1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Cuba)

CUB

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Cuba took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia with a delegation of 16 athletes, 15 men and one woman, in 16 competitions in five sports.

It was Cuba's seventh participation in the Summer Olympics since 1900 .

The youngest athlete, aged 15 and 152 days, was Raúl Martin , the oldest athlete, sailor Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell (52 years and 330 days).

Flag bearer

The swimmer Manuel Sanguily carried the flag of Cuba during the opening ceremony in Melbourne's Olympic Stadium .

Participants by sport

athletics

Ladies

• Berta Díaz
  • 80 meter hurdles

  Round one: qualified for the semifinals in run one (second place), 11.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.51 seconds (automatically stopped)

  Semi-finals: eliminated in race one (fifth place), 11.2 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.42 seconds (automatically stopped)

Men's

• Evaristo Iglesias
  • 100 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run three (fifth place), 11.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.50 seconds (automatically stopped)

  • 110 meter run

  Round one: qualified for the semifinals in run four (second place), 14.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 14.52 seconds (automatically stopped)

  Semi-finals: eliminated in race one (fourth place), 14.6 seconds (hand-stopped), 14.73 seconds (automatically stopped)

rowing

Gentlemen
foursome with helmsman

• Results

  Round one: failed in run three (fourth place), 7: 14.3 minutes

  Round one hope run: eliminated in run one (second place), 7: 28.2 minutes

• team

  Virgilio Ara

  José Hurdado

  José Roa

  José Romero Santos

  Enrique Torres

Foursome without a helmsman

• Results

  Round one: failed in run two (third place), 7: 17.7 minutes

  Round one hope run: eliminated in run four (second place), 8: 45.4 minutes

• team

  Enrique Hernández

  Orlando Lanza

  Luis Olivera

  Joaquín Pérez

swim

Men's

• Raúl Martin
  • 400 meters freestyle

  Round one: eliminated in run two (eighth place), 4: 58.2 minutes

  • 1,500 meters freestyle

  Round one: eliminated in round two (fifth place), 19: 59.9 minutes

• Manuel Sanguily
  • 200 meters chest

  Round one: qualified for the final in run two (third place), 2: 41.8 minutes

  Final: 2: 42.0 minutes, seventh place

sailing

Men's
Star

• Results

  Final: 2,714 points, sixth place

  Race one: 578 points, 3:00:57 hours, fourth place

  Race two: race not finished (DNF)

  Race three: 402 points, 3:30:08 hours, sixth place

  Race four: race not finished (DNF)

  Race five: 578 points, 3:06:16 hours, fourth place

  Race six: 578 points, 3:23:26 hours, fourth place

  Race seven: 578 points, 3:02:51 hours, fourth place

• team

  Jorge de Cárdenas

  Carlos de Cardenas Culmell

do gymnastics

Men's

• Rafael Lecuona
  • Individual all-around

  Final: 100.25 points (49.10 points compulsory - 51.15 points freestyle), rank 52

  Floor exercise: 16.35 points (8.30 points compulsory - 8.05 points freestyle), rank 55

  Horse jump: 17.85 points (8.95 points compulsory - 8.90 points freestyle), rank 55

  Bars: 17.45 points (8.50 points compulsory - 8.95 points freestyle), rank 52

  Horizontal bar: 14.55 points (6.75 points compulsory - 7.80 points freestyle), 55th place

  Rings: 16.00 points (7.70 points compulsory - 8.30 points freestyle), rank 50

  Pommel horse: 18.05 points (8.90 points compulsory - 9.15 points freestyle), 33rd place

Web links

• Cuban Olympic team from 1956 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).