Reynaldo "Ray" Jones Quiñones Vázquez (born 15 June 1958 in

Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Santa Isabel () is a Santa Isabel barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Coamo, Puerto Rico, Coamo; east of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz; a ...

) is a retired Puerto Rican

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. He won the Central American and Caribbean Championships in

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and

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, the latter in a career best jump 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 The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. He holds a bachelor's degree in pedagogy with a concentration in physical education from the

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and a master's degree in athlete training from the

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. He was athletic director at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In 2020, Ray Quiñones was nominated

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by governor

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* 1958 births Living people People from Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male long jumpers Puerto Rican decathletes Puerto Rican sports executives and administrators Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Secretaries of sports and recreation of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub