Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Cuba at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cuba.svg
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors70 in 16 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Yaime Pérez
Mijaín López
Flag bearer (closing)Zurian Hechavarria
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The Cuban delegation was their smallest (and first with fewer than 100 athletes) since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

Medalists[]

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 13 20
Boxing 7 0 7
Canoeing 2 2 4
Cycling 0 1 1
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Judo 3 3 6
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Rowing 0 1 1
Shooting 3 2 5
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 2 2
Weightlifting 1 3 4
Wrestling 9 3 12
Total 36 34 70

Athletics[]

Cuban athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[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 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roxana Gómez Women's 400 m 50.76 =PB 2 Q 49.71 PB 3 q DNF
Rose Mary Almanza Women's 800 m 2:00.71 1 Q 1:59.65 4 Did not advance
Zurian Hechavarría Women's 400 m hurdles 54.99 PB 6 q 55.21 4 Did not advance
Rose Mary Almanza
Sahily Diago
Zurian Hechavarría
Lisneidy Veitía
Women's 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.04 SB 2 Q N/A 3:26.92 8
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Juan Miguel Echevarría Long jump 8.50 SB 1 Q 8.41[a] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lester Lescay 7.69 25 Did not advance
Maykel Massó 8.07 7 Q 8.21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andy Díaz Triple jump DNS Did not advance
Cristian Nápoles 17.08 SB 4 Q 16.63 10
Luis Zayas High jump 2.17 =26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Leyanis Pérez Triple jump DNS Did not advance
Liadagmis Povea 14.50 5 Q 14.70 5
Davisleydi Velazco 14.14 15 Did not advance
Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.55 =8 Q 4.50 =8
Denia Caballero Discus throw 57.96 23 Did not advance
Yaime Pérez 63.18 7 q 65.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Yorgelis Rodríguez Result DNF DNS DNF
Points 0 0

Boxing[]

Cuba entered seven male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, all of them, led by Rio 2016 gold medalists Arlen López (men's light heavyweight) and Julio César La Cruz (men's heavyweight), finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Cuban squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yosvany Veitía Men's flyweight Bye  Tetteh (GHA)
W 5���0
 Yafai (GBR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Lázaro Álvarez Men's featherweight Bye  Shahbakhsh (IRI)
W RSC-I
 Butdee (THA)
0W 3-2
 Batyrgaziev (ROC)
L 2–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andy Cruz Men's lightweight Bye  L McCormack (GBR)
W 5–0
 Oliveira (BRA)
W 4–1
 Garside (AUS)
W 5–0
 Davis (USA)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Roniel Iglesias Men's welterweight Bye  Okazawa (JPN)
W 3–2
 Johnson (USA)
W 5–0
 Zamkovoy (ROC)
W 5–0
 P McCormack (GBR)
W 5–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arlen López Men's light heavyweight Bye  Houmri (ALG)
W 5–0
 Romero (MEX)
W 5–0
 Alfonso (AZE)
W 5–0
 Whittaker (GBR)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Julio César La Cruz Men's heavyweight Bye  Ochola (KEN)
W 5–0
 Reyes (ESP)
W 4–1
 Teixeira (BRA)
W 4–1
 Gadzhimagomedov (ROC)
W 5–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dainier Peró Men's super heavyweight Bye  Salcedo (COL)
W 5–0
 Torrez (USA)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Canoeing[]

Sprint[]

Cuban canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[5] With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships, Cuba accepted the invitation from the International Canoe Federation to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m to the Games.[6]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fernando Jorge Men's C-1 1000 m 4:04.378 1 SF Bye 4:04.725 4 FA 4:13.918 7
José Ramón Pelier 4:06.343 2 SF Bye 4:09.696 6 FB 4:02.915 9
Fernando Jorge
Serguey Torres
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:39.028 2 SF Bye 3:27.102 2 FA 3:24.995 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yarisleidis Cirilo Women's C-1 200 m 47.267 2 SF Bye 48.375 6 FB 48.582 12
Katherin Nuevo 46.533 2 SF Bye 49.242 8 FB 49.024 16
Yarisleidis Cirilo
Katherin Nuevo
Women's C-2 500 m 2:03.229 3 QF 2:03.282 1 SF 2:03.655 2 FA 2:01.623 6

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

Cycling[]

Road[]

Cuba entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 22 national finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Arlenis Sierra Women's road race 3:59:47 34

Gymnastics[]

Artistic[]

Cuba entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marcia Videaux finished among the top twenty eligible for qualification in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, respectively, to book her spot on the Cuban roster at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[8][9]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Marcia Videaux Vault 13.499 N/A 13.499 16 Did not advance

Judo[]

Cuba qualified six judoka (three per gender) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Five of them, with three-time medalist Idalys Ortiz (women's heavyweight, +78 kg) leading the squad at her fourth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Magdiel Estrada accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[10][11]

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
Magdiel Estrada Men's −73 kg Bye  Sterpu (MDA)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Iván Felipe Silva Men's −90 kg Bye  Žgank (TUR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Andy Granda Men's +100 kg N/A  Rakhimov (TJK)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Maylín del Toro Women's –63 kg N/A   (EOR)
W 10–00
 Barrios (VEN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Kaliema Antomarchi Women's –78 kg N/A Bye  Prodan (CRO)
W 01–00
 Malonga (FRA)
L 01–11
Did not advance  Steenhuis (NED)
W 10–00
 Wagner (GER)
L 00–01
5
Idalys Ortiz Women's +78 kg N/A Bye  Nunes (POR)
W 01–00
 Xu Sy (CHN)
W 10–00
 Dicko (FRA)
W 11–00
Bye  Sone (JPN)
L 00–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon[]

Cuban athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Lester Ders and Rio 2016 Olympian Leydi Moya secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively by virtue of their top-five finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[12]

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
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Lester Ders Men's 10–25 0 34 160 2:01.45 15 308 EL 33 0 11:46.41 28 594 1062 36
Leydi Moya Women's 15–20 1 26 191 2:17.96 29 275 9 15 291 13:16.65 30 504 1261 26

Rowing[]

Cuba qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing fourth in the A-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[13]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Milena Venega Women's single sculls 8:03.00 4 R 8:17.30 1 QF 8:25.26 5 SC/D 7:41.18 3 FC 7:47.40 17

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 by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[14]

Athlete Event Qualification Qualification 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jorge Álvarez Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 578 12 N/A Did not advance
Jorge Grau Men's 10 m air pistol 574 19 Did not advance
Leuris Pupo Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 583 5 Q 29 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eglis Yaima Cruz Women's 10 m air rifle 620.5 37 Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 23 Did not advance
Laina Pérez Women's 10 m air pistol 567 32 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 582 14 Did not advance
Jorge Grau
Laina Pérez
10 m air pistol team 568 14 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Cuba received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[15]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luis Vega Torres Men's 200 m butterfly 1:59.00 31 Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:27.65 29 N/A Did not advance
Elisbet Gámez Women's 200 m freestyle 2:00.56 23 Did not advance

Table tennis[]

Cuba entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Daniela Fonseca scored a second-stage final triumph to notch the last ticket available in the women's singles and then teamed up with her partner and Rio 2016 Olympian Jorge Campos to seal an outright victory and a mixed doubles berth at the 2021 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina.[16][17]

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
Daniela Fonseca Women's singles  Lay (AUS)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Jorge Campos
Daniela Fonseca
Mixed doubles N/A  Franziska /
Solja (GER)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo[]

Cuba entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world champion Rafael Alba secured a spot in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[18]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rafael Alba Men's +80 kg  Georgievski (MKD)
L 8–11
Did not advance  Gbané (CIV)
W 8-2
 Sun Hy (CHN)
W 5-4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Volleyball[]

Beach[]

Cuba women's beach volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final in Colima, Mexico.[19]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Repechage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lidy Echevarría
Leila Martínez
Women's  Artacho /
Clancy (AUS)
L (15–21, 14–21)
 Kholomina /
Makroguzova (ROC)
L (16–21, 11–21)
 Menegatti /
Orsi Toth (ITA)
W (21–16, 21–16)
3 R  Schoon /
Stam (NED)
W (21–17, 21–17)
 Klineman /
Ross (USA)
L (17–21, 15–21)
Did not advance

Weightlifting[]

Cuba entered four weightlifters (one man and three women) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marina Rodríguez finished seventh of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the women's 64 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookies Olfides Sáez (men's 96 kg), Ludia Montero (women's 49 kg), and Eyurkenia Pileta (women's +87 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from the Americas in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[20]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Olfides Sáez Men's –96 kg 156 11 203 7 359 9
Ludia Montero Women's –49 kg 82 5 96 7 178 6
Marina Rodríguez Women's –64 kg 98 11 123 6 221 8
Eyurkenia Pileta Women's +87 kg 96 10 129 8 225 9

Wrestling[]

Cuba qualified twelve wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman (67 and 130 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while ten more licenses were awarded to Cuban wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.[21][22]

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.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Valdés −65 kg  Niyazbekov (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11
Geandry Garzón −74 kg  Kadzimahamedau (BLR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Dake (USA)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance 9
Reineris Salas −97 kg  Hushtyn (BLR)
W 3–1 PP
 Nurov (MKD)
W 3–1 PP
 Sadulaev (ROC)
L 0–3 PO
Bye  Sharifov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Orta −60 kg  Hafizov (USA)
W 3–0 PO
 Emelin (ROC)
W 3–1 PP
 Ciobanu (MDA)
W 4–0 ST
Bye  Fumita (JPN)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ismael Borrero −67 kg  Zoidze (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11
Yosvanys Peña −77 kg  Ali Geraei (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 10
Daniel Grégorich −87 kg  Abbasov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
 Metwally (EGY)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance 9
Gabriel Rosillo −97 kg  Savolainen (FIN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 13
Mijaín López −130 kg  Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)
W 4–0 ST
 Mirzazadeh (IRI)
W 4–0 ST
 Kayaalp (TUR)
W 3–0 PO
Bye  Kajaia (GEO)
W 3–0 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yusneylys Guzmán −50 kg  Sun Yn (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Livach (UKR)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance 12
Laura Hérin −53 kg  Pang Qy (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Winchester (USA)
L 0–3 PP
Did not advance 15
Yudaris Sánchez −68 kg  Zhou F (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 12

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Echevarría tied for gold with Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou, but was awarded a silver in the tie-breaker (second best jump).
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  14. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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  21. ^ Marantz, Ken (15 September 2019). "Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  22. ^ Grégorio, Taylor (14 March 2020). "Cuba Qualifies All Categories in Greco-Roman Style for the Olympic Games". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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