Cuba competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 207 competitors, 175 men and 32 women, took part in 92 events in 19 sports.
María Caridad Colón — Athletics, Women’s Javelin ThrowJuan Hernández — Boxing, Men’s BantamweightÁngel Herrera — Boxing, Men’s LightweightAndrés Aldama — Boxing, Men’s WelterweightArmando Martínez — Boxing, Men’s Light MiddleweightJosé Gómez — Boxing, Men’s MiddleweightTeófilo Stevenson — Boxing, Men’s HeavyweightDaniel Núñez — Weightlifting, Men’s BantamweightSilvio Leonard — Athletics, Men’s 100 metresAlejandro Casañas — Athletics, Men’s 110 metres HurdlesHipólito Ramos — Boxing, Men’s Light FlyweightAdolfo Horta — Boxing, Men’s FeatherweightJose Rodríguez — Judo, Men’s Extra Lightweight (60 kg)Juan Ferrer — Judo, Men’s Half Middleweight (78 kg)Isaac Azcuy — Judo, Men’s Middleweight (86 kg)Luis Delis — Athletics, Men’s Discus ThrowJosé Aguilar — Boxing, Men’s Light WelterweightRicardo Rojas — Boxing, Men’s Light HeavyweightRoberto Castrillo — Shooting, Men’s Skeet ShootingAlberto Blanco — Weightlifting, Men’s 100 kgMen's 100 metres
Silvio LeonardHeat — 10.33Quarterfinals — 10.16Semifinals — 10.40Final — 10.25 (→ Silver Medal)Osvaldo LaraHeat — 10.39Quarterfinals — 10.21Semifinals — 10.34Final — 10.43 (→ 5th place)Tomás GonzálezHeat — 10.65Quarterfinals — 10.44 (→ did not advance)Men's 200 metres
Silvio LeonardOsvaldo LaraTomás GonzálezMen's 400 metres
Alberto JuantorenaMen's Marathon
Radamés GonzálezFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 110 m Hurdles
Alejandro CasañasHeat — 13.46Semifinals — 13.44Final — 13.40 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 4×100 metres Relay
Osvaldo Lara, Alejandro Casañas, Silvio Leonard, and Tomás GonzálezMen's High Jump
Francisco CentellesQualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
David GiratQualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)Men's Triple Jump
Armando HerreraQualification — 16.49 mFinal — 15.90 m (→ 11th place)Alejandro HerreraQualification — no mark (→ no ranking)Men's Discus Throw
Luis DelísQualification — 62.20 mFinal — 66.32 m (→ Bronze Medal)José Santa CruzQualification — 60.14 mFinal — 61.52 m (→ 10th place)Men's Hammer Throw
Armando OrozcoQualification — 72.28 mFinal Round — 68.68 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Shot Put
María Elena SarríaFinal — 19.37 m (→ 9th place)Women's Discus Throw
Carmen RomeroQualification — 58.60 mFinal — 60.86 m (→ 10th place)María Cristina BetancourtQualification — 57.62 m (→ did not advance)Women's Javelin Throw
María Caridad ColónQualification — 62.42 mFinal — 68.40 m (→ Gold Medal)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group C)Defeated Australia (83-76)Defeated Sweden (71-59)Lost to Italy (72-79)Semi Final Round (Group A)Lost to Brazil (93-94)Lost to Yugoslavia (84-112)Lost to Spain (95-96)Lost to Soviet Union (90-109) → 6th placeTeam Roster:Jorge MoreRuperto HerreraAlejandro OrtizNoangel LuacesGeneroso MárquezRaúl DuboyPedro AbreuMiguel CalderónTomás HerreraDaniel ScottAlejandro UrgellesFélix MoralesWomen's Team CompetitionTeam Roster:Andrea BorrellBarbara BecquerCaridad DespaigneInocenta CorveaMaría de los SantosMaría MoretMatilde CharroNancy AtiezSanta Margarita SkeetSonia de la PazVicenta SalmonVirginia PérezMen's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
Hipólito Ramos → Silver Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Farid Salman Mahdi (Iraq) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated György Gedó (Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (4-1)
- Final — Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (2-3)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
Jorge Hernández- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Juan Hernández → Gold Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Sándor Farkas (Hungary) on points (4-1)
- Third Round — Defeated Ayele Mohammed (Ethiopia) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Geraldi Issaick (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Semi Finals — Defeated Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Adolfo Horta → Silver Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Defeated Titi Cercel (Romania) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) retired
- Final — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Ángel Herrera → Gold Medal- First Round — Defeated Carlo Russolillo (Italy) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Geza Tumbas (Yugoslavia) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Kazimierz Adach (Poland) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
José Aguilar → Bronze Medal- First Round — Defeated Martin Brerton (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Ryu Bun-Hwa (North Korea) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Farouk Jawad (Iraq) after referee stopped contest in third round
- Semi Finals — Lost to Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Teófilo Stevenson → Gold Medal- First Round — Defeated Solomon Ataga (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Grzegorz Skrzecz (Poland) after knock-out in third round
- Semi Finals — Defeated István Lévai (Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
Three cyclists represented Cuba in 1980.
Individual road raceGregorio Aldo ArencibiaCarlos CardetAntonio QuinteroMen's Springboard
Rolando RuizPreliminary Round — 489.24 points (→ did not advance)12 fencers, 8 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1980.
Men's foilHeriberto GonzálezEfigenio FavierGuillermo BetancourtMen's team foilEfigenio Favier, Guillermo Betancourt, Heriberto González, Pedro HernándezMen's épéeEfigenio FavierGuillermo BetancourtHeriberto GonzálezMen's team épéeEfigenio Favier, Guillermo Betancourt, Heriberto González, Pedro HernándezMen's sabreJosé LaverdeciaJesús OrtízManuel OrtízMen's team sabreManuel Ortíz, Jesús Ortíz, José Laverdecia, Guzman SalazarWomen's foilClara AlfonsoMarlene FontMargarita RodríguezWomen's team foilMargarita Rodríguez, Marlene Font, María Esther García, Clara AlfonsoMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Defeated Zambia (1-0)Defeated Venezuela (2-1)Lost to Soviet Union (0-8)Quarter FinalsLost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)Team RosterJosé ReinosoMiguel LópezRaimundo FrometaLuís SanchezLuís DrekeRoberto EspinosaAndres RoldanAmado PoveaDagoberto LaraRamon NúñezLuis HernándezRoberto PereiraRegino DelgadoJorge MassoFermín MaderaCarlos LoredoHandball
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Denmark (18-30)Lost to Poland (19-34)Lost to East Germany (20-27)Drew with Spain (24-24)Lost to Hungary (22-26)Classification Match11th/12th place: Defeated Kuwait (32-24) → 11th placeTeam RosterPablo PedrosoRoberto CasusoJesús AgramonteMiguel IzquierdoJosé NeningerJuan LlanesJuan QuerolJuan PrendesSabino MedinaRoberto ZuluetaMoisés CasalesIbrain CrombetLázaro JiménezLázaro PedrosoMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary RoundCuba — Poland 1-7Cuba — Soviet Union 2-11Cuba — Tanzania 4-0Cuba — India 0-13Cuba — Spain 0-11Classification Match5th-6th place: Cuba — Tanzania 4-1 → 5th placeTeam Roster:Ángel MoraSevero FrometaBernabé IzquierdoEdgardo VázquezHéctor PedrosoTomás VarelaRaúl GarcíaJorge MicoRodolfo DelgadoLazaro HernándezJuan BlancoJuan CaballeroRoberto RamírezÁngel FontaneRicardo CamposJuan RíosMen's Extra-Lightweight
José RodríguezMen's Half-Lightweight
Héctor RodríguezMen's Lightweight
Ricardo TueroMen's Half-Middleweight
Juan FerrerMen's Middleweight
Isaac AzcuyMen's Half-Heavyweight
Rolando José TornesMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Defeated Italy (3-0)Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)Lost to Czechoslovakia (2-3)Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3)7th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → 7th placeTeam RosterDiego LaperaVíctor GarcíaLuis OviedoErnesto MartínezRicardo LeyvaJorge GarbeyRaúl VilchesCarlos SalasAntonio PérezLeonel Marshall Steward, Sr.Carlos RuizJosé DavidWomen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to East Germany (1-3)Defeated Peru (3-0)Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)Classification Match5th/6th place: Defeated Peru (3-1) → 5th placeTeam RosterMercedes PérezImilsis TéllezAna DíazMercedes PomaresMavis GuilarteLibertad GonzálezErenia DíazMaura AlfonsoJosefina CapoteNelly BarnetAna María GarcíaLucila UrgellesMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group C)Drew with Yugoslavia (6-6)Defeated Australia (6-4)Defeated Bulgaria (7-1)Final Round (Group A)Drew with Yugoslavia (7-7)Drew with Netherlands (7-7)Lost to Soviet Union (5-8)Lost to Hungary (5-7)Lost to Spain (7-9) → 5th placeTeam RosterOscar PericheOrlando CowleyBárbaro DíazLazaro CostaPedro RodríguezNelson DomínguezJorge RizoArturo RamosCarlos BenítezGerardo RodríguezOriel Domínguez 
