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Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Puerto Rican lineup for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Presenting Puerto Rico's finest, twenty-three in all and the hopes of a nation ride on their shoulders... no pressure. The games begin on August 8 and we'll live-blog the events.
Athletics
Men's 110m hurdles:
Héctor Cotto
Enrique Llanos
Men's 400m:
Félix Martinez
Women's 400m:
Carol Rodríguez
Men's 400m hurdles:
Javier Culson
Men's 1,500m:
David Freeman
Boxing
Flyweight: McWilliams Arroyo
Bantamweight: McJoe Arroyo
Lightweight: Jose Pedraza
Light welterweight: Jonathan Gonzalez
Light heavyweight: Carlos Negron
Gymnastics
Men's Artistic: Luis Rivera Rivera
Judo
Men's 73kg: Alexis Chiclana Melendez
Men's 81kg: Abderramán Brenes la Roche
Men's 100kg: Pablo Figueroa Carrillo
Shooting
Men's Double Trap: Lucas Bennazar Ortiz
Swimming
Men's 100m breaststroke: Daniel Velez
Men's 100m butterfly: Lennox Silva
Women's 200m butterfly: Kristina Lennox
Women's 50m freestyle: Vanessa Garcia
Women's 400m freestyle: Kristina Lennox
Taekwondo
Men's 80kg: Angel Roman
Women's 67kg: Asuncion Ocasio
Weightlifting
Women's 58kg: Geralee Vega
Puerto Rico's National Basketball Team did not qualify for the Olympics
Source: Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico
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this list makes the 2008 Olympics all the more exciting. I'll be looking out for mi gente....
this list makes the 2008 Olympics all the more exciting. I'll be looking out for mi gente....
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