Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cuba at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors149[1] in 16 sports
Flag bearers Mijaín López (opening)
Leonel Suárez (closing)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
3
Silver
10
Bronze
17
Total
30
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.[2] The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López.[3]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mijaín López Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
 Gold Dayron Robles Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles
 Gold Yipsi Moreno Athletics Women's hammer throw
 Silver Yoanka González Cycling Women's points race
 Silver Yanet Bermoy Judo Women's 48 kg
 Silver Anaysi Hernández Judo Women's 70 kg
 Silver Yalennis Castillo Judo Women's 78 kg
 Silver Cuba national baseball team
 Baseball Men's tournament
 Silver Emilio Correa Boxing Middleweight
 Silver Carlos Banteaux Boxing Welterweight
 Silver Andry Laffita Boxing Flyweight
 Silver Yankiel León Boxing Bantamweight
 Silver Misleydis González Athletics Shot put
 Bronze Yordanis Arencibia Judo Men's 66 kg
 Bronze Eglis Yaima Cruz Shooting Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions
 Bronze Óscar Brayson Judo Men's +100 kg
 Bronze Idalys Ortiz Judo Women's +78 kg
 Bronze Ibrahim Camejo Athletics Men's long jump
 Bronze Daynellis Montejo Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
 Bronze Yampier Hernández Boxing Light flyweight
 Bronze Yordenis Ugás Boxing Lightweight
 Bronze Roniel Iglesias Boxing Light welterweight
 Bronze Osmai Acosta Duarte Boxing Heavyweight
 Bronze Leonel Suárez Athletics Men's decathlon
 Bronze Michel Batista Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
 Bronze Yordanis Borrero Weightlifting Men's 69 kg
 Bronze Jadier Valladares Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
 Bronze Yoandry Hernández Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
 Bronze Disney Rodríguez Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg
 Bronze Yargelis Savigne Athletics Women's triple jump

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[4]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Juan Carlos Stevens Men's individual 659 28  Hartley (RSA) (37)
W 107 (19)–107 (17) 		 Bodnar (ROU) (60)
W 108–101 		 Wills (GBR) (21)
W 108–104 		 Park K-M (KOR) (4)
L 108 (17)–108 (19) 		did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cuba sent 40 representatives in athletics.[5]

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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
William Collazo 400 m 45.37 3 Q — 45.06 6 Did not advance
Andy González 800 m 1:46.59 4 — Did not advance
Yeimer López 1:45.66 1 Q — 1:46.40 2 Q 1:45.88 6
Dayron Robles 110 m hurdles 13.39 1 Q 13.19 1 Q 13.12 1 Q 12.93 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Henry Vizcaíno 100 m 10.28 4 q 10.33 5 Did not advance
Omar Cisneros
William Collazo
Yunior Díaz
Yunier Perez 		4 × 400 m relay 3:02.24 7 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Lázaro Borges Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Anier Boué Javelin throw 71.85 28 Did not advance
Ibrahim Camejo Long jump 8.23 2 Q 8.20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alexis Copello Triple jump 17.09 13 Did not advance
Jorge Fernández Discus throw 59.60 27 Did not advance
Héctor Dairo Fuentes Triple jump 17.14 10 q 16.28 12
Arnie David Giralt 17.30 4 Q 17.52 4
Wilfredo Martínez Long jump 8.07 6 q 8.19 5
Alexis Paumier Shot put NM — Did not advance
Reinaldo Proenza 19.20 31 Did not advance
Carlos Véliz 19.58 24 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Yordanis García Result 10.64 7.07 15.82 1.96 49.66 13.90 36.73 4.70 65.60 5:00.49 7992 14
Points 942 830 840 767 830 987 598 819 822 557
Leonel Suárez Result 10.90 7.33 14.49 2.05 47.91 14.15 44.45 4.70 73.98 4:29.17 8527 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points 883 893 758 850 913 955 756 819 950 750
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yenima Arencibia 100 m hurdles 13.43 6 — Did not advance
Virgen Benavides 100 m 11.45 3 Q 11.40 5 Did not advance
Zulia Calatayud 800 m 2:00.34 1 Q — 1.58.78 4 Did not advance
Roxana Díaz 200 m 23.09 3 Q 22.98 4 q 23.12 8 Did not advance
Indira Terrero 400 m 51.56 4 q — 51.80 6 Did not advance
Anay Tejeda 100 m hurdles 12.84 2 Q — DNF Did not advance
Zulia Calatayud
Susana Clement
Roxana Díaz
Indira Terrero 		4 × 400 m relay 3:25.46 2 Q — 3:23.31 NR 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yarelys Barrios Discus throw 62.23 4 63.64 DSQ[6]
Yunaika Crawford Hammer throw 66.16 31 Did not advance
Yanet Cruz Javelin throw 58.06 19 Did not advance
Yumileidi Cumbá Shot put 17.60 20 Did not advance
Yania Ferrales Discus throw 59.87 15 Did not advance
Mabel Gay Triple jump 14.09 15 Did not advance
Misleydis González Shot put 18.91 7 Q 19.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yarianna Martínez Triple jump 13.96 21 Did not advance
Osleidys Menéndez Javelin throw 60.51 11 q 63.35 6
Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw 73.92 1 Q 75.20 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yargelis Savigne Long jump 6.49 17 Did not advance
Triple jump 14.99 1 Q 15.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.15 =27 Did not advance
Arasay Thondike Hammer throw 68.74 15 Did not advance
Mailín Vargas Shot put 18.47 14 Q 18.28 10
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Gretchen Quintana Result 13.77 1.68 13.10 24.34 6.02 38.14 2:20.31 5830 25*
Points 1011 830 734 948 856 632 819

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[7] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Quintana moved up a position.

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cuba earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.

Athlete(s) Position
Ariel Pestano
Yoandry Urgellés
Alfredo Despaigne
Luis Rodríguez
Alexei Bell
Yadier Pedroso
Jonder Martínez
Adiel Palma
Luis Miguel Navas
Giorvis Duvergel
Alexander Mayeta
Eriel Sánchez
Rolando Meriño
Héctor Olivera
Michel Enríquez
Yulieski Gourriel
Vicyohandri Odelín
Pedro Luis Lazo
Eduardo Paret
Norberto González
Norge Luis Vera
Frederich Cepeda
Elier Sánchez
Miguel La Hera 		Catcher
Outfield
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Outfield
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Infield
Outfield
Infield
-
Catcher
Infield
Infield
Infield
Pitcher
Pitcher
Infield
Pitcher
Pitcher
Outfield
-
-

[8]

Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
 South Korea 7 7 0 41 22 1.000 - -
 Cuba 7 6 1 52 23 .857 1 -
 United States 7 5 2 40 22 .714 2 -
 Japan 7 4 3 30 14 .571 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 29 33 .286 5 1-0
 Canada 7 2 5 29 20 .286 5 0-1
 Netherlands 7 1 6 9 50 .143 6 1-0
 China 7 1 6 14 60 .143 6 0-1

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[9][10] For the first time since the 1988 Olympic Games, Cuba did not win a gold medal.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yampier Hernández Light flyweight  Dostiev (TJK)
W 12–1 		 Chygayev (UKR)
W 21–3 		 Carvalho (BRA)
W 21–6 		 Serdamba (MGL)
L 8–8+ 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andry Laffita Flyweight Bye  Yafai (GBR)
W 9–3 		 Arroyo (PUR)
W 11–2 		 Balakshin (RUS)
W 9–8 		 Jongjohor (THA)
L 2–8 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yankiel León Bantamweight Bye  Abutalipov (KAZ)
W 10–3 		 Petchkoom (THA)
W 10–2 		 Julie (MRI)
W 7–5 		 Badar-Uugan (MGL)
L 5–16 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Idel Torriente Featherweight  Dzanie (GHA)
W 11–2 		 Enkhzorig (MGL)
W 10–9 		 Imranov (AZE)
L 14–16 		did not advance
Yordenis Ugás Lightweight  Kramou (ALG)
W 21–3 		 Valentino (ITA)
W 10–2 		 Popescu (ROU)
W 11–7 		 Sow (FRA)
L 8-15 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Roniel Iglesias Light welterweight  Smaila (CMR)
W 15–1 		 Moussaid (MAR)
W 15–4 		 Kovalev (RUS)
W 5–2 		 Boonjumnong (THA)
L 5–10 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Carlos Banteaux Welterweight Bye  Saunders (GBR)
W 13–6 		 Abdin (EGY)
W 10–2 		 Hanati (CHN)
W 17–4 		 Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L 9–18 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Emilio Correa Middleweight  Fletcher (AUS)
W 17–4 		 Derevyanchenko (UKR)
W 18–4 		 Rasulov (UZB)
W 9–7 		 Kumar (IND)
W 8–5 		 DeGale (GBR)
L 14-16 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osmay Acosta Heavyweight —  Durodola (NGR)
W 11–0 		 Pavlidis (GRE)
W 7–4 		 Chakhkiev (RUS)
L 5–10 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Robert Alfonso Super heavyweight —  Glazkov (UKR)
L 3–5 		did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Three Cuban canoers and one kayaker have qualified for the Olympic Games.[11]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jorge García Men's K-1 500 m 1:42:80 7 QS 1:49:08 8 did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:38:86 7 QS 3:41:22 5 did not advance
Aldo Pruna Men's C-1 500 m 1:51.11 5 QS 1:53.81 5 did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:02.35 3 QS 4:01.75 3 Q 3:59.09 9
Karel Aguilar
Serguey Torres 		Men's C-2 500 m 1:44.15 7 QS 1:43:64 5 did not advance
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:41.17 2 QF Bye 3:48:88 9

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Yumari González Valdivieso Women's road race 3:51.39 60

Track

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Lisandra Guerra Women's sprint 11.462
62.816 		9  Kanis (NED)
L REL 		 Tyslinskaya (BLR)
 Tsukuda (JPN)
L 		did not advance 9th place final
 Grankovskaya (RUS)
 Hijgenaar (NED)
 Tsukuda (JPN)
L 		10
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Yoanka González Women's points race 18 0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jorge Betancourt 3 m springboard 428.25 19 did not advance
Jorge Luis Pupo 388.70 27 did not advance
Jeinkler Aguirre 10 m platform 423.75 16 Q 414.20 15 did not advance
José Guerra 443.20 11 Q 438.80 11 Q 507.15 5
Erick Fornaris
José Guerra 		10 m synchronized platform — 409.38 7

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Misleydis Compañy Individual foil  Halls (AUS)
W 15–13 		 Trillini (ITA)
L 7–15 		did not advance
Mailyn González Individual sabre  Toure (SEN)
W 15–7 		 Jacobson (USA)
L 11–15 		did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yosmani Piker −60 kg Bye  Davtyan (ARM)
L 0010–0100 		did not advance
Yordanis Arencibia −66 kg Bye  González (AND)
W 1010–0000 		 El Hady (EGY)
W 0001–0000 		 Takata (USA)
W 0010–0000 		 Uchishiba (JPN)
L 0001–0020 		Bye  Gadanov (RUS)
W 0010–0001 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ronald Girones −73 kg —  Toma (MDA)
L 0001-0010 		did not advance
Oscar Cardenas −81 kg Bye  Rodriguez (FRA)
W 0110–0001 		 Neto (POR)
L 0000–1000 		did not advance
Asley González −90 kg —  Dafreville (FRA)
L 0000–1000 		did not advance  Meloni (ITA)
L 0001–1001 		did not advance
Oreidis Despaigne −100 kg —  Celotti (AUS)
W 0010–0000 		 Jang S (KOR)
L 0000–0001 		did not advance
Óscar Brayson +100 kg Bye  Hachache (LIB)
W 1011–0000 		 Zegarra (PER)
W 1000–0000 		 Schlitter (BRA)
W 1000–0000 		 Tangriev (UZB)
L 0011–1010 		Bye  Roudaki (IRI)
W 0200–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yanet Bermoy −48 kg  Miranda (ECU)
W 1010–0000 		 Bogdanova (RUS)
W 0010–0001 		 Baschin (GER)
W 0001–0000 		 Pak O (PRK)
W 1021–0000 		Bye  Dumitru (ROU)
L 0000–1100 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yagnelis Mestre −52 kg  An K (PRK)
L 0000–0201 		did not advance  Velázquez (VEN)
L 0000–0001 		did not advance
Yurisleydis Lupetey −57 kg  Baptiste (HAI)
W 0111–0000 		 Jelassi (TUN)
L 0000–1000 		did not advance
Driulis González −63 kg Bye  Heill (AUT)
W 0010–0001 		 Wang C-F (TPE)
W 0010–0000 		 Tanimoto (JPN)
L 0000–1011 		Bye  Willeboordse (NED)
L 0000–0001 		5
Anaysi Hernández −70 kg Bye  Alvear (COL)
W 1000–0100 		 Scapin (ITA)
W 1000–0000 		 Böhm (GER)
W 1000–0010 		Bye  Ueno (JPN)
L 0000–1000 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yalennis Castillo −78 kg  Abikeyeva (KAZ)
W 1021–0000 		 Divya (IND)
W 1000–0000 		 Possamaï (FRA)
W 0030–0000 		 Jeong G (KOR)
W 0001–0000 		Bye  Yang Xl (CHN)
L 0000–0000 YUS 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Idalys Ortiz +78 kg Bye  Ramadan (EGY)
W 0110–0000 		 Shepherd (AUS)
W 1000–0000 		 Tong W (CHN)
L 0000–0010 		Bye  Tserenkhand (MGL)
W 1000–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Running
(3000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Yaniel Velázquez Men's 184 10 1144 18–17 20 832 2:16.38 36 1164 172 13 1028 9:29.55 10 1124 5292 15

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eyder Batista
Yunior Perez 		Lightweight double sculls 6:19.36 4 R 6:40.15 2 SA/B 6:33.60 3 FA 6:19.96 6
Yuleidys Cascaret
Janier Concepción
Ángel Fournier
Yoennis Hernández 		Quadruple sculls 5:44.68 4 R 6:03.56 2 SA/B 6:04.99 6 FB 5:52.66 12
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mayra González Single sculls 8:07.22 2 QF — 7:45.75 4 SC/D 8:02.10 1 FC 7:42.68 15
Ismaray Marrero
Yaima Velázquez 		Lightweight double sculls 7:13.35 4 R 7:32.14 3 SA/B — 7:30.15 6 FB 7:20.07 12

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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eliécer Pérez 10 m air rifle 585 44 did not advance
50 m rifle prone 582 52 did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1134 47 did not advance
Leuris Pupo 25 m rapid fire pistol 578 7 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eglis Yaima Cruz 10 m air rifle 396 11 did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 588 2 687.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pedro Medel 200 m backstroke 2:01.32 30 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Heysi Villarreal 200 m freestyle 2:03.23 NR 41 did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Gessler Viera Men's −68 kg  Tazegül (TUR)
L 3–4 		did not advance
Ángel Matos Men's +80 kg  Basile (ITA)
W 3–1 		 Liu Xb (CHN)
W 2–1 		 Cha D-M (KOR)
L 1–2 		Bye  Chilmanov (KAZ)
L DSQ1 		did not advance
Daynellis Montejo Women's −49 kg  Puedpong (THA)
L 1–0 		did not advance  Tran (VIE)
W 4–0 		 Yang S-C (TPE)
W 3–2 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

1 Ángel Matos was leading 3–2 in the bronze medal bout against Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov, until he apparently suffered a broken toe, and was subsequently ruled to have retired after the allotted one minute of injury time expired. Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, pushed a judge and spat on the floor of the arena before he and his coach, Leudin González, who criticized the referee's ruling as too strict and accused Kazakhstan of bribing officials, were escorted put by security. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) banned Matos and González for life, and Matos' results at the Beijing Games were deleted from the records.

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Beach

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Milagros Crespo
Imara Esteves 		Women's Pool E
 Pohl – Rau (GER)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 19–21)
 Kadijk – Mooren (NED)
W 2 – 0 (21–11, 21–15)
 Branagh – Youngs (USA)
L 1 – 2 (19–21, 21–13, 12–15) 		3 Q  Chen X –
Zhang X (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (19–21, 13–21) 		did not advance
Dalixia Fernández
Larrea Peraza 		Pool B
 Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR)
W 2 – 0 (22–20, 21–19)
 May-Treanor – Walsh (USA)
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 16–21)
 Kusuhara – Saiki (JPN)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–17) 		2 Q  Branagh –
Youngs (USA)
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 13–21) 		did not advance

Indoor

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Cuba qualified a team to the women's tournament. The team won all of its five group play games, finishing as group winners. They also won the quarterfinal, bot lost both the semifinal and the bronze medal game, thus obtaining a final ranking of 4th for the tournament.

Roster

The following is the Cuban roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
1 Yumilka Ruíz (c) 8 May 1978 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Cuba Camagüey
2 Yanelis Santos 30 March 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 324 cm (128 in) 304 cm (120 in) Cuba Ciego de Ávila
3 Nancy Carrillo 11 January 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
6 Daimí Ramírez 8 October 1983 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) Cuba Camagüey
8 Yaima Ortíz (L) 9 November 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 303 cm (119 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
9 Rachel Sánchez 9 January 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) Cuba Pinar del Río
10 Yusleynis Herrera 12 March 1984 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
11 Liana Mesa 26 December 1977 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 316 cm (124 in) 300 cm (120 in) Cuba Camagüey
12 Rosir Calderón 28 December 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 307 cm (121 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
14 Kenia Carcaces 23 January 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 306 cm (120 in) Cuba Holguín
15 Yusidey Silié 11 November 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 307 cm (121 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
18 Zoila Barros 6 August 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 307 cm (121 in) Cuba Ciudad Habana
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Cuba 5 5 0 10 426 371 1.148 15 3 5.000 Quarterfinals
2  United States 5 4 1 9 459 441 1.041 12 9 1.333
3  China 5 3 2 8 467 395 1.182 13 7 1.857
4  Japan 5 2 3 7 381 389 0.979 7 11 0.636
5  Poland 5 1 4 6 441 445 0.991 9 12 0.750
6  Venezuela 5 0 5 5 262 395 0.663 1 15 0.067
Source: [citation needed]
9 August 2008
14:30 		Poland  1–3  Cuba Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand)
(25–21, 17–25, 20–25, 17–25)
result statistics
11 August 2008
12:35 		United States  0–3  Cuba Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Umit Sokullu (Turkey), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia)
(15–25, 24–26, 17–25)
result statistics
13 August 2008
20:00 		Cuba  3–2  China Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Massimo Menghini (Italy)
(18–25, 14–25, 25–23, 32–30, 15–13)
result statistics
15 August 2008
22:45 		Japan  0–3  Cuba Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Massimo Menghini (Italy)
(17–25, 22–25, 22–25)
result statistics
17 August 2008
12:00 		Cuba  3–0  Venezuela Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria)
(25–20, 25–20, 25–19)
result statistics
Quarterfinal
19 August 2008
10:00 		Cuba  3–0  Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea)
(26–24, 25–19, 26–24)
result statistics
Semifinal
21 August 2008
12:35 		Cuba  0–3  United States Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia)
(20–25, 16–25, 17–25)
result statistics
Bronze medal game
23 August 2008
12:30 		Cuba  1–3  China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria)
(16–25, 25–21, 13–25, 20–25)
result statistics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sergio Álvarez −56 kg 120 8 152 7 272 6
Lázaro Maikel Ruiz −62 kg 132 8 162 6 294 6
Yordanis Borrero −69 kg 148 6 180 6 328 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Iván Cambar −77 kg 157 8 196 3 353 6
Jadier Valladares −85 kg 169 7 203 5 372 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yoandry Hernández −94 kg 178 6 215 5 393 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Maikel Pérez −55 kg  Gadzhiev (BLR)
L 0–3 PO 		did not advance 19
Yandro Quintana −60 kg  Qin H (CHN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Batirov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		did not advance  Huseynov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		did not advance 8
Geandry Garzón −66 kg Bye  Şahin (TUR)
L 1–3 PP 		did not advance Bye  Taghavi (IRI)
W 3–1 PP 		 Tushishvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP 		5
Iván Fundora −74 kg  Si Rg (CHN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Askren (USA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Saitiev (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Cho B-K (KOR)
W 3–0 PO 		 Terziev (BUL)
L 0–5 VT 		5
Reineris Salas −84 kg Bye  Hrovat (USA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Balcı (TUR)
L 0–3 PO 		did not advance 10
Michel Batista −96 kg Bye  Cormier (USA)
W 5–0 VB 		 Tigiyev (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance Bye  Vivénes (VEN)
L 1–3 PP 		 Gogshelidze (GEO)
L 0–5 VT 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Disney Rodríguez −120 kg Bye  Chintoan (ROU)
W 3–0 PO 		 Taymazov (UZB)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Isayev (AZE)
W 5–0 VT 		 Musuľbes (SVK)
L 1–3 PP 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yagnier Hernández −55 kg Bye  Cha K-S (PRK)
W 3–1 PP 		 Bayramov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Mohamed (EGY)
W 3–1 PP 		 Amoyan (ARM)
L 0–3 PO 		5
Roberto Monzón −60 kg Bye  Hidalgo (FRA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Albiev (RUS)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance Bye  Sucu (TUR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Tyumenbayev (KGZ)
L 0–3 PO 		5
Alain Milián −66 kg  Guénot (FRA)
L 1–3 PP 		did not advance  Lőrincz (HUN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Siamionau (BLR)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 8
Yunior Estrada −84 kg  Bátky (SVK)
W 3–0 PO 		 Abrahamian (SWE)
L 1–3 PP 		did not advance 10
Mijaín López −120 kg Bye  Artsiukhin (BLR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Patrikeyev (ARM)
W 5–0 VT 		 Sjöberg (SWE)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Baroyev (RUS)
W 3–1 PP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References

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