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Puerto Rican Olympic Legends: Javier Culson looks back at his final race in London 2012 and asserts that “if I hadn’t hit the fence, I could have finished second”

With his bronze in the 400-meter hurdles, the athlete from Ponce gave Puerto Rico its first medal in Olympic athletics

July 1, 2024 - 1:21 PM

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Javier Culson on the podium with his bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Ramon " Tonito " Zayas / STAFF)

By Antolín Maldonado Ríos

Periodista de Deportes antolin.maldonado@gfrmedia.com

Editor's note

Seventh in a series of ten stories to remember Puerto Rico's ten Olympic medalists. Expect a new installment every Monday.

Before Jasmine Camacho-Quinn’s gold medal in Tokyo 2020, and the great surprise of Monica Puig winning the tennis title in Rio 2016, Ponce native Javier Culson can be considered the first Puerto Rican athlete to arrive at the Olympics with the credentials and expectations to climb to the top of the podium.