Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PUR
NOC	Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors	3 (3 men, 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Alberto Mercado
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Contents

• History
• Results by event
• Boxing
• References

History

Despite the American boycott being supported by the administration of pro-statehood governor Carlos Romero Barceló, Germán Rieckehoff led the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR) in defiance and declared that Puerto Rico would exercise its Olympic sovereignty and participate. ^[1] The government cut funding and widespread discussion of the concept was held, after which delegation of five members (three of them athletes) was sent. ^[1] Following internal debate within the COPUR, they paraded under the Olympic flag. ^[1]

Results by event

References

Footnotes

• Official Olympic Reports

Bibliography

• Sotomayor, Antonio (2016). The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN   9780803278813.