Puerto Rico at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Puerto Rico at the
2015 Pan American Games
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
IOC codePUR
NOCPuerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors252 in 26 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Luis Rivera
Flag bearer (closing)Mónica González Rivera
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
13
Total
15
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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Puerto Rico competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1] Unlike the 2011 Pan American games, Puerto Rico did not perform well, earning only 1 gold and silver each, and 13 bronze medals.

Artistic gymnast Luis Rivera was the flagbearer of the team during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors[]

The following table lists Puerto Rico's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 0 2
Athletics 5 10 15
Baseball 24 18 42
Basketball 12 12 24
Beach volleyball 2 2 4
Bowling 2 2 4
Boxing 3 2 5
Canoeing 0 2 2
Cycling 2 0 2
Diving 1 2 3
Equestrian 2 2 4
Fencing 3 0 3
Golf 1 1 2
Gymnastics 5 2 7
Handball 15 15 30
Judo 2 1 3
Roller sports 1 0 1
Sailing 5 1 6
Shooting 5 4 9
Softball 0 15 15
Swimming 4 3 7
Table tennis 3 3 6
Taekwondo 3 3 6
Tennis 0 1 1
Triathlon 1 2 3
Volleyball 12 12 24
Water polo 0 13 13
Weightlifting 0 2 2
Wrestling 5 2 7
Total 120 132 252

Medalists[]

Medal Name(s) Sport Event Date
 Gold Raúl Ríos
Sailing Snipe July 19
 Silver Javier Culson Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 23
 Bronze Judo Men's 73 kg July 12
 Bronze Monica Puig Tennis Women's singles July 16
 Bronze Franklin Gómez Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg July 17
 Bronze Yarimar Mercado Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions July 18
 Bronze Jaime Espinal Wrestling Men's Freestyle 86 kg July 18
 Bronze Wrestling Men's Freestyle 125 kg July 18
 Bronze Enrique Figueroa
Sailing Hobie 16 July 19
 Bronze Taekwondo Men's 68 kg July 20
 Bronze Carelyn Cordero
Adriana Díaz
Melanie Diaz
Table tennis Women's team July 21
 Bronze Brian Afanador

Table tennis Men's team July 21
 Bronze Boxing Men's lightweight July 21
 Bronze Monica Gonzalez Rivera Boxing Women's flyweight July 23
 Bronze Puerto Rico women's national softball team









Aleshia Ocasio




Softball Women's tournament July 25

Archery[]

Puerto Rico qualified one male archer based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Championships.[3] Later Puerto Rico qualified 1 more man based on its performance at the 2015 Copa Merengue.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Individual 624 24  Crispin Duenas (CAN)
W 7–5
  (GUA)
L 0–6
Did not advance
620 26   (CUB)
W 6–4
 Daniel Pineda (COL)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics[]

Puerto Rico qualified 15 athletes (five men and ten women).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • GR = Games record
  • PB = Personal best
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • NM = No mark
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Arroyo 800 m 1:49.36 8 q 1:49.08 7
5000 m N/A DNS
N/A 14:29.78 13
10,000 m N/A 30:39.66 9
Eric Alejandro 400 m hurdles 51.32 12 Did not advance
Javier Culson 50.54 6 Q 48.67 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank

Celiangeli Morales
Beatriz Cruz
4 x 100 metres relay 44.39 7 q 44.27 6
Carol Rodríguez

Grace Claxton
4 x 400 metres relay 3:32.04 SB 8 q 3:33.16 6
Field
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Diamara Planell Pole vault 4.15 10
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Alysbeth Félix Result 13.96 1.74 11.12 24.69 6.17 39.38 2:18.19 5810 NR 7
Points 984 903 603 915 902 655 848

Baseball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's baseball teams (the men's team consisted of 24 athletes, while the women's team had 18, for a total of 42 athletes).[5] Puerto Rico has also qualified a women's team of 18 athletes, for a total of 42 entered competitors.[6] Both teams ended up finishing their respective tournaments in fourth place, just of the podium.

Men's tournament[]

Roster

The following is Puerto Rico's men's baseball team for the 2015 Pan American Games. The position of the player is listed in parentheses.[7]

  • (INF)
  • (C)
  • (INF)
  • (P)
  • (OF)
  • (INF)
  • (P)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (IF)
  • (P)
  • (IF)
  • (P)
  • Anthony Garcia (OF)
  • (P)
  • Andrés Santiago (P)
  • (P)
  • (C)
  • (P)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (P)

Legend: C = Catcher, INF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher


Group A
G W L RS RA RD TB1
Head-to-Head
TB2
Team Quality Balance
TB3
Head-to-Head
 Canada 6 5 1 38 15 +23
 United States 6 4 2 33 22 +11 1-1 .146 1-0
 Cuba 6 4 2 41 23 +18 1-1 .235 0-1
 Puerto Rico 6 4 2 40 44 –4 1-1 –.365
 Dominican Republic 6 3 3 30 35 –5
 Nicaragua 6 1 5 22 43 –21
 Colombia 6 0 6 22 44 –22
Qualified for the Semifinals


11 July 2015
15:30
United States  9–10  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 400
Boxscore

13 July 2015
12:00
Cuba  8–1  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 2,133
Boxscore

14 July 2015
15:30
Dominican Republic  6–12  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 623
Boxscore

15 July 2015
15:30
Puerto Rico  8–7  Colombia President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Second Field, Ajax
Attendance: 738
Boxscore

16 July 2015
19:00
Puerto Rico  4–11  Canada President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,727
Boxscore

17 July 2015
12:00
Puerto Rico  5–3  Nicaragua President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 724
Boxscore


Semifinals
18 July 2015
19:00
Canada  7–1  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,827
Boxscore


Bronze medal match
19 July 2015
13:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cuba 7–6 Puerto Rico  President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark – Main Field, Ajax
Attendance: 4,914
Boxscore

Women's tournament[]

Roster

The Puerto Rico women's national baseball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games (as of July 19, 2015):[8][9][10]

  • (IF)
  • (U)
  • (IF)
  • (P/IF)
  • (P)
  • (P/IF)
  • (C)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (IF)
  • (OF)
  • (IF/OF)
  • (OF)
  • (P/IF)
  • Diamilette Quiles (IF)
  • (C)
  • (P)
  • (P)

Legend: C = Catcher, IF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher, U = Utility fielder


Group A
G W L RS RA RD
 United States 4 4 0 33 7 +26
 Canada 4 3 1 26 9 +17
 Venezuela 4 2 2 32 30 +2
 Puerto Rico 4 1 3 17 27 –10
 Cuba 4 0 4 8 43 –35
Qualified for the Gold medal match
Qualified for the Bronze medal match


21 July 2015
15:00
Cuba  5–6  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 975
Boxscore

22 July 2015
15:00
Canada  3–2  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,775
Boxscore

23 July 2015
19:00
Puerto Rico  0–9  United States President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 547
Boxscore

24 July 2015
15:00
Venezuela  10–9  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,803
Boxscore

Basketball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's teams. Each team will consist of 12 athletes, for a total of 24.[11]

Men's tournament[]

The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.[12]

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico men's national basketball team – 2015 Pan American Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
C 4 Villafañe, Luis 34 – 21 Jun 1981 (1981-06-21) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce
G 5 Barea, J. J. 31 – 26 Jun 1984 (1984-06-26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) United States Dallas Mavericks
PF 6 Young, Kevin 25 – 24 Jun 1990 (1990-06-24) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Puerto Rico Brujos de Guayama
SG 7 Mojica, Javier 30 – 31 Aug 1984 (1984-08-31) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce
PF 8 Clavell, Gilberto 25 – 10 Aug 1989 (1989-08-10) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Finland Kouvot
F 9 Collier, Devon 24 – 20 Jan 1991 (1991-01-20) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Israel Bnei Herzliya
G 10 Ayuso, Elías Larry 38 – 27 Mar 1977 (1977-03-27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Puerto Rico Mets de Guaynabo
SF 11 Carmona, Alejandro 32 – 14 Jun 1983 (1983-06-14) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Puerto Rico Brujos de Guayama
G 12 Browne, Gary 22 – 24 Mar 1993 (1993-03-24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) United States West Virginia Mountaineers
G 13 De Jesús, Jezreel 24 – 5 May 1991 (1991-05-05) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Puerto Rico Maratonistas de Coamo
PF 14 Clemente, Ramón 29 – 11 Dec 1985 (1985-12-11) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Argentina Obras Sanitarias
F 15 29 – 2 Dec 1985 (1985-12-02) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Puerto Rico Piratas de Quebradillas
Head coach
United States Rick Pitino
Legend
  • Age – as of 16 July 2015
  • Club – before start of Games
Group A
PLD W L PF PA PD Points
 Brazil 3 3 0 264 206 +58 6
 United States 3 2 1 270 225 +45 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 218 266 -48 4
 Venezuela 3 0 3 198 253 -55 3
Qualified for the Semifinals
21 July 2015
10:30
Brazil  92–59  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 31–6, 29–11, 19–25, 13–17
Pts: Hettsheimeir 19
Rebs: Batista 11
Asts: Lima 6
Pts: Clavell, De Jesús 8
Rebs: Villafañe, Young, Collier 4
Asts: Young 3
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

22 July 2015
21:00
Puerto Rico  70–102  United States
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 10–36, 23–20, 18–27
Pts: Mojica 15
Rebs: Villafañe 8
Asts: Barea 3
Pts: Brown 16
Rebs: Tarczewski 7
Asts: Brown 6
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

23 July 2015
13:30
Puerto Rico  89–72  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 23–25, 15–23, 28–11
Pts: Barea 27
Rebs: Clemente 7
Asts: Barea 6
Pts: Lewis 19
Rebs: Colmenares 8
Asts: Vargas, 3
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto
Fifth place match
24 July 2015
21:00
Puerto Rico  85–105  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–20, 24–32, 22–31
Pts: 12
Rebs: Clavell 7
Asts: Browne 5
Pts: Campazzo 17
Rebs: Delía 12
Asts: Campazzo, Laprovíttola 4
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

Women's tournament[]

The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.[13]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 5 22 – 23 Jul 1992 (1992-07-23) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
SG 6 Sepúlveda, Jazmine 30 – 10 Apr 1985 (1985-04-10) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
C 7 26 – 2 Jul 1989 (1989-07-02) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 8 Cortijo, Carla 27 – 21 Jul 1987 (1987-07-21) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
SG 9 Gibson, Allison 22 – 27 Mar 1993 (1993-03-27) 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
F 10 Meléndez, Tayra 21 – 29 Oct 1993 (1993-10-29) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
C 11 24 – 7 Aug 1990 (1990-08-07) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 13 21 – 28 Apr 1994 (1994-04-28) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 14 Plácido, Marie 27 – 18 Aug 1987 (1987-08-18) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PF 21 18 – 21 Nov 1996 (1996-11-21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 23 – 26 Sep 1991 (1991-09-26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 32 23 – 7 Jun 1992 (1992-06-07) 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • Age – as of 15 July 2015
  • Club – before start of Games
Group A
PLD W L PF PA PD Points
 United States 3 3 0 262 201 +61 6
 Brazil 3 2 1 204 186 +18 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 210 209 +1 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 163 243 -80 3
Qualified for the Semifinals
16 July 2015
13:30
Puerto Rico  76–54  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 24–14, 13–19, 14–7
Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 15
Rebs: Cortijo Sanchez 8
Asts: Sepúlveda, Cortijo Sanchez 3
Pts: 16
Rebs: 7
Asts: 3
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG)

17 July 2015
13:30
Puerto Rico  57–62  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 12–11, 14–15, 17–16
Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: Cortijo Sanchez 2
Pts: de Paula 13
Rebs: 10
Asts: Teixeira, Santos 2
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

18 July 2015
21:00
United States  93–77  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 22–18, 21–23, 26–13
Pts: Stewart 24
Rebs: Coates 13
Asts: Jefferson 6
Pts: Cortijo Sanchez 24
Rebs: Gibson, , 3
Asts: Cortijo Sanchez 5
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto
Fifth place match
19 July 2015
21:00
Puerto Rico  56–77  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 14–15, 19–22, 13–21
Pts: 19
Rebs: , 9
Asts: 2
Pts: Vega 18
Rebs: Vega 9
Asts: Gretter 8
Ryerson Athletic Centre, Toronto

Beach volleyball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.[14]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Men's

Women's

Boxing[]

Puerto Rico qualified five boxers (three men and two women).[15]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Jeyvier Cintrón Men's flyweight Bye  Vargas (USA)
L 1–2
Did not advance =5
Men's lightweight Bye   (HON)
W WO
 Delgado (MEX)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's middleweight   (DOM)
L 0–3
Did not advance =9
Monica Gonzalez Rivera Women's flyweight N/A   (VEN)
W 2–0
 Esparza (USA)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's light welterweight N/A  Veyre (CAN)
L 1–2
Did not advance =5

Bowling[]

Canoeing[]

Sprint[]

Puerto Rico qualified 2 athletes in the sprint discipline (2 in women's kayak).[16]

Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
K-1 500 m 46.247 5 QS 46.228 4 Did not advance 10
K-1 500 m 2:06.734 5 QS 2:06.818 3 QF 2:17.128 9

K-2 500 m N/A 2:01.956 8

Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; QS = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling[]

Puerto Rico qualified two male cyclists, one each in the road and track disciplines.

Road[]

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Road race 3:46:35 12
Time trial 52:14.62 15

Track[]

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Time trial Points race Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Men's omnium DNF 4:57.454 11 10 1:08.419 9 14.127 9 DNF
11

Diving[]

Puerto Rico qualified three divers (one male and two women).

Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Rafael Quintero Men's 3 m springboard 350.15 10 Q 409.00 5
Men's 10 m platform 378.65 10 Q 328.80 12
Women's 3 m springboard 262.05 8 Q 288.80 7
256.80 9 Q 256.35 10

Women's synchronized 3 m springboard N/A 241.59 6

Equestrian[]

Puerto Rico qualified four equestrians across all three disciplines.[17][18][19]

Dressage[]

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Final
Score Rank Score Rank Total Score Rank
Royal Affair Individual 69.395 13 70.211 9 Q 139.606 70.725 =13

Eventing[]

Jumping[]

Fencing[]

Puerto Rico qualified 3 male fencers. Originally the country also qualified men's sabre and women's foil teams, but for unknown reasons the country declined those quotas.

Athlete Event Pool Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Result Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Foil 1 14 Q  Van Haaster (CAN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
1 15 Q  Meinhardt (USA)
L 8–15
Did not advance


Foil Team N/A  Brazil
L 19–45
 Canada
L 21–45
 Chile
L 30–45
8

Golf[]

Puerto Rico qualified two golfers (one male and one female).[20]

Athlete(s) Event Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Rank
Men's individual 71 76 74 76 297 (+9) =20
Maria Torres Women's individual 77 75 79 76 307 (+19) =16

Maria Torres
Mixed team 148 151 153 152 604 (+28) 14

Gymnastics[]

Artistic[]

Puerto Rico qualified 7 gymnasts, only six competed (five men and one woman).[21][22]

Men
Team & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Final
Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Qualification 14.100 11.850 13.600 14.150 53.700 45
Tommy Ramos Nin 15.400 Q 13.000 13.050 41.450 50
14.050 11.650 13.450 14.300 13.850 14.600 81.900 11 Q
13.900 12.350 14.650 13.250 14.150 68.300 31
10.550 15.050 Q 13.950 12.800 12.750 65.100 35
Total Team 42.050 35.850 44.050 43.100 40.100 41.800 246.950 7

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
All-around 13.300 1.500 13.300 14.400 13.350 13.250 65.800 23
Tommy Ramos Nin Rings N/A 15.350 N/A 15.350 4
N/A 15.125 N/A 15.125 6
Women
Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Paula Mejias Qualification 14.900 Q 8.550 10.400 13.950 Q 47.800 24 Q

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB
Paula Mejias All-around 13.500 11.650 10.150 13.000 48.300 19
Floor 13.125 N/A 13.125 7
Vault N/A 6.112 N/A 6.112 8

Handball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's teams. Each team will consist of 15 athletes, for a total of 30.[23][24]

Men's tournament[]

Group B
PLD W D L GF GA GD Points
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 103 63 +40 6
 Chile 3 1 1 1 87 84 +3 3
 Cuba 3 1 1 1 87 89 –2 3
 Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 68 109 –41 0
Qualified for the Semifinals


July 17
20:30
Chile  33–23  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Araya 8 (18–7) 9
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July 19
18:30
Puerto Rico  22–38  Argentina Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
7 (8–18) Fernandez 8
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July 21
18:30
Cuba  38–23  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
13 (22–13) 7
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Classification semifinals
July 23
11:00
Canada  24–29  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
7 (10–14) 15
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Fifth place match
July 25
13:00
Puerto Rico  39–38 (ET)  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
13 (17–15) 15
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FT: 33–33 ET: 6–5

Women's tournament[]

Group A
PLD W D L GF GA GD Points
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 120 52 68 6
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 83 86 -3 4
 Puerto Rico 3 0 1 2 72 98 -26 1
 Canada 3 0 1 2 55 94 -39 1
Qualified for the Semifinals


July 16
11:30
Brazil  38–21  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Nascimento, Silva 7 (15–10) Ceballos 7
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July 18
13:30
Puerto Rico  30–39  Mexico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Cabrera, Ceballos 6 (17–14) 6
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July 20
11:30
Puerto Rico  21–21  Canada Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Ceballos 7 (10–7) 7
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Classification semifinals
July 22
11:00
Puerto Rico  36–34  Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paoloantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Ceballos 11 (21–18) 6
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Fifth place match
July 24
13:00
Puerto Rico  27–40  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
three players 5 (14–20) Reyes, Barrio 7
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Judo[]

Puerto Rico qualified a team of five judokas (two men and three women).[25] However, the nation only sent three judokas to compete.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Men's −73 kg Bye  Arthur Margelidon (CAN)
W 001S1-000
 Magdiel Estrada (CUB)
L 000S2-100S1
Bye   (ECU)
W 000S1-000S2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gadiel Miranda Men's −81 kg Bye  Magdiel Estrada (USA)
L 000S2-101
Did not advance Bye  Magdiel Estrada (BRA)
L 000S1-101S1
=5
Women's −57 kg  Anriquelis Barrios (VEN)
L 100-000
Did not advance

Roller sports[]

Puerto Rico qualified one male roller skater.

Speed[]

Men
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time/Points Rank
200 m time trial N/A 17.184 6
500 m 40.224 4 Did not advance
10,000 m points race N/A Did not start

Sailing[]

Puerto Rico qualified 4 boats (6 sailors).[26]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points
Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Laser 2 6 11 10 14 8 8 10 7 (15) 14 8 DNQ 98 9
Sunfish (12) 11 11 11 6 6 4 12 9 9 7 6 DNQ 92 9
Raúl Ríos
Snipe 2 2 2 (7) 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 20 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Enrique Figueroa
Hobie 16 5 1 5 (7) 3 1 1 3 6 6 4 7 2 44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting[]

Puerto Rico qualified nine shooters.[27]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
10 metre air pistol 570 6 Q N/A 155.7 4
50 metre pistol 531 14 N/A Did not advance
Lucas Rafael Bennazar Ortiz Trap 97 22 Did not advance
Double trap 118 10 Did not advance
José Torres Laboy Double trap 105 14 Did not advance
Skeet 120 2 Q 12 5 Did not advance
113 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
10 metre air rifle 408.9 8 Q N/A 163.3 4
Yarimar Mercado 405.4 15 N/A Did not advance
50 metre rifle three positions 557 20 N/A Did not advance
Yarimar Mercado 571 6 Q N/A 435.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Trap 58 6 Q 11 3 QB 11 4
50 8 Did not advance

Softball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a women's squad of 15 athletes.[28]

Women's tournament[]

Roster

Puerto Rico's roster consisted of 15 athletes.[29]

Group A
G W L RS RA RD
 United States 5 5 0 43 4 +39
 Canada 5 4 1 21 14 +7
 Puerto Rico 5 3 2 18 17 +1
 Brazil 5 2 3 7 19 -12
 Cuba 5 1 4 10 23 -13
 Dominican Republic 5 0 5 14 36 -22
Qualified for the semifinals


19 July 2015
19:00
Puerto Rico  2 – 9  United States President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 234
Boxscore

20 July 2015
16:30
Puerto Rico  11 – 5  Dominican Republic President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 375
Boxscore

21 July 2015
14:00
Puerto Rico  3 – 2  Cuba President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 832
Boxscore

22 July 2015
14:00
Puerto Rico  2 – 0  Brazil President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 460
Boxscore

23 July 2015
19:00
Canada  1 – 0  Puerto Rico President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 2,050
Boxscore
Semifinals
24 July 2015
16:30
Puerto Rico  12 – 2 (4)  Brazil President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 1,050
Boxscore
Bronze medal match
25 July 2015
17:00
Canada  7 – 4  Puerto Rico 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark, Ajax
Attendance: 2,267
Boxscore

Swimming[]

Puerto Rico qualified seven swimmers (four men and three women).

Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
50 m freestyle 22.48 8 FA 22.22 4
Christian Bayo 400 m freestyle 3:53.93 10 FB 3:54.11 12
Christian Bayo 1500 m freestyle N/A 15:49.47 14
Yeziel Morales N/A DNS
Yeziel Morales 200 m backstroke 2:02.89 12 FB 2:02.26 11
100 m butterfly 54.69 15 FB 54.77 13
200 m butterfly 1:59.83 8 FA 1:59.37 5
Christian Bayo 400 metre individual medley 4:28.54 12 FB 4:27.15 NR 12
Yeziel Morales DNS Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Vanessa García 50 m freestyle 25.37 8 FA 25.21 8
100 m freestyle 55.45 7 FA 55.26 7
100 m butterfly 1:02.43 16 FB 1:02.02 14
200 m butterfly 2:18.57 12 FB 2:18.05 12
200 metre individual medley DNS Did not advance

Table tennis[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's team for a total of six athletes.

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Brian Afanador Singles   (VEN)
W 4–0
 Tabachnik (ARG)
L 1–4
  (PAR)
W 4–1
2 Q   (PER)
W 4–2
 Monteiro (BRA)
L 0–4
Did not advance =9
 Madrid (MEX)
L 0–4
  (CUB)
W 4–3
  (GUA)
L 0–4
3 Did not advance
  (MEX)
W 4–2
 Aguirre (PAR)
L 0–4
  (PER)
W 4–2
2 Q  Campos (CUB)
L 0–4
Did not advance =17
Brian Afanador

Team  Canada
W 3–2
 Guatemala
W 3–0
N/A 1 Q N/A  United States
W 3–2
 Paraguay
L 0–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carelyn Cordero Singles  Zheng (USA)
L 0–4
 Kumahara (BRA)
L 1–4
  (VEN)
L 2–4
4 Did not advance =21
Adriana Díaz   (ARG)
W 4–0
 Castillo (CUB)
W 4–3
  (COL)
W 4–1
1 Q Bye  Arvelo (VEN)
W 4–1
 Wu (USA)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5
Melanie Diaz   (ECU)
W 4–1
 Zhang (USA)
L 0–4
  (CHI)
W 4–2
2 Q   (ARG)
W 4–2
 Zhang (CAN)
L 0–4
Did not advance =9
Carelyn Cordero
Adriana Díaz
Melanie Diaz
Team  Mexico
W 3–2
 Chile
W 3–2
N/A 1 Q N/A  Argentina
W 3–0
 Brazil
L 1–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Taekwondo[]

Puerto Rico qualified a team of six athletes (three men and three women).[30]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Men's -58kg   (ECU)
L 13–14
Did not advance
Men's -68kg  Morales (CHI)
W 17–5
  (SUR)
W 8–7
 Gutiérrez (MEX)
L 2–5
N/A   (BRA)
W 6–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's -80kg   (CHI)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Victoria Stambaugh Women's -49kg  Pimentel (ARU)
W 13–6
 Zamora (GUA)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Women's -67kg  Vasconcelos (BRA)
L 5–12
Did not advance
Crystal Weekes Women's +67kg Bye   (COL)
L 3–11
Did not advance

Tennis[]

Puerto Rico qualified one female tennis player.[31]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Monica Puig Singles Bye  Abanda (CAN)
W 6–0, 6–3
 Gámiz (VEN)
W 6–0, 6–1
 Rodríguez (MEX)
L 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
 Davis (USA)
W 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Triathlon[]

Volleyball[]

Puerto Rico qualified a men's and women's volleyball team, for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women).[32]

Men's tournament[]


Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Canada 12 3 0 280 249 1.124 9 3 3.000
2  Puerto Rico 10 2 1 268 248 1.081 7 4 1.750
3  United States 7 1 2 295 294 1.003 6 7 0.857
4  Mexico 1 0 3 195 247 0.789 1 9 0.111


17 July 2015
15:30
United States  1–3  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 1,700
(23–25, 26–24, 20–25, 26–28)
result statistics

19 July 2015
16:46
Canada  3–1  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 4,500
(25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 25–20)
result statistics

21 July 2015
15:47
Mexico  0–3  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 600
(23–25, 14–25, 20–25)
result statistics
Quarterfinals
22 July 2015
21:12
Puerto Rico  3–2  Cuba Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 3,100
(20–25, 22–25, 25–21, 25–20, 15–11)
result statistics
Semifinals
24 July 2015
21:53
Brazil  3–0  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 3,000
(25–16, 25–17, 25–23)
result statistics
Bronze medal match
26 July 2015
11:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada  3–1  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 4,900
(25–11, 25–12, 23–25, 25–18)
result statistics


 2015 Pan American Games 4th place 

Puerto Rico

Women's tournament[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 10 3 0 320 273 1.172 9 5 1.800
2  United States 12 2 1 254 200 1.270 8 3 2.667
3  Puerto Rico 7 1 2 232 247 0.939 5 6 0.833
4  Peru 1 0 3 164 250 0.656 1 9 0.111
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 16 Brazil  3–2  Puerto Rico 23–25 28–26 25–17 24–26 15–10 115–104 P2P3
Jul 18 United States  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–17 25–22 25–14     75–53 P2P3
Jul 20 Puerto Rico  3–0  Peru 25–18 25–16 25–23     75–57 P2P3
Quarterfinals
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 22 Argentina  2–3  Puerto Rico 21–25 27–25 10–25 25–11 13–15 96–101 P2 P3
Semifinals
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 23 Brazil  3–2  Puerto Rico 18–25 24–26 25–22 25–19 15–11 107–103 P2 P3


 2015 Pan American Games 4th place 

Puerto Rico

Water polo[]

Puerto Rico qualified a women's team. The team consists of 13 athletes. The men's team also qualified, but the country did not compete and was replaced by Ecuador for unknown reasons.

Women's tournament[]

Roster

The following was the Puerto Rico women's water polo team for the 2015 Pan American Games.[33]

Qualified for the semifinals
Group B
Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 2 1 0 41 16 +25 5
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 42 18 +24 5
 Venezuela 3 0 1 2 16 44 –28 1
 Puerto Rico 3 0 1 2 26 47 –21 1


7 July 2015
08:08
Report Venezuela  11–11  Puerto Rico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Humberto Navarro (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–3, 1–5, 2–1
3 Goals 4

9 July 2015
12:08
Report Canada  19–3  Puerto Rico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Claudia Aguilar (MEX)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 5–0, 6–2
Robinson 4 Goals 2

11 July 2015
12:08
Report Brazil  17–10  Puerto Rico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (SPA), Mark Maretzki (USA).
Score by quarters: 4-2, 3-5, 5-1, 5-2
4 Goals 3
Fifth to Eighth place playoffs
12 July 2015
12:00
Report   6–14  Puerto Rico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Humberto Navarro (USA)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-4, 0-3, 3-4
3, 2, 1 Goals 5
Fifth place match
14 July 2015
14:00
Report Puerto Rico  12–11  Mexico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Juan Menendez (CUB), Diego Garibaldi (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 4–1, 2–4
4 Goals 4

Weightlifting[]

Puerto Rico qualified a team of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).[34][35] However, only the two women ended up competing.

Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Lely Burgos 48 kg 71 5 91 7 162 6
69 kg 85 10 112 7 197 9

Wrestling[]

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