As of the 2008 Games, Puerto Ricans have won 6 medals in the Summer Olympics, all in boxing: Silver 1) 1984 - Luis Ortiz, lightweight Bronze 1) 1948 - Juan Venegas, bantamweight
2) 1976 - Orlando Maldonado, light flyweight
3) 1984 - Aristides Gonzales, middleweight
4) 1992 - Anibal Acevedo, welterweight
5) 1996 - Daniel Santos, welterweight
Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal was created on 1919-02-04.
The Olympic games are about bringing the best athletes from around the world to compete in events. Athletes compete for the chance to win the gold medal.
Yes.
Yes they get paid by their sponsors and olympic partners
7 young athletes that were chosen by gold medal winners from GB
A gold medal and bragging rights.
Olympic athletes are not paid to participate, or receive monetary rewards for medals awarded.
Athletes from Lesotho have participated in athletics, taekwondo, and boxing at the Summer Olympics but have never won an Olympic medal.
Nikita Tregubov representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia won the silver medal in men's skeleton.
Costa Rica sent a team of 8 athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. No Costa Rican athlete won a medal. Athletics: Nary Brenes, Allan Segura, Gabriela TranaCycling: Federico Ramirez, Henry RaabeSwimming: Mario Montoya, Marianela QuesadaTaekwondo: Kristopher Moitland
Some Olympic Quarter Mile gold medal winners include John Baxter Taylor and Glenn Davis. You can learn more about these athletes online at the Wikipedia website.
They are given a bunch of flowers so they can't have just one thing like a medal they won't be that special if they only have one thing.