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Puerto Rico's First Olympic Medal

Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad, from Rio Piedras, won bronze for Puerto Rico in men's bantamweight boxing at London 1948 and opened Puerto Rico's Olympic medal table.

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  • Olympedia identifies Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad, born in Rio Piedras, as competing for Puerto Rico in men's bantamweight boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
  • Olympedia records Venegas in third place with bronze and says he was part of Puerto Rico's first Olympic team and won Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal.
  • The Puerto Rico athlete commission history also places the Olympic debut in London 1948 and names Venegas' bronze at 54 kilos as the start of the national Olympic medal table.
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Olympedia: Juan VenegasOlympedia: 1948 Olympic boxing, men's bantamweightComision de Atletas de Alto Rendimiento de Puerto Rico: HistoriaLocal source packet: Puerto Rico's First Olympic MedalYouTube Short
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