Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cuba at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban 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]

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
 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
 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

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Iván García 200 metres 20.49 8 Q 20.36 2 Q 20.34 6 Q 20.21 6
Norberto Téllez 800 metres 1:47.24 22 Q — 1:43.79 1 Q 1:42.85 4
Erik Batte 110 metres hurdles 13.47 7 Q 13.46 10 Q 13.26 7 Q 13.43 8
Anier García 13.56 10 Q 13.58 18 Did not advance
Emilio Valle 13.35 2 Q 13.29 4 Q 13.18 4 Q 13.20 5
Andrés Simón
Joel Lamela
Joel Isasi
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
Iván García (heats only) 		4 × 100 metres relay 39.14 10 q — 38.55 4 Q 39.39 6
Omar Mena
Jorge Crusellas
Georkis Vera
Roberto Hernández 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:05.75 19 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Javier Sotomayor High jump 2.28 9 Q 2.25 11
Jaime Jefferson Long jump 7.65 31 Did not advance
Iván Pedroso 8.05 9 Q 7.75 12
Yoel García Triple jump 16.62 20 Did not advance
Yoelbi Quesada 17.19 3 Q 17.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Aliecer Urrutia 16.71 15 Did not advance
Alexis Elizalde Discus throw 62.22 11 q 62.70 9
Roberto Moya 59.22 22 Did not advance
Alberto Sánchez Hammer throw 74.82 13 Did not advance
Emeterio González Javelin throw 77.94 18 Did not advance
Isbel Luaces 73.84 28 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Eugenio Balanqué Result 10.71 6.36 14.11 1.89 47.46 14.07 41.64 4.70 59.92 4:38.97 7873 25
Points 926 666 735 705 935 965 698 819 737 687
Raúl Duany Result 11.20 7.30 13.78 2.07 50.50 14.84 38.56 4.40 62.86 4:35.59 7802 26
Points 817 886 715 868 792 869 635 731 781 708
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ana Fidelia Quirot 800 metres 1:59.98 13 Q — 1:57.99 5 Q 1:58.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Aliuska López 100 metres hurdles 13.06 21 Q 12.67 4 Q 12.70 9 Did not advance
Idalia Hechavarría
Aliuska López
Dainelky Pérez
Liliana Allen 		4 × 100 metres relay 44.32 12 — Did not advance
Idalmis Bonne
Julia Duporty
Surella Morales
Ana Fidelia Quirot 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:24.23 4 Q — 3:25.85 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ioamnet Quintero High jump 1.90 17 Did not advance
Regla Cárdenas Long jump 6.42 20 Did not advance
Lissette Cuza 6.56 13 Did not advance
Niurka Montalvo 6.48 17 Did not advance
Yumileidi Cumbá Shot put 18.55 13 Did not advance
Belsy Laza 18.61 10 q 18.40 10
Bárbara Hechevarría Discus throw 61.98 13 Did not advance
Maritza Martén 60.08 16 Did not advance
Isel López Javelin throw 61.40 8 q 64.68 4
Odelmys Palma 62.30 6 q 59.70 11
Xiomara Rivero 61.32 9 q 64.48 5
Combined event – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Regla Cárdenas Result 13.89 1.77 14.14 24.04 6.52 41.72 2:20.48 6246 12
Points 994 941 803 977 1014 700 817
Magalys García Result 13.30 1.71 13.03 24.04 5.71 51.22 2:21.03 6109 15
Points 1080 867 729 977 762 884 810

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Round robin Semi-final Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Cuba men's Men's tournament  Australia
W 19–8 		 Japan
W 8–7 		 Netherlands
W 18–2 		 South Korea
W 14–11 		 Italy
W 20–6 		 United States
W 10–8 		 Nicaragua
W 8–7 		1 Q  Nicaragua
W 8–1 		 Japan
W 13–9 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Team roster
Round robin
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 7 7 0 97 49 +48 1.000 — Advance to knockout round
2  United States (H) 7 6 1 81 27 +54 .857 1
3  Japan 7 4 3 69 45 +24 .571 3
4  Nicaragua 7 4 3 44 30 +14 .571 3
5  Netherlands 7 2 5 32 76 −44 .286 5
6  Italy 7 2 5 33 71 −38 .286 5
7  Australia 7 2 5 47 86 −39 .286 5
8  South Korea 7 1 6 40 59 −19 .143 6
Source:
(H) Hosts
July 20, 3:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba Cuba 2 0 3 3 0 8 0 3 19 20 2
Australia Australia 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 12 5


July 21, 8:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Japan Japan 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 7 6 0
Cuba Cuba 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 12 1
July 23, 10:00 am 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Netherlands Netherlands 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Cuba Cuba 2 0 2 1 6 7 x 18 17 0
July 24, 8:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba Cuba 0 1 1 4 0 3 2 3 0 14 20 0
South Korea South Korea 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 5 11 17 2
July 27, 3:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Italy Italy 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 11 7
Cuba Cuba 0 4 5 5 4 2 x 20 19 0
July 28, 3:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba Cuba 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 13 0
United States United States 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 8 13 2
July 29, 8:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nicaragua Nicaragua 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 13 1
Cuba Cuba 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 X 8 12 1
Semifinal
August 1, 2:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nicaragua Nicaragua 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Cuba Cuba 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 x 8 14 2
Gold medal game
August 2, 7:00 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Japan Japan 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 9 9 1
Cuba Cuba 3 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 x 13 14 0

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Cuba women's Women's tournament  United States
L 84–101 		 South Korea
W 70–55 		 Australia
L 63–75 		 Ukraine
L 75–87 		 Zaire
W 73–59 		4 Q  Brazil
L 69–101 		 Italy
W 78–70 		 Russia
L 74–91 		6

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster
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[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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
United States  101–84  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  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
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
Cuba  63–75  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  87–75  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  73–59  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  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
Classification Round 5th−8th place
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)
17:00
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
5th place game
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)
17:00
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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Yosvani Aguilera Light flyweight  Ström (SWE)
W RSC R2 		 Velasco (PHI)
L 5–14 		Did not advance
Maikro Romero Flyweight  Morel (USA)
W 24–12 		 Papyan (ARM)
W 22–6 		 Recaido (PHI)
W 18–3 		 Pakeyev (RUS)
W 12–6 		 Zhumadilov (KAZ)
W 12–11 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arnaldo Mesa Bantamweight  Larbi (SWE)
W 19–5 		 Raheem (USA)
W RSC R1 		 Bouaita (FRA)
W 15–8 		 Malakhbekov (RUS)
W 14–14 		 Kovács (HUN)
L 7–14 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lorenzo Aragón Featherweight  Madjhoud (ALG)
W 9–6 		 Dezorzi (BRA)
W 16–6 		 Mayweather Jr. (USA)
L 11–12 		Did not advance
Julio González Lightweight  Brin (PHI)
W 24–13 		 Gogoladze (GEO)
L 9–14 		Did not advance
Héctor Vinent Light welterweight  Han (KOR)
W RSC R2 		 Süleymanoğlu (TUR)
W 23–1 		 Zakharov (RUS)
W 15–7 		 Niyazymbetov (KAZ)
W 23–6 		 Urkal (GER)
W 20–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Juan Hernández Sierra Welterweight  Nagy (HUN)
W RSC R2 		 Mezga (BLR)
W 12–2 		 Smanov (KAZ)
W 16–8 		 Simion (ROU)
W 20–7 		 Saitov (RUS)
L 9–14 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alfredo Duvergel Light middleweight  Gilewski (POL)
W 10–2 		 Horodnichov (UKR)
W 15–2 		 Perugino (ITA)
W 15–8 		 Ibraimov (KAZ)
W 28–19 		 Reid (USA)
L KO 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ariel Hernández Middleweight  Salem (EGY)
W 11–2 		 Ottke (GER)
W 5–0 		 Lebziak (RUS)
W 15–8 		 Wells (USA)
W 17–8 		 Beyleroğlu (TUR)
W 11–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Freddy Rojas Light heavyweight  Mahmoud (EGY)
W 20–9 		 Lee (KOR)
L 9–13 		Did not advance
Félix Savón Heavyweight  Kurnyavka (KGZ)
W 9–3 		 Turkson (SWE)
W KO 		 Kandelaki (GEO)
W 20–4 		 Krasniqi (GER)
W w/o 		 Defiagbon (CAN)
W 20–2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alexis Rubalcaba Super heavyweight Bye  Vidoz (ITA)
W RSC R1 		 Wolfgramm (TGA)
L 12–17 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Dania Pérez Road race DNF

Track

Points race
Athlete Event Laps Points Rank
Dania Pérez Women's points race ±0 laps 0 18

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Oscar García Foil Bye  García (ESP)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Elvis Gregory Bye  Krzesiński (POL)
W 15–10 		 Omnès (FRA)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Rolando Tucker Bye  Wang (CHN)
W 15–11 		 Érsek (HUN)
W 15–4 		 Wienand (GER)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Oscar García
Elvis Gregory
Rolando Tucker 		Team foil — Bye  South Korea
W 45–34 		 Russia
L 44–45 		 Austria
W 45–28 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Iván Trevejo Épée  Bratu (ROU)
W 15–10 		 Nowosielski (CAN)
W 15–14 		 Schmitt (GER)
W 15–8 		 Kaaberma (EST)
W 15–14 		 Imre (HUN)
W 15–10 		 Beketov (RUS)
L 14–15 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tamara Esteri Épée  Ko (KOR)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Mirayda García  Arai (JPN)
W 15–13 		 Bürki (SUI)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Milagros Palma  Lee (KOR)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Tamara Esteri
Mirayda García
Milagros Palma 		Team épée —  Switzerland
W 45–39 		 France
L 35–45 		 Germany
W 45–40 		 Estonia
L 30–45 		6

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Manolo Poulot –60 kg Bye  Kim (KOR)
L 		Did not advance
Israel Hernández –65 kg Bye  Fagan (AUS)
W 		 Quellmalz (GER)
L 		Did not advance  Figuereo (DOM)
W 		 Almeida (POR)
W 		 Revazishvili (GEO)
W 		 Csák (HUN)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yosvany Despaigne –86 kg Bye  Hachicha (TUN)
W 		 Elisii (ARG)
W 		 Jeon (KOR)
L 		Did not advance —  Huizinga (NED)
L 		Did not advance
Ángel Sánchez –95 kg Bye  Ivan (ROU)
W 		 Soares (POR)
L 		Did not advance
Frank Moreno +95 kg  Van Barneveld (BEL)
L 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Amarilis Savón –48 kg Bye  Souakri (ALG)
W 		 Wolf (USA)
W 		 Tamura (JPN)
L 		—  Nichilo (FRA)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Legna Verdecia –52 kg Bye  von Schwichow (GER)
W 		 Sugawara (JPN)
W 		 Hyun (KOR)
L 		—  Muñoz (ESP)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Driulis González –56 kg  Baton (FRA)
W 		 Gal (NED)
W 		 Fairbrother (GBR)
W 		 Liu (CHN)
W 		—  Jung (KOR)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ileana Beltrán –61 kg Bye  Gal (NED)
L 		Did not advance  Buckingham (CAN)
W 		 Álvarez (ESP)
L 		Did not advance
Odalis Revé –66 kg  Dixon (AUS)
W 		 Dubois (FRA)
L 		Did not advance —  Spacek (AUT)
W 		 Sweatman (GBR)
W 		 Zwiers (NED)
L 		5
Diadenis Luna –72 kg Bye  Essombe (FRA)
L 		Did not advance  Jenkins (CAN)
W 		 Gómez (VEN)
W 		 Ertel (GER)
W 		 Beliaieva (UKR)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Estela Rodríguez +72 kg  Kohli (IND)
W 		 Son (KOR)
W 		 Filteau (CAN)
W 		 Maksymow (POL)
W 		—  Sun (CHN)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raúl León
Alexis Arias 		Lightweight double sculls 7:01.13 4 R 6:23.52 3 SFC/D 6:37.40 2 FC 6:58.63 16

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pedro Fernández
Ángel Jiménez 		470 22 29 26 17 9 27 13 19 37 21 37 183 26

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Juan Miguel Rodríguez Skeet 121 8 did not advance
Servando Puldón 116 38 did not advance
Alfredo Torres 119 20 did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Neisser Bent 100 m backstroke 54.83 2 FA 55.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 m backstroke 2:04.23 20 Did not advance
Rodolfo Falcón 100 m backstroke 55.29 3 FA 54.98 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m backstroke 2:01.20 8 FA 2:08.14 8
Mario González 100 m breaststroke 1:03.05 20 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:16.15 16 FB 2:15.11 10

Volleyball

Beach

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Elimination Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Francisco Álvarez
Juan Rossell 		Men's  Englén /
Peterson (SWE)
W 15–3 		 Martínez /
Conde (ARG)
W15–11 		 Smith /
Henkel (USA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance —  Prosser /
Zahner (AUS)
W 15–6 		 Child /
Heese (CAN)
L 4–15 		Did not advance

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Cuba men's Men's tournament  Bulgaria
W 3–0 		 Poland
W 3–0 		 United States
W 3–2 		 Argentina
W 3–0 		 Brazil
L 0–3 		1 Q  Russia
L 0–3 		 Bulgaria
W 3–1 		 Brazil
L 0–3 		6
Cuba women's Women's tournament  Canada
W 3–0 		 Brazil
L 0–3 		 Peru
W 3–0 		 Germany
W 3–0 		 Russia
L 1–3 		3 Q  United States
W 3–0 		 Brazil
W 3–2 		 China
W 3–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 5 4 1 9 12 5 2.400 233 191 1.220 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 3 2 8 10 6 1.667 210 187 1.123
3  Bulgaria 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 225 212 1.061
4  Argentina 5 3 2 8 9 9 1.000 222 225 0.987
5  United States 5 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 241 233 1.034
6  Poland 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067 151 234 0.645
Source:


21 July 1996 Cuba  3–0  Bulgaria
(15–9, 15–7, 15–7)
 
23 July 1996 Cuba  3–0  Poland
(15–13, 15–2, 15–13)
 
25 July 1996 Cuba  3–2  United States
(4–15, 15–9, 14–16, 15–8, 18–16)
 
27 July 1996 Cuba  3–0  Argentina
(15–10, 15–12, 15–9)
 
29 July 1996 Brazil  3–0  Cuba
(15–11, 15–10, 15–11)
 
Quarterfinal
31 July 1996 Cuba  0–3  Russia
(13–15, 15–17, 11–15}
 
Classification match 5th-8th place
1 August 1996 Cuba  3–1  Bulgaria
(15–4, 15–12, 16–17 ,15–12)
 
Fifth place match
2 August 1996 Cuba  0–3  Brazil
(12–15, 14–16, 14–16)
 

Women's tournament

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000 238 121 1.967 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 9 12 4 3.000 217 140 1.550
3  Cuba 5 3 2 8 10 6 1.667 196 156 1.256
4  Germany 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 163 191 0.853
5  Canada 5 1 4 6 3 14 0.214 156 239 0.653
6  Peru 5 0 5 5 2 15 0.133 129 252 0.512
Source:


20 July 1996 Canada  0–3  Cuba
(8–15, 8–15, 5–15)
Report
22 July 1996 Cuba  0–3  Brazil
(11–15, 10–15, 4–15)
Report
24 July 1996 Peru  0–3  Cuba
(2–15, 5–15, 10–15)
Report
26 July 1996 Germany  0–3  Cuba
(6–15, 8–15, 4–15)
Report
28 July 1996 Cuba  1–3  Russia
(15–10, 6–15, 7–15, 8–15)
Report
Quarterfinal
30 July 1996 Netherlands  1–3  Russia
(15–10, 7–15, 9–15, 10–15)
Report
Semifinal
1 August 1996 Cuba  3–2  Brazil
(5–15, 15–8, 10–15, 15–13, 15–12)
Report
Gold medal match
3 August 1996 China  1–3  Cuba
(16–14, 12–15, 16–17, 6–15)
Report

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
William Vargas –59 kg 135.0 4 162.5 5 297.5 5
Idalberto Aranda –70 kg 145.0 11 187.5 2 332.5 8
Pablo Lara –76 kg 162.5 2 205.0 OR 1 367.5 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Carlos Hernández –91 kg 175.0 4 207.5 8 382.5 6
Enrique Sabari 165.0 12 205.0 9 370.0 12

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Wilber Sánchez –48 kg  Maynard (USA)
W 12–3 		 Kutscherenko (GER)
W 1–1 		Bye  Pavlov (BLR)
L 0–5 		—  Kang (PRK)
L 0–7 		 Papashvili (GEO)
W 4–0 		5
Lázaro Rivas –52 kg  Rønningen (NOR)
W 5–0 		 Al-Faraj (SYR)
W 5–0 		Bye  Nazaryan (ARM)
L 1–7 		—  Danielyan (RUS)
L 8–9 		 Anev (BUL)
W 5–0 		5
Luis Sarmiento –57 kg  Maia (POR)
W 5–0 		 Yıldız (GER)
L 1–4 		Did not advance —  Sandu (ROU)
W 7–0 		 Aghayev (AZE)
W 1–0 		 Elgkian (GRE)
W 4–2 		 Sheng (CHN)
L 2–8 		 Yıldız (GER)
L w/o 		6
Juan Marén –62 kg  Pazaj (IRI)
W 5–2 		 Martynov (RUS)
W 5–4 		Bye  Ivanov (BUL)
W 4–1 		—  Zawadzki (POL)
L 1–3 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Liubal Colás –68 kg  Melelashvili (GEO)
W 4–2 		 Memet (ROU)
W 3–0 		 Wolny (POL)
L 0–6 		Did not advance —  Smith (USA)
W 3–2 		 Georgiev (BUL)
L 0–4 		Did not advance  Nikitin (EST)
W 6–1 		7
Filiberto Azcuy –74 kg  Baiseitov (KAZ)
W 9–1 		 Morgan (USA)
W 10–1 		 Berzicza (HUN)
W 6–2 		 Iskandaryan (RUS)
W 5–4 		—  Asell (FIN)
W 8–2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Reynaldo Peña –90 kg  Eom (KOR)
W 2–1 		 Dimitrov (BUL)
L 0–3 		Did not advance —  Kasum (YUG)
W 3–0 		 Švec (CZE)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Héctor Milián –100 kg  Bell (CAN)
W 12–0 		 Giunta (ITA)
W 3–0 		Bye  Wroński (POL)
L 0–2 		—  Edisherashvili (RUS)
L 0–1 		 Grabovetchi (MDA)
W w/o 		5
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alexis Vila –48 kg  Jacob (NGR)
W 4–0 		 Fernández (MEX)
W 11–0 		 Mkrtchyan (ARM)
L 2–4 		Did not advance —  Yefteni (UKR)
W 8–0 		Bye  Railean (MDA)
W 10–0 		 Orujov (RUS)
W 5–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Carlos Varela –52 kg  Mohammadi (IRI)
L 0–4 		Did not advance  Kollar (SVK)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Alejandro Puerto –57 kg  Trstena (MKD)
L 3–4 		Did not advance  O'Brien (AUS)
W 9–1 		 Talaei (IRI)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Yosvany Sánchez –68 kg  Gogol (BLR)
L 1–3 		Did not advance  Ibire (ARG)
W 10–0 		 Fórizs (HUN)
W 6–2 		 Fallah (IRI)
W 3–1 		 Kõiv (EST)
W 6–0 		 Gevorgyan (ARM)
W 8–4 		 Zazirov (UKR)
L 6–8 		4
Alberto Rodríguez –74 kg  Monday (USA)
L 1–1 		Did not advance  Ceylan (TUR)
W 7–0 		 Momeni (IRI)
W 4–1 		 Gadzhiev (AZE)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Ariel Ramos –82 kg  Penev (BUL)
W 3–1 		 Magomedov (RUS)
L 4–7 		Did not advance —  Khinchagov (UZB)
W 3–2 		 Dvorák (HUN)
W 3–1 		 Öztürk (TUR)
L 4–5 		Did not advance  Gutches (USA)
L 0–3 		8
Wilfredo Morales –100 kg  Kim (KOR)
W 6–0 		 Angle (USA)
L 0–2 		Did not advance —  Aavik (EST)
W 3–1 		 Sabejew (GER)
L 2–3 		Did not advance

See also

Notes

  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

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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