# Cuba at the Olympics

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.
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

| 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 | did not participate |
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate |
| 1924 Paris | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate |
| 1936 Berlin | did not participate |
| 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 | did not participate |
| 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 | future event |
| Total | Total | 86 | 70 | 88 | 244 | 18 |

### Medals by sport

Up to and including the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Boxing | 42 | 19 | 19 | 80 |
| Wrestling | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| Athletics | 11 | 14 | 20 | 45 |
| Judo | 6 | 15 | 16 | 37 |
| Fencing | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Baseball | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 86 | 70 | 88 | 244 |

## List of medalists since 2000

| 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 |
| Gold | Mijaín López | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| Gold | Erislandy Álvarez | 2024 Paris | Boxing | Men's 63.5 kg |
| Silver | Yusneylys Guzmán | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg |
| Bronze | Arlen López | 2024 Paris | Boxing | Men's 80 kg |
| Bronze | Gabriel Rosillo | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg= |
| Bronze | Luis Orta | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| Bronze | Yarisleidis Cirilo | 2024 Paris | Canoeing | Women's C-1 200 m |
| Bronze | Rafael Alba | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
| Bronze | Milaimys Marín | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 76 kg |

## Summary by sport
### Fencing

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

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.