Ray Quiñones

Template:Short description 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 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.

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.

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

International competitions

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

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