearance olympic games puerto rican placed bout august round known round faced hungary scored punches hungarian scored punches return defeated advanced round august participated bout challenged cuba lost scoring punches scored punches result puerto rican boxer advance semifinal round august men class represented puerto_rico boxing competing class kilograms weight like twin brother born city puerto_rico eastern end participated beijing olympics age previously competed olympic games preliminary round event took place august challenged russia sixth bout defeated scoring punches scored return puerto rican boxer advance round men lightweight class sniper competed puerto_rico boxing participating men lightweight class kilograms weight years old time entered beijing olympics boxer previously participated olympic games events preliminary round event took place august competed ninth bout turkey match end defeated scoring punches scored return puerto rican boxer advanced august round pitted lost round scoring punches scored return advance later rounds men light class competed beijing olympics puerto_rico behalf participating light class kilograms weight born july time participated beijing olympics previously compete olympic games preliminary round event occurred august placed eighth bout romanian boxer named lost bout scoring punches scored return advance later rounds men light heavyweight class participated boxing events puerto_rico behalf beijing olympics born southern inland town years old time participation beijing olympics light heavyweight class kilograms weight previously competed olympic games preliminary round event took place august faced iran eleventh bout defeated scoring punches receiving return puerto rican advanced round round event took place august puerto rican boxer competed eighth bout defeated scored punches scored punches return advance later rounds artistic represented puerto_rico artistic puerto rican appear beijing olympics born city puerto_rico southeastern coast rivera affiliated english puerto rican federation participated beijing age previously competed olympic games preliminary round took place august rivera competed athletes floor exercise rivera scored points placing 24th athletes event horse vault rivera ranked 13th scoring jump second jump scored parallel bars event ranked 61st earning points later earned points horizontal bar rivera ranked 22nd rings event earning points placing 22nd finished qualification round horse ranking 20th score overall puerto rican ranked 13th advancing athletes ending total score points placed ahead russia maxim points points advanced final round finals took place august rivera competed events previously participated earned points floor points horse vault points parallel bars points horizontal bar points rings points horse overall earned points finished 14th place rivera placed ahead canadian athlete points german david boy points heat led china gold medalist points tailed china points qualified olympic artistic schedule represented puerto_rico men took men class includes athletes kilograms weight born february participated beijing year old previously competed olympic events august round known round challenged spain fourteenth match defeated scoring event progress rounds participated sport beijing olympics representing puerto_rico born beijing took men heavyweight class alongside athletes kilograms weight participated earlier olympic games events took fifth match round round august iceland defeated scored process progress later rounds competed puerto_rico behalf born participated beijing year old taking competitions half class kilograms weight previously competed olympic games august round round faced italy sixteenth match defeated puerto rican athlete scoring advance later rounds shooting lucas participated beijing olympics puerto_rico born northern city participated olympics year old athens competed men trap shooting double trap participated double trap returned olympics year old took preliminary round event took place august time earned points round points second round points round overall score points placing 17th athletes defeated new_zealand points fell russia points falling heat leader united_states set olympic record score points score remained final round august remained 17th place men swimming men team represented puerto_rico male swimmers beijing olympics born december making time participation olympic games swam meters marking time competed olympic games august preliminary round participated heat seven athletes completed event placing heat ahead india second place finalist place finalist competitors finished event placed 33rd advance later rounds represented puerto_rico swimming events born florida affiliated chicago area brother competed beijing olympics swimmer puerto rican swam men meters butterfly held preliminary round august participated fifth heat seven athletes placing fifth finishing race seconds displaced canada seconds placed sixth fell fifth place finalist belgium seconds south_africa seconds croatia seconds led heat athletes finished preliminary round placed 38th advance later rounds competed puerto_rico men meters butterfly race august preliminary round placed second heat challenged seven athletes finished race placing sixth heat ahead serbia placed seventh venezuela placed fifth heat led filipino swimmer spain swimmers competed round event placed 38th advance later rounds women team participated women meters freestyle puerto_rico born territorial capital san_juan participated olympics age represented puerto_rico women meters freestyle women meters freestyle olympics athens returned olympics age time meters freestyle beijing preliminary round took place august participated ninth heat seven athletes finished event seconds placing heat greece seconds leaders heat included estonia seconds slovakia seconds athletes finished event placed 35th advance later rounds represented puerto_rico female swimmer meters freestyle similar brother swam outside philadelphia pennsylvania participated beijing olympics age previously participated olympic games women meters freestyle participated seven person second heat august preliminary round ranked fourth heat having finished event placed ahead south_korea finland heat led venezuela ukraine athletes participated completed preliminary round ranked 36th progress round participated women meters butterfly placed heat preliminary round event took place august athletes participated heat placed athletes earning time placed norway heat led greek place swimmer turkey second place athlete overall athletes finished event preliminary round ranked advance later rounds summary competed puerto_rico born entered beijing age competing men class includes athletes kilograms weight previously competed olympic games events course competition round took place august faced canada sixth match puerto rican won total points round round lost canadian opponent scored total lost ended score higher score won round advance later rounds represented puerto_rico beijing olympics female athlete puerto_rico games represent commonwealth sport born june participated beijing olympics age division includes athletes kilograms weight qualification round event faced greek athlete athletes scored point defeated advanced round received bye round round round participated match time facing german athlete match puerto rican athlete scored points scored return defeated german opponent progressed round semifinal round faced canada scored points score return canadian opponent progressed gold medal match challenged croatia bronze medal defeated scoring points able return placed fifth event tying australia participated puerto_rico behalf born time participation beijing took women lightweight event includes athletes kilograms weight previously participated olympic games event took place august included athletes total phase event given attempts unsuccessfully attempted lift kilograms weight attempts succeeded tying eighth event attempted kilograms clean phrase event successfully lifting attempt succeed lifting kilograms second attempt kilograms overall combination highest scores clean yielded score points ranked ninth event ahead poland points romania points china set olympic record took gold medal points
Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Olympics