Cuba at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 115 competitors, 101 men and 14 women, took part in 78 events in 13 sports.[1]

Cuba at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors115 (101 men and 14 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerHéctor Ramírez
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
0
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Silver
  • Enrique Regüeiferos — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • Rolando Garbey — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
  • Enrique Figuerola, Pablo Montes, Juan Morales, and Hermes Ramirez — Athletics, Men's 4×100 metre relay
  • Miguelina Cobián, Marlene Elejarde, Violetta Quesada, and Fulgencia Romay — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metre relay

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Cuba in 1968.

Individual road race
  • Sergio Martínez
  • Roberto Menéndez
  • Ulises Váldez
  • Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
Sprint
  • Juan Reyes
  • Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
1000m time trial
  • Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
Tandem
  • Juan Reyes
  • Ulises Váldez
Individual pursuit
  • Inocente Lizano
Team pursuit
  • Sergio Martínez
  • Roberto Menéndez
  • Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
  • Inocente Lizano

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Cuba in 1968.

Men's foil
  • Dagoberto Borges
  • Jesús Gil
  • Orlando Ruíz
Men's team foil
  • Eduardo Jhons, Orlando Ruíz, Jesús Gil, Dagoberto Borges
Men's épée
  • Gustavo Oliveros
  • José Antonio Díaz
  • Manuel González
Men's team épée
  • Orlando Ruíz, Gustavo Oliveros, Manuel González, José Antonio Díaz
Men's sabre
  • Félix Delgado
  • Manuel Ortíz
  • José Narciso Díaz
Men's team sabre
  • Manuel Ortíz, José Narciso Díaz, Joaquin Tack-Fang, Félix Delgado
Women's foil
  • Milady Tack-Fang
  • Margarita Rodríguez

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters, all men, represented Cuba in 1968.

50 m pistol
  • Nelson Oñate
  • Arturo Costa
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Raúl Llanos
  • Sergio Álvarez
50 m rifle, prone
  • Silvio Delgado
  • Enrique Guedes
Skeet
  • Ignacio Huguet
  • Delfin Gómez

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (4:11)
    • Defeated Brazil (9:2)
    • Tied with United States (6:6)
    • Defeated West Germany (7:6)
    • Defeated Spain (4:3)
    • Lost to Hungary (1:7)
  • Classification Matches
    • 5th/8th place: Lost to East Germany (2:8)
    • 7th/8th place: Lost to Netherlands (5:8) → 8th place
  • Team Roster
    • Guillermo Canete
    • Guillermo Martínez
    • Ibrahim Rodríguez
    • Jesús Pérez
    • Miguel García
    • Oscar Periche
    • Osvaldo García
    • Roberto Rodríguez
    • Rolando Valdes
    • Ruben Junco
    • Waldimiro Arcos

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Cuba at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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