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Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Cuba at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors61 (34 men & 27 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Julio César La Cruz & Idalys Ortiz
Flag bearer (closing)Yarisleidis Cirilo & Mijaín López
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
6
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cuba competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics. The 2024 Cuban delegation was smaller than their 2020 delegation, which was previously their smallest delegation since 1964. It was also the second time since 1964 that the Cuban delegation had fewer than one hundred athletes.

Cuba left Paris with 9 medals, securing their worst performance since 1972, where they won 8 medals. The two gold medals were also Cuba's lowest tally since 1968, where they won none. This was the first time since 1972 that Cuba failed to win at least 10 medals, the first time since 1968 where Cuba won two or less gold medals, and the first time since 1960 where Cuba didn't win a medal in Athletics. All of the above information excludes the boycotted games of 1984 and 1988.

Despite the disappointing performance, one of the two gold medals was won by Mijain Lopez in the Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg, who became the first person (male or female) in Olympics (winter or summer) history to win 5 consecutive gold medals in the same individual event. He retired immediately after his gold medal bout.

Medalists

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Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 7 11 18
Boxing 5 0 5
Canoeing 1 2 3
Cycling 0 1 1
Diving 0 2 2
Judo 2 2 4
Modern pentathlon 1 0 1
Rowing 1 1 2
Shooting 2 2 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 2 1 3
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Volleyball 2 0 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Wrestling 8 2 10
Total 34 27 61

Archery

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Cuba qualified one archer for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competition through the 2024 Olympic Individual Qualification Tournament, held in Antalya, Turkey.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Hugo Franco Men's individual 669 21  Martínez (MEX)
W  7–3 
 Wang (CHN)
L  2–6 
Did not advance

Athletics

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Cuban track and field athletes achieved their 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][2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Reynaldo Espinosa Men's 100 m 10.11 3 Q 10.21 9 Did not advance
Yunisleidy García Women's 100 m 11.37 5 Did not advance
Roxana Gómez Women's 400 m 50.38 SB 2 Q 50.48 5 Did not advance
Rose Mary Almanza Women's 800 m 2:00.36 6 2:01.54 1 Q 1:58.73 5 Did not advance
Daily Cooper Gaspar 1:58.88 1 Q 1:58.39 3 Did not advance
Rose Mary Almanza
Daily Cooper Gaspar
Sahily Diago
Roxana Gómez
Melissa Padrón
Lisneidy Veitía
Women's 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.99 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Luis Zayas Men's high jump 2.24 14 Did not advance
Alejandro Parada Men's long jump 7.62 25 Did not advance
Cristian Nápoles Men's triple jump 16.67 18 Did not advance
Lázaro Martínez 16.79 11 q 17.34 SB 8
Andy Hechavarría 16.70 17 Did not advance
Mario Díaz Men's discus throw 60.92 26 Did not advance
Leyanis Pérez Women's triple jump 14.68 1 Q 14.62 5
Liadagmis Povea 14.39 4 Q 14.64 4
Melany del Pilar Matheus Women's discus throw 61.07 19 Did not advance
Silinda Moráles 59.46 25 Did not advance

Boxing

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Cuba entered five 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. 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,[4] and Erislandy Álvarez (men's lightweight) qualified for the games by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Claro Men's flyweight Bye  Trindade (BRA)
W 5–0
 Bennama (FRA)
L 2–3
Did not advance 5
Saidel Horta Men's featherweight  Seiitbek Uulu (KGZ)
L 2–3
Did not advance 16
Erislandy Álvarez Men's lightweight  Ume (PNG)
W RSC
 Bekka (ALG)
W 5–0
 Sinsiri (THA)
W 5–0
 Guruli (GEO)
W 5–0
 Oumiha (FRA)
W 3–2
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arlen López Men's middleweight Bye  Aykutsun (TUR)
W 5–0
 Khabibullaev (UZB)
W 3–2
 Khyzhniak (UKR)
L 2–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Julio César La Cruz Men's heavyweight  Alfonso (AZE)
L 2–3
Did not advance 16

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Cuban canoeists qualified 3 boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany;[5][6] and 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
José Ramón Pelier Men's C-1 1000 m 3:52.17 3 3:49.41 2 3:46.37 6 FB 3:48.58 10
Yinnoly López Women's C-1 200 m 49.27 4 48.76 5 Did not advance
Yarisleidis Cirilo 45.94 1 Bye 45.31 1 FA 44.36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yarisleidis Cirilo
Yinnoly López
Women's C-2 500 m 2:03.54 7 1:56.38 3 1:57.03 3 FA 2:01.77 8

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

Cycling

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Road

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Cuba entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympics through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Arlenis Sierra Women's road race 4:07:16 48

Diving

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Cuba entered two divers, Prisis Ruiz and Anisley García, into the Olympic competition.[8]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Prisis Ruiz Women's 3 m springboard 239.85 25 Did not advance
Anisley García 272.40 18 Q 264.90 15 Did not advance
Women's 10 m platform 283.00 14 Q 270.65 16 Did not advance

Judo

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Cuba qualified four judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Ivan Silva Morales (men's middleweight, 90 kg), Andy Granda (men's super-heavyweight, +100 kg), Maylin Del Toro Carvajal (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) and Idalys Ortiz (women's super-heavyweight, +78 kg) qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ivan Silva Morales Men's –90 kg Bye  Sherov (KGZ)
L 00-10
Did not advance
Andy Granda Men's +100 kg Bye Bye  Gadeau (MON)
W 10-00
 Saito (JPN)
L 0-1
 Kokauri (AZE)
W 10-0
 Rakhimov (TJK)
L 0-1
5
Maylin Del Toro Carvajal Women's –63 kg Bye  Takaichi (JPN)
L 00-10
Did not advance
Idalys Ortiz Women's +78 kg Bye  Maan (IND)
W 10-0
 Zabic (SRB)
L 0-10
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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A Cuban modern pentathlete was confirmed as a single quota place for Paris 2024. Marcos Rojas Jiménez secured one of two available South American berths in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[9]


Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
V – D BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Time Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Marcos Rojas Jiménez Men's Semifinal 10-25 0 30 175 2:01.96 7 307 67.56 21 17 279 10:41.65 16 659 1420 15
Final Did not advance

Rowing

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

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Reidy Cardona Blanco Men's single sculls 7:06.45 3 QF Bye 7:10.40 6 SC/D 7:15.63 6 FD 7:03.23 24
Yariulvis Cobas Women's single sculls 8:11.13 5 R 8:10.64 3 SE/F N/A 8:36.16 1 FE 7:57.99 27

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

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Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas.[10]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Leuris Pupo Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 581 16 Did not advance
Jorge Álvarez 578 21 Did not advance
Laina Pérez Women's 25 m pistol 577 24 Did not advance
Women's 10 m air pistol 560 39 Did not advance
Lisbet Hernández Women's 10 m rifle 624.7 36 Did not advance

Swimming

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Cuba sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rodolfo Falcón Jr Men's 1500 m freestyle 16:00.31 24 Did not advance
Andrea Becali Women's 200 m freestyle 2:03.38 21 Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time-only basis; therefore, positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Table tennis

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Cuba qualified for the mixed doubles team and the men's single in the Games by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and by securing one of five available spots, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andy Pereira Singles Bye  Calderano (BRA)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Daniela Fonseca
Jorge Campos
Doubles  Karlsson/Kallberg (SWE)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

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

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rafael Alba Men's +80 kg Bye  Atesli (TUR)
W 2-0
 Cunningham (GBR)
L 2-1
 Issoufou (NIG)
W 2-1
 Sapina (CRO)
W 2-0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arlettys Acosta Women's +67 kg Bye  Brandl (GER)
L 2-0
Did not advance


Volleyball

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Beach

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Cuban men's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[12]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jorge Alayo
Noslen Díaz
Men's  Partain /
Benesh (USA)
W 2–0
 George /
André (BRA)
W 2–0
 Abicha /
El Graoui (MAR)
W 2–0
1 Q  Åhman /
Hellvig (SWE)
L 1–2
Did not advance 9

Weightlifting

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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.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ayamey Medina Women's −81 kg 100 11 120 DNF DNF

Wrestling

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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;[13] and the other six wrestler qualified through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[14][15][16]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Valdés Men's −65 kg  Tumur Ochir (MGL)
L 0–5
Did not advance 11
Geandry Garzón Men's −74 kg  Takatani (JPN)
L 0–10
 Cabolov (SRB)
L VFO
Did not advance
Arturo Silot Men's −97 kg  Thiele (GER)
W 5–0
 Snyder (USA)
L 0–5
Did not advance 9
Yusneylys Guzmán Women's −50 kg  Demirhan (TUR)
W 7–6 PP
 Dilytė (LTU)
W 10–0 ST
 Vinesh (IND)
W 0–5 DQ
 Hildebrandt (USA)
L 0–3 PO
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Milaimys Marín Women's −76 kg  Yaneva (BUL)
W 7–1 PP
 Blades (USA)
L 3–4 PP
 Axente (ROU)
W 5–0 VB
 Medet Kyzy (KGZ)
W 6–0 PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kevin de Armas Men's −60 kg  Fumita (JPN)
L 1–4 SP
Did not advance  Mohsennejad (IRI)
L 1–10
Did not advance 11
Luis Orta Men's −67 kg  Sogabe (JPN)
W PO 8–0
 Esmaeili (IRI)
L 0–9
Did not advance  Ghaiou (ALG)
W 9–0
 Galstyan (ARM)
W 7–0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yosvanys Peña Men's −77 kg  Kavianinejad (IRI)
L 1–1
Did not advance 9
Gabriel Rosillo Men's −97 kg  Lazogianis (GER)
W 7–5
 Savolainen (FIN)
W 5–2
 Aleksanyan (ARM)
L 3–5
 Assakalov (UZB)
W 2–0R
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mijaín López Men's −130 kg  Seung-chan (KOR)
W 7–0 PO
 Mirzazadeh (IRI)
W 3–1 PP
 Shariati (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
 Acosta (CHI)
W 6–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)

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