Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Puerto Rico Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992 due to the presence of the men's basketball team. A total of 43 athletes, 32 men and 11 women, had competed in 15 sports, roughly larger by two thirds of the nation's team size from the previous Games. Five Puerto Rican athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including four-time Olympian and Tornado sailor Enrique Figueroa and freestyle swimmer and two-time Olympic finalist Ricardo Busquets. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Puerto Rico had its representation at these Games. Because of the nation's emerging presence to the team sport, team captain and NBA's Utah Jazz player Carlos Arroyo was appointed by the committee to carry the Puerto Rican flag in the opening ceremony.<ref name=cararroyo>Template:Cite news</ref> Puerto Rico also marked its Olympic debut in synchronized swimming and taekwondo.

Puerto Rico left Athens without receiving a single Olympic medal for the second consecutive time. Figueroa and his new partner Jorge Hernández achieved the nation's highest placement at these Games after finishing seventh in the Tornado class. Meanwhile, Mabel Fonseca originally claimed the fifth position in women's wrestling, but she committed an anti-doping violation, as she was tested positive for the steroid stanozolol.<ref name=mfonseca>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite not winning a medal, the men's basketball team secured a notable victory against the United States. The Puerto Ricans' convincing 92-73 win against the three-time defending gold medalists was the United States team's first Olympic loss since it began including NBA players in 1992, only its third Olympic loss overall, and as of 2021, its most lopsided Olympic loss ever.

Athletics

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alexander Greaux	3000 m steeplechase	8:33.62	9	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	400 m	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	1500 m	Final	Rank
Luiggy Llanos	Result	10.94	7.43	13.77	1.91	49.28	14.13	41.82	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	—	Template:Abbr
	Points	874	918	714	723	848	958	702	0	0	—

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yvonne Harrison	400 m hurdles	55.84	5	Did not advance

Basketball

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Men's tournament

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Roster

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Group play

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Quarterfinals

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Classification match (5th–6th place)

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Boxing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rico sent five boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joseph Serrano	Flyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 23–42	Did not advance
Juan Manuel López	Bantamweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 19–27	Did not advance
Carlos Velasquez	Featherweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 43–43+	Did not advance
Alex de Jesús	Lightweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 39–24	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 22–24	Did not advance
Victor Bisbal	Super heavyweight	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 17–26	Did not advance

Christian Rosario

Diving

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Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Angelique Rodríguez	3 m springboard	239.19	25	Did not advance
	10 m platform	316.08	11 Q	455.94	18	Did not advance

Equestrian

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Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Mark Watring	Sapphire	Individual	25	73	39	64	68 Q	Retired			Did not advance

Gymnastics

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Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
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Luis Vargas	All-around	9.037	9.675	9.500	9.425	9.325	9.625	56.587	16 Q	8.337	9.612	9.500	9.462	9.562	9.662	56.135	15

Judo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Three Puerto Rican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Melvin Méndez	Men's −66 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Ramón Ayala	Men's −100 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Jessica García	Women's −57 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0011–0121	Did not advance		Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1011	Did not advance

Sailing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Karla Barrera	Mistral	26	24	25	26	23	25	26	26	26	25	24	250	26

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Enrique Figueroa Jorge Hernández	Tornado	9	7	12	11	1	2	3	4	12	1	14	72	7

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

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Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lucas Rafael Bennazar Ortiz	Trap	112	=27	Did not advance
	Double trap	122	23	Did not advance

Swimming

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ricardo Busquets	50 m freestyle	22.45	12 Q	22.52	15	Did not advance
Andrew Livingston	200 m butterfly	1:59.42	=21	Did not advance
Arsenio López	100 m breaststroke	1:03.99	=36	Did not advance
Jorge Oliver	200 m individual medley	2:08.84	=45	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vanessa García	50 m freestyle	26.26	=28	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.38	35	Did not advance
Gretchen Gotay Cordero	200 m backstroke	2:23.39	31	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Two Puerto Rican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Luña del Mar Aguiliú Leilani Torres	Duet	39.667	23	39.917	79.584	23	Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rico has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ineabelle Díaz	Women's −67 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–4 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 3–5	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–5	Did not advance	5

Tennis

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Puerto Rico nominated a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kristina Brandi	Women's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–5, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–6, 6–3, 4–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

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Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ramón Hernández Raúl Papaleo	Men's	Pool D Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (14–21, 13–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1 – 2 (21–18, 19–21, 10–15) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1 – 2 (21–19, 16–21, 16–18)	4	Did not advance

Wrestling

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Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Classification	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mabel Fonseca	−55 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–0 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–5 Template:Abbr	2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 3–1 Template:Abbr	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 3–1 Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr<ref name=mfonseca/>

See also

• Puerto Rico at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Puerto Rico Olympic Committee Template:In lang

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