| Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 (32 men, 11 women) in 15 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Carlos Arroyo | |||||||||
| Medals |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Puerto Rico, represented by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
The Puerto Ricans' best performance was with the Puerto Rican national basketball team that defeated the Dream Team of the United States 92-73 in the opening game.
Basketball player Carlos Arroyo was the flag-bearer of the delegation.
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Luiggy Llanos in the men's decathlon had recorded two season bests and a personal best, and sat in 15th place before he failed to complete a single attempt at the pole vault and pulled out. This left the best finisher as Yvonne Harrison in the 400 metre hurdles.
Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase:
The Puerto Rican team made history in their very first game in Athens, handing the Americans their first loss since NBA players were allowed to compete in the Olympics. The upset was even greater, given that the Puerto Ricans led by 22 at the half, and finished winning by 19. They earned closer wins against Australia and Angola, along with losing to the hosts and to Lithuania, earning them a quarterfinal against Italy. The Italians led by six at half-time, and only expanded that lead in the last two quarters. This left the Puerto Ricans in a 5th placed game against Greece, which had a smiliar result to the two teams' first game, with Greece winning easily. The team's leading scorer was Carlos Arroyo of the Utah Jazz, who averaged 18 points per game, while Daniel Santiago contributed 5.7 rebounds a game.
Only one of the five Puerto Rican boxers was able to win a match in Athens. However, this was an improvement over the 2000 Summer Olympics, when no Puerto Rican won a match.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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| Opposition | Result | Opposition | Result | Opposition | Result | Opposition | Result | Opposition | Result | ||||
| Joseph Serrano | Flyweight (48-51 kg) |  Rakhimzhanov (KAZ) |
L 23:42 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel López | Bantamweight (51-54 kg) |  Khatsigov (BLR) |
L PTS 19:27 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Carlos Velazquez | Featherweight (54-57 kg) |  Oliveira (BRA) |
L PTS 43:+43 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Alexander De Jesus | Lightweight (57-60 kg) | Carvalho (BRA) |
W PTS 39:24 |  Rukundo (UGA) |
L PTS 22:24 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Victor Bisbal | Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) |  Jaksto (LTU) |
L PTS 17:26 | Did not advance | |||||||||
Legend:
W = Win
L = Loss
PTS = Points
Rodriguez managed to make the semifinal in the 10 metre platform, but never scored higher than a seven with her four dives in the semifinal, and ended up last.
2003 Pan Am champion Mark Watring struggled in the first two qualification rounds and withdrew before the third round.
Luis Vargas just missed out on the pommel horse final, but did manage to make the all-around final, where he placed 15th.
The Puerto Rican judo team failed to win a single match in Athens, going 0-4.
Men's 66 kg (Half-Lightweight):
Men's 100 kg (Half-Heavyweight):
While Barrera struggled in the Women's Mistral, finishing last overall, Figueroa and Hernandez sat in 5th for the first five races, then fell pack in the last few, ending up in 7th.
Ricardo Busquets was the only member of the Puerto Rico swim team to progress beyond the opening heats, but was unable to get any further than the semifinal in the Men's 50 metre freestyle.
Men's 200 metre Individual Medley:
The Puerto Rican duo finished second-to-last in both the technical and free routines.
Ineabelle Diaz came just one match short of being Puerto Rico's first female Olympic medalist, but was beaten in both her semifinal and her repechage match after benefiting from a bye and a judges decision to make the semis.
The world #46, Brandi beat a similarly ranked opponent in the opening round before falling in three sets to the 3rd seed in the second round.
The Puerto Rican duo finished last in their pool, and did not win a match, though they did force the Swedish team into a tight third set.
Fonseca finished second in her pool to qualify for a classification match, and managed to win both her classification and ranking match to finish fifth. However, she tested positive for the steroid stanozolol, and her 5th place finish was stripped[1]. Both her pool matches ended in falls less than forty seconds from the beginning, one in victory and one in defeat.
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