Puerto Rico at the Paralympics

Puerto Rico made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, with a delegation of twelve competitors in archery, athletics, shooting and table tennis. It has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics.[1] The country is set to first compete at the Winter Paralympics in 2022.[2]

Puerto Rico at the
Paralympics
IPC codePUR
NPCComite Paralimpico de Puerto Rico
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Puerto Ricans have won a total of six Paralympic medals: a gold, two silver and three bronze. During their inaugural participation in 1988, Puerto Rico collected three medals: a gold and two silver. All three were won by Isabel Bustamante in field events (shot put, discus and javelin), in category 1B. The country then had to wait until 2000 for its next medal, when Alexis Pizarro took bronze in the men's shot put (F57 category). He was Puerto Rico's sole medallist again in 2004, this time with a bronze in the javelin. Most recent, Nilda Gomez Lopez won bronze in the women's air rifle (standing event, category SH1) in 2008.[3]

Medal tallies

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Summer Paralympics

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Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1988 Summer Paralympics 1 2 0 3 36th
1992 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
1996 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
2000 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 64th
2004 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 73rd
2008 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 69th
2012 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
2016 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
2020 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
2024 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0
Total 1 2 3 6

Medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
  Gold Isabel Bustamante   1988 Seoul Athletics Women's shot put 1B
  Silver Isabel Bustamante   1988 Seoul Athletics Women's discus throw 1B
  Silver Isabel Bustamante   1988 Seoul Athletics Women's javelin throw 1B
  Bronze Alexis Pizarro   2000 Sydney Athletics Men's shot put F57
  Bronze Alexis Pizarro   2004 Athens Athletics Men's javelin throw F58
  Bronze Nilda Gomez Lopez   2008 Beijing Shooting Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Puerto Rico at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ "National team to perform at Winter Paralympics". Azernews. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ Puerto Rico at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee