Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Cuba is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Cuba at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors37 in 11 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 3 7
Boxing 4 0 4
Canoeing 1 2 3
Cycling 0 1 1
Modern pentathlon 1 0 1
Rowing 1 1 2
Shooting 2 2 4
Table tennis 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Wrestling 8 2 10
Total 23 14 37

Athletics edit

Cuban track and field athletes achieved the 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):[1]

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 Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Roger Iribarne Men's 110 m hurdles
Roxana Gómez Women's 400 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Luis Zayas Men's high jump
Cristian Nápoles Men's triple jump
Lázaro Martínez
Leyanis Pérez Women's triple jump
Liadagmis Povea

Boxing edit

Cuba entered four male 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. The other boxer, 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.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Claro Men's flyweight
0
Saidel Horta Men's featherweight
0
Arlen López Men's middleweight
0
Julio César La Cruz Men's heavyweight
0

Canoeing edit

Sprint edit

Cuban canoeists qualified one boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany;[3][4] and 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's C-1 1000 m
  Women's C-1 200 m
 
 
Women's C-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling edit

Road edit

Cuba entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Women's road race

Modern pentathlon edit

Cuban modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for Paris 2024. Marcó Rojas Jiménez secured one of two available South American berth in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[6]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Marcó Rojas Jiménez Men's

Rowing edit

Cuban rowers qualified two boats, 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 Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's single sculls
  Women's single sculls

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 edit

Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas.[7]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
 
  Women's 25 m pistol
  Women's 10 metre rifle

Table tennis edit

Cuba qualified mixed doubles team for the Games, by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Daniela Fonseca
Jorge Campos
Mixed Doubles


Taekwondo edit

Cuba qualified two athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Rafael Alba (men's +80 kg) and Arlettys Acosta (women's +67 kg) secured his spot through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rafael Alba Men's +80 kg
Arlettys Acosta Women's +67 kg

Weightlifting edit

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 Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ayamey Medina Women's −81 kg

Wrestling edit

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;[8] and the other six wrestler qualified through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[9][10][11]

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 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alejandro Valdés Men's −65 kg
Geandry Garzón Men's −74 kg
Arturo Silot Men's −97 kg
Yusneylys Guzmán Women's −50 kg
Milaimys Marín Women's −76 kg
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kevin de Armas Men's −60 kg
Luis Orta Men's −67 kg
Yosvanys Peña Men's −77 kg
Gabriel Rosillo Men's −97 kg
Óscar Pino Men's −130 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "First 25 Olympic quotas earned in Duisburg". International Canoe Federation. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2023: All final results, Paris 2024 qualification berths, and medals table - complete list". International Olympic Committee. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Seven nations earn Paris 2024 Greco spots at Pan-Am Qualifiers; Julfalakyan falls short". United World Wrestling. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Pan-Am OG Qualifiers: Canada, U.S. earn three WW quotas each". United World Wrestling. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Gomez, Cruz deny USA Paris 2024 spots at Pan-Am Qualifiers". United World Wrestling. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.