Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PUR
NOC	Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website	www.copur.pr (in Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors	3 (3 men, 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Alberto Mercado
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Puerto Rico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Notably, in partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics athletes competed under the Olympic Flag.

Results by event[]

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

References[]

• Official Olympic Reports