List of Puerto Ricans - Sports

Sports

A

  • Benjamin Agosto
    figure skater and Olympic medalist.
  • Roberto Alomar
    former baseball player, MLB All-Star, third Puerto Rican inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame (2011).
  • Sandy Alomar, Jr.
    former baseball player.
  • Sandy Alomar, Sr.
    former baseball player.
  • Carmelo Anthony
    NBA player, New York Knicks (Puerto Rican father).
  • Orlando Antigua
    Born to a Puerto Rican mother, in 1995, the first Hispanic and the first non-black in 52 years to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
  • Chris Armas
    soccer player, (Puerto Rican mother).
  • Carlos Arroyo
    NBA player, Orlando Magic.
  • Harry Arroyo
    boxer, former IBF Lightweight Champion.

B

  • Juan Báez
    former basketball player, most recent recipient of Puerto Rico Olympic Medal of Honor.
  • José Juan Barea
    NBA player, Dallas Mavericks; first Puerto Rican to play for winning team in the NBA Finals.
  • María Elena Batista
    Olympic, PanAm and Central American games swimmer.
  • Eddie Belmonte
    thoroughbred racing jockey.
  • Carlos Beltran
    baseball, center fielder San Francisco Giants.
  • Wilfred Benítez
    boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Dr. David "Kike" Bernier
    retired fencer, former Secretary of Sports and Recreation.
  • Hiram Bithorn
    baseball player, first Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball.
  • Kristina Brandi
    tennis player.

C

  • Iván Calderón
    baseball player.
  • Iván Calderón
    boxer/world champion.
  • Hector 'Macho' Camacho
    boxer/ former world champion.
  • Fernando J. Canales
    swimmer, first Puerto Rican to reach final Championships.
  • Orlando Cepeda
    baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Nero Chen
    boxer, Chen was Puerto Rico's first professional boxer.
  • Julie Chu
    Olympic ice hockey player who played the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team. She is of Chinese and Puerto Rican descent.
  • Conchita Cintron
    renowned female bullfighter (Puerto Rican father)
  • Kermit Cintron
    boxer, former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion (2006–08).
  • Roberto Clemente
    3,000-hit baseball player, first Puerto Rican member of Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Abdiel Colberg
    first Hispanic pro-rollerblader.
  • Dr. Rebekah Colberg
    known as "The Mother of Puerto Rican Women's Sports", Colberg paritcipated in various athletic competitions in the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games celebrated in Panama where she won the Gold Medals in Discus and Javelin throw.
  • Carlitos Colon
    former professional wrestler.
  • Carly Colón
    professional wrestler.
  • Ángel Cordero, Jr.
    jockey, member of Jockey Hall of Fame.
  • Maritza Correia
    first black Puerto Rican woman in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
  • Joe Cortez
    boxing referee; member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Miguel Cotto
    professional boxer, former light welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight world champion.
  • Eva Cruz
    volleyball player.
  • José Cruz
    baseball player whose number was retired by the Astros.
  • Orlando Cruz
    boxer; first professional boxer to publicly announced he is gay.
  • Teófilo Cruz
    basketball player
  • Victor Cruz
    NFL football player
  • Javier Culson
    Olympic athlete and Olympic bronze medalist who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles.

D

  • Christian Dalmau
    BSN basketball player.
  • Raymond Dalmau
    basketball player.
  • Carlos De León
    first boxer to win cruiserweight world title four times.
  • Esteban De Jesús
    boxer, former world champion.
  • Madeline de Jesús
    Athlete, runner short track, long-jump, triple jump, gold, silver and bronze medallist, participant to 2 Olympic Games.
  • Carlos Delgado
    baseball player, New York Mets.

E

  • Ivelisse Echevarria
    inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame (2003).
  • Alfredo Escalera
    boxer, former world champion.
  • Alfredo L. Escalera
    baseball player, youngest player ever drafted by an MLB organization. drafted in 2012 by the Kansas City Royals franchise.
  • Nino Escalera
    baseball player, first Hispanic in the Reds franchise.
  • Sixto Escobar
    boxer, first Puerto Rican world champion and member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Ángel Espada
    boxer/former champion.

F

  • Gigi Fernández
    tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
  • Lisa Fernandez
    softball, Olympic gold medalist.
  • Ed Figueroa
    baseball pitcher, first Puerto Rican to win 20 games in Major League.
  • Enrique Figueroa
    sailing

G

  • Rubén Gómez
    first Puerto Rican to pitch and win World Series game.
  • Wilfredo Gómez
    boxer/former world champion and member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Arístides González
    boxer, first Olympic medalist under flag of Puerto Rico, 1984 Summer Olympics.
  • Jorge González
    marathon runner.
  • Juan González
    former baseball player.

H

  • Herbert Lewis Hardwick a.k.a. "Cocoa Kid"
    boxer - He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.
  • Ivonne Harrison
    track and field athlete.
  • Aaron Hernandez
    NFL football player and member of the New England Patriots.
  • James Chico Hernandez
    wrestling champion and member of the Latin-American Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
  • Ramón Hernández
    former baseball player

J

  • Reggie Jackson
    baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame (Puerto Rican father).

K

  • Julio Kaplan
    chess International Master & former World Junior Chess Champion.
  • Konnan
    professional wrestler.

L

  • Anita Lallande
    former Olympic swimmer, holds the island record for most medals won at CAC Games with a total of 17 and 10 gold.
  • Alfred Lee,
    basketball player, first Puerto Rican to play in NBA and to play on the NBA play-offs as a member of the 79-80 Los Angeles Lakers.
  • Angelita Lind
    track and field athlete.
  • Laura Daniela Lloreda
    member of Mexican National Volleyball Team.
  • Javy López
    baseball player, Atlanta Braves.
  • Mike Lowell
    baseball player, Boston Red Sox.

M

  • Felix Magath
    German soccer star and coach (Puerto Rican father).
  • Edgar Martínez
    former baseball player.
  • Denise Masino
    Female bodybuilder.,
  • Mark Medal
    boxer, former IBF Light Middleweight Champion.
  • Orlando Melendez a.k.a. "El Gato"
    In 2008, became the first Puerto Rican born basketball player to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
  • Alberto Mercado
    Olympian boxer, only "American" citizen in 1980 Olympics.
  • Jerome Mincy
    basketball player.
  • John John Molina
    boxer/former world champion.
  • José Molina
    baseball player
  • Pedro Montañez
    boxer and member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Mario Morales
    BSN basketball player.
  • Pedro Morales
    wrestler, member of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Fame.
  • Jonny Moseley
    skier, first Puerto Rican member of the U.S. Ski Team.

N

  • Emilio Navarro
    first Puerto Rican to play in Negro Leagues.

O

  • Luis Olmo
    first Puerto Rican to hit home run in World Series.
  • Fres Oquendo
    professional boxer.
  • John Orozco
    Olympic gymnast
  • Carlos Ortiz
    boxer, former Jr. welterweight and lightwieght champion; member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • José Ortiz
    former basketball player, PDP candidate for elective office in 2008.
  • Luis Ortiz
    boxer, first Puerto Rican to win a Silver Olympic medal.

P

  • Raul Papaleo
    Puerto Rican National Volleyball Team.
  • Charlie Pasarell
    tennis player.
  • Ernesto Pastor
    bullfighter and only Puerto Rican member of the Bullfighting Hall of Fame.
  • Victor Pellot, a.k.a. "Vic Power"
    baseball player, second black Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball.
  • Jorge Posada
    baseball player, New York Yankees.
  • Mónica Puig
    tennis player.

Q

  • Carlos Quintana
    professional boxer, former World Boxing Organization's welterweight champion.

R

  • Peter John Ramos
    NBA and International basketball player.
  • Rico Ramos
    professional boxer
  • Germán Rieckehoff
    former president of Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.
  • Ramón Rivas
    NBA and International basketball player.
  • Antonio Rivera
    boxer a.k.a. "El Gallo" WBA Super Welterweight Champion.
  • Filiberto Rivera
    Former UTEP star point guard and current point guard on Puerto Rico National Basketball team.
  • Jorge Rivera
    Mixed martial artist.
  • Marco Rivera
    NFL football player, first Puerto Rican selected to Pro Bowl.
  • Ron Rivera
    NFL football player, first Puerto Rican in the National Football League and to coach an NFL team.
  • Iván Rodríguez
    baseball player, Texas Rangers.
  • Rubén Rodríguez
    basketball player.
  • José "King" Roman
    boxer, first Puerto Rican to fight for world heavyweight title.
  • Edwin Rosario
    boxer, former lightweight and Jr. welterwieght champion; member of International Boxing Hall of Fame (2006).
  • Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez
    golfer, member of Golf Hall of Fame.
  • John Ruiz
    first Hispanic heavyweight boxing champion.

S

  • Natasha Sagardia female bodyboarding athlete
    First Puerto Rican to win a gold medal at the ISA World Surfing Games.
  • Alex Sánchez
    boxer/ former champion.
  • Daniel Santiago
    former NBA basketball player
  • O. J. Santiago
    NFL player.
  • Samuel Serrano
    boxer/ former world champion.
  • Brandon Silvestry
    professional wrestler.
  • Jessica Steffens
    U.S. Olompic 2012 Gold Medal Winner.

T

  • Julio Toro
    basketball coach
  • Andrés Torres
    baseball player, San Francisco Giants
  • Georgie Torres
    holds BSN scoring record.
  • José Torres
    boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Félix Trinidad
    boxer/ former world champion.

V

  • Lisa Marie Varon
    WWE wrestler.
  • Jesse Vassallo
    swimmer, current president, PR Swimming Federation and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
  • Javier Vázquez
    baseball player, active leader in strikeouts
  • Wilfredo Vázquez
    boxer/ former champion.
  • Savio Vega
    former WWF wrestler.
  • Ada Vélez
    first Puerto Rican female boxer, to win a championship.
  • Juan Evangelista Venegas
    boxer/ first Puerto Rican to win Olympic medal.
  • Dick Versace
    first person of Puerto Rican descent to have coached an NBA team.
  • Juan "Pachín" Vicéns
    basketball player, led the Ponce Lions team to six championships.

W

  • Mark Watring
    equestrian
  • Bernie Williams
    baseball player, New York Yankees.

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