Cuba competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports."149 Cubans qualify for Olympics", Xinhua, 5 June 2008. The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López."Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez: only gold is my goal", Xinhua, 30 July 2008.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Athletics Women's hammer throw Cycling Women's points race Judo Women's 48 kg Judo Women's 70 kg Judo Women's 78 kg Cuba national baseball team Baseball Men's tournament Boxing Middleweight Boxing Welterweight Boxing Flyweight Boxing Bantamweight Athletics Shot put Judo Men's 66 kg Shooting Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions Judo Men's +100 kg Judo Women's +78 kg Athletics Men's long jump Taekwondo Women's 49 kg Boxing Light flyweight Boxing Lightweight Boxing Light welterweight Boxing Heavyweight Athletics Men's decathlon Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg Weightlifting Men's 69 kg Weightlifting Men's 85 kg Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg Athletics Women's triple jump
Archery
Cuba sent archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Juan Carlos Stevens earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Pan American championship.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJuan Carlos StevensMen's individual65928 (37)W 107 (19)–107 (17) (60)W 108–101 (21)W 108–104 (4)L 108 (17)–108 (19)did not advance
Athletics
Cuba sent 40 representatives in athletics."Cuban runner Robles trains in Havana", Xinhua, 31 July 2008.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankWilliam Collazo400 m45.373 Qcolspan=2 45.066Did not advanceAndy González800 m1:46.594colspan=2 Did not advanceYeimer López1:45.661 Qcolspan=2 1:46.402 Q1:45.886Dayron Robles110 m hurdles13.391 Q13.191 Q13.121 Q12.93Henry Vizcaíno100 m10.284 q10.335Did not advanceOmar CisnerosWilliam CollazoYunior DíazYunier Perez4 × 400 m relay3:02.247colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLázaro BorgesPole vault—Did not advanceAnier BouéJavelin throw71.8528Did not advanceIbrahim CamejoLong jump8.232 Q8.20Alexis CopelloTriple jump17.0913Did not advanceJorge FernándezDiscus throw59.6027Did not advanceHéctor Dairo FuentesTriple jump17.1410 q16.2812Arnie David Giralt17.304 Q17.524Wilfredo MartínezLong jump8.076 q8.195Alexis PaumierShot put—Did not advanceReinaldo Proenza19.2031Did not advanceCarlos Véliz19.5824Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankYordanis GarcíaResult10.647.0715.821.9649.6613.9036.734.7065.605:00.49799214Points942830840767830987598819822557Leonel SuárezResult10.907.3314.492.0547.9114.1544.454.7073.984:29.178527 NRPoints883893758850913955756819950750
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankYenima Arencibia100 m hurdles13.436colspan=2 Did not advanceVirgen Benavides100 m11.453 Q11.405Did not advanceZulia Calatayud800 m2:00.341 Qcolspan=2 1.58.784Did not advanceRoxana Díaz200 m23.093 Q22.984 q23.128Did not advanceIndira Terrero400 m51.564 qcolspan=2 51.806Did not advanceAnay Tejeda100 m hurdles12.842 Qcolspan=2 Did not advanceZulia CalatayudSusana ClementRoxana DíazIndira Terrero4 × 400 m relay3:25.462 Qcolspan=4 3:23.31 NR6
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionYarelys BarriosDiscus throw62.23463.64DSQYunaika CrawfordHammer throw66.1631Did not advanceYanet CruzJavelin throw58.0619Did not advanceYumileidi CumbáShot put17.6020Did not advanceYania FerralesDiscus throw59.8715Did not advanceMabel GayTriple jump14.0915Did not advanceMisleydis GonzálezShot put18.917 Q19.50Yarianna MartínezTriple jump13.9621Did not advanceOsleidys MenéndezJavelin throw60.5111 q63.356Yipsi MorenoHammer throw73.921 Q75.20Yargelis SavigneLong jump6.4917Did not advanceTriple jump14.991 Q15.05Yarisley SilvaPole vault4.15=27Did not advanceArasay ThondikeHammer throw68.7415Did not advanceMailín VargasShot put18.4714 Q18.2810
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankGretchen QuintanaResult13.771.6813.1024.346.0238.142:20.31583025*Points1011830734948856632819 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Quintana moved up a position.
Baseball
Cuba earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.
Athlete(s)PositionAriel PestanoYoandry UrgellésAlfredo DespaigneLuis RodríguezAlexei BellYadier PedrosoJonder MartínezAdiel PalmaLuis Miguel NavasGiorvis DuvergelAlexander MayetaEriel SánchezRolando MeriñoHéctor OliveraMichel EnríquezYulieski GourrielVicyohandri OdelínPedro Luis LazoEduardo ParetNorberto GonzálezNorge Luis VeraFrederich CepedaElier SánchezMiguel La HeraCatcherOutfield--OutfieldPitcherPitcherPitcherInfieldOutfieldInfield-CatcherInfieldInfieldInfieldPitcherPitcherInfieldPitcherPitcherOutfield--
TeamGWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker77041221.000--7615223.8571-7524022.7142-7433014.5713-7252933.28651-07252920.28650-1716950.14361-07161460.14360-1
Boxing
Cuba qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. The light heavyweight class was the only one in which Cuba did not qualify a boxer. Nine of the ten Cuban qualifiers did so at the first American qualifying tournament.1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Hernandez became the tenth Cuban boxer to qualify when he did so at the second American continental qualifying tournament.2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament For the first time since the 1988 Olympic Games, Cuba did not win a gold medal.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYampier HernándezLight flyweightW 12–1W 21–3W 21–6L 8–8+Did not advanceAndry LaffitaFlyweightW 9–3W 11–2W 9–8 L 2–8Yankiel LeónBantamweightW 10–3W 10–2W 7–5L 5–16Idel TorrienteFeatherweightW 11–2W 10–9 L 14–16did not advanceYordenis UgásLightweightW 21–3W 10–2W 11–7L 8-15Did not advanceRoniel IglesiasLight welterweightW 15–1W 15–4 W 5–2 L 5–10Did not advanceCarlos BanteauxWelterweightW 13–6 W 10–2 W 17–4 L 9–18Emilio CorreaMiddleweightW 17–4W 18–4W 9–7W 8–5 L 14-16Osmay AcostaHeavyweightW 11–0W 7–4 L 5–10Did not advanceRobert AlfonsoSuper heavyweightL 3–5did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Three Cuban canoers and one kayaker have qualified for the Olympic Games.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJorge GarcíaMen's K-1 500 m1:42:807 QS1:49:088did not advanceMen's K-1 1000 m3:38:867 QS3:41:225did not advanceAldo PrunaMen's C-1 500 m1:51.115 QS1:53.815did not advanceMen's C-1 1000 m4:02.353 QS4:01.753 Q3:59.099Karel AguilarSerguey TorresMen's C-2 500 m1:44.157 QS1:43:645did not advanceMen's C-2 1000 m3:41.172 QFcolspan=2 3:48:889 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankYumari González ValdiviesoWomen's road race3:51.3960
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankLisandra GuerraWomen's sprint11.46262.8169L Ldid not advance9th place finalL10
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankYoanka GonzálezWomen's points race180
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJorge Betancourt3 m springboard428.2519did not advanceJorge Luis Pupo388.7027did not advanceJeinkler Aguirre10 m platform423.7516 Q414.2015did not advanceJosé Guerra443.2011 Q438.8011 Q507.155Erick FornarisJosé Guerra10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 409.387
Fencing
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankMisleydis CompañyIndividual foilW 15–13L 7–15 did not advanceMailyn GonzálezIndividual sabreW 15–7L 11–15 did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYosmani Piker−60 kg L 0010–0100did not advanceYordanis Arencibia−66 kg W 1010–0000W 0001–0000 W 0010–0000 L 0001–0020colspan=3 W 0010–0001Ronald Girones−73 kg L 0001-0010did not advanceOscar Cardenas−81 kg W 0110–0001 L 0000–1000did not advanceAsley González−90 kg L 0000–1000did not advance L 0001–1001did not advanceOreidis Despaigne−100 kg W 0010–0000 L 0000–0001did not advanceÓscar Brayson+100 kg W 1011–0000 W 1000–0000 W 1000–0000 L 0011–1010colspan=3 W 0200–0000
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYanet Bermoy−48 kg W 1010–0000 W 0010–0001 W 0001–0000 W 1021–0000colspan=3 L 0000–1100Yagnelis Mestre−52 kg L 0000–0201did not advance L 0000–0001did not advanceYurisleydis Lupetey−57 kg W 0111–0000 L 0000–1000did not advanceDriulis González−63 kg W 0010–0001 W 0010–0000 L 0000–1011colspan=3 L 0000–00015Anaysi Hernández−70 kg W 1000–0100 W 1000–0000 W 1000–0010colspan=3 L 0000–1000Yalennis Castillo−78 kg W 1021–0000 W 1000–0000 W 0030–0000 W 0001–0000colspan=3 L 0000–0000 Idalys Ortiz+78 kg W 0110–0000 W 1000–0000 L 0000–0010colspan=3 W 1000–0000
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsYaniel VelázquezMen's18410114418–17208322:16.383611641721310289:29.55101124529215
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEyder BatistaYunior PerezLightweight double sculls6:19.364 R6:40.152 SA/B6:33.603 FA6:19.966Yuleidys CascaretJanier ConcepciónÁngel FournierYoennis HernándezQuadruple sculls5:44.684 R6:03.562 SA/B6:04.996 FB5:52.6612
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMayra GonzálezSingle sculls8:07.222 QFcolspan=2 7:45.754 SC/D8:02.101 FC7:42.6815Ismaray MarreroYaima VelázquezLightweight double sculls7:13.354 R7:32.143 SA/Bcolspan=2 7:30.156 FB7:20.0712 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
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankEliécer Pérez10 m air rifle58544did not advance50 m rifle prone58252did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions113447did not advanceLeuris Pupo25 m rapid fire pistol5787did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankEglis Yaima Cruz10 m air rifle39611did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions5882687.6
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPedro Medel200 m backstroke2:01.3230did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHeysi Villarreal200 m freestyle2:03.23 NR41did not advance
Taekwondo