- Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Cuba at the Olympic Games
Flag of Cuba – Flag bearersIOC code CUB NOC Comité Olímpico Cubano At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Competitors 176 (126 men and 50 women) in 16 sports Flag bearer Héctor Milián Medals
Rank: 5Gold
14Silver
6Bronze
11Total
31Olympic 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 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1984 Games and the 1988 Games.
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Javier Sotomayor — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Maritza Martén — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Omar Ajete, Rolando Arrojo, José Raúl Delgado, Giorge Diaz, José Estrada, Osvaldo Fernández, Lourdes Gourriel, Alberto Hernández, Orlando Hernández, Orestes Kindelán, Omar Linares, Germán Mesa, Víctor Mesa, Antonio Pacheco, Juan Padilla, Juan Pérez, Luis Ulacia, Ermidelio Urrutia, Jorge Valdés, and Lázaro Vargas — Baseball, Men's Team Competition
- Rogelio Marcelo — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- Joel Casamayor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Héctor Vinent — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Juan Carlos Lemus — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Ariel Hernández — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Félix Savón — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Roberto Balado — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
- Odalis Revé — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)
- Regla Bell, Mercedes Calderón, Magaly Carvajal, Marlenis Costa, Idalmis Gato, Lilia Izquierdo, Norka Latamblet, Mireya Luis, Tania Ortiz, and Regla Torres — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
- Hector Milián — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
- Alejandro Puerto — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (57 kg)
Silver
- Roberto Hernández, Héctor Herrera, Lázaro Martínez, and Norberto Téllez — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
- Raúl González — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Juan Hernández — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Guillermo Betancourt, Tulio Díaz, Hermenegildo García, Oscar García, and Elvis Gregory — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Estela Rodríguez — Judo, Women's Heavyweight
- Pablo Lara — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
Bronze
- Jorge Aguilera, Joel Isasi, Joel Lamela, and Andrés Simón — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay
- Roberto Moya — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Ana Fidelia Quirot — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Ioamnet Quintero — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Elvis Gregory — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Israel Hernández — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
- Amarilis Savón — Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
- Driulis González — Judo, Women's Lightweight (56 kg)
- Wilber Sánchez — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
- Juan Marén — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
- Lázaro Reinoso — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Lázaro Martínez, Héctor Herrera, Norberto Téllez, and Roberto Hernández
Men's Marathon
- Alberto Cuba — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 8.07 m
- Final — 8.11 m (→ 4th place)
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- Qualification — 8.09 m
- Final — 8.08 m (→ 5th place)
Men's Triple Jump
- Yoelvis Quesada
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- Qualification — 17.21 m
- Final — 17.18 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Juan Martínez
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- Qualification — 60.34 m
- Final — 62.64 m (→ 6th place)
Women's 800 metresWomen's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 62.82m
- Final — 63.80m (→ 6th place)
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- Qualification — 60.22m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
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- Qualification — 1.92 m
- Final — 1.94 m (→ 5th place)
Baseball
The first Olympic baseball tournament resulted in sevens wins and no losses in the preliminary round for Cuba. A comfortable 6-1 victory over the United States and a dominant 11-1 win against Chinese Taipei earned Cuba the first Olympic gold medal for the sport.
Men's Team Competition:
Team Roster
- Omar Ajete
- Rolando Arrojo
- José Raúl Delgado
- Giorge Diaz
- José Estrada
- Osvaldo Fernández
- Lourdes Gourriel
- Alberto Hernández
- Orlando Hernández
- Orestes Kindelán
- Omar Linares
- Germán Mesa
- Víctor Mesa
- Antonio Pacheco
- Juan Padilla
- Juan Pérez
- Luis Ulacia
- Ermidelio Urrutia
- Jorge Valdés
- Lázaro Vargas
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Unified Team (91-89)
- Defeated Brazil (95-88)
- Defeated Italy (60-53)
- Semifinals
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- Lost to PR China (70-109)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Lost to United States (74-88) → 4th place
- Team Roster
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- Andrea Borrell
- Ana Hernández
- Olga Vigil
- Grisel Herrera
- Biosotis Lagno
- Yudith Águila
- Maria Leon
- Yamilé Martínez
- Delia Hernandez Henry
- Liset Castillo
- Regla Hernandez
- Milayda Enriquez Parrado
- Head Coach: Manuel Pérez
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Rogelio Marcelo → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Mfamasibili Mnisi (SWZ), RSC-3
- Second Round – Defeated Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (MGL), 14:2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Rafael Lozano (ESP), 11:3
- Semifinals – Defeated Roel Velasco (PHI), RSCH-1
- Final – Defeated Daniel Petrov (BUL), 20:10
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Raúl González → Silver Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Leszek Olszewski (POL), 15:7
- Second Round – Defeated Moses Malagu (NGR), RSC-2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated David Serradas (VEN), 14:7
- Semifinals – Defeated Timothy Austin (USA) RSC-1
- Final – Lost to Choi Chol-Su (PRK), 2:12
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Joel Casamayor → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Devarajan Venkatesan (IND), 13:7
- Second Round – Defeated Riadh Klai (TUN), 16:11
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (PHI), KO-1
- Semifinals – Defeated Mohamed Achik (MAR), AB-1
- Final – Defeated Wayne McCullough (IRL), 16:8
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Eddy Suarez
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- First Round – Defeated Lee Chil-Gun (PRK), 20:5
- Second Round – Defeated Mohamed Soltani (TUN), RSC-2 (02:53)
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Faustino Reyes (ESP), 7:17
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Julio González Valladares
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- First Round – Lost to Tontcho Tontchev (BUL), 12:14
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Héctor Vinent → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Edwin Cassiani (COL), 27:4
- Second Round – Defeated Andreas Zülow (GER), 14:2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Oleg Nikolaev (URS), 26:3
- Semifinals – Defeated Jyri Kjall (FIN), 13:3
- Final – Defeated Mark Leduc (CAN), 11:1
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Juan Hernández Sierra → Silver Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Said Bennajem (FRA), 6:0
- Second Round – Defeated Jun Jin-Chul (KOR), RSC-2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Søren Antman (SWE), RSC-2
- Semifinals – Defeated Aníbal Acevedo (PUR), 11:2
- Final – Lost to Michael Carruth (IRL), 10:13
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Juan Carlos Lemus → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Arkadiy Topayev (EUN), 11:0
- Second Round – Defeated Markus Beyer (GER), RSC-1
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Igors Saplavskis (LAT), 12:2
- Semifinals – Defeated György Mizsei (HUN), 10:2
- Final – Defeated Orhan Delibaş (NED), 6:1
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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- First Round – Defeated Joseph Lareya (GHA), 6:0
- Second Round – Defeated Gilberto Brown (ISV), 13:2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Sven Ottke (GER), 14:6
- Semifinals – Defeated Lee Seung-Bae (KOR), 14:1
- Final – Defeated Chris Byrd (USA), 12:7
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
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- First Round – Defeated Mehmet Gürgen (TUR), RSC-3
- Second Round – Defeated Roberto Castelli (ITA), RSC-1
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Wojciech Bartnik (POL), 3:9
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Félix Savón → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Krysztof Rojek (POL), RSC-2
- Second Round – Defeated Bert Teuchiert (GER), 11:2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Danell Nicholson (USA), 13:11
- Semifinals – Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (NED), 23:3
- Final – Defeated David Izonritei (NGR), 14:1
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
- Roberto Balado → Gold Medal
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- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Tom Glesby (CAN), 16:2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Larry Donald (USA), 10:4
- Semifinals – Defeated Brian Nielsen (DEN), 15:1
- Final – Defeated Richard Igbineghu (NGR), 13:2
Cycling
Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
- Conrado Cabrera
- Eugenio Castro
- Noël de la Cruz
- Raúl Domínguez
Men's Points Race
Judo
Men's Half-Lightweight
Men's Lightweight
- Ignacio Sayu
Men's Middleweight
- Andrés Franco
Men's Half-Heavyweight
- Belarmino Salgado
Men's Heavyweight
Women's Extra-Lightweight- Amarilys Savón
Women's Half-Lightweight
Women's Lightweight
- Driulys González
Women's Half-Middleweight
- Ileana Beltrán
Women's Middleweight
Women's Half-Heavyweight
- Niurka Moreno
Women's Heavyweight
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat – 55.99
- Final – 55.76 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:00.52
- B-Final – 2:00.22 (→ 9th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 1:03.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 2:16.45 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
- Defeated Algeria (3-0)
- Defeated Unified Team (3-1)
- Lost to Brazil (1-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Quarterfinals
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- Defeated Spain (3-0)
- Semifinals
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- Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Lost to United States (1-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
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- Félix Millán
- Freddy Brooks
- Idalberto Valdes
- Ihosvany Hernández
- Joël Despaigne
- Lazaro Beltran
- Lazaro Marin
- Nicolas Vives
- Osvaldo Hernández
- Raúl Diago
- Rodolfo Sánchez
- Abel Sarmientos
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated PR China (3-1)
- Defeated Brazil (3-1)
- Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
- Semifinals
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- Defeated United States (3-2)
- Final
- Team Roster
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- Regla Bell
- Mercedes Calderón
- Magalys Carvajal
- Marlenys Costa
- Ana Ibis Fernandez
- Idalmis Gato
- Lilia Izquierdo
- Norka Latamblet
- Mireya Luis
- Raisa O'Farril
- Tania Ortiz
- Regla Torres
- Head Coach: Eugenio Lafita
Water Polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated Greece (10-9)
- Lost to Hungary (11-12)
- Lost to Italy (8-11)
- Lost to the Netherlands (9-11)
- Lost to Spain (10-12)
- Classification Matches
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- Lost to Australia (5-7)
- Lost to Germany (6-10) → 8th place
- Team Roster
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- Bárbaro Diaz
- Juan Barreras
- Norge Blay
- Pablo Cuesta
- Jorge Del Valle
- Marcelo Derauville
- Lazaro Fernández
- Ernesto García
- Juan Hernández Olivera
- Juan Hernández Silveira
- Guillermo Martínez
- Iván Pérez
- José Ramos
Weightlifting
Men's Middleweight
- Pablo Lara
- Raúl Mora
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Lino Elias
- José Ernesto Heredia
Men's Middle-Heavyweight
- Emilio Lara
Men's Heavyweight II
- Flavio Villavicencio
- Maurys Charón
Men's Super-Heavyweight
- Ernesto Aguero
See also
References
Categories:- Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Cuba at the Olympics
- 1992 in Cuba
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