- Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Cuba at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Cuba – Flag bearersIOC code CUB NOC Comité Olímpico Cubano At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Competitors 156 (132 men and 24 women) in 14 sports Medals
Rank: 8Gold
6Silver
4Bronze
3Total
13Olympic history (summary) 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 competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, the largest city in the French-Canadian province of Quebec. 156 competitors (132 men and 24 women) took part in 76 events covering 14 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold- Alberto Juantorena — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Alberto Juantorena — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Jorge Hernández — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- Ángel Herrera — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Teófilo Stevenson — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Héctor Rodríguez — Judo, Men's Lightweight
Silver- Alejandro Casañas — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Ramón Duvalón — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Andrés Aldama — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Sixto Soria — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
Bronze- Rolando Garbey — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Luis Martínez — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Alfredo Figueredo, Victor García, Diego Lapera, Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr., Ernesto Martínez, Lorenzo Martínez, Jorge Pérez, Antonio Rodríguez, Carlos Salas, Victoriano Sarmientos, Jesús Savigne, and Raúl Virches — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMen's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:47.15
- Semi Final — 1:45.88
- Final — 1:43.50 (→ Gold Medal)
- Leandro Civil
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- Heat — 1:45.88
- Semi Final — 1:47.31 (→ did not advance)
- Luis Medina
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- Heat — 1:50.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Luis Medina
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- Heat — 3:42.71 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
- Francisco Gómez, Alejandro Casañas, Hermes Ramirez, and Silvio Leonard
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- Heat — 39.54s
- Semi Final — 39.25s
- Final — 39.01s (→ 5th place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Eddy Gutierrez, Damaso Alfonso, Carlos Alvarez, and Alberto Juantorena
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- Heat — 3:03.24
- Final — 3:03.81 (→ 7th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Damaso Alfonso
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- Heats — 50.76s
- Semi Final — 49.84s
- Final — 50.19s (→ 7th place)
Men's Marathon
- Rigoberto Mendoza — 2:22:43 (→ 33rd place)
Men's Long Jump
- Milan Matos
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- Qualification — 7.57m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
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- Qualification — 16.51m
- Qualification — 16.81m (→ 4th place)
- Armando Herrera
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- Qualification — 15.98m (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's High Jump
- Richard Spencer
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- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Julian Morrison
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- Qualification — 59.92m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
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- Final — 16.31 m (→ 11th place)
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
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- Defeated Australia (111-89)
- Lost to Canada (79-84)
- Defeated Japan (97-56)
- Defeated Mexico (89-75)
- Lost to Soviet Union (72-98)
- Classification Matches:
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- 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (79-91)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (92-81) → 7th place
- Team Roster
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- Juan Domecq
- Ruperto Herrera
- Juan Roca
- Pedro Chappe
- Alejandro Ortíz
- Rafael Cañizares
- Daniel Scott
- Angel Padron
- Tomás Herrera
- Oscar Varona
- Alejandro Urgelles
- Felix Morales
- Head Coach: Carmilo Hortega
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Jorge Hernández
- First Round – Defeated Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (BUL), RSC-3
- Second Round – Defeated Zoffa Zarawi (PNG), KO-3
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Park Chan-Hee (KOR), 3:2
- Semifinals – Defeated Orlando Maldonado (PUR), 5:0
- Final – Defeated Li Byong-Uk (PRK), 4:1 → Gold Medal
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Ramón Duvalón
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Souley Hancaradu (NIG), walk-over
- Third Round — Defeated Toshinori Koga (JPN), 5:0
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Ian Clyde (CAN), 5:0
- Semi Final — Defeated David Torosyan (URS), DSQ-2
- Final — Lost to Leo Randolph (USA), 2:3 → Silver Medal
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMen's Individual Road Race
- Carlos Cardet — 4:49:01 (→ 14th place)
- Roberto Menéndez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Gregorio Aldo Arencibia — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Jorge Pérez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
- Raúl Marcelo Vázquez — 17th place
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1976.
- Men's foil
- Enrique Salvat
- Jorge Garbey
- Eduardo Jhons
- Men's team foil
- Eduardo Jhons, Enrique Salvat, Jorge Garbey, Pedro Hernández
- Men's sabre
- Francisco de la Torre
- Manuel Ortíz
- Guzman Salazar
- Men's team sabre
- Manuel Ortíz, Francisco de la Torre, Guzman Salazar, Ramón Hernández, Lazaro Mora
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Football
Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer OlympicsGymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsJudo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMen's Lightweight
- Héctor Rodríguez
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Men's Open Class
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsVolleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1)
- Lost to Poland (2-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Defeated Canada (3-0)
- Semi Finals
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- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Defeated Japan (3-0) → Bronze Medal
- Defeated Japan (3-0) →
- Team Roster
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- Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr.
- Victoriano Sarmientos
- Ernesto Martínez
- Victor García
- Carlos Salas
- Raúl Vilches
- Jesús Savigne
- Lorenzo Martínez
- Diego Lapera
- Antonio Rodríguez
- Alfredo Figueredo
- Jorge Pérez
- Head Coach: Herrera Idolo
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated East Germany (3-1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
- Lost to South Korea (2-3)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Defeated Canada (3-2)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (3-0) → Fifth place
- Team Roster
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- Mercedes Perez
- Imilses Telles
- Ana Díaz
- Mercedes Pomares
- Lucila Urgelles
- Mercedes Roca
- Miriam Herrera
- Claudina Villaurrutia
- Melanea Tartabull
- Nelly Barnet
- Ana María García
- Evelina Borroto
- Head Coach: Eugenio George
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
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- David Rodríguez
- Eugenio Almenteros
- Gerardo Rodríguez
- Jesús Pérez
- Jorge Rizo
- Lazaro Costa
- Nelson Domínguez
- Oriel Domínguez
- Oscar Periche
- Osvaldo García
- Ramon Peña
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer OlympicsReferences
- ^ "Cuba at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CUB/summer/1976/. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
External links
Categories:- Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Cuba at the Olympics
- 1976 in Cuba
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