Cuba at the Olympics

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Cuba first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in 22 out of 29 Summer Olympic Games overall, up to and including the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Cuba at the
Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
86
Silver
70
Bronze
88
Total
244
Summer appearances

Cuban athletes have never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Among those nations that have never participated at Winter Olympics, Cuba is the most successful Olympic team, in both gold and total medals won.

Cuba ranks second out of all American countries in terms of Summer Olympics gold medals, trailing only the United States, and has won more medals than any other nation in Latin America. Cuba, which never hosted the Olympics, has won the fourth highest total number of medals (after Hungary, Romania, and Poland) among nations that have never hosted the Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Cuba is the Cuban Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Cubano), established in 1926 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.

Medals

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
  1900 Paris 1 1 1 0 2 12
  1904 St. Louis 4 3 0 0 3 4
  1908 London did not participate
  1912 Stockholm
  1920 Antwerp
  1924 Paris 9 0 0 0 0
  1928 Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0
  1932 Los Angeles did not participate
  1936 Berlin
  1948 London 53 0 1 0 1 28
  1952 Helsinki 29 0 0 0 0
  1956 Melbourne 16 0 0 0 0
  1960 Rome 12 0 0 0 0
  1964 Tokyo 27 0 1 0 1 30
  1968 Mexico City 115 0 4 0 4 31
  1972 Munich 137 3 1 4 8 14
  1976 Montreal 156 6 4 3 13 8
  1980 Moscow 207 8 7 5 20 4
  1984 Los Angeles did not participate
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona 176 14 6 11 31 5
  1996 Atlanta 164 9 8 8 25 8
  2000 Sydney 229 11 11 7 29 9
  2004 Athens 151 9 7 11 27 11
  2008 Beijing 149 3 10 17 30 19
  2012 London 111 5 3 7 15 16
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 124 5 2 4 11 18
  2020 Tokyo 70 7 3 5 15 14
  2024 Paris 61 2 1 6 9 32
  2028 Los Angeles future event
  2032 Brisbane
Total 86 70 88 244 18

Medals by sport

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Up to and including the 2024 Summer Olympics.

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Boxing42191980
  Wrestling1271332
  Athletics11142045
  Judo6151637
  Fencing43310
  Baseball3205
  Volleyball3025
  Weightlifting2158
  Canoeing1315
  Taekwondo1247
  Shooting1135
  Swimming0112
  Cycling0101
  Sailing0101
  Basketball0011
Totals (15 entries)867088244

List of medalists since 2000

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
  Gold Anier García   2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's 110m hurdles
  Gold Iván Pedroso   2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's long jump
  Gold Guillermo Rigondeaux   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's bantamweight
  Gold Félix Savón   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's heavyweight
  Gold Mario Kindelán   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Gold Jorge Gutiérrez   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's middleweight
  Gold Legna Verdecia   2000 Sydney   Judo Women's 52 kg
  Gold Sibelis Veranes   2000 Sydney   Judo Women's 70 kg
  Gold Ángel Matos   2000 Sydney   Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
  Gold Women's volleyball team   2000 Sydney   Volleyball Women's team competition
  Gold Filiberto Azcuy   2000 Sydney   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Greco-Roman
  Silver Javier Sotomayor   2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's high jump
  Silver Cuba national baseball team   2000 Sydney   Baseball Baseball
  Silver Ledis Balceiro   2000 Sydney   Canoeing Men's C-1 1000m
  Silver Leobaldo Pereira
Ibrahim Rojas
  2000 Sydney   Canoeing Men's C-2 1000m
  Silver Driulis González   2000 Sydney   Judo Women's 57 kg
  Silver Daima Beltrán   2000 Sydney   Judo Women's +78 kg
  Silver Urbia Melendez   2000 Sydney   Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
  Silver Yoel Romero   2000 Sydney   Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's freestyle 85 kg
  Silver Lázaro Rivas   2000 Sydney   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg
  Silver Juan Marén   2000 Sydney   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
  Bronze José Ángel César
Iván García
Freddy Mayola
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
  2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m
  Bronze Osleidys Menéndez   2000 Sydney   Athletics Women's javelin throw
  Bronze Maikro Romero   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's light flyweight
  Bronze Diógenes Luña   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's light welterweight
  Bronze Nelson Loyola
Carlos Pedroso
Iván Trevejo
  2000 Sydney   Fencing Men's team épée
  Bronze Manolo Poulot   2000 Sydney   Judo Men's 60 kg
  Bronze Alexis Rodríguez   2000 Sydney   Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's freestyle 130 kg
  Gold Osleidys Menéndez   2004 Athens   Athletics Women's javelin throw
  Gold Yumileidi Cumbá   2004 Athens   Athletics Women's shot put
  Gold Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's bantamweight
  Gold Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's flyweight
  Gold Odlanier Solís Fonte   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's heavyweight
  Gold Yan Bartelemí Varela   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's light flyweight
  Gold Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Gold Yandro Miguel Quintana   2004 Athens   Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's 55–60 kg
  Silver Yipsi Moreno   2004 Athens   Athletics Women's hammer throw
  Silver Yudel Johnson Cedeno   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's light welterweight
  Silver Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's welterweight
  Silver Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon
Ibrahim Rojas Blanco
  2004 Athens   Canoeing Men's C-2 500m
  Silver Daima Mayelis Beltran   2004 Athens   Judo Women's heavyweight
  Silver Yanelis Yuliet Labrada Diaz   2004 Athens   Taekwondo Women's -49 kg
  Silver Roberto Monzon   2004 Athens   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 55–60 kg
  Bronze Cuba national volleyball team   2004 Athens   Volleyball Women's competition
  Bronze Anier García   2004 Athens   Athletics Men's 110m hurdles
  Bronze Yunaika Crawford   2004 Athens   Athletics Women's hammer throw
  Bronze Michel Lopez Nunez   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's super heavyweight
  Bronze Yordanis Arencibia   2004 Athens   Judo Men's half-lightweight
  Bronze Yurisel Laborde   2004 Athens   Judo Women's half-heavyweight
  Bronze Amarilis Savón   2004 Athens   Judo Women's half-lightweight
  Bronze Driulys González   2004 Athens   Judo Women's half-middleweight
  Bronze Yurisleidy Lupetey   2004 Athens   Judo Women's lightweight
  Bronze Juan Miguel Rodríguez   2004 Athens   Shooting Men's skeet (125 targets)
  Bronze Iván Fundora   2004 Athens   Wrestling (Freestyle) Men's 66–74 kg
  Gold Dayron Robles   2008 Beijing   Athletics Men's 110m hurdles
  Gold Mijaín López   2008 Beijing   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 120 kg
  Gold Yipsi Moreno   2008 Beijing   Athletics Women's hammer throw
  Silver Misleydis González   2008 Beijing   Athletics Women's shot put
  Silver Cuba national baseball team   2008 Beijing   Baseball Baseball
  Silver Yankiel León   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's Bantamweight
  Silver Andry Laffita   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's flyweight
  Silver Emilio Correa Bayeaux   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's middleweight
  Silver Carlos Banteux   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's welterweight
  Silver Yoanka González   2008 Beijing   Cycling (Track) Women's points race
  Silver Yanet Bermoy   2008 Beijing   Judo Women's -48 kg
  Silver Anaysi Hernández   2008 Beijing   Judo Women's -70 kg
  Silver Yalennis Castillo   2008 Beijing   Judo Women's -78 kg
  Bronze Ibrahim Camejo   2008 Beijing   Athletics Men's long jump
  Bronze Leonel Suárez   2008 Beijing   Athletics Men's decathlon
  Bronze Yampier Hernández   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's light flyweight
  Bronze Yordenis Ugás   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Bronze Osmai Acosta Duarte   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's heavyweight
  Bronze Roniel Iglesias   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's light welterweight
  Bronze Yordanis Arencibia   2008 Beijing   Judo Men's -66 kg
  Bronze Óscar Brayson   2008 Beijing   Judo Men's +100 kg
  Bronze Idalys Ortiz   2008 Beijing   Judo Women's +78 kg
  Bronze Eglis Yaima Cruz   2008 Beijing   Shooting Women's 50m rifle 3 positions
  Bronze Daynellis Montejo   2008 Beijing   Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
  Bronze Michel Batista   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
  Bronze Yordanis Borrero   2008 Beijing   Weightlifting Men's 69 kg
  Bronze Jadier Valladares   2008 Beijing   Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
  Bronze Yoandry Hernández   2008 Beijing   Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
  Bronze Disney Rodríguez   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg
  Bronze Yargelis Savigne   2008 Beijing   Athletics Women's triple jump
  Gold Robeisy Ramírez   2012 London   Boxing Men's flyweight
  Gold Roniel Iglesias   2012 London   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Gold Idalys Ortiz   2012 London   Judo Women's +78 kg
  Gold Leuris Pupo   2012 London   Shooting Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
  Gold Mijaín López   2012 London   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 120 kg
  Silver Yarisley Silva   2012 London   Athletics Women's pole vault
  Silver Asley González   2012 London   Judo Men's -90 kg
  Silver Yanet Bermoy   2012 London   Judo Women's -52 kg
  Bronze Leonel Suárez   2012 London   Athletics Men's decathlon
  Bronze Yarelys Barrios   2012 London   Athletics Women's discus throw
  Bronze Lázaro Álvarez   2012 London   Boxing Men's bantamweight
  Bronze Yasniel Toledo   2012 London   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Bronze Robelis Despaigne   2012 London   Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
  Bronze Iván Cambar   2012 London   Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
  Bronze Liván López   2012 London   Wrestling Men's 66 kg freestyle
  Gold Robeisy Ramírez   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's bantamweight
  Gold Julio César La Cruz   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's light heavyweight
  Gold Arlen López   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's middleweight
  Gold Ismael Borrero   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 59 kg
  Gold Mijaín López   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 130 kg
  Silver Idalys Ortiz   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Judo Women's +78 kg
  Silver Yasmany Lugo   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's 98 kg
  Bronze Denia Caballero   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Athletics Women's discus throw
  Bronze Joahnys Argilagos   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's light flyweight
  Bronze Lázaro Álvarez   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Bronze Erislandy Savón   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's heavyweight
  Gold Luis Orta   2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
  Gold Mijaín López   2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
  Gold Fernando Jorge
Serguey Torres
  2020 Tokyo   Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres
  Gold Roniel Iglesias   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's welterweight
  Gold Arlen López   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's light heavyweight
  Gold Julio César La Cruz   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's heavyweight
  Gold Andy Cruz   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's lightweight
  Silver Idalys Ortiz   2020 Tokyo   Judo Women's +78 kg
  Silver Juan Miguel Echevarría   2020 Tokyo   Athletics Men's long jump
  Silver Leuris Pupo   2020 Tokyo   Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
  Bronze Rafael Alba   2020 Tokyo   Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
  Bronze Maykel Massó   2020 Tokyo   Athletics Men's long jump
  Bronze Yaime Pérez   2020 Tokyo   Athletics Women's discus throw
  Bronze Lázaro Álvarez   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's featherweight
  Bronze Reineris Salas   2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg

Summary by sport

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Fencing

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Cuba's Olympic debut in 1900 featured one fencer, Ramón Fonst, who won the men's amateur épée contest and finished second in the amateurs–masters event (behind a professional). Fonst would repeat as épée champion in 1904. The IOC credits Cuba with the other two medals in the 1904 épée event as well, despite Charles Tatham (silver) and Albertson Van Zo Post (bronze) being from the United States.

Games Fencers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 1 2/7 1 1 0 2
Total 5 5 6 16

Boxing

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Despite having a population of just over 11 million, Cuba has won the second highest amount of Olympic medals in boxing, with a total of 41 gold medals and 78 medals in total. The country's boxing culture, strong grassroots program, specialized training and support, and investment in sports infrastructure have all contributed to the development of world-class boxers.

See also

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  • "Cuba". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Cuba". Olympedia.com.