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Ray Quiñones

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Ray Quiñones
Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
January 2, 2021
GovernorPedro Pierluisi
Preceded byAdriana Sánchez Parés
Personal details
Born
Reynaldo Jones Quiñones Vázquez

June 15, 1958
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (B.Ed.)
University of Turabo

Reynaldo "Ray" Jones Quiñones Vázquez (born 15 June 1958 in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico) is a retired Puerto Rican long jumper.

He won the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1979 and 1987, the latter in a career best jump[1] of 8.01 metres. He competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final. He also competed in the men's long jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

He holds a bachelor's degree in pedagogy with a concentration in physical education from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a master's degree in athlete training from the University of Turabo.

He was athletic director at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.[3]

In 2020, Ray Quiñones was nominated Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico by governor Pedro Pierluisi.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
1974 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd Long jump 6.85 m
1976 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Xalapa, Mexico 2nd Long jump 7.40 m
2nd Decathlon 5996 pts
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 9th Long jump 6.85 m
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 1st Long jump 7.70 m
Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 5th Long jump 7.52 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 8th Long jump 6.87 m
Decathlon DNF
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.5 s
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 5th Long jump 7.36 m
4th Decathlon 6719 pts
1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships Caracas, Venezuela 1st Long jump 8.01 m
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 8th Long jump 7.46 m (w)
World Championships Rome, Italy 27th (q) Long jump 7.41 m
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.10 s
7th Long jump 7.54 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Long jump NM

References

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  1. ^ World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Quiñones Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ magazine-pr.com/tag/atletico-de-la-upr-mayaguez/
  4. ^ "El olímpico Ray Quiñones es nominado como secretario del DRD". 29 December 2020.
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