Cuba at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Cuba at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	104 in 15 sports
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Cuba is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's twentieth appearance in the Olympics. Cuban athletes did not attend in two Olympic Games (1984 and 1988), where they joined the Soviet and North Korean boycott.

Athletics

Cuban athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[1]^[2]

Men's 200 m – 2 quota places (Reynier Mena, Roberto Skyers)
Men's 400 m – 2 quota places (Yoandys Lescay, Raidel Acea)
Men's 110 m hurdles – 3 quota places (Yordan O'Farrill, Dayron Robles, Jhoanis Portilla)
Men's 400 m hurdles – 1 quota place (Omar Cisneros)
Men's marathon - 1 quota place (Richard Perez)
Men's triple jump – 3 quota places (Pedro Pablo Pichardo, Alexis Copello, Lázaro Martínez)
Men's discus throw - 1 quota place (Jorge Fernández)
Men's hammer throw - 1 quota place (Roberto Janet)
Men's decathlon - 2 quota places (Leonel Suárez, Yordanis García)
Women's 200 m – 1 quota place (Arialis Gandulla)
Women's 400 m – 1 quota place (Lisneidy Veitia)
Women's 800 m – 2 quota places (Rose Mary Almanza, Sahily Diago)
Women's 400 m hurdles – 1 quota place (Zurian Hechavarria)
Women's marathon - 1 quota place (Dailín Belmonte)
Women's long jump – 1 quota place (Yarianny Arguelles)
Women's triple jump – 1 quota place (Liadagmis Povea)
Women's pole vault – 1 quota place (Yarisley Silva)
Women's discus throw – 3 quota places (Denia Caballero, Yaime Pérez, Yarelis Barrios)
Women's hammer throw – 1 quota place (Yirisleydi Ford)
Women's javelin throw – 1 quota place (Yulenmis Aguilar)
Women's shot put – 1 quota place (Yaniuvis López)
Women's heptathlon - 1 quota place (Yorgelis Rodríguez)

Badminton

Cuba has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. Osleni Guerrero had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Osleni Guerrero	Men's singles

Boxing

Cuba has entered nine boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Olympic bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo was the only Cuban finishing among the top two of their respective weight division in the World Series of Boxing.

Five boxers (Argilagos, Veitía, Alvarez, López, and La Cruz) qualified through the 2015 World Championships, while Roniel Iglesias, Erislandy Savón and Lenier Pero had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joahnys Argilagos	Light flyweight
Yosvany Veitía	Flyweight
Lázaro Álvarez	Lightweight
Yasniel Toledo	Light welterweight
Roniel Iglesias	Welterweight
Arlen López	Middleweight
Julio César la Cruz	Light heavyweight
Erislandy Savón	Heavyweight
Lenier Pero	Super heavyweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Cuban canoeists have qualified a single boat in the women's K-1 200 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[5] Meanwhile, four additional boats were awarded to the Cuban squad at the 2016 Pan American Sprint Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, either by winning their event or when the quota place for their event passed to the highest finisher not qualified.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	K-1 200 m
	C-2 1000 m
	K-2 1000 m

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yusmar Mengana	K-1 200 m

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

Cycling

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Cuban riders have accumulated spots in the women's sprint, women's keirin, and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events.

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Lisandra Guerra	Women's sprint

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	2nd Round	Final
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Lisandra Guerra	Women's keirin

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race	Individual pursuit		Elimination race	Time trial		Flying lap		Points race		Total points	Rank
Athlete	Event	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Marlies Mejias	Women's omnium

Fencing

Cuba has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback after an eight-year hiatus. Yoendry Iriarte had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by virtue of a top two finish at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Yoendry Iriarte	Individual sabre

Gymnastics

Artistic

Cuba has entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. 2015 Pan American Games runner-up Manrique Larduet had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events through the 2015 World Championships, while his teammate Randy Leru performed the same feat, as well as Marcia Videaux in the women's at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[7]^[8]

Men

Athlete	Qualification								Final
	Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Manrique Larduet
Randy Lerú

Women

Athlete	Qualification						Final
	Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank
Marcia Videaux

Judo

Cuba has qualified a total of nine judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Several of them, including London 2012 champion Idalys Ortíz and silver medalist Asley González were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Beijing 2008 runner-up Yalennis Castillo at women's half-heavyweight (78 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Cuba's top-ranked judoka based on World Ranking points.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Magdiel Estrada	−73 kg
Iván Felipe Silva	−81 kg
Asley González	−90 kg
José Armenteros	−100 kg
Alex García Mendoza	+100 kg

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dayaris Mestre	−48 kg
Maricet Espinosa	−63 kg
Yalennis Castillo	−78 kg
Idalys Ortiz	+78 kg

Modern pentathlon

Cuban athletes have qualified for the following places to compete in modern pentathlon. José Figueroa and Leydi Moya secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively after obtaining one of the five Olympic slots from the Pan American Games.^[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
Athlete	Event	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points	Total points	Final rank
José Figueroa	Men's
Leydi Moya	Women's

Rowing

Cuba has qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Two of these crews had confirmed Olympic spots each in the men's single and double sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the lightweight double sculls rowers had added one boat per gender to the Cuban roster with a top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.^[10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Single sculls
	Double sculls					N/A
	Lightweight double sculls					N/A

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Lightweight double sculls

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 have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, the American Continental Championships, and the Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^[11]^[12] A total of six Cuban shooters were named to the Olympic roster, including London 2012 champion Leuris Pupo (men's 25 m rapid fire pistol) and Olympic bronze medalists Juan Miguel Rodríguez (2004) and Eglis Yaima Cruz (2008).^[13]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Reinier Estpinan	10 m air rifle			N/A
	50 m rifle prone			N/A
	50 m rifle 3 positions			N/A
Jorge Grau	10 m air pistol			N/A
Jorge Grau	50 m pistol			N/A
Alexander Molerio	50 m rifle prone			N/A
Alexander Molerio	50 m rifle 3 positions			N/A
Leuris Pupo	25 m rapid fire pistol			N/A
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	Skeet

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Eglis Yaima Cruz	10 m air rifle
Eglis Yaima Cruz	50 m rifle 3 positions
Dianelys Pérez	10 m air rifle
Dianelys Pérez	50 m rifle 3 positions

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Table tennis

Cuba has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jorge Campos and 2012 Olympian Andy Pereira had secured their Olympic spots in the men's singles by virtue of their top six finish at the Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.^[14]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jorge Campos	Men's singles
Andy Pereira	Men's singles

Taekwondo

Cuba entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Rafael Castillo secured a place in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rafael Castillo	Men's +80 kg

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

Cuba men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Edmonton, Canada, signifying the team's Olympic comeback for the first time since Sydney 2000.^[16]

Team roster

Men's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players

Wrestling

Cuba has qualified a total of ten wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the men's Greco Roman (59 & 130 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to the Cuban wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.^[17]^[18]

Key:

VT - Victory by Fall.
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yowlys Bonne	−57 kg
Alejandro Valdés	−65 kg
Liván López	−74 kg
Reineris Salas	−86 kg
Javier Cortina	−97 kg

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ismael Borrero	−59 kg
Miguel Martínez	−66 kg
Yurisandy Hernández	−75 kg
Yasmany Lugo	−98 kg
Mijaín López	−130 kg

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Cuba at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Contents

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Track

Fencing

Gymnastics

Artistic

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Shooting

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

Wrestling

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References

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