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Cuba at the Olympic Games
Flag of Cuba – Flag bearersIOC code CUB NOC Comité Olímpico Cubano At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Competitors 149[1] in 16 sports Flag bearer Mijaín López Medals
Rank: 28Gold
2Silver
11Bronze
11Total
24Olympic 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 in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports.[2] The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López.[3]
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Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Gold Mijaín López Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Gold Dayron Robles Athletics Men's 110 metre hurdles Silver Yoanka Gonzalez Cycling Women's points race Silver Yanet Bermoy Judo Women's 48 kg Silver Anaysi Hernández Judo Women's 70 kg Silver Yalennis Castillo Judo Women's 78 kg Silver Yarelis Barrios Athletics Women's discus Silver Yipsi Moreno Athletics Women's hammer throw Silver Cuba national baseball team Baseball Baseball Silver Emilio Correa Bayeaux Boxing Middleweight Silver Carlos Banteux Boxing Welterweight Silver Andry Laffita Boxing Flyweight Silver Yankiel Leon Alarcon Boxing Bantamweight Bronze Yordanis Arencibia Judo Men's 66 kg Bronze Eglis Yaima Cruz Shooting Women's 50 m rifle three positions Bronze Oscar Braison Judo Men's +100 kg Bronze Idalys Ortiz Judo Women's +78 kg Bronze Ibrahim Camejo Athletics Men's long jump Bronze Daynellis Montejo Taekwondo Women's 49 kg Bronze Yampier Hernández Boxing Light flyweight Bronze Yordenis Ugas Boxing Lightweight Bronze Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo Boxing Light welterweight Bronze Osmai Acosta Duarte Boxing Heavyweight Bronze Leonel Suárez Athletics Men's decathlon Archery
Main articles: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics – QualificationCuba sent archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Juan Carlos Stevens earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Pan American championship.[4]
- Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Score Seed Opposition
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ScoreJuan Carlos Stevens Individual 659 28 Hartley (RSA) (37)
W 107(+19)-107(+17)Bodnar (ROU) (60)
W 108-101Wills (GBR) (21)
W 108-104Park (KOR) (4)
L 108(+17)-108(+19)Did not advance Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer OlympicsCuba sent 40 representatives in athletics.[5]
Men
Athlete Event Heats Rank Quarterfinal Rank Semifinal Rank Final Rank Henry Vizcaino 100m 10.28 27 10.33 31 Did not advance William Collazo 400m 45.37 3 45.06 6 Did not advance Yeimer López 800m 1:45.66 4 1:46.40 8 1:45.88 6 Dayron Robles 110m hurdles 13.39 4 13.19 2 13.12 1 12.93 Yunier Perez Yunior Díaz William Collazo Omar Cisneros
4x400m relay 3:02.24 10 Did not advance Ibrahim Camejo Long jump 8.23 2 8.20 Wilfredo Martinez Long jump 8.07 6 8.19 5 Arnie David Giralt Triple jump 17.30 4 17.52 4 Héctor Dairo Fuentes Triple jump 17.14 10 16.28 12 Alexis Coppello Triple jump 17.09 13 Did not advance Lázaro Borges Pole vault NM X Did not advance Carlos Veliz Shot put 19.58 24 Did not advance Reinaldo Proenza Shot put 19.20 31 Did not advance Alexis Paulmier Shot put NM X Did not advance Jorge Fernández Discus throw 59.60 27 Did not advance Anier Boue Javelin throw 71.85 28 Did not advance Women
Athlete Event Heats Rank Quarterfinal Rank Semifinal Rank Final Rank Virgen Benavides 100m 11.45 24 11.40 19 Did not advance Roxana Díaz 200m 23.09 15 22.98 14 23.12 15 Did not advance Indira Terrero 400m 51.56 18 51.80 16 Did not advance Zulia Calatayud 800m 2:00.34 14 1.58.78 10 Did not advance Anay Tejeda 100m hurdles 12.84 10 DNF X Did not advance Yenima Arencibia 100m hurdles 13.43 32 Did not advance Roxana Díaz Zulia Calatayud Susana Clement Indira Terrero
4x400m relay 3:25.46 6 3:23:31 6 Yargelis Savigne Long jump 6.49 17 Did not advance Triple jump 14.99 1 15.05 5 Mabel Gay Triple jump 14.09 15 Did not advance Yarianna Martinez Triple jump 13.96 21 Did not advance Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.15 27 Did not advance Misleydis Gonzalez Shot put 18.91 7 19.50 4 Mailin Vargas Shot put 18.47 14 18.28 10 Yumileidi Cumba Shot put 17.60 20 Did not advance Yarelis Barrios Discus throw 62.23 4 63.64 Yania Ferrales Discus throw 59.87 15 Did not advance Osleidys Menendez Javelin throw 60.51 11 63.35 6 Yanet Cruz Javelin throw 58.06 19 Did not advance Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw 73.92 1 75.20 Arasay Thondike Hammer throw 68.74 15 Did not advance Baseball
Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsCuba earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event. The Cuba national baseball team has historically been very successful at the Olympics, winning the gold medal in three of the four tournaments held so far and taking the silver in 2000.
Athlete(s) Position Ariel Pestano
Yoandry Urgüelles
Alfredo Despaigne
Luis Rodríguez
Alexei Bell
Yadier Pedroso
Yonder Martínez
Adiel Palma
Luis Navas
Giorbis Duvergel
Alexander Malleta
Eriel Sánchez
Rolando Meriño
Héctor Olivera
Michel Enriquez
Yulieski Gurriel
Vicyohandry Odelin
Pedro Luis Lazo
Eduardo Paret
Norberto González
Norge Luis Vera
Frederich Cepeda
Elier Sánchez
Miguel La HeraCatcher
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-Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker South Korea 7 7 0 41 22 1.000 - - Cuba 7 6 1 52 23 .857 1 - United States 7 5 2 40 22 .714 2 - Japan 7 4 3 30 14 .571 3 - Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 29 33 .286 5 1-0 Canada 7 2 5 29 20 .286 5 0-1 Netherlands 7 1 6 9 50 .143 6 1-0 China 7 1 6 14 60 .143 6 0-1 Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – QualificationCuba qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. The light heavyweight class was the only one in which Cuba did not qualify a boxer. Nine of the ten Cuban qualifiers did so at the first American qualifying tournament.[7][8] For the first time since the 1988 Olympic Games, Cuba did not win a gold medal.
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition
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ResultYampier Hernández Light flyweight Dostiev (TJK)
W 12-1Chygayev (UKR)
W 21-3Carvalho (BRA)
W 21-6Serdamba (MGL)
L 8-+8
Andry Laffita Flyweight Yafai (GBR)
W 9-3Arroyo (PUR)
W 11-2Balakshin (RUS)
W 9-8Jongjohor (THA)
L2-8
Yankiel Leon Bantamweight Abutalipov (KAZ)
W 10-3Petchkoom (THA)
W 10-2Julie (MRI)
W 7-5Badar-Uugan (MGL)
L 5-16
Idel Torriente Featherweight Dzanie (GHA)
W 11-2Enkhzorig (MGL)
W 10-9Imranov (AZE)
L 14-16Yordenis Ugas Lightweight Kramou (ALG)
W 21-3Valentino (ITA)
W 10-2Popescu (ROU)
W 11-7Sow (FRA)
-L 8-15
Rosniel Iglesias Light welterweight Smaila (CMR)
W 15-1Moussaid (MAR)
W 15-4Kovalev (RUS)
W 5-2Boonjumnong (THA)
L 5-10
Carlos Banteux Welterweight Saunders (GBR)
W 13-6Abdin (EGY)
W 10-2Silamu (CHN)
W 17-4Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L 9-18
Emilio Correa Middleweight Fletcher (AUS)
W 17-4Derevyanchenko (UKR)
W 18-4Rasulov (UZB)
W 9-7Kumar (IND)
W 8-5DeGale (GBR)
L 14-16
Osmay Acosta Heavyweight Durodola (NIG)
W 11-0Pavlidis (GRE)
W 7-4Chakhkiev (RUS)
L 5-10
Robert Alfonso Super heavyweight Glazkov (UKR)
L 5-3Did not advance Canoeing
Main articles: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – QualificationFlatwater
- Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Aldo Pruna C-1 500 m 1:51.11 5 1:53.81 5 Did not advance C-1 1000 m 4:02.35 3 4:01.75 3 3:59.09 8 Karel Aguilar
Serguey TorresC-2 500 m 1:44.15 7 1:43:64 5 Did not advance C-2 1000 m 3:41.17 2 Not needed 3:48:88 8 Jorge Garcia K-1 500 m 1:42:80 7 1:49:08 8 Did not advance K-1 1000 m 3:38:86 7 3:41:22 5 Did not advance Three Cuban canoers and one kayaker have qualified for the Olympic games.[9]
Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – QualificationRoad
Athlete Event Time Rank Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso Women's road race 3:51.39 60 Track
- Sprints
Athlete Event Qualifying 1/16 finals
(repechage)1/8 finals
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ResultRank Lisandra Guerra Women's sprint 11.462 9 Kanis (NED)
LTyslinskaya (BLR)
Tsukada (JPN)
2Grankowskaja (RUS)
Hijgenaar (NED)
Tsukada (JPN)10 - Points races
Athlete Event Points/Laps Rank Yoanka González Women's points race 18/0 Diving
Main articles: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men
Athlete Events Preliminary Semifinal Final Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Jorge Betancourt 3 m individual springboard 428.25 19 Did not advance Jorge Pupo 3 m individual springboard 388.70 27 Did not advance Jeinkel Aguirre 10 m individual platform 423.75 16 414.20 15 Did not advance José Guerra 10 m individual platform 443.20 11 438.80 11 507.15 5 Erick Fornaris
José Guerra10 m synchronised platform 409.38 7 Fencing
Main articles: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze final Final Opposition
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ScoreMisleydis Compañy Individual foil Joanna Halls (AUS) 15-13
Giovanni Trillini (ITA) 7-15
Did not advance Mailyn González Individual sabre Nafi Toure (SEN) 15-7
Sada Jacobson (USA) 11-15
Did not advance Judo
Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage round Repechage quarterfinals Repechage semifinals Final Opposition
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ResultYosmani Piker −60 kg Davtyan (ARM)
L 0010-0100Yordanis Arencibia −66 kg Gonzalez (AND)
W 1010-0000El Hady (EGY)
W 0001-0000Takata (USA)
W 0010-0000Uchishiba (JPN)
L 0001-0020Gadanov (RUS)
W 0010-0001
Ronald Girones −73 kg Toma (MDA)
L 0001-0010Oscar Cardenas −81 kg Rodriguez (FRA)
W 0110-0001Neto (POR)
L 0000-1000Asley Gonzales −90 kg Dafreville (FRA)
L 0000-1000Meloni (ITA)
L 0001-1001Oresidis Despaigne −100 kg Celotti (AUS)
W 0010-0000Sung-Ho (KOR)
L 0000-0001Vidal Braison +100 kg Hachache (LIB)
W 1011-0000Zegarra (PER)
W 1000-0000Schlitter (BRA)
W 1000-0000Tangriev (UZB)
L 0011-1010Roudaki (IRI)
W 0200-0000
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Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage
roundRepechage
quarterfinalsRepechage
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ResultYanet Bermoy −48 kg Yagnelis Mestres −52 kg Yueisleidy Lupetey −57 kg Driulis González −63 kg Anaysi Hernández −70 kg Yangelis Castillo −78 kg Idalis Ortiz +78 kg Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics- Men
Athlete Shoot Fence Swim Ride Run Total points Rank Yaniel Velazquez 184 (1144)
18 (832)
2:16.38 (1164)
79.79 (1028)
09:29.55 (1124)
5292 15 Rowing
Main articles: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Eyder Batista
Yunior PerezLightweight
double sculls6:19.36 4-->R 6:40.15 2-->SA/B 6:33.60 3-->FA 6:19.96 6 Yoennis Hernández
Ángel Founier
Yuleidys Cascaret
Janier ConcepciónQuadruple sculls 5:44.68 4-->R 6:03.56 2-->SA/B 6:04.99 6-->FB 5:52.66 6 - Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Mayra González Single sculls 8:07.22 2 7:45.75 4-->SC/D 8:02.10 1-->FC 7:42.68 3 Ismaray Marrero
Yaima VelázquezLightweight
double sculls7:13.35 4-->R 7:32.14 3-->SA/B 7:30.15 FB 7:20.07 6 Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank Score Rank Score Total Eliecer Perez Exposito 10 m air rifle 585 44th Did not advance 44th 50 m rifle prone 582 52nd Did not advance 52nd 50 m rifle three positions Leurir Pupo Requejo 25 m rapid fire pistol 578 7th Did not advance 7th - Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank Score Rank Score Total Eglis Yaima Cruz Farfan 10 m air rifle 396 11th Did not advance 11th 50 m rifle three positions 588 2nd 99.6 687.6 Bronze Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsAthlete Events Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Pedro Medel Men's 200 m backstroke 2:01.32 30 Did not advance Heysi Villarreal Women's 200 m freestyle 2:03.23 NR 41 Did not advance Taekwondo
Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
quarterfinalsRepechage
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ResultOpposition
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ResultGessler Viera −68 kg Tazegul (TUR)
L 4-3Did not advance Ángel Valodia Matos +80 kg Basile (ITA)
W 3-1Xiaobo (CHN)
W 2-1Dong-Min (KOR)
L 1-2BYE Chilmanov (KAZ)
L DSQ- Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
quarterfinalsRepechage
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ResultRank Daynellis Montejo −49 kg Puedpong (THA)
L 1-0Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE)
W 4-0Shu-Chun (TPE)
W 3-2Volleyball
Main articles: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – QualificationBeach
Women's tournament
Athlete Event Pool game 1 Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition
ScoreOpposition
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ScoreMilagros Crespo
Imara Esteves
Seed 16Doubles Hakedal - Torlen (NOR)
Walsh - May-Treanor (USA)
Teru Saiki - Kusuhara (JPN)
Dalixia Fernández
Larrea Perazza
Seed 13Doubles Pohl - Rau (GER)
Kadijk - Mooren (NED)
Branagh - Youngs (USA)
Indoor
Women's tournament
Players: Rachel Sánchez, Daimí Ramírez, Yusidey Silié, Yusleinis Herrera, Rosir Calderón, Zoila Barros, Kenia Carcaces, Yumilka Ruíz, Nancy Carrillo, Yanelis Santos, Yaima Ortíz, Liana Mesa.[10]
Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Total athletes - 10
- Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank Result Rank Result Rank Sergio Alvarez Boulet -56 kg 120 8 152 7 272 6 Lázaro Maikel Ruiz -62 kg 132 8 162 6 294 6 Yordanis Borrero -69 kg 148 6 180 6 328 4 Iván Cambar -77 kg 157 8 196 3 353 6 Jadier Valladares -85 kg 169 7 203 5 372 5 Yoandry Hernández -94 kg 178 6 215 5 393 6 Roman Konstantinov -94 kg Wrestling
Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification- Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 final Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage round 1 Repechage round 2 Final Opposition
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ResultMaikel Pérez −55 kg Yandro Quintana −60 kg Geandry Garzón −66 kg Iván Fundora −74 kg Reineris Sala −84 kg Michel Batista −96 kg Disney Rodríguez −120 kg - Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 final Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage round 1 Repechage round 2 Final Opposition
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ResultYagnier Hernández −55 kg Roberto Monzón −60 kg Alain Milian −66 kg Yunior Estrada −84 kg Mijaín López −120 kg See also
References
- ^ http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/eventos/beijing/r-cuba/atletas/index.html
- ^ "149 Cubans qualify for Olympics", Xinhua, 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez: only gold is my goal", Xinhua, 30 July 2008.
- ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
- ^ "Cuban runner Robles trains in Havana", Xinhua, 31 July 2008.
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- ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Hernandez became the tenth Cuban boxer to qualify when he did so at the second American continental qualifying tournament.
- ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
- ^ "Athlete Quota Places Allocation - Final List 21 July 2008". International Canoe Federation. 21 July 2008. http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/Olympic%20Games/Beijing%202008/NOC%20ATHLETE%20QUOTAS%20Beijing%202008%2019%20July.xls?MenuID=Olympic%5FGames%2F1225%2F0%2CBeijing%5F2008%2F1226%2F1924. Retrieved 2008-07-30.[dead link]
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