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Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
PUR

Flag bearer
  
Alberto Mercado

Website
  
www.copur.pr (Spanish)

Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
3 (3 men, 0 women) in 1 sport

Medals
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0000

Puerto Rico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Notably, the nation did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Athletes competed under the Olympic Flag instead of Puerto Rican flag.

Boxing

Flyweight (– 51 kg)
  • Alberto Mercado
    1. First round — bye
    2. Second round — lost to  Roman Gilberto (MEX) after referee stopped contest in first round
    • Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • Luis Pizarro
    1. First round — bye
    2. Second round — defeated  Jean Pierre Mberebe Baban (CMR) after referee stopped contest in third round
    3. Third round — defeated  Fitzroy Brown (GUY) on points (5-0)
    4. Quarterfinals — lost to  Adolfo Horta (CUB) on points (0-5)
    • Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
  • José Angel Molina
    1. First round — defeated  Ebrahim Saide (ETH) on points (5-0)
    2. Second round — defeated  Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) after referee stopped contest in third round
    3. Quarterfinals — lost to  Serik Konakbaev (URS) retired

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    Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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