Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney. 229 competitors, 147 men and 82 women, took part in 135 events in 24 sports.
Cuba's first appearance in the Olympic archery competition resulted in a surprise pair of victories for Ismely Arias, who placed 14th. Yaremis Perez also won her first match.
Men's 100 m
Freddy MayolaRound 1 — 10.33Round 2 — 10.35 (→ did not advance)Men's 110 m hurdles
Anier GarcíaRound 1 — 13.60Round 2 — 13.53Semifinal — 13.16Final — 13.00 (→ Gold medal)Men's 110 m hurdles
Yoel HernandezRound 1 — 13.53Round 2 — 13.40Semifinal — 13.41 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m relay
José Ángel César, Ivan García, Freddy Mayola and Luis Alberto Pérez-RiondaRound 1 — 38.74Semifinal — 38.16Final — 38.04 (→ Bronze medal)Men's shot put
Alexis PaumierQualifying — 18.31 (→ did not advance)Men's discus
Alexis ElizaldeQualifying — 61.13 (→ did not advance)Frank CasañasQualifying — 60.84 (→ did not advance)Men's javelin throw
Isbel LuacesQualifying — 75.17 (→ did not advance)Emeterio GonzálezQualifying — 82.64Final — 83.33 (→ 8th place)Men's long jump
Iván PedrosoQualifying — 8.32Final — 8.55 (→ Gold medal)Men's long jump
Luis Felipe MélizQualifying — 8.21Final — 8.08 (→ 7th place)Men's triple jump
Yoel GarcíaQualifying — 17.08Final — 17.47 (→ Silver medal)Yoelbi QuesadaQualifying — 17.03Final — 17.37 (→ 4th place)Michael CalvoQualifying — 16.30 (→ did not advance)Men's high jump
Javier SotomayorQualifying — 2.27Final — 2.32 (→ Silver medal)Men's decathlon
Raul Duany100 m — 11.09Long jump — 7.33Shot put — 13.34High jump — 2.06400 m — 49.73100 m hurdles — 14.44Discus throw — 41.17Pole vault — 4.60Javelin throw — 64.311,500 m — 04:29.68Points — 8054.00 (→ 15th place)Eugenio Balanque100 m — 10.87Long jump — 6.19Shot put — 14.90High jump — 1.94400 m — 48.23100 m hurdles — 14.36Discus throw — 46.56Pole vault — NMJavelin throw — DNSWomen's 800 m
Zulia CalatayudRound 1 — 02:00.18Semifinal — 01:59.30Final — 01:58.66 (→ 6th place)Women's 100 m hurdles
Aliuska LopezRound 1 — 12.97Round 2 — 12.92Semifinal — 12.90Final — 12.83 (→ 5th place)Women's 400 m hurdles
Daimi PerniaRound 1 — 55.53Semifinal — 54.92Final — 53.68 (→ 4th place)Women's 4 × 400 m
Idalmis Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Julia Duporty and Daimi PerniaRound 1 — 03:25.22Final — 03:29.47 (→ 8th place)Women's shot put
Yumileidi CumbaQualifying — 18.42 (→ did not advance)Women's javelin throw
Osleidys MenéndezQualifying — 67.34Final — 66.18 (→ Bronze medal)Sonia BissetQualifying — 60.09Final — 63.26 (→ 5th place)Xiomara RiveroQualifying — 61.89Final — 62.92 (→ 6th place)Women's hammer throw
Yipsi MorenoQualifying — 65.74Final — 68.33 (→ 4th place)Women's long jump
Lissette CuzaQualifying — 6.25 (→ did not advance)Women's triple jump
Yamile AldamaQualifying — 14.27Final — 14.30 (→ 4th place)Women's high jump
Ioamnet QuinteroQualifying — 1.92 (→ did not advance)Women's heptathlon
Magalys Garcia100 m hurdles — 13.46High jump — 1.66Shot put — 13.29200 m — 24.58Long jump — 5.97Javelin throw — 45.43800 m — 02:19.64Points — 6054 (→ 11th place)Cuba entered the 2000 baseball competition with an 18–0 record and two gold medals to defend. In the preliminary round, the Cubans extended their winning streak to 21 before being defeated by the Netherlands. Despite the loss, they finished first in the round by winning the final three games. In the semifinals, the Cuban team defeated Japan 3–0 to advance to the gold medal game against the United States. For the first time in Olympic history, Cuba was shut out in a 4–0 loss to receive only the silver medal.
Preliminary roundDefeated South Africa (16-0)Defeated Italy (13-5)Defeated South Korea (6-5)Lost to the Netherlands (2-4)Defeated Australia (1-0)Defeated the United States (6-1)Defeated Japan (6-2)SemifinalsDefeated Japan (3-0)FinalLost to United States (0-4) — Silver medalPreliminary roundLost to Russia (62-72)Lost to United States (61-90)Defeated New Zealand (74-55)Lost to Poland (65-72)Lost to Korea (56-69)Classification match9th/10th place: defeated Canada (67-58) → 9th placeTeam rosterLiset CastilloMilayda EnríquezCariola HechavarríaDalia HenryGrisel HerreraMaría LeónYamilé MartínezYaquelín PlutínTania SeinoYuliseny SoriaTaimara SueroLisdeivis VíctoresDalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea — 9th place (tied)Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)
Maikro Romero → Bronze medalRound 1 — defeated Luis Bustamante of VenezuelaRound 2 — defeated Velicu Marian of RomaniaQuarterfinal — defeated Valeriy Sydorenko of UkraineSemifinal — lost to Brahim Asloum of FranceMen's flyweight (– 51 kg)
Manuel MantillaRound 1 — defeated Tai-Kyu Kim of South KoreaRound 2 — defeated Bogdan Dobrescu of RomaniaQuarterfinal — lost to Wijan Ponlid of Thailand (did not advance)Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Guillermo Rigondeaux → Gold medalRound 1 — defeated Moez Zemzeni of TunisiaRound 2 — defeated Kazumasa Tsujimoto of JapanQuarterfinal — defeated Agasi Agaguloglu of TurkeySemifinal — defeated Clarence Vinson of United StatesFinal — defeated Raimkul Malakhbekov of RussiaMen's featherweight (– 57 kg)
Yosvani AguileraRound 1 — defeated Hidehiko Tsukamoto of JapanRound 2 — defeated Juri Mladenov of BulgariaQuarterfinal — lost to Kamil Djamaloudinov of Russia (did not advance)Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
Mario César Kindelán → Gold medalRound 1 — byeRound 2 — defeated Pongsith Wiangwiset of ThailandQuarterfinal — defeated Tigkran Ouzlian of GreeceSemifinal — defeated Alexandr Maletin of RussiaFinal — defeated Andriy Kotelnyk of UkraineMen's light welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Diógenes Luña → Bronze medalRound 1 — byeRound 2 — defeated Willy Blain of FranceQuarterfinal — defeated Saleh Abdelbary Abdel Maksoud of EgyptSemifinal — lost to Ricardo Williams of United StatesMen's welterweight (– 67 kg)
Roberto Guerra RiveraRound 1 — defeated Ellis Chibuye of ZambiaRound 2 — lost to Dorel Simon of Romania (→ did not advance)Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)
Juan Hernández SierraRound 1 — defeated Stephane Nzue Mba of GabonRound 2 — defeated Mohamed Marmouri of TunisiaQuarterfinal — lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
Jorge Gutiérrez → Gold medalRound 1 — defeated Somchai Cimlum of ThailandRound 2 — defeated Antonios Giannoulas of GreeceQuarterfinal — defeated Adrian Diaconu of RomaniaSemifinal — defeated Vugar Alekperov of AzerbaijanFinal — defeated Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov of RussiaMen's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Isael AlvarezRound 1 — defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni of ItalyRound 2 — lost to Olzhas Orazaliyev of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)Men's heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Félix Savón → Gold medalRound 1 — byeRound 2 — defeated Rasmus Ojemaye of NigeriaQuarterfinal — defeated Michael Bennett of United StatesSemifinal — defeated Sebastian Kober of GermanyFinal — defeated Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of RussiaMen's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)
Alexis RubalcabaRound 1 — byeRound 2 — defeated Cengiz Koç of GermanyQuarterfinal — lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)Men's canoe singles 500 m
Ledys Frank BalceiroQualifying heat — 01:51.918Semifinal — byeFinal — 02:32.299 (→ 6th place)Men's canoe singles 1,000 m
Ledys Frank BalceiroQualifying heat — 03:55.120Semifinal — byeFinal — 03:56.071 (→ Silver medal)Men's canoe doubles 500 m
Leobaldo Pereira and Ibrahin RojasQualifying heat — 01:42.180Semifinal — byeFinal — 02:17.126 (9th place)Men's canoe doubles 1,000 m
Leobaldo Pereira and Ibrahin RojasQualifying heat — 03:38.978Semifinal — byeFinal — 03:38.753 (→ Silver medal)Men's road race
Pedro Pablo PerezFinal — 5:52:48 (→ 9th place)Women's road race
Dania PerezFinal — 3:28:28 (46th place)Yoanka GonzálezFinal — DNFMen's sprint
Julio César HerreraQualifying — 10.893Repechage — 3rd place — heat 2First round — lost to Laurent Gané of FranceMen's 1 km time trial
Julio César HerreraFinal — 01:05.537 (10th place)Men's 3 metre springboard
Erick FornarisPreliminary — 313.86 (→ did not advance, 37th place)Men's 3 metre springboard
Yoendris SalazarPreliminary — 377.58Semifinal — 197.52 — 575.1 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 10 metre platform
Jesus-Iory AballiPreliminary — 368.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's 10 metre platform
José GuerraPreliminary — 403.14Semifinal — 181.65 — 584.79 (→ did not advance, 14th place)Women's 3 metre springboard
Iohana CruzPreliminary — 239.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 10 metre platform
Yolanda OrtizPreliminary — 231.63 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Cuba in 2000.
Men's foilElvis GregoryRolando TuckerOscar GarcíaMen's team foilElvis Gregory, Oscar García, Rolando TuckerMen's épéeIván TrevejoCarlos PedrosoNelson LoyolaMen's team épéeCarlos Pedroso, Iván Trevejo, Nelson LoyolaMen's sabreCándido MayaWomen's foilMigsey DussuWomen's épéeZuleydis OrtízMirayda GarcíaTamara EsteriWomen's team épéeTamara Esteri, Zuleydis Ortíz, Mirayda GarcíaMen's extra-lightweight
Manolo PoulotMen's half-lightweight
Yordanis ArencibiaMen's lightweight
Hector LombardMen's half-middleweight
Gabriel ArteagaMen's middleweight
Yosvany DespaigneMen's half-heavyweight
Yosvani KesselMen's heavyweight
Angel Sánchez
Women's extra-lightweight
Amarilys SavónWomen's half-lightweight
Legna VerdeciaWomen's lightweight
Driulys GonzálezWomen's half-middleweight
Kenia RodríguezWomen's middleweight
Sibelis VeranesWomen's half-heavyweight
Diadenys LuñaWomen's heavyweight
Daima BeltránMen's double sculls
Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel MartínezMen's quadruple sculls
Leonides Samé, Eusebio Acea, Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel MartínezMen's lightweight double sculls
Raúl León and Osmani MartínWomen's single sculls
Mayra GonzálezWomen's lightweight double sculls
Marlenis Mesa and Dailin TasetWomen's Mistral
Anayansi PerezRace 1 — 26Race 2 — (28)Race 3 — 19Race 4 — 23Race 5 — 27Race 6 — 24Race 7 — 27Race 8 — 27Race 9 — (28)Race 10 — 27Race 11 — 26Final — 226 (27th place)Men's Laser
Jose UrbayRace 1 — 32Race 2 — 14Race 3 — (37)Race 4 — 27Race 5 — 37Race 6 — 31Race 7 — 35Race 8 — 22Race 9 — (44) OCSRace 10 — 35Race 11 — 26Final — 259 (35th place)Preliminary round robinLost to Japan (1-4)Lost to United States (0-3)Lost to Italy (0-1)Lost to New Zealand (2-6)Lost to PR China (0-7)Defeated Canada (2-1)Lost to Australia (1-8) → Seventh placeTeam rosterDiamela PuenteEstela MilañesHaydee HernándezLaritza EspinosaLuisa MedinaMaria ArceoMaria SantanaMaria ZamoraNiolis RamosOlga RuyolVilma AlvarezYamila DegraseYamila FlorYarisleidis PeñaYuneisy CastilloMen's 50 m freestyle
Marcos HernándezPreliminary heat — 23.2 (→ did not advance)Men's 100 m freestyle
Marcos HernándezPreliminary heat — 50.95 (→ did not advance)Men's 100 m butterfly
Yohan GarciaPreliminary heat — 55.74 (→ did not advance)Men's 200 m butterfly
Gunter RodriguezPreliminary heat — 02:01.06 (→ did not advance)Men's 100 m backstroke
Rodolfo FalcónPreliminary heat — 55.61Semi-final — 55.59 (→ did not advance)Men's 200 m backstroke
Neisser BentPreliminary heat — 02:02.05 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m medley
Rodolfo Falcón, Gunter Rodriguez, Yohan Garcia and Marcos HernándezPreliminary heat — 03:46.88 (→ did not advance)Women's 100 m breaststroke
Imaday NunezPreliminary heat — 01:13.91 (→ did not advance)Women's 200 m breaststroke
Imaday NunezPreliminary heat — 02:41.97 (→ did not advance)Women's 100 m backstroke
Ana Maria GonzalezPreliminary heat — 01:04.95 (→ did not advance)Women's 200 m backstroke
Ana Maria GonzalezPreliminary heat — 02:19.35 (→ did not advance)Women's duet
Kenia Perez and Yamisleidys RomayTechnical routine — 29.913 (→ did not compete in free routine)Preliminary round (group A)Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)Defeated Spain (3-1)Defeated Egypt (3-0)Defeated Australia (3-0)Lost to Brazil (0-3)QuarterfinalsLost to Russia (2-3)Classification matches5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2-3)7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (3-0) → Seventh placeTeam rosterAlexei ArgilagosAngel DennisRaúl DiagoYosenki GarcíaRamon GatoIhosvany HernándezOsvaldo HernándezLeonel MarshallPavel PimientaAlain RocaIván RuízNicolas VivesHead Coach: Juan Díaz MarinoPreliminary round (Group B)Defeated Germany (3-g)Lost to Russia (2-3)Defeated South Korea (3-0)Defeated Italy (3-0)Defeated Peru (3-1)QuarterfinalsDefeated Croatia (3-0)SemifinalsDefeated Brazil (3-2)FinalDefeated Russia (3-2) → Gold medalTeam rosterTaismary AgüeroZoila BarrosRegla BellMarlenis CostaAna FernándezMirka FranciaLilia IzquierdoMireya LuisRaisa O'FarrilYumilka RuízMartha SánchezRegla TorresHead Coach: Luis Felipe CalderónMen
Men's middleweight
Idalberto ArandaMen's middle-heavyweight
Michel Batista
