Puerto Rico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

Athletics (track and field)

Track events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
400 m Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 24 and July 25.-Heats:The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.Heat oneHeat twoHeat three...	Francisco Rivera Paniagua	49.3	=39	Did not advance
800 m Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres event at the 1952 Olympics took place between July 20 and July 22. The final was won by American Mal Whitfield.-Semifinals:The fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.Heat one...	Francisco Rivera Paniagua	1:57.6	=43			Did not advance
110 m hurdles	Téofilo Colón Molinaris	15.2	19			Did not advance
110 m hurdles	Juan Lebrón González	15.4	=22			Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Amadeo Francis	54.0	=9	Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Triple jump Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump These are the official results of the men's triple jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.-Qualifying Round:The fifteen best jumpers advanced to the Final Round. Those that qualified are highlighted.-References:* *...	Francisco Castro	13.37	35	Did not advance
Shot put	Ramón Rosario Rodríguez	14.21	16	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Reinaldo Luis Oliver Martínez	52.40	25	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Jaime Annexy Fajardo	NM		Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition	Result	Opposition	Result	Opposition	Result	Opposition	Result	Opposition	Result
Pablo Lugo Pablo Lugo Pablo Raul Lugo Cruz is a retired Puerto Rican boxer, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....	Flyweight (-51 kg)		L PTS 1:2	Did not advance
Ángel Figueroa	Bantamweight (51-54 kg)		W PTS 3:0		L PTS 0:3	Did not advance
Juan Curet	Light-welterweight (60-63.5 kg)		W KO R2		L PTS 0:3	Did not advance

Legend:

PTS = Points

KO = Knockout

R = Round

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