Cuba at the 2003 Pan American Games

Cuba at the Pan American Games
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At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo
Competitors
Flag bearer	Osleydis Melendez[1]
Medals Rank: 2	Gold 72	Silver 41	Bronze 39	Total 152
Pan American Games history (summary)
Appearances
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The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003.

Medals

Gold

Athletics

• Men's 110 m hurdles: Yuniel Hernández
• Men's long jump: Iván Pedroso
• Men's triple jump: Yoandri Betanzos
• Men's javelin: Emeterio González
• Women's 200 metres: Roxana Díaz
• Women's 800 metres: Adriana Muñoz
• Women's 1,500 metres: Adriana Muñoz
• Women's triple jump: Mabel Gay
• Women's shot put: Yumileidi Cumbá
• Women's hammer throw: Yipsi Moreno

Beach volleyball

• Men's tournament: Francisco Alvarez and Juan Rossell
• Women's tournament: Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea

Baseball

• Men's tournament: Cuba

Basketball

• Women's tournament: Yudith Aguila, Suchitel Avila, Yayma Boulet, Ariadna Capiró, Liset Castillo, Milaisis Duanys, Oyanaisis Gelis, Yamilé Martínez, Yaquelín Plutín, Yulianne Rodríguez, Taimara Suero and Lisdeivis Víctores.

Boxing

• Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg): Yan Bartelemí
• Men's flyweight (– 51 kg): Yuriolkis Gamboa
• Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg): Guillermo Rigondeaux
• Men's lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán
• Men's welterweight (– 69 kg): Lorenzo Aragón
• Men's heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier Solis

Canoeing

• Men's K2 1,000 m: Lancy Martínez and Yoel Mendoza
• Men's K4 1,000 m: Oslay Calzadilla, Andi Sicilia, Lancy Martínez and Yoel Mendoza
• Men's C1 500 m: Karel Aguilar
• Men's C2 500 m: Ledis Balceiro and Ibrahim Rojas
• Men's C2 1,000 m: Ledis Balceiro and Ibrahim Rojas

Cycling

• Men's team sprint: Ahmed López, Reinier Cartaya and Yosmani Poll
• Men's time trial: Ahmed López
• Women's individual road race: Yoanka González

Fencing

• Men's épée individual: Camilo Boris
• Men's épée team: Camilo Boris, Andrés Carrillo and Nelson Loyola
• Women's épée individual: Eimey Gómez
• Women's épée team: Eimey Gómez, Zuleydis Ortíz and Misleidis Oña

Gymnastics

• Men's all-around: Eric López
• Men's parallel bars: Eric López
• Men's pommel horse: Eric López
• Men's rings: Eric López
• Men's vault: Eric López
• Men's team: Cuba
• Women's vault: Leyanet González

Shooting

• Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol: Leuris Pupo
• Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions: Eglis Yaima Cruz
• Women's 10 m air pifle: Eglis Yaima Cruz

Taekwondo

• Women's – 49 kg: Yanelis Yuliet Ladrada

Weightlifting

• Men's – 69 kg: Yordanis Borrero

Silver

Athletics

• Men's 400 metres: Yeimer López
• Men's long jump: Luis Meliz
• Men's discus throw: Frank Casañas
• Men's javelin: Isbel Luaces
• Women's 10,000 metres: Yudelkis Martínez
• Women's marathon: Mariela González
• Women's 400 m hurdles: Daimí Pernía
• Women's 4x100 metres: Dainelky Pérez, Roxana Díaz, Virgen Benavides and Mileydis Lazo
• Women's discus throw: Ana Elys Fernández
• Women's hammer throw: Yunaika Crawford

Boxing

• Men's middleweight (– 75 kg): Yordanis Despaigne
• Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg): Yoan Pablo Hernández
• Men's super heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Michel López Núñez

Cycling

• Men's individual road race: Pedro Pablo Pérez
• Women's individual pursuit: Yoanka González

Fencing

• Men's foil team: Nelson Loyola, Raúl Perojo, Reinier Suárez and Abraham O'Reilly

Gymnastics

• Men's parallel bars: Abel Driggs
• Men's horizontal bar: Michael Brito

Gymnastics

• Women's group ribbon: Cuba
• Women's group hoop-ball: Cuba

Shooting

• Men's 50 m pistol: Arseny Borrero
• Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol: Juan Francisco Pérez
• Men's 50 m rifle prone: Reiner Estipinan
• Men's skeet: Guillermo Alfredo Torres
• Women's 25 m pistol: Margarita Tarradel

Taekwondo

• Men's – 68 kg: Yosvani Pérez

Weightlifting

• Men's – 62 kg: Vladimir Rodríguez
• Men's – 85 kg: Yoandry Hernández
• Men's – 105 kg: Michel Batista

Bronze

Athletics

• Men's 4x100 metres: José Ángel César, José Carlos Peña, Luis Alexander Reyes and Juan Pita
• Men's triple jump: Yoelbi Quesada
• Men's discus throw: Loy Martínez
• Men's hammer throw: Yosvany Suárez
• Men's decathlon: Yonelvis Águila
• Women's high jump: Yarianny Argüelles
• Women's long jump: Yargelis Savigne
• Women's triple jump: Yusmay Bicet
• Women's discus throw: Yania Ferrales
• Women's javelin: Osleidys Menéndez
• Women's heptathlon: Magalys García

Boxing

• Men's featherweight (– 57 kg): Yosvani Aguilera

Cycling

• Women's individual road race: Yeilin Fernández
• Women's keirin: Yumari González
• Women's points race: Yoanka González

Fencing

• Men's foil individual: Raúl Perojo
• Men's foil individual: Reinier Suárez
• Men's sabre team: Abel Caballero, Yunior Naranjo, Candido Maya and Abraham O'Reilly
• Women's foil individual: Arianne Ribot
• Women's sabre individual: Ana Faez

Gymnastics

• Men's rings: Abel Driggs

Karate

• Men's kumite (– 62 kg): Yusei Padron
• Men's kumite (– 68 kg): Yordanis Torres

Shooting

• Men's 50 m pistol: Norbelis Bárzaga

Weightlifting

• Men's – 69 kg: Aristoteles Fuentes

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games

Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juan Pita	Men's 100 m	10.56	9	—	9
Luis Alexander Reyes	Men's 100 m	10.61	10	—	10
Adriana Muñoz	Women's 1,500 m	—	—	4:09.57	1 !
Jany Tamargo	Women's 1,500 m	—	—	4:20.33	6
Yudelkis Martínez	Women's 5,000 m	—	—	16:09.33	4
Yudelkis Martínez	Women's 10,000 m	—	—	33:55.12	2 !
Sergio Hierrezuelo	Men's 400 m hurdles	50.37	8	50.34	6
Daimí Pernía	Women's 400 m hurdles	55.77	3	55.10	2 !
Yudalis Díaz	Women's 400 m hurdles	57.92	10	—	10

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Aguelmis Rojas	Men's marathon	2:23:18	4
Mariela González	Women's marathon	2:42:55	2 !
Emperatriz Wilson	Women's marathon	2:54:16	8
Jorge Luis Pino	Men's 50 km race walk	DNF	—

Field

Athlete	Event	Throws						Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Rank
Emeterio González	Men's javelin	80.27	X	78.89	X	79.43	81.72	81.72 m	1 !
Isbel Luaces	Men's javelin	79.11	77.22	77.71	80.95	X	79.88	80.95 m	2 !
Osleidys Menéndez	Women's javelin	60.20	58.06	X	58.79	X	57.98	60.20 m	3 !
Sonia Bisset	Women's javelin	56.78	54.81	X	X	54.31	58.00	58.00 m	5
Yosvany Suárez	Men's hammer	68.54	70.07	X	X	X	70.24	70.24 m	3 !
Alberto Sánchez	Men's hammer	X	68.66	X	69.37	X	X	69.37 m	4
Yipsi Moreno	Women's hammer	X	73.75	73.05	74.25	73.89	X	74.25 m	1 !
Yunaika Crawford	Women's hammer	63.57	X	X	65.07	69.57	67.99	69.57 m	2 !
Frank Casañas	Men's discus	60.21	60.04	61.32	62.52	62.61	X	62.61 m	2 !
Lois Maikel Martínez	Men's discus	60.78	60.12	X	60.33	61.36	60.10	61.36 m	3 !
Anaelys Fernández	Women's discus	X	57.89	55.68	61.26	61.25	60.19	61.26 m	2 !
Yania Ferrales	Women's discus	53.59	55.22	57.20	60.03	58.44	55.15	60.03 m	3 !
Alexis Paumier	Men's shot put	17.96	—	X	19.32	X	X	19.32 m	5
Yumileidi Cumbá	Women's shot put	18.30	19.14	18.98	X	18.96	19.31	19.31 m	1 !
Misleydis González	Women's shot put	17.90	X	17.99	X	17.75	17.52	17.99 m	4

Decathlon

Athlete	Decathlon										Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Rank
Yonelvis Águila	11.16	7.06	13.77	2.01	50.24	14.89	47.04	3.70	63.01	4:49.93	7593	3 !

Heptathlon

Athlete	Heptathlon							Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Points	Rank
Magalys García	13.61	1.71	13.69	24.44	5.61	45.79	2:26.26	5864	3 !
Yuleidis Limonta	13.95	1.74	12.11	24.98	5.99	31.33	2:29.23	5496	5

• Yarianni Argüelles
• Virgen Benavides
• Yoandris Betanzos
• Yusmay Bicet
• Zulia Inés Calatayud
• José Ángel César
• Roxana Tomasa Díaz
• Alianny Echevarría
• Anier García
• Glauder Garzón
• Mabel Gay
• Libania Grenot
• Yuniel Hernández
• Sergio Hierrezuelo
• Yanelis Lara
• Misleidys Lazo
• Luis Felipe Melis
• Yahumara Neyra
• Iván Pedroso
• José Carlos Peña
• Katiuska Pérez
• Lisvany Arlys Pérez
• Dainelky Pérez
• Juan Pita
• Yoelbi Quesada
• Luis Alexander Reyes
• Aguelmis Rojas
• Yargelis Savigne
• Anay Tejeda

Baseball

Men's tournament

• Ariel Pestano
• Roger Machado
• Alexander Ramos
• Manuel Benavides
• Eduardo Paret
• Joan Carlos Pedroso
• Michel Enríquez
• Yulieski Gourriel
• Carlos Tabares
• Osmani Urrutia
• Frederich Cepeda
• Roberquis Videux
• Javier Méndez
• Adiel Palma
• Vladimir Hernández
• Norge Luis Vera
• Orelvis Ávila
• Vicyohandri Odelín
• Yadel Martí
• Yosvani Aragón

Basketball

Women's tournament

• Preliminary round

• Defeated United States (84-62)
• Defeated Dominican Republic (82-55)
• Defeated Argentina (83-57)
• Defeated Canada (81-66)
• Lost to Brazil (70-79)

• Semifinal

• Defeated Canada (58-49)

• Final

• Defeated United States (75-64) → Gold medal

• Team roster

• Yudith Aguila
• Suchitel Avila
• Yaima Boulet
• Ariadna Capiró
• Liset Castillo
• Milaisis Duanys
• Oyanaisis Gelis
• Yamilé Martínez
• Yaquelín Plutín
• Yulianne Rodríguez
• Taimara Suero
• Lisdeivis Víctores

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Yan Bartelemí	Light flyweight	Bye	Whitfield (USA) W 16-8	Perez (VEN) W 12-2	Tamara (COL) W 15-6 → 1 !
Yuriolkis Gamboa	Flyweight	Valcárcel (PUR) W 26-13	Torres (ECU) W RSCO-2	Hilares (MEX) W 31-18	Payano (DOM) W 17-7 → 1 !
Guillermo Rigondeaux	Bantamweight	Mendez (DOM) W 17-2	Espinoza (VEN) W RSCH-3	Kooner (CAN) W 22-2	Mares (MEX) W 17-7 → 1 !
Yosvani Aguilera	Featherweight	Bye	Brizuela (ARG) W 22-8	Garcia (USA) L 14-16 → 3 !	did not advance
Mario Kindelán	Lightweight	Matos (BRA) W 7-3	González (NCA) W RSCH-4	Díaz (DOM) W 16-12	De Jesús (PUR) W 22-2 → 1 !
Diógenes Luña	Light welterweight	Bye	Costa (BRA) L 17-28	did not advance
Lorenzo Aragón	Welterweight	Bye	Velardes (ARG) W 23-4	González (DOM) W 25-4	McPherson (USA) W 30-11 → 1 !
Yordanis Despaigne	Middleweight	Dirrell (USA) W 21-20	Islas (ARG) W RSCI-2	Brand (COL) W 18-3	Ubaldo (DOM) L 12-23 → 2 !
Yoan Pablo Hernández	Light heavyweight	Bye	Beltrán (ECU) W RSC-1	Casimiro (DOM) W RSC-4	Reducindo (MEX) L 20-37 → 2 !
Odlanier Solis	Heavyweight	Bye	Bisbal (PUR) W RSCH-2	Douglas (CAN) W 16-2	Manswell (TRI) W 15-3 → 1 !
Michel López Núñez	Super heavyweight	Bye	Espinoza (ECU) W RSC-2	Bisbal (PUR) W 17-13	Estrada (USA) L 6-14 → 2 !

Canoeing

• Karel Aguilar
• Arasai Andino
• Ledis Frank Balceiro
• Oslay Calzadilla
• Anaysis Carrillo
• Yaumara Chaves
• Lanci Martínez
• Yoel Mendoza
• Yulitza Meneces
• Yaneisi Meriño
• Eliecer Ordoñes
• Aldo Pruna
• Ibrahim Rojas
• Andi Sicilia

Cycling

• Yudelmis Domínguez
• Yeilien Fernández
• Yoanka González
• Yumari González
• Yosvany Jesús Gutiérrez
• Julio César Herrera
• Ahmed López
• Joel Mariño
• Damián Martínez
• Michel Pedroso
• Pedro Pablo Pérez
• Yosmani Pol
• Reinaldo Rodríguez
• Luis Romero

Diving

• Jesús Iory Aballí
• Jorge Betancourt
• Iohana Cruz
• Erick Fornaris
• Yolanda Ortiz

Fencing

• Camilo Boris
• Abel Caballero
• Andrés Carrillo
• Ana Faez
• Eimey Gómez
• Maylin González
• Odalys Gorguet
• Nelson Loyola
• Cándido Maya
• Yunior Naranjo
• Misleydis Oña
• Abraham Orrelly
• Zuleydis Ortiz
• Raúl Perojo
• Arianne Ribot
• Reinier Suárez

Field hockey

Men's tournament

• Alexander Abréu
• Alain Bardají
• Juan Carlos Benavides
• Yoandy Blanco
• Yoel Gómez
• José Gómez Pelaez
• Iosvany Hernández
• Rolando Larrinaga
• Yuani Larrondo
• Roberto Carlos Lemus
• Yumay Oliva
• Yuri Pérez
• Yuniel Rodríguez
• Yanker Rojas
• Edel Beny Sayas
• Yuniel Villanueva

Football

Men's tournament

• Reinier Alcántara
• Julio Aldama
• Lázaro Alfonso
• Lázaro Arocha
• Yusvany Caballero
• Alain Cervantes
• Yunier Escalona
• Luis Maykel Estrada
• Pedro Faife
• Reysander Fernández
• Maikel Galindo
• Carlos Madrigal
• Eduardo Morales
• Jensy Muñoz
• Yulier Olivera
• Lázaro Reyes
• Nayuri Rivero
• Sandro Sevillano

Gymnastics

Artistic

• Michael Brito
• Janerki de la Peña
• Abel Drigg
• Daylet Girot
• Leyanet González
• Mónica La Rosa
• Lázaro Lamelas
• Charles León
• Eric López
• Yurlanis Mendoza
• Yaidelín Rojas
• Yareimis Vázquez

Rhytmic

• Arletis Chacón
• Yanet Comas
• Diana Díaz
• Yenly Figueredo
• Licelia Mederos
• Kirenia Ruiz
• Mirlay Sánchez

Judo

• Yordanis Arencibia
• Gabriel Arteaga
• Dayma Beltrán
• Danieska Carrión
• Oreidis Despaigne
• Yosvany Despaigne
• Angelo Gómez
• Driulys González
• Yurisel Laborde
• Regla Leyén
• Yurieleidys Lupetey
• Rubert Martínez
• Amarilys Savón
• Rigoberto Trujillo

Karate

• Yaneya Gutiérrez
• Yordanis Torres
• Jorge Zaragoza
• Yusei Padrón

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcos Hernández	50 m freestyle	22.90	7	22.64	5
Antonio Hernández		23.78	18	did not advance
Antonio Hernández	100 m freestyle	51.68	14	51.75	12
Marcos Hernández		51.95	16	DNS	19
Antonio Hernández	200 m freestyle	1:57.77	20	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Imaday Núñez	200 m breaststroke	2:36.80	7	2:34.10	6

• Gunther Rodríguez
• Yojan Fidel García
• Neisser Bent
• Marcos Hernández
• Juan Vargas

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2003 Pan American Games

Athlete	Event	Race			Total
		Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Rank
Yaccery Leal	Men's individual	20:59.100	58:39.000	37:59.600	01:58:33	17
Yaricel Romero	Women's individual	22:00.400	1:06:57.900	41:50.300	02:10:48	12
Niurka Guirola	Women's individual	22:00.000	1:07:01.500	43:43.900	02:12:45	13

Weightlifting

• Osley Pedroso
• Aristóteles Fuentes
• Yordani Borrero
• Ernesto Quiroga
• Joel Mackenzie
• Michel Batista
• Yoandris Hernández
• Bladimir Rodríguez

Wrestling

• Luis Méndez
• Mijaíl López
• Yoel Romero
• Lázaro Rivas
• Roberto Monzón
• Serguei Rondón
• Wilfredo Morales
• Alexis Rodríguez
• Ernesto Peña
• Filiberto Azcuy
• Yandro Quintana
• René Montero
• Juan Luis Marén
• Daniel González

See also

• Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ Los abanderados de los 42 países participantes (Spanish)

• Cuban delegation