Puerto Rico at the 1983 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico at the 1983 Pan American Games
IOC code	PUR
NOC	Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
in Caracas 14–29 August 1983
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 2 Silver 7 Bronze 6 Total 15
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983.

Medals

Gold

Athletics

• Men's Marathon: Jorge González

Boxing

• Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Rafael Ramos

Silver

Athletics

• Men's Marathon: César Mercado
• Men's 3000 m Steeplechase: Carmelo Ríos

Swimming

• Men's 100m Freestyle: Fernando Cañales

Boxing

• Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg): Santos Cardona
• Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg): Alfredo Delgado

Tennis

• Women's Singles: Gigi Fernández
• Women's Doubles: Gigi Fernández and Marilda Julia

Bronze

Athletics

• Men's Javelin: Amado Morales

Boxing

• Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg): Héctor Ortíz

Judo

• Men's Open Class: José O. Fuentes

Weightlifting

• Men's – 56 kg: Porfirio de Léon

Wrestling

• Men's Greco-Roman – 68 kg: José Betancourt
• Men's Freestyle – 57 kg: Orlando Cáceres

Results by event

See also

• Puerto Rico at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Puerto Rico at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

• "Puerto Rico medals at the Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10.