# Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 164 competitors, 111 men and 53 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
Due to the hostilities in the US-Cuban relations, Cuban athletes were only allowed to travel to Atlanta following the permission of its local NOC, to avoid any possibility of defections.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Filiberto Azcuy | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | 23 July |
| Gold | Driulis González | Judo | Women's 56 kg | 24 July |
| Gold | Pablo Lara | Weightlifting | Men's 76 kg | 24 July |
| Gold | Cuba national baseball team Alberto HernándezAntonio PachecoAntonio ScullEduardo ParetEliécer MontesJorge FumeroJosé Antonio EstradaJosé ContrerasJuan ManriqueJuan PadillaLázaro VargasLuis UlaciaMiguel CaldésOmar AjeteOmar LinaresOmar LuisOrestes KindelánOrmari RomeroPedro Luis LazoRey Isaac | Baseball | Men's tournament | 2 August |
| Gold | Ariel Hernández | Boxing | Middleweight | 3 August |
| Gold | Félix Savón | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 August |
| Gold | Cuba women's national volleyball team Ana FernándezIdalmis GatoLilia IzquierdoMagalys CarvajalMarlenis CostaMireya LuisRaisa O'FarrillRegla BellRegla TorresYumilka Ruiz | Volleyball | Women's tournament | 3 August |
| Gold | Maikro Romero | Boxing | Flyweight | 4 August |
| Gold | Héctor Vinent | Boxing | Light welterweight | 4 August |
| Silver | Iván Trevejo | Fencing | Men's épée | 20 July |
| Silver | Estela Rodríguez | Judo | Women's +72 kg | 20 July |
| Silver | Rodolfo Falcón | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 23 July |
| Silver | Juan Luis Marén | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | 23 July |
| Silver | Ana Fidelia Quirot | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | 29 July |
| Silver | Arnaldo Mesa | Boxing | Bantamweight | 3 August |
| Silver | Juan Hernández Sierra | Boxing | Welterweight | 3 August |
| Silver | Alfredo Duvergel | Boxing | Light middleweight | 3 August |
| Bronze | Diadenis Luna | Judo | Women's 72 kg | 21 July |
| Bronze | Neisser Bent | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 23 July |
| Bronze | Elvis Gregory Óscar García Rolando Tucker | Fencing | Men's team foil | 25 July |
| Bronze | Legna Verdecia | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 26 July |
| Bronze | Israel Hernández | Judo | Men's 65 kg | 25 July |
| Bronze | Amarilis Savón | Judo | Women's 48 kg | 26 July |
| Bronze | Yoelbi Quesada | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 27 July |
| Bronze | Alexis Vila | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg | 31 July |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| Baseball | 20 | – | 20 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 12 | – | 12 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fencing | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Judo | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | – | 5 |
| Wrestling | 15 | – | 15 |
| Total | 111 | 53 | 164 |

## Athletics

Men's 4 × 400 m relay
* Omar Meña, Jorge Crusellas, Georkis Vera and Robert Hernández
** Heat — 3:05.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's long jump
* Jaime Jefferson
** Qualification — 7.65m (→ did not advance)
Men's decathlon
* Eugenio Balanque
** Final result — 7873 points (→ 25th place)
* Raul Duany
** Final result — 7802 points (→ 26th place)
Men's discus throw
* Alexis Elizalde
** Qualification — 62.22m
** Final — 62.70m (→ 9th place)
* Roberto Moya
** Qualification — 59.22m (→ did not advance)
Men's hammer throw
* Alberto Sánchez
** Qualification — 74.82m (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
* Idalmis Bonne, Julia Duporty, Surella Morales and Ana Fidelia Quirot
** Qualification — 3:24.23
** Final — 3:25.85 (→ 6th place)
Women's long jump
* Regla Cardenas
** Qualification — 6.85m (→ did not advance)
* Lisette Cuza
** Qualification — 6.56m (→ did not advance)
* Niurka Montalvo
** Qualification — 6.48m (→ did not advance)
Women's high jump
* Ioamnet Quintero
** Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance)
Women's triple jump
* Yamile Aldama
** Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)
Women's javelin throw
* Isel Lopez
** Qualification — 61.40m
** Final — 64.68m (→ 4th place)
* Xiomara Rivero
** Qualification — 61.32m
** Final — 64.48m (→ 5th place)
* Odelmys Palma
** Qualification — 62.30m
** Final — 59.70m (→ 11th place)
Women's discus throw
* Maritza Marten
** Qualification — 60.08m (→ did not advance)
* Barbara Hechevarria
** Qualification — 61.98m (→ did not advance)
Women's shot put
* Belsis Laza
** Qualification — 18.61m
** Final — 18.40m (→ 10th place)
* Yumileidis Cumba
** Qualification — 18.55m (→ did not advance)
Women's heptathlon
* Regla Cardenas
** Final result — 6246 points (→ 12th place)
* Magalys García
** Final result — 6109 points (→ 15th place)

## Baseball

Men's tournament:
* Cuba – Gold medal (9-0)

## Basketball
### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Yudith Águila
* Milayda Enríquez
* Gertrudis Gómez
* Cariola Hechavarría
* Dalia Henry
* Grisel Herrera
* Biosotis Lagnó
* María León
* Yamilé Martínez
* Tania Seino
* Lisdeivis Víctores
* Olga Vigil
* Head coach: Miguel del Rio Lopez

#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | |
| 6 | Zaire | 5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
* 21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
* Boxscore
| United States | 101–84 | Cuba |
| Pts: Leslie 24 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Edwards 9 | | Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Víctores 8 Asts: Lagnó 6 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 70–55 | South Korea |
| Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: León, Henry 4 | | Pts: Jung S-m 16 Rebs: Chun J-w 9 Asts: Chun E-s 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 63–75 | Australia |
| Pts: Martínez 19 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Seino 4 | | Pts: Timms 19 Rebs: Sporn 12 Asts: Brogan 4 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 87–75 | Cuba |
| Pts: Zhyrko 22 Rebs: Nazarenko 8 Asts: Tkachenko 6 | | Pts: Martínez 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: three players 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 73–59 | Zaire |
| Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Henry 7 | | Pts: Mabika 27 Rebs: Ngalula 9 Asts: three players 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

#### Quarterfinals

* 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) 22:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 101–69 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 50–33, 51–36 |||
| Pts: Paula, Janeth 19 Rebs: Janeth, Marta Sobral 10 Asts: Janeth 6 | | Pts: Martínez 25 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: four players 2 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

#### Classification Round 5th−8th place

* 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 17:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 78–70 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 37–40, 41–30 |||
| Pts: Martínez 23 Rebs: Enríquez 17 Asts: Henry 5 | | Pts: Pollini 15 Rebs: Ballabio, Tufano 8 Asts: three players 3 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

#### 5th place game

* 3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 17:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 74–91 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 41–44, 33–47 |||
| Pts: Martínez 19 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Seino 4 | | Pts: Baranova 20 Rebs: Baranova 8 Asts: Sumnikova 8 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

## Beach volleyball

* Francisco Álvarez and Juan Rossell — 7th place overall

## Boxing

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Yosvani Aguilera
** First round — Defeated Stefan Ström (Sweden), referee stopped contest in second round
** Second round — Lost to Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 5-14
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Maikro Romero → Gold medal
** First round — Defeated Eric Morel (United States), 24-12
** Second round — Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia), 22-6
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines), 18-3
** Semifinals — Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia), 12-6
** Final — Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan), 12-11
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Arnaldo Mesa → Silver medal
** First round — Defeated John Larbi (Sweden), 19-5
** Second round — Defeated Zahir Raheem (United States), referee stopped contest in first round
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Rachid Bouaita (France), 15-8
** Semifinals — Defeated Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia), 14-14, referee decision
** Final — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 7-14
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
* Lorenzo Aragón
** First round — Defeated Noureddine Magjhound (Algeria), 9-6
** Second round — Defeated Rogelio de Brito (Brazil), 16-6
** Quarterfinals — Lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 11-12
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Julio González Valladares
** First round — Defeated Romeo Brin (Philippines), 24-13
** Second round — Lost to Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 9-14
Men's light welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
* Héctor Vinent → Gold medal
** First round — Defeated Hyung-Min Han (South Korea), referee stopped contest in second round
** Second round — Defeated Nurhan Suleymanoglu (Turkey), 23-1
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Eduard Zakharov (Russia), 15-7
** Semifinals — Defeated Bolat Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan), 23-6
** Final — Defeated Oktay Urkal (Germany), 20-13
Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)
* Juan Hernández Sierra → Silver medal
** First round — Defeated József Nagy (Hungary), referee stopped contest in second round
** Second round — Defeated Vadim Mezga (Belarus), 12-2
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Nurzhan Smanov (Kazakhstan), 16-8
** Semifinals — Defeated Marian Simion (Romania), 20-7
** Final — Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia), 9-14
Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)
* Alfredo Duvergel → Silver medal
** First round — Defeated Jozef Gilewski (Poland), 10-2
** Second round — Defeated Serguei Gorodnychov (Ukraine), 15-2
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Antonio Perugino (Italy), 15-8
** Semifinals — Defeated Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan), 28-19
** Final — Lost to David Reid (United States), knock-out in third round
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Ariel Hernández → Gold medal
** First round — Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt), 11-2
** Second round — Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany), 5-0
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 15-8
** Semifinals — Defeated Rhoshii Wells (United States), 17-8
** Final — Defeated Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 11-3
Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)
* Freddy Rojas
** First round — Defeated Mahmoud Kalifa (Egypt), 20-9
** Second round — Lost to Lee Seung-Bao (South Korea), 9-13
Men's heavyweight (91 kg)
* Félix Savón → Gold medal
** First round — Defeated Andrei Kumyaavka (Kyrgyzstan), 9-3
** Second round — Defeated Kwamena Turkson (Sweden), knock-out in first round
** Quarterfinals — Defeated Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia), 20-4
** Semifinals — Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany), walkover
** Final — Defeated David Defiagbon (Canada), 20-2
Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)
* Alexis Rubalcaba
** First round — Bye
** Second round — Defeated Paolo Vidoz (Italy), referee stopped contest in first round
** Quarterfinals — Lost to Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga), 12-17

## Cycling

Women's individual road race
* Dania Perez
** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Cuba in 1996.

### Men's foil

* Rolando Tucker
* Elvis Gregory
* Oscar García

### Men's team foil

* Elvis Gregory, Oscar García, Rolando Tucker

### Men's épée

* Iván Trevejo

### Women's épée

* Mirayda García
* Milagros Palma
* Tamara Esteri

### Women's team épée

* Milagros Palma, Mirayda García, Tamara Esteri

## Judo

Men's extra-lightweight
* Manolo Poulot
Men's half-lightweight
* Israel Hernández
Men's middleweight
* Yosvany Despaigne
Men's half-heavyweight
* Angel Sánchez
Men's heavyweight
* Frank Moreno
Women's extra-lightweight
* Amarilis Savón
Women's half-lightweight
* Legna Verdecia
Women's lightweight
* Driulys González
Women's half-middleweight
* Ileana Beltrán
Women's middleweight
* Odalis Revé
Women's half-heavyweight
* Diadenys Luña
Women's heavyweight
* Estela Rodríguez

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Juan Miguel Rodríguez | Skeet | 121 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Servando Puldón | Skeet | 116 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alfredo Torres | Skeet | 119 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Men's 100m backstroke
* Rodolfo Falcón
** Heat — 55.29
** Final — 54.98 (→ Silver medal)
* Neisser Bent
** Heat — 54.83
** Final — 55.02 (→ Bronze medal)
Men's 200m backstroke
* Rodolfo Falcón
** Heat — 2:01.20
** Final — 2:08.14 (→ 8th place)
* Neisser Bent
** Heat — 2:04.23 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100m breaststroke
* Mario González
** Heat — 1:03.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m breaststroke
* Mario González
** Heat — 2:16.15
** B final — 2:15.11 (→ 10th place)

## Volleyball
### Men's indoor tournament

* Preliminary round (Group A)
** Defeated Bulgaria (3-0)
** Defeated Poland (3-0)
** Defeated United States (3-2)
** Defeated Argentina (3-0)
** Lost to Brazil (0-3)
* Quarterfinals
** Lost to Russia (0-3)
* Classification matches
** 5th/8th place: Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
** 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 6th place
* Team roster
** Alexis Batle
** Angel Beltrán
** Freddy Brooks
** Joel Despaigne
** Raúl Diago
** Jhosvany Hernández
** Osvaldo Hernández
** Lazaro Martín
** Alain Roca
** Rodolfo Sanchez
** Ricardo Vantes
** Nicolas Vives

### Women's indoor tournament

* Team roster
** Taismary Agüero
** Regla Bell
** Magalys Carvajal
** Marlenys Costa
** Ana Fernández
** Mirka Francia
** Idalmis Gato
** Lilia Izquierdo
** Mireya Luis
** Raisa O'Farril
** Yumilka Ruíz
** Regla Torres
* Head coach: Eugenio Jorge

## Weightlifting

Men's bantamweight
* William Vargas
Men's lightweight
* Idalberto Aranda
Men's middleweight
* Pablo Lara
Men's middle-heavyweight
* Carlos Alexis Hernández
* Enrique Sabari

## Wrestling

Men's light-flyweight, Greco-Roman
* Wilber Sánchez Amita
Men's flyweight, Greco-Roman
* Lázaro Rivas
Men's bantamweight, Greco-Roman
* Luis Sarmiento
Men's featherweight, Greco-Roman
* Juan Luis Marén
Men's lightweight, Greco-Roman
* Liubal Colás
Men's welterweight, Greco-Roman
* Filiberto Azcuy
Men's light-heavyweight, Greco-Roman
* Reynaldo Peña
Men's heavyweight, Greco-Roman
* Héctor Milián
Men's light-flyweight, freestyle
* Alexis Vila
Men's flyweight, freestyle
* Carlos Varela González
Men's bantamweight, freestyle
* Alejandro Puerto
Men's lightweight, freestyle
* Yosvany Sánchez
Men's welterweight, freestyle
* Alberto Rodríguez Hernández
Men's middleweight, freestyle
* Ariel Ramos
Men's heavyweight, freestyle
* Wilfredo Morales