Ray Quiñones

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

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

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.

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

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

References

  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.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.