Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | CUB | ||||||||
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Sydney | |||||||||
| Competitors | 229 (147 men and 82 women) in 24 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Félix Savón | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney. 229 competitors, 147 men and 82 women, took part in 135 events in 24 sports.[1]
Medalists
Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cuba's first appearance in the Olympic archery competition resulted in a surprise pair of victories for Ismely Arias, who placed 14th. Yaremis Perez also won her first match.
| Men's individual | ||||||
| Arias Ismely | Juan Carlos Stevens | |||||
| 1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Igor Parkhomenko Ukraine |
164–160 | Lost to | Simon Fairweather Australia |
170–161 |
| 1/16 eliminations | Defeated | Simon Needham Great Britain |
164–164 | - | - | - |
| 1/8 eliminations | Lost to | Simon Fairweather Australia |
167–163 | - | - | - |
| Women's individual | ||||||
| Yaremis Perez Ruiz | Edisbel Martinez | |||||
| 1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Hui Yu China |
159–155 | Lost to | Petra Ericsson Sweden |
154–146 |
| 1/16 eliminations | Lost to | Karen Scavotto United States |
158–155 | - | - | - |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's competition
Men's 100 m
- Freddy Mayola
- Round 1 — 10.33
- Round 2 — 10.35 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m hurdles
- Anier García
- Round 1 — 13.60
- Round 2 — 13.53
- Semifinal — 13.16
- Final — 13.00 (→
Gold medal)
Men's 110 m hurdles
- Yoel Hernandez
- Round 1 — 13.53
- Round 2 — 13.40
- Semifinal — 13.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
- José Ángel César, Ivan García, Freddy Mayola and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
- Round 1 — 38.74
- Semifinal — 38.16
- Final — 38.04 (→
Bronze medal)
Men's shot put
- Alexis Paumier
- Qualifying — 18.31 (→ did not advance)
Men's discus
- Alexis Elizalde
- Qualifying — 61.13 (→ did not advance)
- Frank Casañas
- Qualifying — 60.84 (→ did not advance)
Men's javelin throw
- Isbel Luaces
- Qualifying — 75.17 (→ did not advance)
- Emeterio González
- Qualifying — 82.64
- Final — 83.33 (→ 8th place)
Men's long jump
- Iván Pedroso
- Qualifying — 8.32
- Final — 8.55 (→ Gold medal)
Men's long jump
- Luis Felipe Méliz
- Qualifying — 8.21
- Final — 8.08 (→ 7th place)
Men's triple jump
- Yoel García
- Qualifying — 17.08
- Final — 17.47 (→
Silver medal)
- Yoelbi Quesada
- Qualifying — 17.03
- Final — 17.37 (→ 4th place)
- Michael Calvo
- Qualifying — 16.30 (→ did not advance)
Men's high jump
- Javier Sotomayor
- Qualifying — 2.27
- Final — 2.32 (→ Silver medal)
Men's decathlon
- Raul Duany
- 100 m — 11.09
- Long jump — 7.33
- Shot put — 13.34
- High jump — 2.06
- 400 m — 49.73
- 100 m hurdles — 14.44
- Discus throw — 41.17
- Pole vault — 4.60
- Javelin throw — 64.31
- 1,500 m — 04:29.68
- Points — 8054.00 (→ 15th place)
- Eugenio Balanque
- 100 m — 10.87
- Long jump — 6.19
- Shot put — 14.90
- High jump — 1.94
- 400 m — 48.23
- 100 m hurdles — 14.36
- Discus throw — 46.56
- Pole vault — NM
- Javelin throw — DNS
Women's competition
Women's 800 m
- Zulia Calatayud
- Round 1 — 02:00.18
- Semifinal — 01:59.30
- Final — 01:58.66 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 m hurdles
- Aliuska Lopez
- Round 1 — 12.97
- Round 2 — 12.92
- Semifinal — 12.90
- Final — 12.83 (→ 5th place)
Women's 400 m hurdles
- Daimi Pernia
- Round 1 — 55.53
- Semifinal — 54.92
- Final — 53.68 (→ 4th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m
- Idalmis Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Julia Duporty and Daimi Pernia
- Round 1 — 03:25.22
- Final — 03:29.47 (→ 8th place)
Women's shot put
- Yumileidi Cumba
- Qualifying — 18.42 (→ did not advance)
Women's javelin throw
- Osleidys Menéndez
- Qualifying — 67.34
- Final — 66.18 (→ Bronze medal)
- Sonia Bisset
- Qualifying — 60.09
- Final — 63.26 (→ 5th place)
- Xiomara Rivero
- Qualifying — 61.89
- Final — 62.92 (→ 6th place)
Women's hammer throw
- Yipsi Moreno
- Qualifying — 65.74
- Final — 68.33 (→ 4th place)
Women's long jump
- Lissette Cuza
- Qualifying — 6.25 (→ did not advance)
Women's triple jump
- Yamile Aldama
- Qualifying — 14.27
- Final — 14.30 (→ 4th place)
Women's high jump
- Ioamnet Quintero
- Qualifying — 1.92 (→ did not advance)
Women's heptathlon
- Magalys Garcia
- 100 m hurdles — 13.46
- High jump — 1.66
- Shot put — 13.29
- 200 m — 24.58
- Long jump — 5.97
- Javelin throw — 45.43
- 800 m — 02:19.64
- Points — 6054 (→ 11th place)
Baseball
Main article: Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cuba entered the 2000 baseball competition with an 18–0 record and two gold medals to defend. In the preliminary round, the Cubans extended their winning streak to 21 before being defeated by the Netherlands. Despite the loss, they finished first in the round by winning the final three games. In the semifinals, the Cuban team defeated Japan 3–0 to advance to the gold medal game against the United States. For the first time in Olympic history, Cuba was shut out in a 4–0 loss to receive only the silver medal.
- Preliminary round
- Defeated South Africa (16-0)
- Defeated Italy (13-5)
- Defeated South Korea (6-5)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-4)
- Defeated Australia (1-0)
- Defeated the United States (6-1)
- Defeated Japan (6-2)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Japan (3-0)
- Final
- Lost to United States (0-4) — Silver medal
- Lost to United States (0-4) —
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's tournament
- Preliminary round
- Lost to Russia (62-72)
- Lost to United States (61-90)
- Defeated New Zealand (74-55)
- Lost to Poland (65-72)
- Lost to Korea (56-69)
- Classification match
- 9th/10th place: defeated Canada (67-58) → 9th place
- Team roster
Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea — 9th place (tied)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Maikro Romero → Bronze medal
- Round 1 — defeated Luis Bustamante of Venezuela
- Round 2 — defeated Velicu Marian of Romania
- Quarterfinal — defeated Valeriy Sydorenko of Ukraine
- Semifinal — lost to Brahim Asloum of France
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Manuel Mantilla
- Round 1 — defeated Tai-Kyu Kim of South Korea
- Round 2 — defeated Bogdan Dobrescu of Romania
- Quarterfinal — lost to Wijan Ponlid of Thailand (did not advance)
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Guillermo Rigondeaux → Gold medal
- Round 1 — defeated Moez Zemzeni of Tunisia
- Round 2 — defeated Kazumasa Tsujimoto of Japan
- Quarterfinal — defeated Agasi Agaguloglu of Turkey
- Semifinal — defeated Clarence Vinson of United States
- Final — defeated Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Yosvani Aguilera
- Round 1 — defeated Hidehiko Tsukamoto of Japan
- Round 2 — defeated Juri Mladenov of Bulgaria
- Quarterfinal — lost to Kamil Djamaloudinov of Russia (did not advance)
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Mario César Kindelán → Gold medal
- Round 1 — bye
- Round 2 — defeated Pongsith Wiangwiset of Thailand
- Quarterfinal — defeated Tigkran Ouzlian of Greece
- Semifinal — defeated Alexandr Maletin of Russia
- Final — defeated Andriy Kotelnyk of Ukraine
Men's light welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Diógenes Luña → Bronze medal
- Round 1 — bye
- Round 2 — defeated Willy Blain of France
- Quarterfinal — defeated Saleh Abdelbary Abdel Maksoud of Egypt
- Semifinal — lost to Ricardo Williams of United States
Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Roberto Guerra Rivera
- Round 1 — defeated Ellis Chibuye of Zambia
- Round 2 — lost to Dorel Simon of Romania (→ did not advance)
Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Juan Hernández Sierra
- Round 1 — defeated Stephane Nzue Mba of Gabon
- Round 2 — defeated Mohamed Marmouri of Tunisia
- Quarterfinal — lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Jorge Gutiérrez → Gold medal
- Round 1 — defeated Somchai Cimlum of Thailand
- Round 2 — defeated Antonios Giannoulas of Greece
- Quarterfinal — defeated Adrian Diaconu of Romania
- Semifinal — defeated Vugar Alekperov of Azerbaijan
- Final — defeated Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov of Russia
Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Isael Alvarez
- Round 1 — defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni of Italy
- Round 2 — lost to Olzhas Orazaliyev of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)
Men's heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Félix Savón → Gold medal
- Round 1 — bye
- Round 2 — defeated Rasmus Ojemaye of Nigeria
- Quarterfinal — defeated Michael Bennett of United States
- Semifinal — defeated Sebastian Kober of Germany
- Final — defeated Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of Russia
Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)
- Alexis Rubalcaba
- Round 1 — bye
- Round 2 — defeated Cengiz Koç of Germany
- Quarterfinal — lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Flatwater
Men's competition
Men's canoe singles 500 m
- Ledys Frank Balceiro
- Qualifying heat — 01:51.918
- Semifinal — bye
- Final — 02:32.299 (→ 6th place)
Men's canoe singles 1,000 m
- Ledys Frank Balceiro
- Qualifying heat — 03:55.120
- Semifinal — bye
- Final — 03:56.071 (→ Silver medal)
Men's canoe doubles 500 m
- Leobaldo Pereira and Ibrahin Rojas
- Qualifying heat — 01:42.180
- Semifinal — bye
- Final — 02:17.126 (9th place)
Men's canoe doubles 1,000 m
- Leobaldo Pereira and Ibrahin Rojas
- Qualifying heat — 03:38.978
- Semifinal — bye
- Final — 03:38.753 (→ Silver medal)
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Men's road race
- Pedro Pablo Perez
- Final — 5:52:48 (→ 9th place)
Women's road race
- Dania Perez
- Final — 3:28:28 (46th place)
- Yoanka González
- Final — DNF
Track cycling
Men's sprint
- Julio César Herrera
- Qualifying — 10.893
- Repechage — 3rd place — heat 2
- First round — lost to Laurent Gané of France
Men's 1 km time trial
- Julio César Herrera
- Final — 01:05.537 (10th place)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 3 metre springboard
- Erick Fornaris
- Preliminary — 313.86 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 3 metre springboard
- Yoendris Salazar
- Preliminary — 377.58
- Semifinal — 197.52 — 575.1 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 10 metre platform
- Jesus-Iory Aballi
- Preliminary — 368.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 10 metre platform
- José Guerra
- Preliminary — 403.14
- Semifinal — 181.65 — 584.79 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 3 metre springboard
- Iohana Cruz
- Preliminary — 239.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 10 metre platform
- Yolanda Ortiz
- Preliminary — 231.63 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Cuba in 2000.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Handball
Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's extra-lightweight
Men's half-lightweight
Men's lightweight
Men's half-middleweight
Men's middleweight
Men's half-heavyweight
- Yosvani Kessel
Men's heavyweight
Women's extra-lightweight
Women's half-lightweight
Women's lightweight
Women's half-middleweight
- Kenia Rodríguez
Women's middleweight
Women's half-heavyweight
- Diadenys Luña
Women's heavyweight
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's double sculls
- Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel Martínez
Men's quadruple sculls
- Leonides Samé, Eusebio Acea, Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel Martínez
Men's lightweight double sculls
- Raúl León and Osmani Martín
Women's single sculls
Women's lightweight double sculls
- Marlenis Mesa and Dailin Taset
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's Mistral
- Anayansi Perez
- Race 1 — 26
- Race 2 — (28)
- Race 3 — 19
- Race 4 — 23
- Race 5 — 27
- Race 6 — 24
- Race 7 — 27
- Race 8 — 27
- Race 9 — (28)
- Race 10 — 27
- Race 11 — 26
- Final — 226 (27th place)
Men's Laser
- Jose Urbay
- Race 1 — 32
- Race 2 — 14
- Race 3 — (37)
- Race 4 — 27
- Race 5 — 37
- Race 6 — 31
- Race 7 — 35
- Race 8 — 22
- Race 9 — (44) OCS
- Race 10 — 35
- Race 11 — 26
- Final — 259 (35th place)
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Softball
Main article: Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's tournament
- Preliminary round robin
- Lost to Japan (1-4)
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Italy (0-1)
- Lost to New Zealand (2-6)
- Lost to PR China (0-7)
- Defeated Canada (2-1)
- Lost to Australia (1-8) → Seventh place
- Team roster
- Diamela Puente
- Estela Milañes
- Haydee Hernández
- Laritza Espinosa
- Luisa Medina
- Maria Arceo
- Maria Santana
- Maria Zamora
- Niolis Ramos
- Olga Ruyol
- Vilma Alvarez
- Yamila Degrase
- Yamila Flor
- Yarisleidis Peña
- Yuneisy Castillo
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 50 m freestyle
- Marcos Hernández
- Preliminary heat — 23.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m freestyle
- Marcos Hernández
- Preliminary heat — 50.95 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m butterfly
- Yohan Garcia
- Preliminary heat — 55.74 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m butterfly
- Gunter Rodriguez
- Preliminary heat — 02:01.06 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m backstroke
- Rodolfo Falcón
- Preliminary heat — 55.61
- Semi-final — 55.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m backstroke
- Neisser Bent
- Preliminary heat — 02:02.05 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m medley
- Rodolfo Falcón, Gunter Rodriguez, Yohan Garcia and Marcos Hernández
- Preliminary heat — 03:46.88 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
- Imaday Nunez
- Preliminary heat — 01:13.91 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m breaststroke
- Imaday Nunez
- Preliminary heat — 02:41.97 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m backstroke
- Ana Maria Gonzalez
- Preliminary heat — 01:04.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m backstroke
- Ana Maria Gonzalez
- Preliminary heat — 02:19.35 (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's duet
- Kenia Perez and Yamisleidys Romay
- Technical routine — 29.913 (→ did not compete in free routine)
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's tournament
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
- Defeated Spain (3-1)
- Defeated Egypt (3-0)
- Defeated Australia (3-0)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Russia (2-3)
- Classification matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (3-0) → Seventh place
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Juan Díaz Marino
Women's tournament
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Defeated Germany (3-g)
- Lost to Russia (2-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Defeated Italy (3-0)
- Defeated Peru (3-1)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Croatia (3-0)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Final
- Defeated Russia (3-2) → Gold medal
- Defeated Russia (3-2) →
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Sergio Álvarez | – 56 kg | 120.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 | 5 | |||
| Ernesto Quiroga | – 85 kg | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 202.5 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 375.0 | 8 |
| Joël MacKenzie | – 85 kg | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 200.0 | 365.0 | 11 |
Men's middleweight
Men's middle-heavyweight
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
See also
Notes
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
- ↑ "Cuba at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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