Olympic history of Cuba

CUB

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Cuba , whose NOK , the Comité Olimpico Cubano , was founded in 1926 andrecognizedby the IOC in1954, has been participating in the Summer Olympics since 1900. Cuban athletes have not yet been sent to the winter games. Cuba also took part in the youth summer games held so far.

General

Cuba during the invasion of the nations in 2016

Cuba is the second most successful nation in America after the United States and the most successful in Latin America. Cuba is also the most successful among the nations that only took part in the summer games. Of the nations that have never hosted the Olympic Games, Cuba is the fourth most successful nation behind Hungary, Romania and Poland. With 34 Olympic victories and 67 medals in total, Cuba is the second most successful boxing nation at the Olympic Games after the USA. In baseball, with five Olympic Games in the program from 1992 to 2008, Cuba is the leading nation with three Olympic victories and two silver medals. In the core Olympic sport of athletics, Cuba ranks 20th with ten Olympic victories and 41 medals. In wrestling, Cuba ranks 12th with nine Olympic victories and 22 medals in total, and in judo with six Olympic victories and 36 medals, it even ranks fifth.

The first Olympian in Cuba was the fencer Ramón Fonst on June 1, 1900 . With his victory in the epee competition, he was also the first Cuban medalist and Olympic champion. Fonst won a total of five medals in 1900 and 1904. This makes him the most successful Olympian in Cuban Olympic history.

On November 23, 1956, the athlete Bertha Díaz became the first Cuban woman to take part in the Olympic Games. The first women's medals were won in Mexico City in 1968 with silver, the 4 x 100 meter relay. The first woman medal in an individual discipline was won by the athlete Silvia Chivás , who was third in the 100 meters in 1972. The javelin thrower María Caridad Colón became the first Cuban Olympic champion in 1980.

In the beginning, the Cuban Olympic teams were relatively small. In Paris 1900, only one Cuban took part, Ramón Fonst. It was not until 1948 in London that the team was in double figures. In 1968 it passed the 100 mark for the first time, and in 1980 the 200 mark. The largest team with 229 athletes took part in Sydney in 2000.

In 1992, Cuba was the most successful. 14 Olympic victories with a total of 31 medals were recorded. At least one gold medal has been won in all participations since 1964.

Cuba boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Games, joining the Soviet Union's call to boycott. The boycott was justified with alleged lack of safety on the part of the athletes. Cuba, like other countries that boycotted the Los Angeles Games, participated in the counter-event Friendship Contests.

Cuba also stayed away from the 1988 Seoul Games. Head of state Fidel Castro had previously supported North Korea in his demand to co-host the Games. After the IOC failed to comply with North Korean demands, North Korea boycotted its neighboring country's games. Cuba, like Nicaragua, the Seychelles, Albania, Madagascar and Ethiopia, showed solidarity with North Korea and did not send a team to Seoul.

Applications for hosting the Olympic Games

The Cuban capital Havana has applied three times to host the Summer Olympics. The first application was to host the 7th Summer Olympics in 1920. At the 17th IOC session in Lausanne , however, the games were awarded to Antwerp .

Havana only applied again to host the 29th Summer Olympics in 2008, but the application was not accepted by the IOC. The same happened with the application for the following 2012 Summer Games. The IOC did not accept this application either.

Overview of the participations

Summer games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1896	not participated
1900	1	1	0		1	1		2	12
1904	3	3	0		3			3	4th
1908-1920	not participated
1924	9	9	0	Ramón Fonst
1928	1	1	0	José Barrientos
1932	three musicians as participants in the art competitions
1936	not participated
1948	53	53	0	Raúl García		1		1	28
1952	29	29	0	Federico Lopez
1956	16	15th	1	Manuel Sanguily
1960	12	9	3	José Yáñez
1964	27	25th	2	Ernesto Varona		1		1	30th
1968	115	101	14th	Héctor Ramírez		4th		4th	31
1972	137	109	28	Teófilo Stevenson	3	1	4th	8th	14th
1976	156	132	24	Teófilo Stevenson	6th	4th	3	13	8th
1980	208	175	33	Teófilo Stevenson	8th	7th	5	20th	4th
1984-1988	not participated
1992	176	126	50	Héctor Milián	14th	6th	11	31	5
1996	164	111	53	Rolando Tucker	9	8th	8th	25th	8th
2000	229	147	82	Félix Savón	11	11	7th	29	9
2004	151	97	54	Iván Pedroso	9	7th	11	27	11
2008	158	102	56	Mijaín López	2	11	11	24	28
2012	109	65	44	Mijaín López	5	3	6th	14th	16
2016	124	89	35	Mijaín López	5	2	4th	11	18th

Winter games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1924-2018	not participated

Youth Summer Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2010	41	31	10	Wilfredo León	9	3	2	14th	5
2014	12	9	3	Dylan French	2	1	1	4th	35

Youth Winter Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2012-2016	not participated

Medal table

Olympic games

				total	rank
Olympic Summer Games	77	67	71	215	16
winter Olympics	0	0	0	0	-
total	77	67	71	215	20th

Youth Olympic Games

				total	rank
Youth Olympic Summer Games	11	4th	3	18th	11
Youth Olympic Winter Games	0	0	0	0	-
total	11	4th	3	18th	12

History of participation

Summer games

badminton

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The only time a badminton player took part in 2016 was in Rio de Janeiro.

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  So far the only Cuban badminton player at the Olympics: Osleni Guerrero

baseball

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Baseball became an Olympic sport in 1992. The Cuban team had qualified for the tournament. She won all seven preliminary round matches and faced the USA in the semifinals, who were defeated 6-1. Cuba won the final against Taiwan 11: 1, becoming the first ever Olympic baseball champion.

In 1996, Cuba was able to defend its Olympic victory. As four years before, the team won all seven preliminary round matches. In the semifinals Nicaragua was beaten 8-1. Cuba won the final 13: 9 against Japan.

In 2000 in Sydney, Cuba won silver. In the preliminary round, the Cubans won six of seven games. Japan was beaten 3-0 in the semifinals. The final was lost 4-0 to the USA.

Also in 2004 in Athens, Cuba won six of seven preliminary round matches. In the semifinals Canada was beaten 8-5. Cuba won the final against Australia 6-2. This was the third time that Cuba had become Olympic champion.

In the fifth and final Olympic baseball tournament in Beijing in 2008, the Cubans won their fifth medal with silver. This makes Cuba the most successful nation in baseball. Cuba won six of their seven preliminary round matches and also the semi-finals against the USA (10-2). In the final they lost to South Korea with 2: 3.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team	1992 Barcelona	Men's tournament	first Olympic victory
National team	1996 Atlanta	Men's tournament
National team	2004 Athens	Men's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team	2000 Sydney	Men's tournament
National team	2004 Athens	Men's tournament

basketball

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The first Cuban basketball team took part in London in 1948. With two wins, against Ireland and Iran, in four games, they finished third in the group. In the placement round they lost to Peru and then beat Iran and Argentina again. Another defeat against Peru meant 13th place in the final ranking. Also in 1952, Cuba's team finished 13th with two wins in three games, they survived the qualifying round. In the preliminary round they suffered three defeats in three games and were bottom of the group.

Only in 1968 was Cuba able to qualify for a basketball tournament again. The men's team lost five of seven games in the preliminary round and closed the table in 6th place. A defeat in the second round against Puerto Rico meant that Cuba could only play for 11th place. The game for 11th place was won against Panama.

In 1972 in Munich, the men's team won six of its seven preliminary round matches. In the semifinals they lost to the Soviet Union with 61:67, the game for bronze was won against Italy with 66:65.

In 1976 in Montreal, the Cubans won three of their five preliminary round matches. The placement round was lost to Czechoslovakia, the game for 7th place was won 92-81 against Australia. In 1980 both men and women were qualified. With two wins in three preliminary round games, the men moved into the semi-finals. Cuba lost all four games and finished 6th in the final ranking. The women won only one of their five preliminary round matches and finished 5th.

In 1992 in Barcelona only the women could qualify. The women won all three preliminary round matches. Opponents in the semifinals were China, the Cubans lost 109-70. The bronze game was also lost. Cuba lost 74:88 to the USA. Four years later, the Cubans won two of their five preliminary round matches, but were thus qualified for the quarter-finals. Here they were defeated by Brazil. There was a victory over Japan in the placement round. The game for 5th place was lost to Russia.

Also in 2000 only women were there. In the preliminary round, they could only win one out of five games and were fifth in the group. They won the game for 9th place with 67:58 against Canada.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1972 Munich	Men's tournament	first medal win

Beach volleyball

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The Olympic debut in beach volleyball took place in 1996.

Archery

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Cuba has been sending archers to the Olympic Games since 2000. Juan Carlos Stevens reached 5th place in the individual ranking in Beijing in 2008.

Boxing

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As the first Cuban boxer, Esteban Aguilera competed in the lightweight in Rome in 1960. The first medals were won in 1968. Enrique Regüeiferos won silver in light welterweight, Rolando Garbey silver in light middleweight.

The Cubans won five medals, including three Olympic victories, in Munich in 1972. Olympic champions were Teófilo Stevenson in the heavyweight division, Emilio Correa Vaillant in the welterweight division and Orlando Martínez in the bantamweight division. In addition, Gilberto Carrillo won silver in the light heavyweight division and Douglas Rodríguez won bronze in the flyweight division.

In 1976 Stevenson was able to defend his Olympic heavyweight victory. Also Ángel Herrera in featherweight and Jorge Hernández in light flyweight became Olympic champions. Ramón Duvalón won silver flyweight, Andrés Aldama light welterweight and Sixto Soria light heavyweight. Bronze went to Rolando Garbey in the light middleweight division and Luis Felipe Martínez in the middleweight division.

Cuba presented six Olympic champions in Moscow in 1980. Stevenson was able to defend his Olympic victory again and was the most successful boxer ever at the Olympic Games. Herrera was also able to repeat his victory in 1976, this time in the lightweight. Other Olympic champions were Juan Bautista Hernández in the bantamweight, Andrés Aldama in the welterweight, Armando Martínez in the light middleweight and José Gómez Mustelier in the middleweight. Hipólito Ramos also won silver in light flyweight and Adolfo Horta in featherweight. Bronze went to José Aguilar Pulsán in the light welterweight division and Ricardo Rojas Frías in the light heavyweight division.

In 1992 the result could even be topped. There were seven gold and two silver medals. Olympic champions were Rogelio Marcelo in the light flyweight, Joel Casamayor in the bantamweight, Héctor Vinent in the light welterweight, Juan Carlos Lemus in the light middleweight, Ariel Hernández in the middleweight, Félix Savón in the light heavyweight and Roberto Balado in the heavyweight. Silver won Raúl González in the flyweight and Juan Hernández Sierra in the welterweight.

In 1996 in Atlanta the boxers won six medals. Héctor Vinent in the light welterweight division, Ariel Hernández in the middleweight division and Félix Savón in the heavyweight division were able to defend their Olympic victories. Also Maikro Romero flyweight won the gold medal. Silver won Arnaldo Mesa in bantamweight, Juan Hernández Sierra in welterweight and Alfredo Duvergel in light middleweight.

In 2000 in Sydney seven medals could be won. A Cuban was Olympic champion four times: Guillermo Rigondeaux in the bantamweight, Mario Kindelán in the lightweight, Jorge Gutiérrez in the middleweight and Félix Savón in the heavyweight. Savón became Olympic champion for the third time in a row, drawing level with Teófilo Stevenson. Maikro Romero won bronze in light flyweight and Diógenes Luna in light welterweight.

In 2004 in Athens eight medals, including five Olympic victories, were added. Guillermo Rigondeaux in the bantamweight and Mario Kindelán in the lightweight were able to repeat their Olympic victories. Other Olympic champions were Yan Barthelemí in light flyweight, Yuriorkis Gamboa in flyweight and Odlanier Solís in heavyweight. Yudel Johnson at light welterweight and Lorenzo Aragón at welterweight won silver, Michel López won bronze at super heavyweight.

In 2008 in Beijing, the Cuban boxing relay remained for the first time since 1972 without an Olympic victory. Eight medals were won, four times silver and four times bronze. Silver went to Andry Laffita in flyweight, Yankiel León in bantamweight, Carlos Banteur in welterweight and Emilio Correa Bayeux in middleweight. Emilio Correa Bayeux is the son of 1972 Olympic welterweight champion Emilio Correa Vaillant. Bronze won Yampier Hernández in the light flyweight, Yordenis Ugás in the lightweight, Roniel Iglesias in the light welterweight and Osmay Acosta in the heavyweight.

In 2012 in London two Olympic victories were celebrated again. Robeisy Ramírez won the flyweight, Roniel Iglesias the light welterweight. There were also bronze medals by Lázaro Álvarez in the bantamweight and Yasniel Toledo in the lightweight. Robeisy Ramírez won another gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, this time in the bantamweight division. Arlen López won the middleweight division, Julio César La Cruz won the light heavyweight division. Joahnys Argilagos won bronze in light flyweight, Lázaro Álvarez in lightweight and Erislandy Savón in heavyweight.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Orlando Martínez	1972 Munich	Bantamweight
Emilio Correa Vaillant	1972 Munich	Welterweight
Teófilo Stevenson	1972 Munich	Heavyweight	Martínez, Correa Vaillant and Stevenson were Cuba's first boxing Olympic champions
Jorge Hernández	1976 Montreal	Light flyweight
Ángel Herrera	1976 Montreal	Featherweight
Teófilo Stevenson	1976 Montreal	Heavyweight
Juan Bautista Hernández	1980 Moscow	Bantamweight
Ángel Herrera	1980 Moscow	lightweight
Andrés Aldama	1980 Moscow	Light middleweight
Armando Martínez	1980 Moscow	Light middleweight
José Gómez Mustelier	1980 Moscow	medium weight
Teófilo Stevenson	1980 Moscow	Heavyweight
Rogelio Marcelo	1992 Barcelona	Light flyweight
Joel Casamayor	1992 Barcelona	Bantamweight
Héctor Vinent	1992 Barcelona	Light welterweight
Juan Carlos Lemus	1992 Barcelona	Light middleweight
Ariel Hernández	1992 Barcelona	medium weight
Félix Savón	1992 Barcelona	Light heavyweight
Roberto Balado	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight
Maikro Romero	1996 Atlanta	Flyweight
Héctor Vinent	1996 Atlanta	Light welterweight
Ariel Hernández	1996 Atlanta	medium weight
Félix Savón	1996 Atlanta	Heavyweight
Guillermo Rigondeaux	2000 Sydney	Bantamweight
Mario Kindelán	2000 Sydney	lightweight
Jorge Gutiérrez	2000 Sydney	medium weight
Félix Savón	2000 Sydney	Heavyweight
Yan Barthelemí	2004 Athens	Light flyweight
Yuriorkis Gamboa	2004 Athens	Flyweight
Guillermo Rigondeaux	2004 Athens	Bantamweight
Mario Kindelán	2004 Athens	lightweight
Odlanier Solís	2004 Athens	Heavyweight
Robeisy Ramírez	2012 London	Flyweight
Roniel Iglesias	2012 London	Light welterweight
Robeisy Ramírez	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Bantamweight
Arlen López	2016 Rio de Janeiro	medium weight
Julio César La Cruz	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Light heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Enrique Regüeiferos	1968 Mexico City	Light welterweight
Rolando Garbey	1968 Mexico City	Light middleweight
Gilberto Carrillo	1972 Munich	Light heavyweight
Ramón Duvalón	1976 Montreal	Flyweight
Andrés Aldama	1976 Montreal	Light welterweight
Sixto Soria	1976 Montreal	Light heavyweight
Hipólito Ramos	1980 Moscow	Light flyweight
Adolfo Horta	1980 Moscow	Featherweight
Raúl González	1992 Barcelona	Flyweight
Juan Hernández Sierra	1992 Barcelona	Welterweight
Arnaldo Mesa	1996 Atlanta	Bantamweight
Juan Hernández Sierra	1996 Atlanta	Welterweight
Alfredo Duvergel	1996 Atlanta	Light middleweight
Yudel Johnson	2004 Athens	Light welterweight
Lorenzo Aragon	2004 Athens	Welterweight
Andry Laffita	2008 Beijing	Flyweight
Yankiel León	2008 Beijing	Bantamweight
Carlos Banteur	2008 Beijing	Welterweight
Emilio Correa Bayeux	2008 Beijing	medium weight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Douglas Rodríguez	1972 Munich	Flyweight
Rolando Garbey	1976 Montreal	Light middleweight
Luis Felipe Martínez	1976 Montreal	medium weight
José Aguilar Pulsán	1980 Moscow	Light welterweight
Ricardo Rojas Frías	1980 Moscow	Light heavyweight
Maikro Romero	2000 Sydney	Light flyweight
Diógenes Luna	2000 Sydney	Light welterweight
Michel López	2004 Athens	Super heavyweight
Yampier Hernández	2008 Beijing	Light flyweight
Yordenis Ugás	2008 Beijing	lightweight
Roniel Iglesias	2008 Beijing	Light welterweight
Osmay Acosta	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight
Lázaro Álvarez	2012 London	Bantamweight
Yasniel Toledo	2012 London	lightweight
Joahnys Argilagos	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Light flyweight
Lázaro Álvarez	2016 Rio de Janeiro	lightweight
Erislandy Savon	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight

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  Ángel Herrera, Olympic champion in 1976 and 1980

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  Teófilo Stevenson, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic gold medalist

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  Armando Martínez, 1980 Olympic champion

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  Guillermo Rigondeaux, Olympic gold medalist in 2000 and 2004

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  Yan Barthelemí, 2004 Olympic champion

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  Yuriorkis Gamboa, 2004 Olympic champion

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  Yordenis Ugás, bronze 2008

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  Lázaro Álvarez, bronze 2012 and 2016

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  Julio César La Cruz, 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Joahnys Argilagos, bronze 2016

fencing

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Ramón Fonst was Cuba's first Olympic fencer. He was also the only Cuba to compete in Paris in 1900. Fonst won the epee competition for amateurs on June 15, 1900, becoming the first Cuban medalist and Olympic champion. On the same day he won silver in the open class, in which amateurs and fencing masters competed together. In 1904 in St. Louis, Cuban fencers won all competitions. Fonst won the epee and foil fencing competitions, Manuel Díaz the saber fencing . Together they became Olympic champions in the team competition with the foil. With four gold and one silver medal, Fonst is the most successful Cuban at the Olympic Games to date.

It was not until 1976 in Montreal that Cuban fencers were able to achieve a top ranking again. The saber team finished 5th. After 88 years, a Cuban fencer won another medal in Barcelona in 1992. Elvis Gregory won the bronze medal in foil and the silver medal with the team. In 1996 the foil team won bronze. Silver went to the sword fencer Iván Trevejo.

In 2000 in Sydney, the Degenteam won the bronze medal after Iván Trevejo finished 6th in the individual ranking. The sword fencer Zuleidis Ortíz also achieved 6th place.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ramón Fonst	1900 Paris	Epee for amateurs	Cuba's first ever Olympic victory
Ramón Fonst	1904 St. Louis	Epee single
Ramón Fonst	1904 St. Louis	foil
Manuel Díaz	1904 St. Louis	saber
Ramón Fonst Manuel Díaz	1904 St. Louis	Foil team

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ramón Fonst	1900 Paris	Epee open class
Elvis Gregory Guillermo Betancourt Oscar García Pérez Tulio Díaz Hermenegildo García	1992 Barcelona	Foil team
Iván Trevejo	1996 Atlanta	Sword

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Elvis Gregory	1992 Barcelona	foil
Elvis Gregory Oscar García Pérez Rolando Tucker	1996 Atlanta	Foil team
Carlos Pedroso Iván Trevejo Nelson Loyola	2000 Sydney	Epee team

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  Ramón Fonst, first Cuban Olympian and Olympic champion

Soccer

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For the first time a Cuban soccer team took part in an Olympic tournament in Montreal in 1976. After only one draw in three preliminary round games, the team was eliminated early.

In 1980, Cuba was able to qualify for the quarter-finals in the preliminary round in second place behind the Soviet Union. Here the team lost 3-0 to Czechoslovakia.

Weightlifting

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Cuban weightlifters first competed in London in 1948. It wasn't until 1976 that a weightlifter was able to move up to the front. Francisco Casamayor finished 5th in the flyweight division. In 1980, bantamweight Daniel Núñez became the first Cuban medalist and Olympic champion in weightlifting. Alberto Blanco also won bronze in the heavyweight division. Julio Echenique failed with fourth place in the middleweight division just to a medal rank.

In 1992 in Barcelona Pablo Lara won the silver medal in the middleweight division. In the super heavyweight division, Ernesto Agüero took 4th place. Lara was able to increase his result in Atlanta in 1996 with the Olympic victory.

It wasn't until 2008 in Beijing that top placements followed. Yordenis Borrero reached 4th place in the lightweight, Jadier Valladares 5th place in the light heavyweight division. Iván Cambar won bronze in the middleweight division in London in 2012.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Daniel Nuñez	1980 Moscow	Bantamweight	first medal and Olympic victory
Pablo Lara	1996 Atlanta	medium weight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Pablo Lara	1992 Barcelona	medium weight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Alberto Blanco	1980 Moscow	Heavyweight
Iván Cambar	2012 London	medium weight

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  Christine Girard (2010)

Handball

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The first handball tournament with Cuban participation took place in Moscow in 1980. The men's team lost all five preliminary round matches. The team only got into the game for 11th place, in which Kuwait was defeated 32:24.

20 years later, a men's team was able to qualify again. All preliminary round games were lost, u. a. also against Germany at 22:30. In the game for 11th place Australia was then defeated 26:24.

hockey

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In Moscow 1980, Cuban hockey players took part for the first time. The men could only win one of five preliminary round games. With a 4-1 victory over Tanzania, they finished 5th.

Judo

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Cuban judoka took to the mat for the first time in 1972 in Munich. In 1976 a Cuban won his first Olympic Judo victory. Héctor Rodríguez won the competition in the lightweight. 1980 in Moscow followed three silver medals by José Rafael Rodríguez in the extra lightweight, Juan Ferrer in the light middleweight and Isaac Azcuy in the middleweight.

In 1992 in Barcelona Odalis Revé was Olympic middleweight champion. Estela Rodríguez won silver in heavyweight, Driulis González bronze in lightweight and Amarilys Savón bronze in extra lightweight. In the men's category, Israel Hernández won bronze in the extra light weight.

Driulis González became an Olympic lightweight champion in 1996. Estela Rodríguez repeated her silver medal in the heavyweight division. Bronze went to Amarilys Savón in the extra light weight, Legna Verdecia in the half light weight and Diadenis Luna in the light heavy weight. In the men’s category, Israel Hernández won another bronze medal in the half-light weight category.

In 2000 in Sydney the women won two gold and two silver medals. Legna Verdecia was Olympic champion in the half lightweight division, Sibelis Veranes in the middleweight division. Driulis González won silver in the lightweight and Daima Beltrán in the heavyweight division. In the men's category, Manolo Poulot won bronze in the extra light weight.

One silver and five bronze medals were the result in 2004 in Athens. Of the six medals, five were won by women. The silver medal went to Daima Beltrán in the heavyweight division for the second time in a row. Bronze won Amarilys Savón in the light weight, Yurisleidys Lupetey in the light weight, Driulis González in the light middleweight and Yurisel Laborde in the light heavyweight. In the men's category , Yordanis Arencibia won bronze in the half-light weight category.

The men won two bronze medals in Beijing in 2008 by Yordanis Arencibia in the half lightweight and Oscar Braison in the heavyweight division. The women were a little more successful again. Yanet Bermoy in the extra lightweight, Anaysi Hernández in the middleweight and Yalennis Castillo in the light heavyweight won silver. There was also a bronze medal by Idalys Ortíz in the heavyweight division.

Idalys Ortíz was Olympic heavyweight champion in London in 2012. Yante Bermoy repeated her silver medal, this time at half light. Asley González also won silver in the men's middleweight division. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Idalys Ortíz remained Cuba's only medalist with silver in the heavyweight division.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Héctor Rodríguez	1976 Montreal	lightweight	first medal and Olympic victory
Odalis Revé	1992 Barcelona	medium weight
Driulis González	1996 Atlanta	lightweight
Legna Verdecia	2000 Sydney	Half light weight
Sibelis Veranes	2000 Sydney	medium weight
Idalys Ortíz	2012 London	Heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
José Rafael Rodríguez	1980 Moscow	Extra light weight
Juan Ferrer	1980 Moscow	Light middleweight
Isaac Azcuy	1980 Moscow	medium weight
Estela Rodríguez	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight
Estela Rodríguez	1996 Atlanta	Heavyweight
Driulis González	2000 Sydney	lightweight
Daima Beltran	2000 Sydney	Heavyweight
Daima Beltran	2004 Athens	Heavyweight
Yanet Bermoy	2008 Beijing	Extra light weight
Anaysi Hernández	2008 Beijing	medium weight
Yalennis Castillo	2008 Beijing	Light heavyweight
Asley González	2012 London	medium weight
Yanet Bermoy	2012 London	Half light weight
Idalys Ortíz	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Israel Hernández	1992 Barcelona	Extra light weight
Driulis González	1992 Barcelona	lightweight
Amarilys Savon	1992 Barcelona	Extra light weight
Israel Hernández	1996 Atlanta	Half light weight
Amarilys Savon	1996 Atlanta	Extra light weight
Legna Verdecia	1996 Atlanta	Half light weight
Diadenis Luna	1996 Atlanta	Light heavyweight
Manolo Poulot	2000 Sydney	Extra light weight
Yordanis Arencibia	2004 Athens	Half light weight
Amarilys Savon	2004 Athens	Half light weight
Yurisleidy's Lupetey	2004 Athens	lightweight
Driulis González	2004 Athens	Light middleweight
Yurisel Laborde	2004 Athens	Light heavyweight
Yordanis Arencibia	2008 Beijing	Half light weight
Oscar Braison	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight
Idalys Ortíz	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight

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  Iván Felipe Silva in light middleweight 2016. Silva also took part in the 2014 youth games and won bronze there

Canoeing

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The first canoeists in Cuba took part in Munich in 1972. The first medals were presented in Sydney in 2000. Ledys Balceiro won the silver medal in the single Canadian over 1000 meters. In the two-man Canadian over 1000 meters, Leobaldo Pereira and Ibrahim Rojas also won silver. In 2004 Ibrahim Rojas won silver again, this time together with Ledys Balceiro, this time over 500 meters.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ledys Balceiro	2000 Sydney	C 1 1000 m
Leobaldo Pereira Ibrahim Rojas	2000 Sydney	C 2 1000 m
Ibrahim Rojas Ledys Balceiro	2004 Athens	C 2 500 m

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  Serguey Torres (l.) And Fernando Jorge (r.) In the two-man Canadian 2016

athletics

10	14th	17th

The first Cuban athlete started in St. Louis in 1904. Félix Carvajal took part in the marathon and finished fourth. 1956 started with the sprinter Bertha Díaz the first Cuban woman in the Olympic Games. In 1960 in Rome, Enrique Figuerola was fourth over 100 meters.

In 1964 in Tokyo, Figuerola finished second and won the first Cuban Olympic medal in athletics. In the women’s category , Miguelina Cobián was fifth over 100 meters. In 1968 she reached 8th place, but won the silver medal with the 100 meter relay. Also the men's 100 meter relay, u. a. with Figuerola, won silver. In the individual race he was eliminated in the semifinals, but his teammate Pablo Montes reached the final and finished fourth. Aurelia Pentón also took part in the final over 400 meters. She finished fifth.

In 1972 Silvia Chivás won two bronze medals, first in the 100-meter run, then with the relay. In the long jump, Marcia Garbey finished 4th. 1976 Alberto Juantorena was double Olympic champion. He won over 400 and 800 meters. Alejandro Casañas won the silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles . Dámaso Alfonso was fourth in the 400 meter hurdles. Pedro Pérez achieved the same placement in the triple jump.

In 1980 in Moscow, María Caridad Colón became the first woman from Cuba to become Olympic champion with her victory in the javelin throw. Alejandro Casañas repeated his silver medal. Silvio Leonard won silver over 100 meters and fourth over 200 meters. Luis Delís won bronze in the discus throw. Alberto Juantorena crossed the finish line in fourth over 400 meters.

In Barcelona in 1992 Javier Sotomayor was Olympic champion in high jump and Maritza Martén Olympic champion in discus throw. In the men's race, the 400-meter relay won silver, the 100-meter relay bronze. Bronze was also won by the discus thrower Roberto Moya as well as na Fidelia Quirot over 800 meters and Ioamnet Quintero in the high jump. The Cuban athletes were able to reach numerous finals. Roberto Hernández was fifth over 100 meters, Emilio Valle sixth over 110 meters hurdles. In the long jump, Iván Pedroso took 4th place and Jaime Jefferson 5th place. 6th place went to Yoelbi Quesada in the triple jump and Juan Martínez in the discus throw. In the high jump, Marino Drake reached 8th place. In the women, Liliana Allen reached 8th place over 100 meters. Aliuska López was sixth in the 100 meter hurdles, Odalys Adams eighth. In the high jump, Silvia Costa also reached the final and came in sixth. In fourth place , Belsy Laza missed a medal by eight centimeters in the shot put. Hilda Ramos was sixth in the discus throw, Dulce García eighth in the javelin throw.

In Atlanta in 1996, Cuban athletes were not as successful as four years earlier. Two medals were won: Silver by Ana Fidelia Quirot over 800 meters and bronze by Yoelbi Quesada in the triple jump. Iván García was sixth over 100 meters, Norberto Téllez fourth over 800 meters. In the 110-meter hurdles two Cubans made it to the final. Emilio Valle finished fifth, Erik Batte eighth. The men's 100-meter relay came in sixth. Long jumper Iván Pedroso was twelfth in the final, Alexis Elizalde ninth in the discus throw. The women's 400 meter relay came in 6th. The shot put Belsy Laza reached 10th place. Three Cubans made it to the javelin finals. Isel López was fourth, Xiomara Rivero fifth and Odelmis Palma eleventh.

Anier García won the 110-meter hurdles in Sydney in 2000, Iván Pedroso was Olympic champion in the long jump. Yoel García won silver in the triple jump, Javier Sotomayor in the high jump. Osleidys Menéndez took bronze in the javelin throw, and the men's 100 meter relay also won bronze. Finals were made by Luis Felipe Méliz in the long jump (7th place), Yoelbi Quesada in the triple jump (4th place), Emeterio González in the javelin throw (8th place), Zulia Calatayud over 800 meters (6th place), Aliuska López over 100 meter hurdles (5th place) , Daimí Pernía over 400 meter hurdles (4th place), Yamilé Aldama in the triple jump (4th place), Yumileidi Cumbá in the shot put (6th place), Yipsi Moreno in the hammer throw (4th place) as well as Sonia Bisset (5th place) and Xiomara Rivero in the javelin throw (Rank 6). The women's 400-meter relay was eighth.

The women presented two Olympic champions in Athens in 2004. Yumileidi Cumbá won the shot put with Misleydis González in 7th place in the final. Osleidys Menéndez won the javelin throw, Sonia Bisset again reached 5th place and Nora Aída Bicet 7th place. There were two medals in the hammer throw. Yipsi Moreno won silver ahead of her teammate Yunaika Crawford with bronze. Zulia Calatayud reached further final places over 800 meters with 8th place and Yusmay Bicet in the triple jump with 9th place. In the men's category, Anier García won the bronze medal over 110 meter hurdles. Iván Pedroso came in 7th in the long jump, Lisvany Pérez in 11th in the high jump. Two Cubans made it into the triple jump final. Yoandri Betanzos finished fourth, Yoelbi Quesada eighth.

In Beijing 2008 Dayron Robles became Olympic champion in the 110 meter hurdles. Ibrahim Camejo won bronze in the long jump and Leonel Suárez in the decathlon. Yeimer López was sixth over 800 meters. In the long jump, Wilfredo Martínez was another Cuban in the final. He finished fifth. Arnie David Giralt reached 4th place in the triple jump, his teammate Héctor Fuentes 12th place. The women won two silver medals by Yarelys Barrios in the discus throw and Yipsi Moreno in the hammer throw. Osleydis Menéndez was sixth in the javelin throw, Misleydis González fourth in the shot put and Yargelis Savigne fifth in the triple jump.

Two medals were won in London in 2012. Leonel Suárez won bronze again in the decathlon, the pole vaulter Yarisley Silva won silver. Orlando Ortega finished 6th in the 110-meter hurdles. Ortega later fled Cuba and took Spanish citizenship. He won silver for Spain in Rio de Janeiro four years later. Alexis Copello was eighth in the triple jump, Jorge Fernández eleventh in the discus throw. In the women’s discus thrower Yarelis Barrios came sixth and hammer thrower Yipsi Moreno came sixth.

The only medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 was the bronze medal from Denia Caballero in the discus throw. Leonel Suárez reached sixth place in the decathlon. The triple jumper Lázaro Martínez was eighth, the men's 400-meter relay sixth. Yarisley Silva finished seventh in the pole vault.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Alberto Juantorena	1976 Montreal	400 meters	first Olympic champion in athletics
Alberto Juantorena	1976 Montreal	800 meters
María Caridad Colón	1980 Moscow	Javelin throw
Javier Sotomayor	1992 Barcelona	high jump
Maritza Martén	1992 Barcelona	Discus throw
Anier García	2000 Sydney	110 meter hurdles
Iván Pedroso	2000 Sydney	Long jump
Yumileidi Cumbá	2004 Athens	Shot put
Osleidys Menéndez	2004 Athens	Javelin throw
Dayron Robles	2008 Beijing	110 meter hurdles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Enrique Figuerola	1964 Tokyo	100 meters	first medal win in athletics
Hermes Ramírez Juan Morales Pablo Montes Enrique Figuerola	1968 Mexico City	4 x 100 meter relay
Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Violeta Quesada Miguelina Cobián	1968 Mexico City	4 x 100 meter relay
Alejandro Casañas	1976 Montreal	110 meter hurdles
Silvio Leonard	1980 Moscow	100 meters
Alejandro Casañas	1980 Moscow	110 meter hurdles
Lázaro Martínez Héctor Herrera Norberto Téllez Roberto Hernández	1992 Barcelona	4 x 400 meter relay
Ana Fidelia Quirot	1996 Atlanta	800 meters
Javier Sotomayor	2000 Sydney	high jump
Yoel García	2000 Sydney	Triple jump
Yipsi Moreno	2004 Athens	Hammer throw
Yarelis Barrios	2008 Beijing	Discus throw
Yipsi Moreno	2008 Beijing	Hammer throw
Yarisley Silva	2012 London	Pole vault

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Silvia Chivás	1972 Munich	100 meters
Marlene Elejarde Carmen Valdés Fulgencia Romay Silvia Chivás	1972 Munich	4 x 100 meter relay
Luis Delís	1980 Moscow	Discus throw
Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera	1992 Barcelona	4 x 100 meter relay
Roberto Moya	1992 Barcelona	Discus throw
Ana Fidelia Quirot	1992 Barcelona	800 meters
Ioamnet Quintero	1992 Barcelona	high jump
Yoelbi Quesada	1996 Atlanta	Triple jump
José Ángel César Luis Alberto Pérez Iván García Freddy Mayola	2000 Sydney	4 x 100 meter relay
Osleidys Menéndez	2000 Sydney	Javelin throw
Anier García	2004 Athens	110 meter hurdles
Yunaika Crawford	2004 Athens	Hammer throw
Ibrahim Camejo	2008 Beijing	Long jump
Leonel Suarez	2008 Beijing	Decathlon
Leonel Suarez	2012 London	Decathlon
Denia Caballero	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Discus throw

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  Crossing the finish line in the 100 meter final in 1964: Enrique Figuerola (80) came fourth

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  Javier Sotomayor, 1992 Olympic champion

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  Luis Felipe Méliz (2010)

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  Dayron Robles (in red and white) won the 110 meter hurdles in 2008

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  Yarelis Barrios, silver 2008

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  Yargelis Savigne

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  Leonel Suárez, bronze 2008 and 2012

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  Lázaro Martínez

Modern pentathlon

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The first modern pentathlete from Cuba, Yaniel Velázquez, took part in Beijing in 2008.

Cycling

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The first Cuban cyclist to compete in the Olympics was track cyclist Reinaldo Paseiro in 1948. It wasn't until 60 years later, in Beijing in 2008, that the first medal could be won. Yoanka González Pérez won silver in the points race. In 2012 in London Lisandra Guerra was sixth in the sprint, in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro Marlies Mejías seventh in the omnium.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Yoanka González Pérez	2008 Beijing	Points race	first medal win

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  Lisandra Guerra

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  Marlies Majías

Wrestling

9	6th	7th

For the first time, Cuban wrestlers took part in the 1948 Olympic freestyle tournament. The first successes came in 1976. The lightweight José Ramos was fifth in the freestyle. In 1980 , Raúl Cascaret also reached fourth place in freestyle in Moscow.

In 1992 the first medals could be won. Héctor Milián became the first medalist and Olympic champion through his triumph in the Greco-Roman heavyweight division. In this style Wilber Sánchez won bronze in the light flyweight and Juan Luis Marén bronze in the featherweight. In addition, Cecilio Rodríguez took fourth place in the lightweight and Néstor Almanza in the welterweight division. Medals were also won in freestyle. Alejandro Puerto was Olympic champion in bantamweight, Lázaro Reinoso won bronze in featherweight.

The Cuban wrestlers won a complete set of medals in Atlanta in 1996. Olympic champion was Filiberto Ascuy welterweight of the Greco-Roman style. In the same style, Juan Luis Marén won silver in the lightweight. Bronze in freestyle went to Alexis Vila in the light flyweight division. Yosvany Sánchez also finished fourth in the freestyle lightweight.

In 2000 in Sydney five medals were won. Filiberto Ascuy repeated his Olympic victory from Atlanta. In the Greco-Roman style, Lázaro Rivas won silver in the bantamweight and Juan Luis Marén in the lightweight. In freestyle, Yoel Romero was able to win silver in the light heavyweight division. Bronze went to Alexis Rodríguez in the super heavyweight division.

A complete set of medals was the loot of Cuban wrestlers in Athens in 2004. Olympic champion Yandro Quintana , who won freestyle light welterweight. Roberto Monzón won silver in the lightweight Greco-Roman style, bronze went to the freestyle wrestler Iván Fundora in the middleweight division. Ernesto Peña Williams in the middleweight (Greco-Roman) and Yoel Romero in the light heavyweight (freestyle) narrowly missed a medal.

2008 in Beijing Mijaín López was Olympic champion in the super heavyweight of the Greco-Roman style. He was able to successfully defend his title in London in 2012. Freestyle wrestler Liván López Azcuy won bronze in the welterweight division.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Mijaín López became Olympic champion for the third time in a row. Also Ismael Borrero Molina could win the competition in its weight class, the bantamweight. Yasmany Lugo won silver in the heavyweight division.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Héctor Milián	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman	first Olympic victory and medal win
Alejandro Puerto	1992 Barcelona	Featherweight, freestyle
Filiberto Ascuy	1996 Atlanta	Greterweight, Greco-Roman
Filiberto Ascuy	2000 Sydney	Greterweight, Greco-Roman
Yandro Quintana	2004 Athens	Lightweight, freestyle
Mijaín López	2008 Beijing	Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Mijaín López	2012 London	Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Mijaín López	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Ismael Borrero Molina	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Bantamweight, Greco-Roman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Juan Luis Marén	1996 Atlanta	Featherweight, Greco-Roman
Lázaro Rivas	2000 Sydney	Bantamweight, Greco-Roman
Juan Luis Marén	2000 Sydney	Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Yoel Romero	2000 Sydney	Light heavyweight, freestyle
Roberto Monzón	2004 Athens	Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Yasmany Lugo	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Wilber Sánchez	1992 Barcelona	Light flyweight, Greco-Roman
Juan Luis Marén	1992 Barcelona	Featherweight, Greco-Roman
Lázaro Reinoso	1992 Barcelona	Featherweight, freestyle
Alexis Vila	1996 Atlanta	Light flyweight, freestyle
Alexis Rodríguez	2000 Sydney	Super heavyweight, freestyle
Iván Fundora	2004 Athens	Middleweight, freestyle
Liván López Azcuy	2012 London	Welterweight, freestyle

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  Yoel Romero, silver 2000

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  Award ceremony in the super heavyweight Greco-Roman 2012: far left Olympic champion Mijaín López

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  2012 welterweight freestyle award ceremony: far left Liván López Azcuy

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  Ismael Borrero Molina, 2016 Olympic champion

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  Yasmany Lugo, silver 2016

rowing

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Rowing was first on the agenda for Cuba in London in 1948. A success could only be celebrated in Barcelona in 1992, when the two-man with helmsman reached the final and finished fifth. In 2000 Mayra González finished 7th in the single. In 2008, the lightweight double scull came sixth. In 2012, Ángel Founier finished 7th in a single. In 2016, he finished 6th in Rio de Janeiro.

shoot

1	-	3

Cuban sport shooters first competed in London in 1948. The first success was achieved in 1968. Nelson Oñate finished 7th with the free pistol. Roberto Castrillo was fifth in the skeet shooting in 1972. In 1980 he won the first Cuban medal in shooting with the bronze medal, team-mate Guillermo Torres finished sixth.

In 1996 Juan Miguel Rodríguez reached 8th place in skeet shooting, and in 2004 he won bronze in Athens. Another bronze medal won in Beijing in 2008 Eglys Cruz with the small bore rifle in the three-position fight. With the rapid fire pistol, Leuris Pupo came in seventh.

In 2012, Leuris Pupo won the competition with the rapid fire pistol, becoming the first Cuban Olympic champion in shooting. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro he finished 5th.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Leuris Pupo	2012 London	Rapid fire pistol	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Roberto Castrillo	1980 Moscow	Skeet	first medal win
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	2004 Athens	Skeet
Eglys Cruz	2008 Beijing	Small bore rifle, three position combat

swim

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Cubans first competed in swimming in London in 1948. In 1956 in Melbourne, Manuel Sanguily reached the final over 200 meters chest and was seventh. In 1992 Rodolfo Falcón qualified for the final over 100 meters back. He finished seventh.

In 1996 in Atlanta, the first Cuban swimming medals were won. Over 100 meters back Roberto Falcón won silver, Neisser Bent won bronze. Falcón also reached the final over 200 meters back, where he finished eighth. In 2012 in London, Hanser García finished seventh in the 100 meter freestyle.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Roberto Falcón	1996 Atlanta	100 meters back	first medal win

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Neisse Bent	1996 Atlanta	100 meters back

sailing

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The first sailing regatta with Cuban participation took place in the 6-meter class in 1924. 1948 saw the first Cuban medal win in sailing. Carlos Cárdenas Plá and his son Carlos Cárdenas Culmell won silver in the star boat class. In 1952 they took 4th place.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Carlos Cárdenas Plá Carlos Cárdenas Culmell	1948 London	Star boat	first medal win

Softball

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A Cuban softball team first took part in the 2000 Olympic tournament. The Cubans could only win one of the seven preliminary round games. They finished 7th in the final ranking.

Taekwondo

1	2	2

Cuban taekwondoin started at the 2000 Olympic premiere of the sport. In welterweight, Ángel Matos was Olympic champion when he defeated his German opponent Faissal Ebnoutalib in the final. In the women's flyweight division, Urbia Meléndez won silver. In the same weight class, Yanelis Labrada also won silver in Athens in 2004. In 2008 in Beijing, Daynellis Montejo won bronze in the flyweight division. Robelis Despaigne also won bronze in the heavyweight division in London in 2012 .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ángel Matos	2000 Sydney	Welterweight	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Urbia Meléndez	2000 Sydney	Flyweight	first medal win
Yanelis Labrada	2004 Athens	Flyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Daynellis Montejo	2008 Beijing	Flyweight
Robelis Despaigne	2012 London	Heavyweight

Table tennis

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Cubans first took part in the 1992 Olympic table tennis tournament.

do gymnastics

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The first Cuban gymnasts took part in London in 1948. Participation in Moscow in 1980 was not successful. The men's team was seventh in the all-around competition. Casimiro Suárez reached the device finals on the horizontal bar and was sixth. Rodrigo Richards also finished sixth on the parallel bars. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Manrique Larduet qualified for two device finals. Fünter was on the parallel bars and sixth on the horizontal bar.

volleyball

3	-	2

In 1972 both men and women took part in an Olympic volleyball tournament for the first time. The men lost three of their five games in their preliminary round, including 0-3 against the GDR. Cuba won 3-2 against the Federal Republic of Germany. In the final ranking this meant 10th place. The women could only win once in three games. They won the placement round against the Federal Republic of Germany 3-0, but lost the game for 5th place against Hungary 2-3.

The 1976 tournament turned out to be more successful. The men's team was able to achieve three wins in four preliminary round matches. The semi-finals were lost 3-0 to the Soviet Union, but the bronze game was won 3-0 against Japan and thus won the first volleyball medal. In their three preliminary round games, the women could only win against the GDR selection. In the placement round Canada was defeated 3-2, the game for 5th place was won by the Cubans 3-0, the opponent was again the GDR.

In 1980 the men's team could only win one of the four preliminary round matches. In the placement round they lost to Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia and finished 8th. The women also only won one of their preliminary round matches. The other two were lost, including a. 1: 3 against the GDR. The placement games against Brazil and Peru were won by the Cubans and thus finished fifth.

In 1992 in Barcelona the men won four of five preliminary round matches. In the quarter-finals, Spain was defeated 3-0. The semi-finals against the Netherlands were lost 3-0, the bronze game against the USA 3-1. The women were more successful. They won all three preliminary round matches and were placed in the quarterfinals, so they continued without a fight. In the semi-finals, the Cubans beat their opponents from the USA 3-2. With the 3-0 victory in the final over the united team of the former Soviet republics, the women's team became the first Cuban Olympic champion in volleyball.

In 1996 in Atlanta, the men won four of five preliminary round matches. In the quarter-finals they lost to Russia. They then prevailed against Bulgaria in the placement round, but lost the game for 5th place against Brazil. The women repeated their Olympic victory from Barcelona. In the preliminary round they recorded three wins and two defeats. They were successful against Germany 3-0. The Cubans won against the USA in the quarter-finals and against Brazil in the semi-finals. In the final, China was beaten 3-1.

For the third time in a row, the Cuban women became Olympic champions. With four wins in five preliminary round matches, including a 3-0 win over Germany, the team qualified for the quarter-finals. Here Croatia was beaten 3-0, in the semi-finals Brazil 3-2. The Cubans won the final against Russia 3-2. The men won three of their five preliminary round games. In the quarterfinals they lost 3-0 to Russia. In the placement round they lost 3-2 to Brazil, but won the game for 7th place against Australia 3-0

In 2004 in Athens the women won their fourth medal in a row with bronze. They won three of their five games in the preliminary round, but lost 3-2 to Germany in the first game. They beat the Italians 3-2 in the quarter-finals, and then lost 3-2 to China in the semi-finals. The bronze match was won 3-1 against Brazil.

In Beijing 2008 the women won all of their preliminary round matches. In the quarter-finals Serbia was defeated 3-0. In the semifinals there was a 3-0 defeat against the USA. The bronze game was also lost. Cuba lost 3-1 to China.

Only in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro had women qualified again. However, they lost all preliminary round games.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1992 Barcelona	Women's tournament	first Olympic victory
National team of women	1996 Atlanta	Women's tournament
National team of women	2000 Sydney	Women's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1976 Montreal	Men's tournament	first medal win
National team of women	2004 Athens	Women's tournament

Water polo

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A Cuban water polo team first participated in Mexico City in 1968. In the preliminary round, the team achieved three wins, including a 7: 6 over the Federal Republic of Germany, and a draw. The game for 7th place was lost against the GDR team with 2: 8.

In 1972 Cuba was able to qualify for the second round for places 5 to 12 with three wins in five preliminary round games. In this group round, Cuba took 3rd place and was ninth overall.

A win, a draw and a defeat in the preliminary round were not enough for Cuba in 1976 to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final round for places 7 to 12, Cuba scored two wins and one draw, which brought the team to 7th place.

With two wins and one draw, Cuba qualified for the final round for places 1 to 6 in 1980. Here, the Cubans managed a draw, but also suffered three defeats and thus finished 5th.

Two wins and three defeats meant the placement round in the 1992 tournament for Cuba. In this round to determine places 5 to 8, the Cubans conceded two more defeats, u. a. a 6:10 against Germany. In the final ranking, the team was in 8th place.

Diving

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The Cuban Olympic diving debut took place in 1948 in London with the art jumper José Castillo. In 1980 Lourdes González was able to reach 8th place in jumping. In 2004 in Athens, Jorge Betancourt and Erick Fornaris failed as fourth in synchronized jumping just barely on a medal. In 2008 in Beijing, José Antonio Guerra was fifth in high diving. He achieved the same placement in London in 2012. Together with his partner Jeinkler Aguirre , he took 5th place in synchronized diving.

Youth games

Youth Summer Games

41 young athletes, 31 boys and ten girls, competed in the first edition of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore . The athletes won 14 medals, including nine gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

In boxing, traditionally Cuba's strongest sport, Robeisy Ramírez won the bantamweight division, Irosvani Duverger won the light heavyweight division and Lenier Pero won the heavyweight division. In athletics, Norge Sotomayor won the 400 meter hurdles race and Radame Fabar the triple jump. There was also a silver medal by Lismania Muñoz in the javelin throw. Other Olympic champions were the gymnast Ernesto Vila, who won the final on the floor, the modern pentathlete Leydi Laura Moya, the canoeist Orestes Sacerio in the canoe sprint, and the boys' team in volleyball. Two wrestlers won silver: Yosvanys Peña in the Greco-Roman style in the class up to 42 kg and Abraham de Jesús in the freestyle in the class up to 100 kg. Bronze went to weightlifter Ediel Marquez in the up to 69 kg class and Taekwondoin Yuleimi Abreu in the up to 63 kg class.

Judoka Alex Maxell García won the gold medal with the Essen team , consisting of seven judokas from seven countries. This medal is not listed in the medal table of Cuba, it is added to the medal table of the mixed teams.

In 2014 in Nanjing , twelve Cuban athletes, nine boys and three girls, took part. They won four medals, two gold and one silver and one bronze medal. Three medals were won in boxing. Javier Ibañez won gold in the 56 kg class, Yordan Hernández in the 91 kg class. Alain Limonta won silver in the class up to 60 kg. The bronze medal went to the judoka Iván Felipe Silva in the class up to 81 kg. Silva also took part in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Art competitions

Only once, in 1932 in Los Angeles, were works by Cuban artists submitted. The three composers Abelardo Cuevas, Lenva and Rogelio Pazquez could not place themselves.

Participants by sport

Summer games

sport	year
	1900	1904	1924	1928	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
badminton																				1
baseball														24	24	24	24	24
basketball					13	12				12	12	12	24	12	12	12
Beach volleyball															2	2	4th	4th		2
Archery																4th	1	1	1	1
Boxing								1	6th	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	8th	10
fencing	1	2	6th		6th	1		1	2	13	15th	13	13	5	7th	11	4th	2		1
Soccer												13	16
Weightlifting					3	1		1	1	5	6th	9	9	8th	5	5	2	6th	4th	2
Handball													13			14th
hockey													16
Judo											3	2	6th	12	12	14th	12	14th	9	9
Canoeing											2		3	5		3	4th	4th	6th	8th
athletics		1		1	3	5	2	3	3	18th	19th	26th	17th	34	46	33	33	43	46	43
Modern pentathlon																		1		2
Cycling					1					6th	6th	6th	3	4th	1	4th	4th	3	4th	3
Wrestling					3			1		3	7th	9	10	15th	15th	13	12	12	12	10
rowing					5		9		9	11	7th	14th	17th	3	2	9	7th	9	6th	7th
shoot					7th	2				8th	8th	4th	5	5	3	6th	8th	3	4th	7th
swim					2	2	2	1		3				2	3	9	2	2	2	2
sailing			3		2	3	2	2					3		2	2
Softball																15th
Taekwondo																4th	2	3	3	1
Table tennis														4th		5			1	2
do gymnastics					7th	7th	1	2	6th	12	6th	2	6th			2	3
volleyball											24	24	24	22nd	22nd	20th	12	12		12
Water polo										11	11	11	11	13
Diving					1					2			2			6th	6th	5

Medals by sport

sport	gold	silver	bronze	total
Boxing	37	19th	17th	73
athletics	10	14th	17th	41
Wrestling	9	6th	7th	22nd
Judo	6th	14th	16	36
fencing	5	3	3	11
baseball	3	2	0	5
volleyball	3	0	2	5
Weightlifting	2	1	2	5
Taekwondo	1	2	2	5
shoot	1	0	3	4th
Canoeing	0	3	0	3
swim	0	1	1	2
Cycling	0	1	0	1
sailing	0	1	0	1
basketball	0	0	1	1
total	77	67	71	215

See also

• List of Olympic medalists from Cuba
• Category: Olympian (Cuba)

Web links

• Cuba in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Cuba on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)