Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Cuba at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cuba.svg
IOC code CUB
NOC Cuban Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors38 in 11 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cuba is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 448
Boxing 404
Canoeing 123
Cycling 011
Modern pentathlon 101
Rowing 112
Shooting 224
Table tennis 112
Taekwondo 112
Weightlifting 011
Wrestling 8210
Total231538

Athletics

Cuban track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Roger Iribarne Men's 110 m hurdles
Roxana Gómez Women's 400 m
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Luis Zayas Men's high jump
Cristian Nápoles Men's triple jump
Lázaro Martínez
Leyanis Pérez Women's triple jump
Liadagmis Povea
Yaime Pérez Women's discus throw

Boxing

Cuba entered four male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Saidel Horta (men’s featherweight), Arlen López (men’s middleweight), Julio César La Cruz (men's heavyweight) secured their selection to the Cuban squad in their respective weight divisions finishing in the top two, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The other boxer, Alejandro Claro (men's flyweight) qualified for the games, by winning the quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Claro Men's flyweight
Saidel Horta Men's featherweight
Arlen López Men's middleweight
Julio César La Cruz Men's heavyweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Cuban canoeists qualified one boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; [3] [4] and 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  Men's C-1 1000 m
  Women's C-1 200 m
 
 
Women's C-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Cuba entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking. [5]

AthleteEventTimeRank
  Women's road race

Modern pentathlon

Cuban modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for Paris 2024. Marcó Rojas Jiménez secured one of two available South American berth in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. [6]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Marcó Rojas Jiménez Men's

Rowing

Cuban rowers qualified two boats, each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  Men's single sculls
  Women's single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
  Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
 
  Women's 25 m pistol
  Women's 10 metre rifle

Table tennis

Cuba qualified mixed doubles team for the Games, by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Daniela Fonseca
Jorge Campos
Mixed Doubles


Taekwondo

Cuba qualified two athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Rafael Alba (men's +80 kg) and Arlettys Acosta (women's +67 kg) secured his spot through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rafael Alba Men's +80 kg
Arlettys Acosta Women's +67 kg

Weightlifting

Cuba qualified one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ayamey Medina (women's 81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ayamey Medina Women's −81 kg

Wrestling

Cuba qualified ten wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Four of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; [8] and the other six wrestler qualified through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. [9] [10] [11]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Valdés Men's −65 kg
Geandry Garzón Men's −74 kg
Arturo Silot Men's −97 kg
Yusneylys Guzmán Women's −50 kg
Milaimys Marín Women's −76 kg
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kevin de Armas Men's −60 kg
Luis Orta Men's −67 kg
Yosvanys Peña Men's −77 kg
Gabriel Rosillo Men's −97 kg
Óscar Pino Men's −130 kg

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