Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Cuba at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg
IOC code CUB
NOC Cuban Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors164 (111 men and 53 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Rolando Tucker
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
8
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Filiberto Azcuy Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg 23 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Driulis González Judo Women's 56 kg 24 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Pablo Lara Weightlifting Men's 76 kg 24 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Cuba national baseball team
Baseball Men's tournament 2 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ariel Hernández Boxing Middleweight 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Félix Savón Boxing Heavyweight 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Cuba women's national volleyball team
Volleyball Women's tournament 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Maikro Romero Boxing Flyweight 4 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Héctor Vinent Boxing Light welterweight 4 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Iván Trevejo Fencing Men's épée 20 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Estela Rodríguez Judo Women's +72 kg 20 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rodolfo Falcón Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke 23 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Juan Luis Marén Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg 23 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ana Fidelia Quirot Athletics Women's 800 metres 29 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arnaldo Mesa Boxing Bantamweight 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Juan Hernández Sierra Boxing Welterweight 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alfredo Duvergel Boxing Light middleweight 3 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Diadenis Luna Judo Women's 72 kg 21 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Neisser Bent Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke 23 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Elvis Gregory
Óscar García
Rolando Tucker 		Fencing Men's team foil 25 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Legna Verdecia Judo Women's 52 kg 26 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Israel Hernández Judo Men's 65 kg 25 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Amarilis Savón Judo Women's 48 kg 26 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yoelbi Quesada Athletics Men's triple jump 27 July
Bronze medal icon.svg 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]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 262046
Baseball 20–20
Basketball 01212
Beach volleyball 202
Boxing 12–12
Cycling 011
Fencing 437
Judo 5712
Rowing 202
Sailing 202
Shooting 303
Swimming 303
Volleyball 121022
Weightlifting 5–5
Wrestling 15–15
Total11153164

Athletics

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

Men's long jump

Men's decathlon

Men's discus throw

Men's hammer throw


Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's long jump

Women's high jump

Women's triple jump

Women's javelin throw

Women's discus throw

Women's shot put

Women's heptathlon

Baseball

Men's tournament:

Basketball

Women's tournament

Team roster
Preliminary round
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)550507339+16810 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 532354358−48 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532369319+508 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 523365377−127 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 523347389−427 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 505287447−1605
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:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg101–84Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pts: Leslie 24
Rebs: Leslie 7
Asts: Edwards 9		Pts: Martínez 21
Rebs: Víctores 8
Asts: Lagnó 6
23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg70–55Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  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
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg63–75Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pts: Martínez 19
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Seino 4		Pts: Timms 19
Rebs: Sporn 12
Asts: Brogan 4
27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg87–75Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pts: Zhyrko 22
Rebs: Nazarenko 8
Asts: Tkachenko 6		Pts: Martínez 20
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts:three players 3
29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg73–59Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Pts: León 20
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Henry 7		Pts: Mabika 27
Rebs: Ngalula 9
Asts:three players 3
Quarterfinals
31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)
22:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg101–69Flag of Cuba.svg  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
Classification Round 5th−8th place
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)
17:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg78–70Flag of Italy.svg  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
5th place game
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)
17:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg74–91Flag of Russia.svg  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

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's light welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)

Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's heavyweight (91 kg)

Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)

Cycling

Women's individual road race

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Judo

Men's extra-lightweight

Men's half-lightweight

Men's middleweight

Men's half-heavyweight

Men's heavyweight


Women's extra-lightweight

Women's half-lightweight

Women's lightweight

Women's half-middleweight

Women's middleweight

Women's half-heavyweight

Women's heavyweight

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Juan Miguel Rodríguez Skeet 1217did not advance
Servando Puldón 11638did not advance
Alfredo Torres 11920did not advance

Swimming

Men's 100m backstroke

Men's 200m backstroke

Men's 100m breaststroke

Men's 200m breaststroke

Volleyball

Men's indoor tournament

Women's indoor tournament

Weightlifting

Men's bantamweight

Men's lightweight

Men's middleweight

Men's middle-heavyweight

Wrestling

Men's light-flyweight, Greco-Roman

Men's flyweight, Greco-Roman

Men's bantamweight, Greco-Roman

Men's featherweight, Greco-Roman

Men's lightweight, Greco-Roman

Men's welterweight, Greco-Roman

Men's light-heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Men's heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Men's light-flyweight, freestyle

Men's flyweight, freestyle

Men's bantamweight, freestyle

Men's lightweight, freestyle

Men's welterweight, freestyle

Men's middleweight, freestyle

Men's heavyweight, freestyle

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Cuba at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ↑ Rohter, Larry (November 1996). "Cuba Makes a Strict Move in Order to Deter Defections". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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