Cuba competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, Canada. 156 competitors (132 men and 24 women) took part in 76 events covering 14 sports.
Alberto Juantorena — Athletics, Men's 400 metresAlberto Juantorena — Athletics, Men's 800 metresJorge Hernández — Boxing, Men's Light FlyweightÁngel Herrera — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightTeófilo Stevenson — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightHéctor Rodríguez — Judo, Men's LightweightAlejandro Casañas — Athletics, Men's 110m HurdlesRamón Duvalón — Boxing, Men's FlyweightAndrés Aldama — Boxing, Men's Light WelterweightSixto Soria — Boxing, Men's Light HeavyweightRolando Garbey — Boxing, Men's Light MiddleweightLuis Martínez — Boxing, Men's MiddleweightAlfredo 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 CompetitionMen's 800 metres
Alberto JuantorenaHeat — 1:47.15Semi Final — 1:45.88Final — 1:43.50 (→ Gold Medal)Leandro CivilHeat — 1:45.88Semi Final — 1:47.31 (→ did not advance)Luis MedinaHeat — 1:50.15 (→ did not advance)Men's 1500 metres
Luis MedinaHeat — 3:42.71 (→ did not advance)Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Francisco Gómez, Alejandro Casañas, Hermes Ramirez, and Silvio LeonardHeat — 39.54sSemi Final — 39.25sFinal — 39.01s (→ 5th place)Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Eddy Gutierrez, Damaso Alfonso, Carlos Alvarez, and Alberto JuantorenaHeat — 3:03.24Final — 3:03.81 (→ 7th place)Men's 400m Hurdles
Damaso AlfonsoHeats — 50.76sSemi Final — 49.84sFinal — 50.19s (→ 7th place)Men's Marathon
Rigoberto Mendoza — 2:22:43 (→ 33rd place)Men's Long Jump
Milan MatosQualification — 7.57m (→ did not advance)Men's Triple Jump
Pedro PérezQualification — 16.51mQualification — 16.81m (→ 4th place)Armando HerreraQualification — 15.98m (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's High Jump
Richard SpencerQualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Julián MorrinsonQualification — 59.92m (→ did not advance)Women's Shot Put
María Elena SarríaFinal — 16.31 m (→ 11th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A):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:5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (79-91)7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (92-81) → 7th placeTeam RosterJuan DomecqRuperto HerreraJuan RocaPedro ChappeAlejandro OrtízRafael CañizaresDaniel ScottAngel PadronTomás HerreraOscar VaronaAlejandro UrgellesFelix MoralesHead Coach: Carmilo HortegaMen'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
Six cyclists represented Cuba in 1976.
Individual road raceCarlos 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)Team time trialCarlos CardetGregorio Aldo ArencibiaJorge GómezRaúl Marcelo VázquezIndividual pursuitRaúl Marcelo Vázquez — 17th place13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1976.
Men's foilEnrique SalvatJorge GarbeyEduardo JhonsMen's team foilEduardo Jhons, Enrique Salvat, Jorge Garbey, Pedro HernándezMen's sabreFrancisco de la TorreManuel OrtízGuzman SalazarMen's team sabreManuel Ortíz, Francisco de la Torre, Guzman Salazar, Ramón Hernández, Lazaro MoraWomen's foilMargarita RodríguezMilady Tack-FangNancy UrangaWomen's team foilMilady Tack-Fang, Marlene Font, Nancy Uranga, Margarita RodríguezMen's Lightweight
Héctor RodríguezMen's Half-Heavyweight
José IbañezMen's Open Class
José IbañezMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1)Lost to Poland (2-3)Defeated South Korea (3-0)Defeated Canada (3-0)Semi FinalsLost to Soviet Union (0-3)Bronze Medal MatchDefeated Japan (3-0) → Bronze MedalTeam RosterLeonel Marshall Steward, Sr.Victoriano SarmientosErnesto MartínezVictor GarcíaCarlos SalasRaúl VilchesJesús SavigneLorenzo MartínezDiego LaperaAntonio RodríguezAlfredo FigueredoJorge PérezHead Coach: Herrera IdoloWomen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated East Germany (3-1)Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)Lost to South Korea (2-3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Defeated Canada (3-2)5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (3-0) → Fifth placeTeam RosterMercedes PerezImilses TellesAna DíazMercedes PomaresLucila UrgellesMercedes RocaMiriam HerreraClaudina VillaurrutiaMelanea TartabullNelly BarnetAna María GarcíaEvelina BorrotoHead Coach: Eugenio GeorgeMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterDavid RodríguezEugenio AlmenterosGerardo RodríguezJesús PérezJorge RizoLazaro CostaNelson DomínguezOriel DomínguezOscar PericheOsvaldo GarcíaRamon Peña