Puerto Rico at the 2019 Pan American Games
Puerto Rico competed in the 2019 Pan American Games which took place in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. On June 19, 2019, wrestler Franklin Gómez was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The Puerto Rico team consisted of 244 athletes. Originally, Puerto Rico won the gold medal in bowling - men's doubles, though Jean Perez, a member of the bowling team, was tested positive for doping with chlorthalidone, a prohibited diuretic. The Panam Sports Disciplinary Commission announced this positive the day the Lima  Games are closed, on 11 August 2019. As a consequence, the Puerto Rican duo loses gold, which passes to the United States. Colombia gets the silver and the bronze goes to the Mexico team. Medalists. The following Puerto Rican competitors won medals at the games. Competitors. The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. Baseball. Puerto Rico qualified a men's team of 24 athletes by winning the gold medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Boxing. Puerto Rico qualified three boxers (two men and one woman). Equestrian . Puerto Rico qualified one athlete in equestrian. Fencing. Puerto Rico qualified a team of 4 fencers (three men and one woman). Golf. Puerto Rico qualified a full team of four golfers (two men and two women). Shooting. Puerto Rico qualified 13 sport shooters (seven men and six woman). Softball. Puerto Rico qualified a women's team (of 15 athletes) by being ranked in the top five nations at the 2017 Pan American Championships. Surfing. Puerto Rico qualified seven surfers (four men and three women) in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games. Weightlifting. Puerto Rico qualified five weightlifters  (three men and two women).