# Puerto Rico at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 51 competitors, 43 men and 8 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Luis Ortiz | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 11 August |
| Bronze | Arístides González | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 9 August |

## Archery

In the third time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man.
Men's Individual Competition
* Ismael Rivera — 2089 points (→ 58th place)

## Athletics

Men's 200 metres
* Luis Morales
* Nelson Erazo
Men's Marathon
* Jorge Gonzáles
   * Final — 2:14:00 (→ 13th place)
* César Mercado
   * Final — 2:19:09 (→ 31st place)
* Claudio Cabán
   * Final — 2:27:16 (→ 53rd place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
* Carmelo Ríos
Men's Pole Vault
* Edgardo Rivera
   * Qualifying Round — 5.10m (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
* Marie Mathieu
Women's 800 metres
* Angelita Lind
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
* Margaret de Jesús
* Evelyn Mathieu
* Marie Mathieu
* Angelita Lind
Women's Marathon
* Naydi Nazario
   * Final — 2:45:49 (→ 33rd place)
Women's High Jump
* Laura Agront
   * Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's Long Jump
* Madeline de Jesús
   * Qualification — 5.63 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

## Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Rafael Ramos
   * First Round — Defeated Carlos Salazar (Argentina), walk-over
   * Second Round — Defeated Jesús Beltre (Dominican Republic), on points (4:1)
   * Quarterfinals — Lost to Salvatore Todisco (Italy), on points (1:4)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* José Rivera
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Juan Molina
   * First Round — Bye
   * Second Round — Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland), 5-0
   * Third Round — Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic), 2-3
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
* Orlando Fernández
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Luis Ortíz - Won the silver medal
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
* Jorge Maysonet
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
* Carlos Reyes
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
* Víctor Claudio
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Arístides González → Bronze Medal
   * First Round — Defeated Otosico Havili (Tonga), 4:1
   * Second Round — Defeated Paulo Tuvale (Samoa), 5:0
   * Quarterfinals — Defeated Pedro van Raamsdonk (Netherlands), 4:1
   * Semifinals — Lost to Shin Joon-Sup (South Korea), 1:4
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
* Arcadio Fuentes
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
* Isaac Barrientos
   * First Round — Lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5

## Cycling

One cyclist represented Puerto Rico in 1984.

### Individual road race

* Ramón Rivera — did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Fencing

Two male fencers represented Puerto Rico in 1984

### Men's foil

* Edgardo Díaz

### Men's épée

* Gilberto Peña

## Judo

Men's Half-Middleweight
* Jorge Bonnet
Men's Middleweight
* José Fuentes

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Fernando Cañales
   * Heat — 51.75 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
* Antonio Portela
   * Heat — 52.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Fernando Cañales
   * Heat — 1:56.60 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Filiberto Colon
   * Heat — 56.66 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Filiberto Colon
   * Heat — 2:01.80
   * B-Final — 2:01.27 (→ 12th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Fernando Cañales, Miguel Figueroa, Antonio Portela, and Rafael Gandarillas
   * Heat — 3:30.66 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

## Wrestling

Men's Bantamweight Freestyle
* Orlando Caceres
Men's Featherweight Freestyle
* Carmelo Flores
Men's Lightweight Freestyle
* José Betancourt