Host cities:
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Iglesias |  GUA |
SHO | Olympics | 1976—1984 | 0–1–4 1978 Medellín SHO bronze: 50 m running target team; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros SHO silver: 10 m running target team, bronze: 50 m running target team, 10 m running target, and 50 m mixed running target team |
| Misael Iglesias |  CUB |
HBL | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias HAN silver |
| Roniel Iglesias | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 2–0–0 2014 Veracruz BOX gold: welterweight -69 kg; 2018 Barranquilla BOX gold: welterweight -69 kg |
| Josh Ilika |  MEX |
SWM | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 4–1–2 1998 Maracaibo SWI bronze: 400 m freestyle; 2002 San Salvador SWI gold: 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 100 m freestyle |
| Ismael Íñiguez | MEX |
FBL | Olympics | 2004 | 0–1–0 2002 San Salvador FTB silver |
| Brígido Iriarte |  VEN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 1–0–1 1954 Ciudad de México ATH gold: pentathlon, bronze: pole vault |
| Yoandry Iriarte | CUB |
FEN | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Veracruz FEN bronze: sabre team |
| Alberto Isaac | MEX |
SWM | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 5–0–0 1946 Barranquilla SWI gold: 100 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala SWI gold: 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and 4×200 m freestyle relay |
| Joel Isasi | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 4–0–0 1990 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 100 m and 4×100 m relay; 1993 Ponce ATH gold: 100 m and 4×100 m relay |
| Flor Isava-Fonseca | VEN |
Administrator | 1981—2020 | 0–1–0 1946 Barranquilla TEN silver: doubles (competed as Flor Isava) | |
| Daniel Islas | MEX |
DIV | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–1 2010 Mayagüez DIV gold: 1 m springboard, bronze: 3 m springboard |
| Idulio Islas | MEX |
TKW | Olympics | 2008 | 1–0–0 2010 Mayagüez TKW gold: featherweight -68 kg |
| José Lucilo Iturbe | MEX |
ATH | Olympics | 1928—1932 | 4–1–1 1926 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 400 m, 800 m, and 4×400 m relay; 1930 La Habana ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, silver: 800 m, bronze: 400 m |
| Raymundo Izcoa | MEX |
FEN | Olympics / Referee | 1932 | 5–3–0 1930 La Habana FEN gold: sabre team, silver: foil, sabre, and foil team; 1935 San Salvador FEN gold: foil and foil team; 1938 Panamá FEN gold: foil and foil team |
| Carlos Izquierdo |  COL |
WRE | Olympics / YOG | 2014—2020 | 0–1–0 2018 Barranquilla WRE silver: freestyle light-heavyweight -86 kg |
| Lilia Izquierdo | CUB |
VVO | Olympics / Non-starter | 1992—2000 | 3–0–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros VOL gold; 1990 Ciudad de México VOL gold; 1998 Maracaibo VOL gold |
| Luis Fernando Izquierdo | COL |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–2 2002 San Salvador WRE bronze: freestyle middleweight -74 kg and Greco-Roman middleweight -74 kg |
| Juan Carlos Jacinto |  DOM |
JUD | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 0–2–2 1998 Maracaibo JUD bronze: flyweight -55 kg; 2002 San Salvador JUD silver: half-lightweight -66 kg; 2006 Cartagena de Indias JUD silver: half-lightweight -66 kg, bronze: team |
| Grace Jackson-Small |  JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 0–1–0 1978 Medellín ATH silver: high jump |
| Francia Jackson | DOM |
VVO | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2004 | 1–1–0 1998 Maracaibo VOL silver; 2002 San Salvador VOL gold |
| Wilton Jackson |  TTO |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | 0–2–0 1962 Kingston ATH silver: 4×100 m relay and 4×400 m relay |
| Alfredo Jacobo | MEX |
SWM | Olympics | 2000 | 2–2–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias SWI gold: 50 m breaststroke and 100 m breaststroke, silver: 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay |
| Fernando Jácome | COL |
SWM | Olympics | 2000 | 1–0–0 1998 Maracaibo SWI gold: 200 m freestyle |
| Karl James |  ANT |
SAL | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–0–1 2006 Cartagena de Indias SAI bronze: Laser |
| Rudolph James |  GUY |
WLF | Olympics | 1968 | 0–1–2 1970 Panamá WLT light-heavyweight -82.5 kg silver: snatch, bronze: total and clean & jerk |
| Roberto Janet | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–1 2014 Veracruz ATH gold: hammer throw; 2018 Barranquilla ATH bronze: hammer throw |
| Hernán Jansen | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 2012 | 2–1–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias FEN silver: sabre team; 2014 Veracruz FEN gold: sabre and sabre team |
| Balbino Jaramillo | COL |
CTR | Olympics | 1984 | 1–2–0 1978 Medellín CYC gold: 4000 m pursuit individual, silver: 4000 m pursuit team; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros CYC silver: 4000 m pursuit team |
| Jorge Jaramillo | COL |
SWM | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 2–4–0 1974 Santo Domingo SWI gold: 100 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly, silver: 400 m medley; 1978 Medellín SWI silver: 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, and 4×100 m medley relay |
| Pat Jarrett | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–0 1998 Maracaibo ATH silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Natalia Jaspeado | MEX |
SWM | YOG | 2014 | 1–1–2 2014 Veracruz SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m medley, bronze: 400 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle |
| Ange Jean Baptiste |  HAI |
JUD | Olympics | 2008 | 0–2–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias JUD silver: lightweight -57 kg; 2010 Mayagüez JUD silver: lightweight -57 kg |
| Jaime Jeffersón | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–1–1 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros ATH gold: long jump; 1990 Ciudad de México ATH silver: long jump; 1993 Ponce ATH bronze: long jump |
| Alfonso Jessel | MEX |
WRE | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–1 1990 Mexico City WRE silver: Greco-Roman middleweight -82 kg, bronze: freestyle middleweight -82 kg |
| Madeline de Jesús |  PUR |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–0–2 1978 Medellín ATH bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1982 La Habana ATH bronze: long jump |
| Margaret de Jesús | PUR |
ATH | Olympics | 1984 | 0–1–0 1982 La Habana ATH silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Yves Jeudy | HAI |
BOX | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1974 Santo Domingo BOX bronze: lightweight -60 kg |
| Eduardo Jhons | CUB |
FEN | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 1–0–1 1970 Panamá FEN bronze: foil team; 1978 Medellín FEN gold: foil team |
| Ángel Jiménez | CUB |
SAL | Olympics | 1980—1996 | 1–1–1 1982 La Habana SAI bronze: 470; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros SAI silver: Snipe; 1990 Ciudad de México SAI gold: 470 |
| Eduardo Jiménez | MEX |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–1 1970 Panamá VOL bronze |
| Enrique Jiménez | MEX |
WRE | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–0–0 1970 Panamá WRE gold: freestyle light-flyweight -48 kg |
| Fernando Jiménez | PUR |
SHO | Olympics | 1956 | 0–1–0 1966 San Juan SHO silver: skeet team |
| Javier Jiménez | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Veracruz VOL bronze |
| Jesika Jiménez |  PAN |
FEN | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2008 | 0–1–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias FEN silver: épée |
| Luis Jiménez | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 2–0–0 1966 San Juan VOL gold; 1970 Panamá VOL gold |
| Soraya Jiménez | MEX |
WLF | Olympics | 2000 | 3–3–0 1998 Maracaibo WLT lightweight -58 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk; 2002 San Salvador WLT lightweight -58 kg silver: total, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Virgilio Jiménez | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 1964 | 1–0–0 1962 Kingston BOX gold: welterweight -67 kg |
| Dennis Johnson | JAM WIF |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–0–1 1962 Kingston ATH bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Jamaica) |
| Dominic Johnson |  LCA |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1996—2008 | 1–1–0 2002 San Salvador ATH gold: pole vault; 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH silver: pole vault |
| George Johnson | PUR |
SHO | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1946 Barranquilla SHO gold: 50 m small-bore rifle prone English match |
| Yudel Johnson | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias BOX gold: light-welterweight -64 kg |
| Oswaldo Johnston | GUA |
WRE | Olympics | 1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala WRE gold: freestyle bantamweight -57 kg |
| Dale Jones | ANT |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 0–1–1 1990 Ciudad de México ATH silver: 800 m; 1993 Ponce ATH bronze: 800 m |
| LaVerne Jones |  ISV |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 0–1–1 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH silver: 100 m; 2014 Veracruz ATH bronze: 100 m |
| Fernando Jorge | CUB EOR |
CSP | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 2–0–0 2018 Barranquilla CAN gold: C1 1000 m and C2 1000 m |
| Édouard Joseph | HAI |
WLF | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–2 2014 Veracruz WLT bantamweight -56 kg bronze: snatch and clean & jerk |
| Moise Joseph | HAI |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–1–0 2010 Mayagüez ATH silver: 800 m |
| Alberto Juantorena | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 6–0–1 1974 Santo Domingo ATH gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 1978 Medellín ATH gold: 400 m and 800 m, bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1982 La Habana ATH gold: 800 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Heidy Juárez | GUA |
TKW | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004 | 2–0–0 1998 Maracaibo TKW gold: welterweight -67 kg; 2002 San Salvador TKW gold: welterweight -67 kg |
| Deivis Julio | COL |
BOX | Olympics | 2008 | 1–1–1 2010 Mayagüez BOX gold: heavyweight +91 kg; 2014 Veracruz BOX bronze: heavyweight +91 kg; 2018 Barranquilla BOX silver: heavyweight +91 kg |
| Rubén Junco | CUB |
WPO | Olympics | 1968 | 1–0–0 1966 San Juan WAP gold |
| Maureen Kaila |  ESA |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 2–0–1 1998 Maracaibo CYC gold: points race and road time trial, bronze: road race |
| Bayano Kamani | PAN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2008 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH gold: 400 m hurdles |
| Svitlana Kashchenko |  NCA |
SHO | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2004 | 1–0–0 2002 San Salvador SHO gold: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions |
| Juan Kavanagh | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–2 1954 Ciudad de México FEN bronze: foil and foil team |
| Basil Kelly |  BAH |
SAL | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 1–0–0 1962 Kingston SAI gold: Snipe |
| Godfrey Kelly | BAH |
SAL | Olympics | 1960—1972 | 1–0–0 1962 Kingston SAI gold: Dragon |
| Mundo Kemp |  ARU AHO |
FBL | Non-starter | 1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala FTB gold |
| Mark Kennedy | JAM |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BOX bronze: light-welterweight -63.5 kg |
| George Kerr | JAMWIF |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 3–0–0 1962 Kingston ATH gold: 400 m, 800 m, and 4×400 m relay (competed for Jamaica) |
| Yosvani Kessel | CUB |
JUD | Olympics | 2000 | 1–0–0 1998 Maracaibo JUD gold: half-heavyweight -100 kg |
| Mario Kindelán | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 2–0–0 1993 Ponce BOX gold: lightweight -60 kg; 1998 Maracaibo BOX gold: lightweight -60 kg |
| Orestes Kindelán | CUB |
BBL | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 4–0–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BSB gold; 1990 Ciudad de México BSB gold; 1993 Ponce BSB gold; 1998 Maracaibo BSB gold |
| Leslie King | TTO |
CTR | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–1–0 1970 Panamá CYC gold: sprint, silver: 1000 m time trial |
| Sherridan Kirk | TTO |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 0–1–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH silver: 800 m |
| Barton Kirkconnell | JAM |
SAL | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–0–1 1962 Kingston SAI bronze: Dragon |
| Ken Klein, Jr. | ISV |
SAL | Olympics | 1984 | 1–0–0 1982 La Habana SAI gold: Mistral |
| Durward Knowles |  GBRBAH |
SAL | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1948—1988 | 1–0–0 1962 Kingston SAI gold: Star (competed for The Bahamas) |
| Jeremy Knowles | BAH |
SWM | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 0–3–1 2006 Cartagena de Indias SWI silver: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley bronze: 100 m butterfly |
| Nat Knowles | BAH |
BOX | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1974 Santo Domingo BOX silver: middleweight -75 kg |
| Heike Koerner | MEX |
SWM | Olympics | 1992 | 2–0–2 1990 Ciudad de México SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 200 m backstroke; 1993 Ponce SWI bronze: 4×100 m medley relay |
| Patricia Kohlmann | MEX |
SWM | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 1–0–3 1982 La Habana SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros SWI bronze: 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay |
| Guillermo Krips | AHO |
FBL | Olympics | 1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala FTB gold |
| Julio César la Cruz | CUB |
BOX | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | 2–0–0 2014 Veracruz BOX gold: light-heavyweight -81 kg; 2018 Barranquilla BOX gold: light-heavyweight -81 kg |
| Byron LaBeach | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 2–0–0 1954 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 4×100 m relay and 4×400 m relay |
| Lloyd LaBeach | PAN |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 3–1–3 1946 Barranquilla ATH gold: long jump and 4×100 m relay, silver: 200 m; 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 100 m, 200 m, and 4×100 m relay |
| Yurisel Laborde | CUB |
JUD | Olympics | 2004 | 2–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias JUD gold: half-heavyweight -78 kg and team |
| Yanely Labrada | CUB |
TKW | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias TKW gold: bantamweight -55 kg |
| Homero Laddaga | MEX |
SHO | Olympics | 1972 | 1–0–2 1970 Panamá SHO bronze: 25 m rapid-fire pistol team; 1974 Santo Domingo SHO gold: 25 m rapid-fire pistol team; 1978 Medellín SHO bronze: 25 m rapid-fire pistol team |
| Samyr Lainé | HAI |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–0–1 2010 Mayagüez ATH bronze: triple jump |
| Les Laing | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 3–2–1 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala ATH silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1954 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 200 m, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay, silver: 100 m |
| Gibrán Lajud | MEX |
FBL | Non-starter | 2016 | 1–0–0 2014 Veracruz FTB gold |
| Ann Lallande | PUR |
SWM | Olympics | 1964 | 10–3–4 1962 Kingston SWI silver: 100 m backstroke, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly; 1966 San Juan SWI gold: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 200 m medley and 400 m medley |
| Mauricio de la Lama | MEX |
SAL | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 1–0–0 1966 San Juan SAI gold: Dragon |
| Carlos Lamar | CUB |
FEN | Olympics | 1948 | 4–0–0 1946 Barranquilla FEN gold: épée, foil team, and épée team; 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala FEN gold: foil team |
| Lázaro Lamelas | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 2000 | 3–1–0 1993 Ponce GYM gold: team; 1998 Maracaibo GYM gold: horizontal bar and team, silver: all-around |
| Dieudonné Lamothe | HAI |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1992 | 0–0–1 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros ATH bronze: marathon |
| Giovanni Lanaro | MEX |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 1–0–0 2010 Mayagüez ATH gold: pole vault |
| Wilfred de Lanoi | AHO |
FBL | Olympics | 1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala FTB gold |
| Diego Lapera | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 2–0–0 1970 Panamá VOL gold; 1974 Santo Domingo VOL gold |
| Dagoberto Lara | CUB |
FBL | Olympics / Non-starter | 1976—1980 | 3–0–1 1974 Santo Domingo FTB gold; 1978 Medellín FTB gold; 1982 La Habana FTB bronze; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros FTB gold |
| Emilio Lara | CUB |
WLF | Olympics | 1992 | 3–0–0 1993 Ponce WLT middle-heavyweight -91 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Lupe Lara | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 3–0–0 1966 San Juan WRE gold: freestyle welterweight -78 kg; 1970 Panamá WRE gold: freestyle middleweight -82 kg; 1974 Santo Domingo WRE gold: freestyle heavyweight -100 kg |
| Mariano Lara |  CRC |
SHO | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1980—1988 | 0–0–1 1982 La Habana SHO bronze: 50 m free pistol |
| Modesto Lara | DOM |
JUD | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–2 2002 San Salvador JUD bronze: extra-lightweight -60 kg; 2006 Cartagena de Indias JUD bronze: extra-lightweight -60 kg |
| Osvaldo Lara | CUB |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1976—1980 | 2–4–0 1978 Medellín ATH silver: 100 m and 4×100 m relay; 1982 La Habana ATH gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 100 m and 200 m; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros ATH gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Pablo Lara | CUB |
WLF | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 6–0–0 1993 Ponce WLT middleweight -76 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk; 1998 Maracaibo WLT middleweight -77 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| William Lara | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 1992 | 1–0–0 1993 Ponce WRE gold: Greco-Roman bantamweight -57 kg |
| Ernst Laraque | HAI |
JUD | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–1 1998 Maracaibo JUD bronze: lightweight -73 kg; 2002 San Salvador JUD silver: lightweight -73 kg |
| José Larduet | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2018 Barranquilla BOX gold: super-heavyweight +91 kg |
| Manrique Larduet | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 2016 | 5–7–2 2014 Veracruz GYM gold: all-around and vault, silver: floor, horizontal bar, parallel bars, and rings, bronze: team; 2018 Barranquilla GYM gold: all-around, parallel bars, and rings, silver: pommelled horse, vault, and team, bronze: horizontal bar |
| Angélica Larios | MEX |
FEN | Olympics | 2008 | 0–0–1 2010 Mayagüez FEN bronze: sabre team |
| Tamara Larrea | CUB |
VBV | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias BVO gold |
| Daniela Larreal | VEN |
CTR | Olympics | 1992—2012 | 8–6–2 1990 Ciudad de México CYC silver: sprint; 1993 Ponce CYC silver: sprint and points race; 1998 Maracaibo CYC gold: sprint, silver: 500 m time trial, bronze: points race; 2002 San Salvador CYC gold: sprint, keirin, and scratch race, silver: 500 m time trial; 2010 Mayagüez CYC gold: 500 m time trial, sprint, keirin, and team sprint; 2014 Veracruz CYC silver: keirin, bronze: team sprint |
| Steve Larrimore | BAH |
BOX | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 La Habana BOX bronze: lightweight -60 kg |
| Carlos Lastre | CUB |
WLF | Olympics | 1976 | 3–0–0 1974 Santo Domingo WLT featherweight -60 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Yunior Lastre | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH gold: discus throw |
| Norka Latamblet | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1992 | 3–0–0 1982 La Habana VOL gold; 1990 Ciudad de México VOL gold; 1993 Ponce VOL gold |
| Marcos Lavado | VEN |
SWM | Olympics | 2012 | 1–1–1 2014 Veracruz SWI silver: 200 m butterfly; 2018 Barranquilla SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay |
| Luis Laverde | COL |
CRD | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–1 1998 Maracaibo CYC bronze: 4000 m pursuit team |
| José Laverdeza | CUB |
FEN | Olympics / Referee | 1980—2004 | 3–0–0 1982 La Habana FEN gold: sabre and sabre team; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros FEN gold: sabre team |
| Frank Lavernia | CUB |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Barranquilla BAS silver |
| Jodie Lawaetz | ISV |
SWM | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1984 | 0–1–1 1982 La Habana SWI silver: 400 m medley, bronze: 100 m butterfly |
| Tayna Lawrence | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–0–2 1998 Maracaibo ATH bronze: 100 m and 4×100 m relay |
| Belsy Laza | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–0–0 1990 Ciudad de México ATH gold: shot put |
| Misleydis Lazo | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Pedro Luis Lazo | CUB |
BBL | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 2–0–0 1998 Maracaibo BSB gold; 2006 Cartagena de Indias BSB gold |
| Anastasia Le-Roy | JAM |
ATH | Non-starter | 2008 | 0–1–0 2010 Mayagüez ATH silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Antonio Leal | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 2016 | 4–0–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias FEN gold: foil team; 2010 Mayagüez FEN gold: foil team; 2014 Veracruz FEN gold: foil team and épée team |
| Belkis Leal | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 1960 | 2–2–1 1959 Caracas FEN gold: foil team; 1962 Kingston FEN bronze: foil team; 1966 San Juan FEN gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1970 Panamá FEN silver: foil team |
| Érika Leal |  AUSMEX |
SWA | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 1–0–0 1998 Maracaibo SYN gold: duet (competed for Mexico) |
| Lilián Leal | MEX |
SWA | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 4–0–0 1993 Ponce SYN gold: duet and group free; 1998 Maracaibo SYN gold: solo and duet |
| Francisco Lebeque | CUB |
WRE | Olympics / Non-starter | 1968—1976 | 1–0–0 1970 Panamá WRE gold: freestyle welterweight -74 kg |
| Desiderio Lebrón | DOM |
JUD | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros JUD bronze: heavyweight +95 kg |
| Kenia Lechuga | MEX |
ROW | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 2–1–0 2018 Barranquilla ROW gold: lightweight single sculls and lightweight double sculls, silver: double sculls |
| Fernando Lecuona | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 1948 | 3–2–1 1946 Barranquilla GYM gold: all-around, parallel bars, and team, silver: floor and pommelled horse, bronze: rings |
| Rafael Lecuona | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 6–5–1 1946 Barranquilla GYM gold: pommelled horse, horse vault, and team, silver: all-around, bronze: horizontal bar; 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala GYM gold: horizontal bar, parallel bars, and team, silver: all-around, floor, rings, and horse vault |
| Idelfonso Lee | PAN |
WLF | Olympics | 1964—1972 | 1–5–0 1962 Kingston WLT silver: featherweight -60 kg; 1966 San Juan WLT gold: featherweight -60 kg; 1970 Panamá WLT featherweight -60 kg silver: total, press, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Suzette Lee | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 0–1–2 1993 Ponce ATH bronze: long jump and triple jump; 1998 Maracaibo ATH silver: triple jump |
| Juan Leiva | VEN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1954 Ciudad de México ATH silver: 400 m hurdles |
| Max Leiva | GUA |
CTR | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros CYC bronze: 1000 m time trial |
| Carlos Lemos | COL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Veracruz ATH bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Sandra Lemos | COL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Veracruz ATH bronze: shot put |
| Juan Carlos Lemus | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | 1–0–0 1993 Ponce BOX gold: light-middleweight -71 kg |
| Douglas Lennox-Silva | PUR |
SWM | Olympics | 2008 | 0–0–1 2006 Cartagena de Indias SWI bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay |
| Edgar de León | PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 0–1–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BAS silver |
| Francisco de León | PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BAS silver |
| Genaro León | MEX |
BOX | Olympics | 1984 | 0–1–0 1982 La Habana BOX silver: welterweight -67 kg |
| Julio César León | VEN |
CTR | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1948 | 1–1–0 1959 Caracas CYC gold: 1000 m time trial, silver: sprint |
| María León | CUB |
BKB | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 4–0–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BAS gold; 1990 Ciudad de México BAS gold; 1993 Ponce BAS gold; 1998 Maracaibo BAS gold |
| Raúl León | CUB |
ROW | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 3–1–2 1990 Ciudad de México ROW bronze: lightweight eights; 1993 Ponce ROW gold: lightweight double sculls, lightweight coxless fours, and lightweight eights; 1998 Maracaibo ROW silver: lightweight double sculls, bronze: lightweight quadruple sculls |
| Richard León | VEN |
JUD | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–3 2002 San Salvador JUD bronze: lightweight -73 kg; 2006 Cartagena de Indias JUD bronze: lightweight -73 kg and team |
| Silvio Leonard | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 5–1–0 1974 Santo Domingo ATH gold: 100 m, 200 m, and 4×100 m relay; 1978 Medellín ATH gold: 100 m and 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Randy Lerú | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 2016 | 0–3–2 2014 Veracruz GYM bronze: team; 2018 Barranquilla GYM silver: all-around, horizontal bar, and team, bronze: floor |
| Yoandys Lescay | CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 2–2–0 2014 Veracruz ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, silver: 400 m; 2018 Barranquilla ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, silver: 400 m |
| Delroy Leslie | JAM |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1990 Ciudad de México BOX silver: lightweight -60 kg |
| William Letriz | PUR |
WLF | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–2–5 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros WLT bronze: light-heavyweight -82.5 kg total; 1990 Ciudad de México WLT middle-heavyweight -90 kg silver: total and snatch, bronze: clean & jerk; 1993 Ponce WLT middle-heavyweight -91 kg bronze: total and clean & jerk; 1998 Maracaibo WLT bronze: light-heavyweight -85 kg snatch |
| Helmut Levy | COL |
SWM | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 2–1–3 1978 Medellín SWI gold: 200 m breaststroke and 200 m medley, silver: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 100 m breaststroke, 400 m medley, and 4×100 m freestyle relay |
| Andrew Lewis | GUY |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1990 Ciudad de México BOX silver: light-welterweight -63.5 kg |
| Georgie Lewis | TTO |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Barranquilla ATH bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Iram Lewis | BAH |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–0–1 1998 Maracaibo ATH bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Randy Lewis |  GRN |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–1–0 2010 Mayagüez ATH silver: triple jump |
| Alfredo Leyva | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 1992 | 1–0–0 1990 Ciudad de México WRE gold: freestyle flyweight -52 kg |
| Ricardo Leyva | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1980 | 1–0–0 1982 La Habana VOL gold |
| Luis Liendo | VEN |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | 2–1–0 2002 San Salvador WRE gold: Greco-Roman lightweight -60 kg; 2006 Cartagena de Indias WRE gold: Greco-Roman lightweight -60 kg; 2010 Mayagüez WRE silver: Greco-Roman lightweight -60 kg |
| Francisco Limardo | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 2008—2024 | 4–1–0 2010 Mayagüez FEN gold: épée team; 2014 Veracruz FEN gold: épée and épée team; 2018 Barranquilla FEN gold: épée team, silver: épée |
| Rubén Limardo | VEN |
FEN | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2008—2024 | 3–3–1 2002 San Salvador FEN gold: épée team, silver: épée; 2006 Cartagena de Indias FEN silver: épée team, bronze: épée; 2010 Mayagüez FEN gold: épée team, silver: épée; 2014 Veracruz FEN gold: épée team |
| Roberto Limonta | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 1992 | 2–0–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros WRE gold: freestyle heavyweight -100 kg; 1993 Ponce WRE gold: freestyle light-heavyweight -90 kg |
| Luis Lin | DOM |
TTE | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 5–2–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias TTN gold: singles and mixed doubles, silver: doubles; 2010 Mayagüez TTN gold: doubles, mixed doubles, and team, silver: singles |
| Carlos Linares | VEN |
CTR | Olympics | 2012 | 0–1–2 2010 Mayagüez CYC bronze: omnium; 2018 Barranquilla CYC silver: 4000 m pursuit team, bronze: road race |
| Omar Linares | CUB |
BBL | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 4–0–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros BSB gold; 1990 Ciudad de México BSB gold; 1993 Ponce BSB gold; 1998 Maracaibo BSB gold |
| Angelita Lind | PUR |
ATH | Olympics | 1984 | 2–3–1 1978 Medellín ATH bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1982 La Habana ATH gold: 1500 m, silver: 800 m; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros ATH gold: 1500 m, silver: 800 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Roberto Lindeborg | AHO |
WLF | Olympics | 1972 | 4–0–0 1970 Panamá WLT flyweight -52 kg gold: total, press, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Andrew Livingston | PUR |
SWM | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1–1–4 1998 Maracaibo SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay; 2002 San Salvador SWI silver: 200 m butterfly, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay |
| Inocente Lizano | CUB |
CTR | Olympics | 1968 | 0–2–0 1966 San Juan CYC silver: 4000 m pursuit team; 1970 Panamá CYC silver: road time trial team |
| Diego Lizardi | PUR |
GAR | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 2–1–2 1990 Ciudad de México GYM bronze: team; 1993 Ponce GYM silver: floor, bronze: team; 1998 Maracaibo GYM gold: rings and team |
| Juan Llabot | VEN |
SHO | Olympics | 1956—1968 | 2–0–1 1959 Caracas SHO gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions, bronze: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions; 1962 Kingston SHO gold: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions |
| Alejandra Llaneza | MEX |
GLF | Olympics | 2016 | 0–1–0 2014 Veracruz GOL silver: individual |
| Raúl Llanos | CUB |
SHO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 7–1–0 1970 Panamá SHO gold: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions, 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team, 300 m free rifle 3 positions, and 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1974 Santo Domingo SHO gold: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions and 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team; 1982 La Habana SHO gold: 10 m air rifle team, silver: 10 m air rifle |
| José Llanusa | CUB |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala BAS bronze |
| Patrick Loliger | MEX |
ROW | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–3–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias ROW silver: single sculls; 2010 Mayagüez ROW gold: single sculls; 2014 Veracruz ROW silver: double sculls and quadruple sculls |
| Anthony Longdon | GRN |
BOX | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 La Habana BOX bronze: heavyweight +91 kg |
| María Lopera | COL |
RU7 | Olympics | 2016 | 2–0–0 2014 Veracruz RGS gold; 2018 Barranquilla RGS gold |
| Jeanne Lopes | AHO |
SHO | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–2 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros SHO bronze: 10 m air rifle; 1990 Ciudad de México SHO bronze: 10 m air rifle |
| Abel López | CUB |
WLF | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 4–0–0 1970 Panamá WLT middleweight -75 kg gold: total, press, snatch, and clean & jerk |
| Ahmed López | CUB |
CTR | Olympics | 2004 | 0–1–0 2006 Cartagena de Indias CYC silver: sprint |
| Alfonso López | CUB |
FEN | Olympics | 1924 | 1–0–0 1930 La Habana FEN gold: épée team |
| Aliuska López | CUB ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2004 | 4–0–0 1990 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 100 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay (competed for Cuba); 1993 Ponce ATH gold: 100 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay (competed for Cuba) |
| Ángela López | PUR |
SWM | Olympics | 1976 | 2–1–2 1970 Panamá SWI bronze: 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay; 1974 Santo Domingo SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 200 m breaststroke |
| Arlen López | CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 1–1–0 2014 Veracruz BOX gold: middleweight -75 kg; 2018 Barranquilla BOX silver: middleweight -75 kg |
| Arsenio López | PUR |
SWM | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–1–2 1998 Maracaibo SWI bronze: 4×100 m medley relay; 2006 Cartagena de Indias SWI silver: 50 m breaststroke, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay |
| Christian López | GUA |
WLF | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–0–1 2010 Mayagüez WLT super-heavyweight +105 kg gold: snatch, bronze: total |
| Decio López | COL |
FBL | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–1 1970 Panamá FTB bronze |
| Denisse López | MEX |
GAR | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 0–3–3 1990 Ciudad de México GYM silver: team, bronze: horse vault; 1993 Ponce GYM silver and team, bronze: all-around and horse vault |
| Edmundo López | VEN |
FEN | Olympics | 1952 | 1–1–0 1954 Ciudad de México FEN gold: sabre team, silver: sabre |
| Eduardo López | GUA |
FEN | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala FEN bronze: épée team |
| Emilio López | MEX |
BKB | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 2–0–0 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala BAS gold; 1954 Ciudad de México BAS gold |
| Erick López | CUB |
GAR | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 9–4–4 1990 Ciudad de México GYM gold: pommelled horse and team, silver: all-around, bronze: rings; 1993 Ponce GYM gold: floor and team, silver: all-around and rings, bronze: horse vault; 1998 Maracaibo GYM gold: all-around, floor, rings, pommelled horse, and team, silver: parallel bars, bronze: horizontal bar and horse vault |
| Esteban López | COL |
CTR | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1993 Ponce CYC silver: 4000 m pursuit team |
| Fabiana López | MEX |
FEN | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros FEN silver: foil team |
