# Cuba at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Cuba participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

## Medals

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Lester Lescay | Athletics | Boys' long jump | 15 October |
| Gold | Jordan Díaz | Athletics | Boys' triple jump | 16 October |
| Gold | Melany Matheus | Athletics | Girls' discus throw | 14 October |
| Gold | Milaimys de la Cari. Marín Potrille | Wrestling | Girls' freestyle −73kg | 13 October |
| Bronze | Alegna Osorio Mayarí | Athletics | Girls' hammer throw | 15 October |
| Bronze | Nahomys Acosta | Judo | Girls' 52 kg | 8 October |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

## Archery

Cuba qualified one archer based on its performance at the American Continental Qualification Tournament.

### 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 |
| Hazael Jesus Rodríguez Valero | Boys' Individual | 660 | 19 | Dalpatadu (SRI) L 5–6 | 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 |
| Hazael Jesus Rodríguez Valero (CUB) Catalina Gnoriega (USA) | Mixed team | 1302 | 7 | Kang (PRK) Vaca Cordero (MEX) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |

## Athletics
### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Lester Lescay | Boys' long jump | 7.65 | 2 | 7.89 | 1 | 15.54 | |
| Jordan Díaz | Boys' triple jump | 17.14 | 1 | 17.04 | 1 | 34.18 | |
| Niesterle Alejand Castillo Castillo | Boys' shot put | 18.66 | 6 | 18.54 | 7 | 37.20 | 7 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Keily Linet Pérez Ibáñez | Girls' 100 metre hurdles | 13.96 | 6 | 13.49 | 6 | 27.45 | 6 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Rosaidi Robles Naranjo | Girls' pole vault | 3.45 | 11 | 3.62 | 9 | 7.07 | 10 |
| Zulia Hernández | Girls' triple jump | 12.45 | 10 | 12.28 | 12 | 24.73 | 10 |
| Melany Matheus | Girls' discus throw | 53.70 | 1 | 54.95 | 1 | 108.65 | |
| Alegna Osorio Mayarí | Girls' hammer throw | 63.69 | 8 | 63.31 | 4 | 127.00 | |

## Beach volleyball

Cuba qualified a boys' team based on their performance at the 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship.
* Boys' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ayon Alayo | Boys' | J Bello–Bello (GBR) L 1-2 Krovon–Ariyata (TOG) W 2-0 Jorge–Gonza (PAR) W 2-0 | 2 | Santiago–Rivera (PUR) W 2-1 | Veretiuk–Shekunov (RUS) W 2-1 | Streli–Hajós (HUN) L 1-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo

* Bronze medal match: Kimy Bravo vs. Javier Peña (on top)

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kimy Bravo | Boys' 66 kg | João Santos (BRA) W 01-00s2 | Antonio Tornal (DOM) L 00s1-10s1 | did not advance | did not advance | Loreince Nanekoula (GAB) W 10-00s2 | Jamshed Sulaimoni (TJK) W 01s2-00s2 | João Santos (BRA) W 01s2-00s2 | Javier Peña (ESP) L 01-11 | 4 |
| Nahomys Acosta | Girls' 52 kg | — | Sosorbaram Lkhagvasüren (MGL) L 00-10 | did not advance | did not advance | Milana Charygulyyeva (TKM) W 10-00s1 | Nemesis Candelo (PAN) W 10-00s1 | Mireille Andriamifehy (MAD) W 10-00 | Veronica Toniolo (ITA) W 01s1-00s1 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team Los Angeles Soniya Bhatta (NEP) Ariel Shulman [he] (ISR) Nahomys Acosta Batte (CUB) Turpal Djoukaev (FIN) Saskia Brothers (AUS) Georgios Balarjishvili (CYP) Raffaela Igl (GER) Alin Bagrin (MDA) | Mixed team | Team Seoul (MIX) W 5–3 | Team Athens (MIX) L 3–5 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Team Montreal Houda Faissal Abdourahman (DJI) Nemesis Candelo (PAN) Szofi Ozbas (HUN) Ester Svobodova (CZE) Oleh Veredyba (UKR) Kimy Bravo Blanco (CUB) Rhys Allan (AUS) Julian Gutierrez (MEX) | Mixed team | Team Beijing (MIX) L 2–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Rowing

Cuba qualified two boats based on its performance at the American Qualification Regatta.
* Boys' single sculls - 1 athlete
* Girls' single sculls - 1 athlete

## Triathlon

Cuba qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Alejandro Rodríguez Díez | Boys | 10:47 | 0:31 | 29:16 | 0:27 | 16:39 | 57:40 | 22 |
| Niuska Figueredo Bringa | Girls | 10:29 | 1:16 | 32:48 | 0:57 | 20:33 | 1:06:03 | 26 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Americas 4 Niuska Figueredo Bringa (CUB) Pedro Boff da Silva (BRA) Enya Noel (GRN) Alejandro Rodríguez Díez (CUB) | Mixed Relay | 24:22 (15) 22:05 (11) 26:21 (13) 23:29 (12) | 1:36:17 | 12 |

## Wrestling

* VFA – Victory by Fall
* VSU – Without any points scored by the opponent
* VSU1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
* VPO – Without any points scored by the opponent
* VPO1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yetzis Camila Ramírez Marquez | Girls' freestyle −65kg | Capezan (ROU) L 0 – 11 $^{VSU}$ | Escamilla (MEX) W 2 – 1 $^{VPO1}$ | Tamir (MGL) L 0 – 5 $^{VFA}$ | Zhou (CHN) L 0 – 10 $^{VSU}$ | 4 Q | Sghaier (TUN) L 1 – 1 $^{VPO1}$ | 8 |
| Milaimys de la Cari. Marín Potrille | Girls' freestyle −73kg | Kagami (JPN) W 4 – 1 $^{VPO1}$ | Fridlund (SWE) W 8 – 0 $^{VPO}$ | White (CAN) W 10 – 0 $^{VSU}$ | Ludgate (ASA) W 8 – 0 $^{VFA}$ | 1 Q | Machuca (ARG) W 4 – 0 $^{VFA}$ | |