# Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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 nine medals, securing their worst performance since 1972, when they won 8 medals. The two gold medals were also Cuba's lowest tally since 1968, when 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 that Cuba did not 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 Olympic (winter or summer) history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event. He retired immediately after his gold medal bout.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mijaín López | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | 6 August |
| Gold | Erislandy Álvarez | Boxing | Men's 63.5 kg | 7 August |
| Silver | Yusneylys Guzmán | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg | 7 August |
| Bronze | Arlen López | Boxing | Men's 80 kg | 4 August |
| Bronze | Gabriel Rosillo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 7 August |
| Bronze | Luis Orta | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg | 8 August |
| Bronze | Yarisleidis Cirilo | Canoeing | Women's C-1 200 m | 10 August |
| Bronze | Rafael Alba | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | 10 August |
| Bronze | Milaimys Marín | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 76 kg | 11 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Medals by date :
| Date | | | | Total |
| 4 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 August | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |

## Competitors

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

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 | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

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):

### 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 | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Reynaldo Espinosa | Men's 100 m | 10.11 | 3 Q | — | — | 10.21 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yunisleidy García | Women's 100 m | 11.37 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roxana Gómez | Women's 400 m | 50.38 SB | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | 50.48 | 5 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Daily Cooper Gaspar | Women's 800 m | 1:58.88 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 1:58.39 | 3 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Luis Zayas | Men's high jump | 2.24 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alejandro Parada | Men's long jump | 7.62 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cristian Nápoles | Men's triple jump | 16.67 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lázaro Martínez | Men's triple jump | 16.79 | 11 q | 17.34 SB | 8 |
| Andy Hechavarría | Men's triple jump | 16.70 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mario Díaz | Men's discus throw | 60.92 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leyanis Pérez | Women's triple jump | 14.68 | 1 Q | 14.62 | 5 |
| Liadagmis Povea | Women's triple jump | 14.39 | 4 Q | 14.64 | 4 |
| Melany del Pilar Matheus | Women's discus throw | 61.07 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Silinda Moráles | Women's discus throw | 59.46 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

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, 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 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alejandro Claro | Men's 51 kg | Bye | Trindade (BRA) W 5–0 | Bennama (FRA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Saidel Horta | Men's 57 kg | Bye | Seiitbek Uulu (KGZ) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Erislandy Álvarez | Men's 63.5 kg | Ume (PNG) W RSC | Bekka (ALG) W 5–0 | Sinsiri (THA) W 5–0 | Guruli (GEO) W 5–0 | Oumiha (FRA) W 3–2 | |
| Arlen López | Men's 80 kg | Bye | Aykutsun (TUR) W 5–0 | Khabibullaev (UZB) W 3–2 | Khyzhniak (UKR) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |
| Julio César La Cruz | Men's 92 kg | — | Alfonso (AZE) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Cuban canoeists qualified 3 boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yarisleidis Cirilo | Women's C-1 200 m | 45.94 | 1 | Bye | Bye | 45.31 | 1 FA | 44.36 | |
| 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
### Road

Cuba entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympics through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Arlenis Sierra | Women's road race | 4:07:16 | 48 |

## Diving

Cuba entered two divers, Prisis Ruiz and Anisley García, into the Olympic competition.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Prisis Ruiz | Women's 3 m springboard | 239.85 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anisley García | Women's 3 m springboard | 272.40 | 18 Q | 264.90 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anisley García | Women's 10 m platform | 283.00 | 14 Q | 270.65 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ivan Silva Morales | Men's −90 kg | — | Sherov (KGZ) L 00-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andy Granda | Men's +100 kg | — | 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 | — | Takaichi (JPN) L 00-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Idalys Ortiz | Women's +78 kg | — | Maan (IND) W 10–0 | Zabic (SRB) L 0–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

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.
| Athlete | Event | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Event | V – D | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Total points | Final rank |
| 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 |
| Marcos Rojas Jiménez | Men's | Final | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

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 | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | 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

Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Leuris Pupo | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 581 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Álvarez | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laina Pérez | Women's 25 m pistol | 577 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laina Pérez | Women's 10 m air pistol | 560 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lisbet Hernández | Women's 10 m rifle | 624.7 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Cuba sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rodolfo Falcón Jr | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 16:00.31 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Becali | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.38 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Daniela Fonseca Jorge Campos | Doubles | Karlsson/Kallberg (SWE) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | |
| Arlettys Acosta | Women's +67 kg | Bye | Brandl (GER) L 2–0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Cuban men's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Weightlifting

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

## Wrestling

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; and the other six wrestler qualified through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.
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 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Geandry Garzón | Men's −74 kg | Bye | Takatani (JPN) L 0–10 | Bye | Bye | Cabolov (SRB) L VFO | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Silot | Men's −97 kg | — | Thiele (GER) W 5–0 | Snyder (USA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Bye | Hildebrandt (USA) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | |
| Milaimys Marín | Women's −76 kg | — | Yaneva (BUL) W 7–1 $^{PP}$ | Blades (USA) L 3–4 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Axente (ROU) W 5–0 $^{VB}$ | Medet Kyzy (KGZ) W 6–0 $^{PO}$ | |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kevin de Armas | Men's −60 kg | Bye | Fumita (JPN) L 1–4 $^{SP}$ | Did not advance | 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 | Bye | Ghaiou (ALG) W 9–0 | Galstyan (ARM) W 7–0 | |
| Yosvanys Peña | Men's −77 kg | — | Kavianinejad (IRI) L 1–1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Bye | Assakalov (UZB) W 2–0$^R$ | |
| Mijaín López | Men's −130 kg | — | Seung-chan (KOR) W 7–0 $^{PO}$ | Mirzazadeh (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Shariati (AZE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Acosta (CHI) W 6–0 | |