Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cuba at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Cuba at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors	164 (111 men and 53 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Rolando Tucker
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 9 Silver 8 Bronze 8 Total 25
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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.^[1]

Due to the hostilities in the US-Cuban relations, Cuban athletes were only allowed to travel to Atlanta following the permission of its local NOC, to avoid any possibility of defections.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Filiberto Azcuy	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg	23 July
Gold	Driulis González	Judo	Women's 56 kg	24 July
Gold	Pablo Lara	Weightlifting	Men's 76 kg	24 July
Gold	Cuba national baseball team Alberto Hernández Antonio Pacheco Antonio Scull Eduardo Paret Eliécer Montes Jorge Fumero José Antonio Estrada José Contreras Juan Manrique Juan Padilla Lázaro Vargas Luis Ulacia Miguel Caldés Omar Ajete Omar Linares Omar Luis Orestes Kindelán Ormari Romero Pedro Luis Lazo Rey Isaac	Baseball	Men's tournament	2 August
Gold	Ariel Hernández	Boxing	Middleweight	3 August
Gold	Félix Savón	Boxing	Heavyweight	3 August
Gold	Cuba women's national volleyball team Ana Fernández Idalmis Gato Lilia Izquierdo Magalys Carvajal Marlenis Costa Mireya Luis Raisa O'Farrill Regla Bell Regla Torres Yumilka Ruiz	Volleyball	Women's tournament	3 August
Gold	Maikro Romero	Boxing	Flyweight	4 August
Gold	Héctor Vinent	Boxing	Light welterweight	4 August
Silver	Iván Trevejo	Fencing	Men's épée	20 July
Silver	Estela Rodríguez	Judo	Women's +72 kg	20 July
Silver	Rodolfo Falcón	Swimming	Men's 100 metre backstroke	23 July
Silver	Juan Luis Marén	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg	23 July
Silver	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	29 July
Silver	Arnaldo Mesa	Boxing	Bantamweight	3 August
Silver	Juan Hernández Sierra	Boxing	Welterweight	3 August
Silver	Alfredo Duvergel	Boxing	Light middleweight	3 August
Bronze	Diadenis Luna	Judo	Women's 72 kg	21 July
Bronze	Neisser Bent	Swimming	Men's 100 metre backstroke	23 July
Bronze	Elvis Gregory Óscar García Rolando Tucker	Fencing	Men's team foil	25 July
Bronze	Legna Verdecia	Judo	Women's 52 kg	26 July
Bronze	Israel Hernández	Judo	Men's 65 kg	25 July
Bronze	Amarilis Savón	Judo	Women's 48 kg	26 July
Bronze	Yoelbi Quesada	Athletics	Men's triple jump	27 July
Bronze	Alexis Vila	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 48 kg	31 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	26	20	46
Baseball	20	–	20
Basketball	0	12	12
Beach volleyball	2	0	2
Boxing	12	–	12
Cycling	0	1	1
Fencing	4	3	7
Judo	5	7	12
Rowing	2	0	2
Sailing	2	0	2
Shooting	3	0	3
Swimming	3	0	3
Volleyball	12	10	22
Weightlifting	5	–	5
Wrestling	15	–	15
Total	111	53	164

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 4 × 400 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

Men's tournament:

Cuba – Gold medal (9-0)

Basketball

Women's tournament

Team roster

Preliminary round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	5	5	0	507	339	+168	10	Quarterfinals
2	Ukraine	5	3	2	354	358	−4	8^[a]
3	Australia	5	3	2	369	319	+50	8^[a]
4	Cuba	5	2	3	365	377	−12	7^[b]
5	South Korea	5	2	3	347	389	−42	7^[b]
6	Zaire	5	0	5	287	447	−160	5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea

21 July 1996

Boxscore

United States	101–84	Cuba
Pts: Leslie 24 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Edwards 9		Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Víctores 8 Asts: Lagnó 6

Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

23 July 1996

Boxscore

Cuba	70–55	South Korea
Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: León, Henry 4		Pts: Jung S-m 16 Rebs: Chun J-w 9 Asts: Chun E-s 3

Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

25 July 1996

Boxscore

Cuba	63–75	Australia
Pts: Martínez 19 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Seino 4		Pts: Timms 19 Rebs: Sporn 12 Asts: Brogan 4

Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

27 July 1996

Boxscore

Ukraine	87–75	Cuba
Pts: Zhyrko 22 Rebs: Nazarenko 8 Asts: Tkachenko 6		Pts: Martínez 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: three players 3

Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

29 July 1996

Boxscore

Cuba	73–59	Zaire
Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Henry 7		Pts: Mabika 27 Rebs: Ngalula 9 Asts: three players 3

Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

Quarterfinals

31 July 1996
22:00

Boxscore

Brazil	101–69	Cuba
Scoring by half: 50–33, 51–36
Pts: Paula, Janeth 19 Rebs: Janeth, Marta Sobral 10 Asts: Janeth 6		Pts: Martínez 25 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: four players 2

Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Classification Round 5th−8th place

1 August 1996
17:00

Boxscore

Cuba	78–70	Italy
Scoring by half: 37–40, 41–30
Pts: Martínez 23 Rebs: Enríquez 17 Asts: Henry 5		Pts: Pollini 15 Rebs: Ballabio, Tufano 8 Asts: three players 3

Georgia Dome, Atlanta

5th place game

3 August 1996
17:00

Boxscore

Cuba	74–91	Russia
Scoring by half: 41–44, 33–47
Pts: Martínez 19 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Seino 4		Pts: Baranova 20 Rebs: Baranova 8 Asts: Sumnikova 8

Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Beach volleyball

Francisco Álvarez and Juan Rossell — 7th place overall

Boxing

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

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

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)

Maikro Romero → Gold medal
1. First round — Defeated Eric Morel (United States), 24-12
2. Second round — Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia), 22-6
3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines), 18-3
4. Semifinals — Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 12-6
5. Final — Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan), 12-11

Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)

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

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)

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

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)

Julio González Valladares
1. First round — Defeated Romeo Brin (Philippines), 24-13
2. Second round — Lost to Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 9-14

Men's light welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

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

Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)

Juan Hernández Sierra → Silver medal
1. First round — Defeated József Nagy (Hungary), referee stopped contest in second round
2. Second round — Defeated Vadim Mezga (Belarus), 12-2
3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Nurzhan Smanov (Kazakhstan), 16-8
4. Semifinals — Defeated Marian Simion (Romania), 20-7
5. Final — Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia), 9-14

Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)

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

Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)

Ariel Hernández → Gold medal
1. First round — Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt), 11-2
2. Second round — Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany), 5-0
3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 15-8
4. Semifinals — Defeated Rhoshii Wells (United States), 17-8
5. Final — Defeated Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 11-3

Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)

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

Men's heavyweight (91 kg)

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

Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)

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

Cycling

Women's individual road race

Dania Perez
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Cuba in 1996.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Elvis Gregory, Oscar García, Rolando Tucker

Men's épée

Iván Trevejo

Women's épée

Women's team épée

Milagros Palma, Mirayda García, Tamara Esteri

Judo

Men's extra-lightweight

Manolo Poulot

Men's half-lightweight

Israel Hernández

Men's middleweight

Yosvany Despaigne

Men's half-heavyweight

Angel Sánchez

Men's heavyweight

Frank Moreno

Women's extra-lightweight

Amarilis Savón

Women's half-lightweight

Legna Verdecia

Women's lightweight

Driulys González

Women's half-middleweight

Ileana Beltrán

Women's middleweight

Odalis Revé

Women's half-heavyweight

Diadenys Luña

Women's heavyweight

Estela Rodríguez

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	Skeet	121	7	did not advance
Servando Puldón		116	38	did not advance
Alfredo Torres		119	20	did not advance

Swimming

Men's 100m backstroke

Rodolfo Falcón
1. Heat — 55.29
2. Final — 54.98 (→ Silver medal)
Neisser Bent
1. Heat — 54.83
2. Final — 55.02 (→ Bronze medal)

Men's 200m backstroke

Rodolfo Falcón
1. Heat — 2:01.20
2. Final — 2:08.14 (→ 8th place)
Neisser Bent
1. Heat — 2:04.23 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m breaststroke

Mario González
1. Heat — 1:03.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m breaststroke

Mario González
1. Heat — 2:16.15
2. B final — 2:15.11 (→ 10th place)

Volleyball

Men's indoor tournament

Preliminary round (Group A)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-0)
- Defeated Poland (3-0)
- Defeated United States (3-2)
- Defeated Argentina (3-0)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
Quarterfinals
- Lost to Russia (0-3)
Classification matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 6th place
Team roster