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Cuba at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Cuba – Flag bearersIOC code CUB NOC Comité Olímpico Cubano Olympic history Summer Games 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Cuba first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in 18 of 26 Summer Olympic Games overall. Cuban athletes have never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Cuba is the most successful Olympic team among those nations who never won medals at Winter Olympics.
Cuban athletes have won a total of 194 medals at the Summer Olympics. Cuba has won the most medals overall of any country which has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics. Cuba has also won the third highest total number of medals (after Hungary and Romania) of nations that have never hosted the Games
The National Olympic Committee for Cuba is the Comité Olímpico Cubano, and was created in 1926 and recognized in 1954.
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Medalists
This lists Cuban medalists from the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. For a full list, see List of Olympic medalists for CubaMedal Name Games Sport Event 
GoldOsleidys Menendez 2004 Athens Athletics Women's javelin throw GoldYumileidi Cumba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's shot put GoldBaseball team 2004 Athens Baseball Men's competition GoldGuillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz 2004 Athens Boxing Men's bantamweight GoldYuriorkis Gamboa Toledano 2004 Athens Boxing Men's flyweight GoldOdlanier Solis Fonte 2004 Athens Boxing Men's heavyweight GoldYan Bhartelemy Varela 2004 Athens Boxing Men's light flyweight GoldMario Cesar Kindelan Mesa 2004 Athens Boxing Men's lightweight GoldYandro Miguel Quintana 2004 Athens Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's 55–60 kg 
SilverYipsi Moreno 2004 Athens Athletics Women's hammer throw SilverYudel Johnson Cedeno 2004 Athens Boxing Men's 60–64 kg SilverLorenzo Aragon Armenteros 2004 Athens Boxing Men's 64–69 kg SilverLedis Frank Balceiro Pajon
Ibrahim Rojas Blanco2004 Athens Canoeing Men's C-2 500m SilverDaima Mayelis Beltran 2004 Athens Judo Women's heavyweight SilverYanelis Yuliet Labrada Diaz 2004 Athens Taekwondo Women's -49 kg SilverRoberto Monzon 2004 Athens Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 55–60 kg 
BronzeVolleyball team 2004 Athens Volleyball Women's competition BronzeAnier Garcia 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 110m hurdles BronzeYunaika Crawford 2004 Athens Athletics Women's hammer throw BronzeMichel Lopez Nunez 2004 Athens Boxing Men's super heavyweight BronzeYordanis Arencibia 2004 Athens Judo Men's half-lightweight BronzeYurisel Laborde 2004 Athens Judo Women's half-heavyweight BronzeAmarilys Savon 2004 Athens Judo Women's half-lightweight BronzeDriulys González 2004 Athens Judo Women's half-middleweight BronzeYurisleidy Lupetey 2004 Athens Judo Women's lightweight BronzeJuan Miguel Rodriguez 2004 Athens Shooting Men's skeet (125 targets) BronzeIván Fundora 2004 Athens Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's 66–74 kg GoldMijail López 2008 Beijing Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 120 kg SilverYarelys Barrios 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus throw SilverYoanka González 2008 Beijing Cycling (Track) Women's points race SilverYanet Bermoy 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -48 kg SilverAnaysi Hernández 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -70 kg SilverYalennis Castillo 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -78 kg BronzeIbrahim Camejo 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's long jump BronzeYordanis Arencibia 2008 Beijing Judo Men's -66 kg BronzeOscar Brayson 2008 Beijing Judo Men's +100 kg BronzeIdalys Ortiz 2008 Beijing Judo Women's +78 kg BronzeEglis Yaima Cruz 2008 Beijing Shooting Women's 50m rifle 3 positions Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count and List of Olympic medalists for CubaMedals by Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 1 1 0 2 1904 St. Louis 4 2 3 9 1908 London did not participate 1912 Stockholm did not participate 1920 Antwerp did not participate 1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 1932 Los Angeles did not participate 1936 Berlin did not participate 1948 London 0 1 0 1 1952 Helsinki 0 0 0 0 1956 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 1960 Rome 0 0 0 0 1964 Tokyo 0 1 0 1 1968 Mexico City 0 4 0 4 1972 Munich 3 1 4 8 1976 Montreal 6 4 3 13 1980 Moscow 8 7 5 20 1984 Los Angeles did not participate 1988 Seoul did not participate 1992 Barcelona 14 6 11 31 1996 Atlanta 9 8 8 25 2000 Sydney 11 11 7 29 2004 Athens 9 7 11 27 2008 Beijing 2 11 11 24 Total 67 64 63 194 Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Boxing 32 19 12 63 Athletics 10 13 14 37 Wrestling 6 5 6 17 Judo 5 11 16 32 Fencing 5 5 6 16 Baseball 3 2 0 5 Volleyball 3 0 2 5 Weightlifting 2 1 1 4 Taekwondo 1 2 1 4 Canoeing 0 3 0 3 Swimming 0 1 1 2 Cycling 0 1 0 1 Sailing 0 1 0 1 Shooting 0 0 3 3 Basketball 0 0 1 1 Total 67 64 63 194 See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Cuba
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- "Comité Olímpico Cubano". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/cuba. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
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