Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 3 (3 men, 0 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Alberto Mercado |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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
[edit]- Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Alberto Mercado
- First round — bye
- Second round — lost to
Roman Gilberto (MEX) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Luis Pizarro
- First round — bye
- Second round — defeated
Jean Pierre Mberebe Baban (CMR) after referee stopped contest in third round - Third round — defeated
Fitzroy Brown (GUY) on points (5-0) - Quarterfinals — lost to
Adolfo Horta (CUB) on points (0-5)
- Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- José Angel Molina
- First round — defeated
Ebrahim Saide (ETH) on points (5-0) - Second round — defeated
Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) after referee stopped contest in third round - Quarterfinals — lost to
Serik Konakbaev (URS) retired
- First round — defeated
