Olympic Summer Games 2008 / Participant (Cuba)
CUB
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In 2008, Cuba took part in the Summer Olympics for the 18th time. In total, the delegation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing comprised165 athletes in 16 sports.
The standard bearer of Cuba was the wrestler Mijaín López .
Medals
Medal table
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| 1 | athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th |
| 2 | Wrestling | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Boxing | - | 4th | 4th | 8th |
| 4th | Judo | - | 3 | 3 | 6th |
| 5 | baseball | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cycling | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 7th | Weightlifting | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | shoot | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 17th | 30th | |
Medalist
gold
| Surname | sport | category |
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| Mijaín López | Wrestling | Greco-Roman class up to 120 kg men |
| Yipsi Moreno | athletics | Hammer throw women |
| Dayron Robles | athletics | 110 m hurdles men |
silver
On September 1, 2016, the International Olympic Committee announced that the banned diuretic acetazolamide had been discovered in discus thrower Yarelys Barrios as part of post-testing of doping samples from the 2008 Summer Olympics . As a result, the silver medal was revoked and the Ukrainian Olena Antonowa was awarded.
bronze
Participants by sport
baseball
silver
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Ariel Pestano Yoandry Urguelles Alfredo Despaigne Luis Rodríguez Alexei Bell Yadier Pedroso Yonder Martinez Adiel Palma Luis Navas Giorbis Duvergel Alexander Malleta Eriel Sanchez Rolando Merino Hector Olivera Michel Enriquez Yulieski Gurriel Vicyohandry Odelin Pedro Luis Lazo Eduardo Paret Norberto Gonzalez Norge Luis Vera Frederich Cepeda Elier Sanchez Miguel La Hera |
Catcher Outfield - - Outfield Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Infield Outfield Infield - Catcher Infield Infield Infield Pitcher Pitcher Infield Pitcher Pitcher Outfield - - |
Archery
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Juan Carlos Stevens
- Men, singles
Boxing
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Yampier Hernández
- Men, half flyweight (up to 48 kg): bronze
- Men, half flyweight (up to 48 kg): bronze
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Andry Laffita
- Men, flyweight (up to 51 kg): silver
- Men, flyweight (up to 51 kg): silver
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Yankiel León
- Men, bantam weight (up to 54 kg): silver
- Men, bantam weight (up to 54 kg): silver
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Idel torriente
- Men, featherweight (up to 57 kg)
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Yordenis Ugás
- Men, lightweight (up to 60 kg): bronze
- Men, lightweight (up to 60 kg): bronze
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Roniel Iglesias
- Men, light welter weight (up to 64 kg): bronze
- Men, light welter weight (up to 64 kg): bronze
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Carlos Banteur
- Men, welter weight (up to 69 kg): silver
- Men, welter weight (up to 69 kg): silver
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Emilio Correa Bayeux
- Men, middle weight (up to 75 kg): silver
- Men, middle weight (up to 75 kg): silver
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Osmay Acosta
- Men, heavyweight (up to 91 kg): bronze
- Men, heavyweight (up to 91 kg): bronze
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Robert Alfonso
- Men, super heavyweight (over 91 kg)
fencing
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Misleydis Campany
- Women, foil singles
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Maylin Gonzalez Pozo
- Women, sabers singles
Weightlifting
| Men | |
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| Sergio Álvarez Boulet | Class up to 56 kg |
| Lázaro Maikel Ruíz | Class up to 62 kg |
| Yordanis Borrero | Class up to 69 kg (bronze )
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| Ivan Cambar | Class up to 77 kg |
| Jadier Valladares | Class up to 85 kg (bronze )
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| Yohandris Hernandez | Class up to 94 kg (bronze )
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Judo
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canoe
Canoe race
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| Men | |
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| Aldo Pruna | Single canoe 500 m |
| Single canoe 1000 m | |
| Karel Aguilar | Two-person canoe 500 m |
| Serguey Torres | |
| Karel Aguilar | Two-person canoe 1000 m |
| Serguey Torres | |
| Jorge Antonio García | Single kayak 500 m |
| Single kayak 1000 m | |
athletics
Modern pentathlon
Men:
Cycling
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| Women | ||
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| Lisandra Guerra | sprint | |
| Yoanka González Pérez | Points race | silver
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Street
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| Pedro Pablo Pérez | Road racing |
| Women | |
| Yumari González | Road racing |
Wrestling
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rowing
| Men | |
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| Eyder Batista | Lightweight double scull |
| Yunior Perez | |
| Yoennis Hernandez | Double fours |
| Ángel Fournier | |
| Yuleidy's Cascaret | |
| Janier Concepcion | |
| Women | |
| Maira Gonzalez | One |
| Ismaray Marrero | Lightweight double scull |
| Yaima Velazquez | |
shoot
Men:
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Eliecer Perez Exposito
- Air rifle 10 meters, small caliber lying 50 meters, small caliber three-position combat 50 meters
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Leurir Pupo Requejo
- Rapid fire pistol 25 meters
Women:
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Eglys Cruz
- Air rifle 10 meters, small caliber three-position battle 50 m: bronze
- Air rifle 10 meters, small caliber three-position battle 50 m: bronze
Taekwondo
Men:
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Gessler Viera
- Class up to 68 kg
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Ángel Matos
- Class from 80 kg
Women :
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Daynellis Montejo
- Class under 49 kg: bronze
- Class under 49 kg: bronze
volleyball
beach volleyball
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| Women | |
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| Milagros Crespo | Team 1 |
| Imara Esteves Ribalta | |
| Dalixia Fernández | Team 2 |
| Tamara Larrea | |
Indoor volleyball
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Women:
- Rachel Sánchez
- Dimi Ramírez
- Yusidey Silie
- Yusleinis Herrera
- Rosir Calderón
- Zoila Barros
- Kenya Carcacés
- Yumilka Ruiz
- Nancy Carrillo
- Yanelis Santos
- Yaima Ortiz
- Liana Mesa
Diving
Men:
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Jorge Betancourt
- Jump 3 m
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Jorge Pupo
- Jump 3 m
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Jeinkler Aguirre
- Diving 10 m
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José Antonio Guerra
- Diving 10 m
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Erick Fornaris , José Antonio Guerra
- Synchronized jumping 10 m
Web links
- Cuban delegation in Beijing 2008 (Spanish)
- Medal winner at the 2008 Olympic Games - Cuba ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- FAZ: Fidel Castro is angry with the mafia
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2008 Olympics: Silver medalist from Beijing tested positive on Spiegel Online , September 1, 2016.
