1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Cuba)

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Cuba took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 29 male athletes in 23 competitions in eight sports.

It was the sixth participation of a Cuban team in the Summer Olympics since 1900 .

Flag bearer

The basketball player Frederico López carried the flag of Cuba during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .

Participants by sport

basketball

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• Carlos Bea , Felipe de la Pozas , Alberto Escoto , Armando Estrada , Alfredo Faget , Casimiro García , Juan García , Raúl García , Federico López , Mario Quintero , Fabio Ruíz and Ramón Wiltz

  Qualifying round , Group A: two wins and one loss; qualified for the main round

  59:51 victory against Belgium 

  56:62 defeat against Bulgaria 

  Play-off: 71-63 win against Belgium 

  Main round , group 4: three defeats; did not qualify for the quarter-finals

  52:53 defeat against Chile 

  42:58 defeat against France 

  55:66 defeat against Egypt 

fencing

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Foil single

• Abelardo Menéndez

  1st round: in group 7 won one duel, lost four and received 24 hits; Rank 7

Epee single

• Abelardo Menéndez

  1st round: won one duel in group 5, lost six and received 20 hits; Rank 7

Weightlifting

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Lightweight (up to 82.5 kg)

• Orlando Garrido

  Final: 122.5 kg, competition not finished

  Military press: 122.5 kg, rank 4

  Tear: not a valid attempt

  Bump: no longer started

athletics

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100 m

• Rafael Fortun

  Preliminary runs : Qualified for the quarter-finals in run 8 (rank 1) with 10.5 s (hand-stopped) or 10.93 s (electronic)

  Quarter-finals : Qualified for the semi- finals in run 3 (rank 2) with 10.7 s (hand-stopped) or 10.90 s (electronic)

  Semi-finals : in run 2 (4th place) with 10.7 s (hand-stopped) or 10.92 s (electronic) not qualified for the final

• Raúl Mazorra

  Preliminary runs: in run 2 (4th place) with 11.0 s (hand-stopped) or 11.19 s (electronically) not qualified for the quarter-finals

200 m

• Rafael Fortun

  Preliminary runs : Qualified for the quarter-finals in run 4 (rank 1) with 21.8 s (hand-stopped) or 21.98 s (electronic)

  Quarter-finals : Qualified for the semi- finals in run 2 (rank 2) with 21.7 s (hand-stopped) or 21.98 s (electronic)

  Semi-finals : in run 2 (4th place) with 21.6 s (hand-stopped) or 21.93 s (electronic) not qualified for the final

• Angel García

  Preliminary runs: Qualified for the quarter-finals in run 8 (rank 2) with 21.9 s (hand-stopped) and 22.14 s (electronic)

  Quarter-finals: in run 4 (rank 4) with 21.8 seconds (hand-stopped) or 22.11 s (electronic) not qualified for the semi-finals

• Raúl Mazorra

  Preliminary runs: Qualified for the quarter-finals in run 16 (rank 1) with 22.3 s (hand-stopped) or 22.52 s (electronic)

  Quarter-finals: in run 1 (rank 6) with 31.0 s (hand-stopped) did not qualify for the semi-finals

400 m

• Angel García

  Preliminary runs : in run 9 (rank 4) with 49.2 s (hand-stopped) or 49.34 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals

• Evelio Planas

  Preliminary runs: in run 1 (rank 5) with 49.4 s (hand-stopped) or 49.44 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals

800 m

• Evelio Planas

  Preliminary runs in run 2 (rank 5) with 1: 57.6 minutes (hand-stopped) not qualified for the semi-finals

110 m hurdles

• Samuel Anderson

  Preliminary runs : in run 3 (3rd place) with 15.1 s (hand-stopped) or 15.24 s (electronic) not qualified for the semi-finals

4 × 100 m relay

• Samuel Anderson , Rafael Fortún , Angel García & Evelio Planas

  Preliminary runs : Qualified for the semi-finals in run 2 (3rd place) with 41.9 s (hand-stopped) or 42.14 s (electronic)

  Semi-finals : in run 2 (4th place) with 41.5 s (hand-stopped) or 41.67 s (electronic) not qualified for the final

shoot

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Free target gun

• Mario de Armas

  Final: 526 rings, ranked 16th

  1st round: 90 rings, rank 07

  2nd round: 86 rings, rank 23

  3rd round: 93 rings, rank 05

  4th round: 85 rings, rank 25

  5th round: 90 rings, rank 12

  6th round: 82 rings, rank 42

Rapid fire pistol

• Mario de Armas

  Final: 568 rings, 60 hits, rank 12

  1st round: 280 rings, 30 hits, rank 16

  2nd round: 288 rings, 30 hits, rank 11

• Ernesto Herrero

  Final: 540 rings, 59 hits, rank 39

  1st round: 267 rings, 29 hits, rank 42

  2nd round: 273 rings, 30 hits, rank 34

swim

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100 m freestyle

• Nicasio Silverio

  Preliminary runs: Qualified for the semi-finals in run 6 (3rd place) with 1: 00.0 minutes

  Semi-finals: in run 1 (rank 8) with 59.9 s not qualified for the final

200 m chest

• Manuel Sanguily

  Preliminary runs: in run 6 (rank 5) with 2: 44.5 min. Not qualified for the semi-finals

sailing

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Finn dinghy

• Jorge de Cárdenas

  Final: 1,470 points, rank 24

  1st race: 247 points, 1:28:19 hours, 20th place

  2nd race: 206 points, 1:52:06 hours, 22nd place

  3rd race: 293 points, 1:28:54 hours, 18th place

  4th race: 117 points, 1:37:45 hours, rank 27

  5th race: 186 points, 1:35:21 hours, 23rd place

  6th race: 269 points, 1:28:52 hours, 19th place

  7th race: 269 points, 1:29:46 hours, 19th place

star

• Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell & Carlos de Cárdenas Plá

  Final: 4,535 points, 4th place

  1st race: 724 points, 2:49:43 hours, 05th place

  2nd race: 344 points, 3:19:25 hours, 12th place

  3rd race: 821 points, 2:47:14 hours, 04th place

  4th race: 821 points, 2:57:24 hours, 04th place

  5th race: 645 points, 2:57:26 hours, 06th place

  6th race: 946 points, 2:55:22 hours, 03rd place

  7th race: 578 points, 3:27:02 hours, 07th place

do gymnastics

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Individual all-around

• Ángel Aguiar

  Final: 92.65 points (45.60 points compulsory - 47.05 points freestyle), rank 147

  Bars: 15.45 points (7.45 points compulsory - 8.00 points freestyle), rank 155

  Floor exercise: 16.80 points (8.70 points compulsory - 8.10 points freestyle), rank 108

  Horse jump: 17.35 points (8.75 points compulsory - 8.60 points freestyle), rank 128

  Horizontal bar: 10.20 points (4.50 points compulsory - 5.70 points freestyle), rank 175

  Rings: 16.90 points (7.85 points compulsory - 9.05 points freestyle), rank 109

  Pommel horse: 15.95 points (8.35 points compulsory - 7.60 points freestyle), rank 109

• Francisco Cascante

  Final: 78.55 points (38.10 points compulsory - 40.45 points freestyle), rank 177

  Bars: 14.30 points (8.30 points compulsory - 6.00 points freestyle), rank 169

  Floor exercise: 17.15 points (8.65 points compulsory - 8.50 points freestyle), 96th place

  Horse jump: 15.00 points (6.65 points compulsory - 8.35 points freestyle), rank 170

  Horizontal bar: 7.00 points (3.00 points compulsory - 4.00 points freestyle), rank 181

  Rings: 15.35 points (7.00 points compulsory - 8.35 points freestyle), rank 153

  Pommel horse: 9.75 points (4.50 points compulsory - 5.25 points freestyle), rank 179

• Rafael Lecuona

  Final: 99.10 points (49.65 points compulsory - 49.45 points freestyle), rank 116

  Bars: 16.00 points (8.90 points compulsory - 7.10 points freestyle), rank 144

  Floor exercise: 15.70 points (7.55 points compulsory - 8.15 points freestyle), rank 147

  Horse jump: 16.75 points (8.00 points compulsory - 8.75 points freestyle), rank 150

  Horizontal bar: 16.80 points (8.10 points compulsory - 8.70 points freestyle), rank 106

  Rings: 16.40 points (7.95 points compulsory - 8.45 points freestyle), rank 121

  Pommel horse: 17.45 points (9.15 points compulsory - 8.30 points freestyle), rank 77

Web links

• Helsinki 1952 - Official Site of the Olympic Movement (English) .
• Cuban Olympic Team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).