Puerto Rico competed in the 2019 Pan American Games which took place in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.

The Panam Sports Disciplinary Commission announced this positive the day the Lima Games are closed, on 11 August 2019.

Puerto Rico qualified a men's team of 24 athletes by winning the gold medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Puerto Rico qualified a women's team (of 15 athletes) by being ranked in the top five nations at the 2017 Pan American Championships.

Puerto Rico qualified five surfers (four men and one woman) in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.