Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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IOC code CUB 9 8		Flag bearer Rolando Tucker

NOC Cuban Olympic Committee Competitors 164 (111 men and 53 women) in 15 sports MedalsRanked 8th GoldSilverBronzeTotal98825

Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 164 competitors, 111 men and 53 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.

Because of its relations with the United States and the trade embargo due to Fidel Castro regime, Cuban athletes were allowed to travel to Atlanta following the permission of its local NOC.

Gold

Maikro Romero — Boxing, men's flyweight (51 kg)

Héctor Vinent — Boxing, men's light welterweight (63,5 kg)

Ariel Hernández — Boxing, men's middleweight (75 kg)

Félix Savón — Boxing, men's heavyweight (91 kg)

Omar Ajete, José Ariel Contreras, Miguel Caldes, José Estrada González, Jorge Fumero, Alberto Hernández, Rey Isaac, Orestes Kindelán, Pedro Lazo, Omar Linares, Omar Luis, Juan Manrique, Eliecer Montes, Antonio Pacheco, Juan Padilla, Eduardo Paret, Ormari Romero, Antonio Scull, Luis Ulacia and Lázaro Vargas — Baseball, men's tournament

Driulis González — Judo, women's lightweight (56 kg)

Pablo Lara — Weightlifting, men's middleweight (76 kg)

Feliberto Ascuy — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman welterweight (74 kg)

Taismari Aguero, Regla Bell, Magaly Carvajal, Marlenis Costa, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Idalmis Gato, Lilia Izquierdo, Mireya Luis, Raiza O'Farrill, Yumilka Ruíz and Regla Torres — Volleyball, women's tournament

Silver

Ana Fidelia Quirot — Athletics, women's 800 metres

Arnaldo Mesa — Boxing, Men's bantamweight (54 kg)

Juan Hernández Sierra — Boxing, men's welterweight (67 kg)

Alfredo Duvergel — Boxing, men's light middleweight (71 kg)

Iván Trevejo — Fencing, men's épée individual

Estela Rodríguez — Judo, women's heavyweight

Rodolfo Falcón — Swimming, men's 100m backstroke

Juan Marén — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman featherweight (62 kg)

Bronze

Yoelbi Quesada — Athletics, Men's triple jump

Oscar García, Elvis Gregory and Rolando Tucker — Fencing, men's foil team competition

Israel Hernández — Judo, men's half lightweight (65 kg)

Amarilis Savón — Judo, women's extra lightweight (48 kg)

Legna Verdecia — Judo, women's half lightweight (52 kg)

Diadenis Luna — Judo, women's half heavyweight (72 kg)

Neisser Bent — Swimming, men's 100m backstroke

Alexis Vila — Wrestling, men's freestyle paperweight (48 kg)

Athletics

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

Omar Meña, Jorge Crusellas, Georkis Vera and Robert Hernández

Heat — 3:05.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's long jump

Jaime Jefferson

Qualification — 7.65m (→ did not advance)

Men's decathlon

Eugenio Balanque

Final result — 7873 points (→ 25th place)

Raul Duany

Final result — 7802 points (→ 26th place)

Men's discus throw

Alexis Elizalde

Qualification — 62.22m

Final — 62.70m (→ 9th place)

Roberto Moya

Qualification — 59.22m (→ did not advance)

Men's hammer throw

Alberto Sánchez

Qualification — 74.82m (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x400 metres relay

Idalmis Bonne, Julia Duporty, Surella Morales and Ana Fidelia Quirot

Qualification — 3:24.23

Final — 3:25.85 (→ 6th place)

Women's long jump

Regla Cardenas

Qualification — 6.85m (→ did not advance)

Lisette Cuza

Qualification — 6.56m (→ did not advance)

Niurka Montalvo

Qualification — 6.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's high jump

Ioamnet Quintero

Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance)

Women's triple jump

Yamile Aldama

Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's javelin throw

Isel Lopez

Qualification — 61.40m

Final — 64.68m (→ 4th place)

Xiomara Rivero

Qualification — 61.32m

Final — 64.48m (→ 5th place)

Odelmys Palma

Qualification — 62.30m

Final — 59.70m (→ 11th place)

Women's discus throw

Maritza Marten

Qualification — 60.08m (→ did not advance)

Barbara Hechevarria

Qualification — 61.98m (→ did not advance)

Women's shot put

Belsis Laza

Qualification — 18.61m

Final — 18.40m (→ 10th place)

Yumileidis Cumba

Qualification — 18.55m (→ did not advance)

Women's heptathlon

Regla Cardenas

Final result — 6246 points (→ 12th place)

Magalys García

Final result — 6109 points (→ 15th place)

Baseball

Defending gold medallist and undefeated team Cuba made its second appearance in the 1996 Olympic baseball tournament. Once again, the Cubans went undefeated, beating all seven of the other teams in the preliminary round. A semifinal victory over Nicaragua and a final win against Japan won Cuba its second gold medal in baseball and improved its Olympic win-loss record to 18-0.

Men's tournament:

Cuba - Gold medal (9-0)

Women's tournament

Preliminary round (Group B)

Lost to United States (84-101)

Defeated South Korea (70-55)

Lost to Australia (63-75)

Lost to Ukraine (75-87)

Defeated Zaire (73-59)

Quarterfinals

Lost to Brazil (69-101)

Classification matches

5th/8th place: Defeated Italy (78-70)

5th/6th place: Lost to Russia (74-91) → 6th place

Team roster

Biosotis Lagnó

Head Coach: Miguel del Rio Lopez

Beach volleyball

Francisco Alvarez and Juan Rossell — 7th place overall

Boxing

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

Yosvani Aguilera

First round — Defeated Stefan Ström (Sweden), referee stopped contest in second round
Second round — Lost to Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 5-14

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)

Maikro Romero → Gold medal

First round — Defeated Eric Morel (United States), 24-12
Second round — Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia), 22-6
Quarterfinals — Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines), 18-3
Semifinals — Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 12-6
Final — Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan), 12-11

Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Arnaldo Mesa → Silver medal

First round — Defeated John Larbi (Sweden), 19-5
Second round — Defeated Zahir Raheem (United States), referee stopped contest in first round
Quarterfinals — Defeated Rachid Bouaita (France), 15-8
Semifinals — Defeated Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia), 14-14, referee decision
Final — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 7-14

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)

Lorenzo Aragón

First round — Defeated Noureddine Magjhound (Algeria), 9-6
Second round — Defeated Rogelio de Brito (Brazil), 16-6
Quarterfinals — Lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 11-12

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)

Julio González Valladares

First round — Defeated Romeo Brin (Philippines), 24-13
Second round — Lost to Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 9-14

Men's light welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Héctor Vinent → Gold medal

First round — Defeated Hyung-Min Han (South Korea), referee stopped contest in second round
Second round — Defeated Nurhan Suleymanoglu (Turkey), 23-1
Quarterfinals — Defeated Eduard Zakharov (Russia), 15-7
Semifinals — Defeated Bolat Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan), 23-6
Final — Defeated Oktay Urkal (Germany), 20-13

Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)

Juan Hernández Sierra → Silver medal

First round — Defeated Jazcef Nagy (Hungary), referee stopped contest in second round
Second round — Defeated Vadim Mezga (Belarus), 12-2
Quarterfinals — Defeated Nurzhan Smanov (Kazakhstan), 16-8
Semifinals — Defeated Marian Simion (Romania), 20-7
Final — Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia), 9-14

Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)

Alfredo Duvergel → Silver medal

First round — Defeated Jozef Gilewski (Poland), 10-2
Second round — Defeated Serguei Gorodnychov (Ukraine), 15-2
Quarterfinals — Defeated Antonio Perugino (Italy), 15-8
Semifinals — Defeated Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan), 28-19
Final — Lost to David Reid (United States), knock-out in third round

Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)

Ariel Hernández → Gold medal

First round — Defeated Salim Kbary (Egypt), 11-2
Second round — Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany), 5-0
Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 15-8
Semifinals — Defeated Rhoshii Wells (United States), 17-8
Final — Defeated Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 11-3

Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Freddy Rojas

First round — Defeated Mahmoud Kalifa (Egypt), 20-9
Second round — Lost to Lee Seung-Bao (South Korea), 9-13

Men's heavyweight (91 kg)

Félix Savón → Gold medal

First round — Defeated Andrei Kumyaavka (Kyrgyzstan), 9-3
Second round — Defeated Kwamena Turkson (Sweden), knock-out in first round
Quarterfinals — Defeated Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia), 20-4
Semifinals — Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany), walkover
Final — Defeated David Defiagbon (Canada), 20-2

Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)

Alexis Rubalcaba

First round — Bye
Second round — Defeated Paolo Vidoz (Italy), referee stopped contest in first round
Quarterfinals — Lost to Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga), 12-17