# Cuba at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Cuba competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Javier Ibáñez | Boxing | Boys' -56 kg | 27 August |
| Gold | Yordan Hernández | Boxing | Boys' -91 kg | 27 August |
| Silver | Alain Limonta | Boxing | Boys' -60 kg | 27 August |
| Bronze | Ivan Felipe Silva Morales | Judo | Boys' -81 kg | 18 August |

## Archery

Cuba qualified a female archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rosangel Sainz Rodriguez | Girls' Individual | 602 | 28 | Melanie Gaubil (FRA) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rosangel Sainz Rodriguez (CUB) Luis Tapia (MEX) | Mixed Team | 1283 | 18 | Freywald (GER) Zolkepeli (MAS) L 3-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

## Boxing

Cuba qualified three boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Javier Ibáñez | -56 kg | Said (TUN) W 3-0 | McGrail (GBR) W 2-1 | Mihaylov (BUL) W 3-0 | |
| Alain Limonta | -60 kg | Bye | Hosaka (JPN) W 3-0 | Zhussupov (KAZ) L 1-2 | |
| Yordan Hernández | -91 kg | Marton (UKR) W 3-0 | Gallagher (IRL) W 3-0 | Filipi (CRO) W 2-1 | |

## Canoeing

Cuba qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Repechage | Repechage | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hector Bouza Leyva | K1 slalom | 1:20.322 | 9 Q | — | — | 1:22.509 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Hector Bouza Leyva | K1 sprint | 1:37.696 | 7 Q | — | — | 1:36.729 | 5 Q | Daineka (BLR) 1:35.219 L | Did not advance | Did not advance | |

## Judo

Cuba qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Rep 4 | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ivan Felipe Silva Morales | Boys' -81 kg | — | Kovac (CRO) W 100-000 | Kovac (NED) L 001-010 | Did not advance | — | — | Egutidze (POR) W 101-000 | Bubanja (AUT) W 000-000 | Majdov (SRB) W 010-000 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team Van De Walle Paola Acevedo (PUR) Leyla Aliyeva (AZE) Nokutula Banda (ZAM) Marco Montoya (COL) Ivan Silva Morales (CUB) Unelle Snyman (RSA) Peta Zadro (BIH) | Mixed Team | Bye | Team Geesink (MIX) L 3 – 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Rowing

Cuba qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships. Later Cuba qualified another boat based on its performance at the Latin American Qualification Regatta.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Orlando Sotolongo | Boys' Single Sculls | 3:25.11 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 3:24.33 | 3 FA | 3:32.14 | 6 |
| Ilianny Roman Olivera | Girls' Single Sculls | 3:51.70 | 3 R | 3:52.30 | 3 SC/D | 3:58.09 | 1 FC | 4:01.70 | 13 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

## Swimming

Cuba qualified three swimmers.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Luis Vega Torres | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.37 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Vega Torres | 800 m freestyle | — | — | 8:31.85 | 21 |
| Huberto del Rio Casin | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.41 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elisbet Gamez Matos | 50 m freestyle | 26.85 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisbet Gamez Matos | 100 m freestyle | 57.25 | 15 Q | 57.11 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisbet Gamez Matos | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.73 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Cuba qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Victor Herrera de la Hoz | Boys | 09:28 | 00:43 | 29:56 | 00:30 | 20:35 | 1:01:12 | 26 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank |
| World Team 1 Jessica Romero Tinoco (MEX) Victor Manuel Herrera de la Hoz (CUB) Sofiya Pryyma (UKR) Philip Horwarth (AUT) | Mixed Relay | 23:58 21:07 23:07 20:52 | 1:29:04 | 10 |