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
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908–1920; 1924; 1928; 1932–1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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

Yudith Águila
Milayda Enríquez
Gertrudis Gómez
Cariola Hechavarría
Dalia Henry
Grisel Herrera
Biosotis Lagnó
María León
Yamilé Martínez
Tania Seino
Lisdeivis Víctores
Olga Vigil
Head coach: Miguel del Rio Lopez

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	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[lower-alpha 1]
3	Australia	5	3	2	369	319	+50	8[lower-alpha 1]
4	Cuba	5	2	3	365	377	−12	7[lower-alpha 2]
5	South Korea	5	2	3	347	389	−42	7[lower-alpha 2]
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:

Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
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