Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
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National Olympic Committee
Country  Puerto Rico
Code PUR
Created 1948
Recognized January 14, 1948
Continental
Association		 PASO
Headquarters Casa Olímpica
President David Bernier
Secretary General Carlos Beltrán Esbelti[1]
Website http://www.olimpur.com/
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The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee ((Spanish) Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico (COPUR)) is the National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico. It oversees Olympic-sports in Puerto Rico, and selects the Olympic team which represents the island. It was founded in 1948 by Julio Enrique Monagas.[2]

COPUR operates two major facilities:

  • the Casa Olímpica, its headquarters in Old San Juan, and
  • the Albergue Olímpico, Olympic training facilities in Salinas.

Teams representing Puerto Rico have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1948, including the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia--despite the US-led boycott of those Games. They have also participated at the 1984-2002 Winter Olympics.

As of 2010, David Bernier is the president of COPUR. Past presidents include the island's first Puerto Rican Governor, Jesús T. Piñero; Héctor Cardona; Germán Rieckehoff, whose remains are buried at the Albergue Olímpico; and José Enrique Arrarás.

External links

(Spanish) COPUR website (www.copur.pr)

References

Portal icon Puerto Rico portal
Portal icon Olympics portal
  1. ^ "DIRECTORIO" (in Spanish). http://www.copur.pr/directorio.htm. Retrieved August 26, 2010. 
  2. ^ Julio Enrique Monagas Park. By Travel Ponce.
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