Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (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.

COPUR operates the Casa Olímpica, its headquarters in Old San Juan.

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 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

In 2012, Sara Rosario became the first woman to serve as President of the COPUR.  Past presidents include the island's first Puerto Rican Governor, Jesús T. Piñero.

Presidents of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Jesús T. Piñero (1948–1952)
Julio Enrique Monagas (1952–1956)
Jaime Annexy (1956)
Julio E. Monagas (1956–1965)
Francisco Bueso (1965–1966)
Felicio Torregrosa (1966–1973)
José Enrique Arrarás (1973–1977)
Germán Rieckehoff (1977–1990)
Osvaldo L. Gil (1990–1991)
Héctor Cardona (1991–2008)
David Bernier (2008–2012)
Sara Rosario (since 2012)

See also
 Puerto Rico at the Olympics
 Puerto Rico at the Pan American Games

References

External links 
Official website

Category:National Olympic Committees
 
Category:Sports governing bodies in Puerto Rico
Category:1948 establishments in Puerto Rico
Category:Sports organizations established in 1948