2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (Cuba)

CUB

11	11	7th

Cuba participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a delegation of 229 athletes (147 men and 82 women) in 135 competitions in 24 sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the boxer Félix Savón .

Participants by sport

baseball

Men

• silver

• Squad

  Omar Ajete

  Yovany Aragon

  Miguel Caldés

  Danel Castro

  José Ariel Contreras

  Yobal Duenas

  Yasser Gomez

  José Ibar

  Orestes Kindelan

  Pedro Luis Lazo

  Omar Linares

  Oscar Macias

  Juan Manrique

  Javier Méndez

  Rolando Meriño

  Germán Mesa

  Antonio Pacheco

  Ariel Pestano

  Gabriel Pierre

  Maels Rodriguez

  Antonio Scull

  Luis Utacia

  Lázaro Valle

  Norge Luis Vera

basketball

Women

• Group stage

• Squad

  Liset Castillo

  Milayda Enríquez

  Cariola Hechavarría

  Dalia Henry

  Grisel Herrera

  María León

  Yamilé Martínez

  Yaquelín Plutín

  Tania Seino

  Yuliseny Soria

  Taimara Suero

  Lisdeivis Víctores

Archery

Men Ismely Arias Individual: 14th place Juan Carlos Stevens Singles: 35th place

Women Edisbel Martínez Singles: 51st place Yaremis Pérez Individual: 27th place

Boxing

Men

• Yosvany Aguilera

  Featherweight: quarterfinals

• Isael Álvarez

  Light Heavyweight: 2nd Round

• Roberto Guerra

  Welterweight: 2nd round

• Jorge Gutiérrez

  Middleweight: gold

• Juan Hernández Sierra

  Light Middleweight: Quarter Finals

• Mario Kindelán

  Lightweight: gold

• Diógenes Luña

  Light welterweight: bronze

• Manuel Mantilla

  Flyweight: quarter-finals

• Guillermo Rigondeaux

  Bantamweight: gold

• Maikro Romero

  Light flyweight: bronze

• Alexis Rubalcaba

  Super heavyweight: quarterfinals

• Félix Savón

  Heavyweight: gold

fencing

Men Oscar García Pérez Foil, singles: 17th place Foil, team: 7th place Elvis Gregory Foil, singles: 9th place Foil, team: 7th place Nelson Loyola Epee, single: 35th place Epee, team: bronze Cándido Maya Saber, single: 38th place Carlos Pedroso Epee, singles: 34th place Epee, team: bronze Iván Trevejo Epee, singles: 6th place Epee, team: bronze Rolando Tucker Foil, singles: 14th place Foil, team: 7th place

Women Migsey Dussu Foil, singles: 31st place Tamara Esteri Epee, singles: 27th place Epee, team: 7th place Mirayda García Epee, singles: 21st place Epee, team: 7th place Zuleidis Ortíz Epee, singles: 6th place Epee, team: 7th place

Weightlifting

Men

• Sergio Álvarez Boulet

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• Idalberto Aranda

  Average weight: 9th place

• Michel Batista

  Middle heavyweight: 9th place

• Joël Mackenzie

  Lightweight: 11th place

• Ernesto Quiroga

  Lightweight: 8th place

Handball

Men

• 11th place

• Squad

  Amauris Cardenas

  Damian Cuesta

  Juan González

  Raul Hardy

  José Hernández

  Misael Iglesias

  Odael Marcos

  Miguel Montes

  Yunier Noris

  Félix Romero

  Luis Silveira

  Freddy Suarez

  Rolando Urios

  Diego Wong

Judo

Men Yordanis Arencibia Half light weight: 2nd round Gabriel Arteaga Light middleweight: 13th place Yosvany Despaigne Middleweight: 13th place Yosvani boiler Light heavyweight: 9th place Héctor Lombard Lightweight: 2nd round Manolo Poulot Super light weight: bronze Ángel Sánchez Heavyweight: 9th place

Women Daima Beltran Heavyweight: silver Driulys González Lightweight: silver Diadenys Luna Light heavyweight: 5th place Kenya Rodríguez Light Middleweight: Quarter Finals Amarilys Savon Super light weight: 7th place Sibelis Veranes Middleweight: gold Legna Verdecia Half light weight: gold

canoe

Men

• Ledys Balceiro

  Canoe single, 500 meters: 6th place

  Canoe single, 1000 meters: silver

• Leobaldo Pereira & Ibrahim Rojas

  Canoe two-man, 500 meters: 9th place

  Canoe twos, 1000 meters: silver

athletics

Men Eugenio Balanqué Decathlon: DNF Michael Calvo Triple jump: 27th place in qualification Frank Casañas Discus throw: 24th place in qualification José Ángel César 4 x 100 meters: bronze Raul Duany Decathlon: 15th place Alexis Elizalde Discus throw: 20th place in qualification Anier García 110 meter hurdles: gold Iván García 4 x 100 meters: bronze Yoel García Triple jump: silver Emeterio González Javelin throw: 8th place Yoel Hernández 110 meter hurdles: semi-finals Isbel Luaces Javelin throw: 28th place in qualification Freddy Mayola 100 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 100 meters: bronze Luis Felipe Méliz High jump: 7th place Alexis Paumier Shot put: 33rd place in qualification Iván Pedroso Long jump: gold Luis Alberto Pérez Rionda 4 x 100 meters: bronze Yoelbi Quesada Triple jump: 4th place Javier Sotomayor High jump: silver

Women Yamilé Aldama Triple jump: 4th place Sonia Bisset Javelin throw: 5th place Idalmis Bonne 4 x 400 meters: 8th place Zulia Calatayud 800 meters: 6th place 4 x 400 meters: 8th place Yumileidi Cumbá Shot put: 6th place Lissette Cuza Long jump: 26th place in qualification Julia Duporty 4 x 400 meters: 8th place Magalys García Heptathlon: 11th place Aliuska López 100 meter hurdles: 5th place Osleidys Menéndez Javelin throw: bronze Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw: 4th place Daimí Pernía 400 meter hurdles: 4th place 4 x 400 meters: 8th place Ioamnet Quintero High jump: 14th place in qualification Xiomara Rivero Javelin throw: 6th place

Cycling

Men Julio César Herrera Sprint: 1st hope run 1000 meter time trial: 10th place Pedro Pablo Pérez Road race: 91st place

Women Yoanka González Road race: DNF Dania Pérez Road race: 46th place

Wrestling

Men

• Filiberto Azcuy

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: Gold

• Wilfredo García

  Bantamweight, freestyle: 14th place

• Juan Luis Marén

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Luis Enrique Méndez

  Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Héctor Milián

  Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Wilfredo Morales

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 14th place

• Carlos Ortíz

  Lightweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Reynaldo Peña

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 15th place

• Lázaro Rivas

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Alexis Rodríguez Valera

  Super heavyweight, freestyle: bronze

• Yoel Romero

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: silver

• Yosmany Romero

  Middleweight, freestyle: 11th place

• Yosvany Sánchez

  Welterweight, freestyle: 5th place

rowing

Men Yoennis Hernández & Yosbel Martínez Double scull: 12th place Raúl León & Osmani Martín Lightweight double sculls: hope run Eusebio Acea , Yoennis Hernández , Yosbel Martínez & Leonides Samé Quadruple: 12th place

Women Mayra González One: 7th place Marlenis Mesa & Dailin Taset Lightweight double scull: 15th place

shoot

Men Norbelis Bárzaga Air pistol: 33rd place Free pistol: 30th place Leuris Pupo Rapid fire pistol: 9th place Juan Miguel Rodríguez Skeet: 39th place Guillermo Torres Skeet: 43rd place

Women Eunice Caballero Air rifle; 36th place Small caliber, three-position fight: 30th place Margarita Tarradell Air pistol: 11th place Sports pistol: 20th place

swim

Men Neisser Bent 200 meters back: 24th place Rodolfo Falcón 100 meters back: 9th place 4 x 100 meters: 20th place Yohan García 100 meter butterfly: 43rd place 4 x 100 meters: 20th place Marcos Hernández 50 meter freestyle: 33rd place 100 meters freestyle: 30th place 4 x 100 meters: 20th place Gunter Rodríguez 200 meter butterfly: 27th place 4 x 100 meters: 20th place

Women Ana María González 100 meters back: 30th place 200 meters back: 26th place Imaday Nuñez 100 meters chest: 31st place 200 meters chest: 34th place

sailing

Open class José Urbay Laser: 35th place

Women Anayansi Perez Windsurfing: 27th place

Softball

Women

• 7th place

• Squad

  Vilma Álvarez

  Maria Arceo

  Yuneisy Castillo

  Yamila Degrase

  Laritza Espinosa

  Yamila Flor

  Haydé Hernández

  Luisa Medina

  Estela Milanés

  Yarisleidis Peñá

  Diamela Puente

  Niolis Ramos

  Olga Ruyol

  Maria Santana

  Maria Zamora

Synchronized swimming

Women

• Kenya Pérez & Yamisleidys Romay

  Duet: 18th place

Taekwondo

Men Ángel Matos Middleweight: gold Nelson Saenz Heavyweight: 9th place

Women Sonallis Mayan Heavyweight: 10th place Urbia Meléndez Flyweight: silver

Table tennis

Men Francisco Arado Individual: group stage Doubles: qualifying round Ruben Arado Individual: group stage Renier Sosa Doubles: qualifying round

Women Marisel Ramirez Individual: group stage Doubles: qualifying round Leticia Suarez Doubles: qualifying round

do gymnastics

Men

• Lázaro Lamelas

  Individual all-around: 30th place

  Floor: 45th place in qualification

  Horse: 46th place in qualification

  Bars: 67th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 41st place in qualification

  Rings: 48th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 51st place in qualification

• Eric Lopez

  Individual all-around: 17th place

  Floor: 53rd place in qualification

  Horse: 30th place in qualification

  Bars: 61st place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 52nd place in qualification

  Rings: 9th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 42nd place in qualification

volleyball

Men 7th place Squad Alexeis Argilagos Angel Denis Raúl Diago Yosenki García Ramon Gato Ihosvany Hernández Osvaldo Hernández Leonel Marshall Pavel Pimienta Alain Roca Iván Ruíz Nicolas Vives

Women gold Squad Yumilka Ruiz Marlenis Costa Mireya Luis Lilia Izquierdo Idalmis Gato Regla Bell Regla Torres Taismary Aguero Ana Ibis Fernández Mirka Francia Marta Sánchez Zoila Barros

Volleyball (beach)

Women

• Dalixia Fernández & Tamara Larrea

  Round of 16

Diving

Men Jesús Aballí Diving: 22nd place Erick Fornaris Art jumping: 37th place José Antonio Guerra Diving: 14th place Yoendris Salazar Art jumping: 18th place

Women Iohana Cruz Kusntspringen: 24th place Yolanda Ortíz Diving: 31st place

Web links

• Cuban Olympic team from 2000 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )