Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics (original) (raw)

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Sporting event delegation

Cuba at the2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	151 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Iván Pedroso
MedalsRanked 11th	Gold 9 Silver 7 Bronze 11 Total 27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Cuba competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance in the Olympics, except for some editions. Cuban athletes did not attend in two Olympic Games (1984 and 1988), where they joined the Soviet and North Korean boycott. Cuban Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1972. A total of 151 athletes, 97 men and 54 women, competed in 18 sports.

The Cuban team featured seven defending Olympic champions from Sydney: taekwondo jin Ángel Matos in the men's welterweight division, the women's volleyball team (led by Yumilka Ruíz), boxers Mario Kindelán and Guillermo Rigondeaux, Greco-Roman wrestler Filiberto Azcuy, sprint hurdler Anier García, and long jumper Iván Pedroso, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Among the champions, Kindelan and Rigondeaux managed to defend Olympic titles in their respective weight categories.[2] Skeet shooter Guillermo Alfredo Torres, the oldest athlete of the team at age 45, became the first Cuban athlete to compete in five Olympic Games since 1980; meanwhile, judoka Yamila Zambrano was the youngest of the team at age 18.

Cuba left Athens with a total of 27 Olympic medals (9 gold, 7 silver, and 11 bronze), failing only two golds short of the total record achieved from Sydney. Eight of these medals were awarded to the athletes in boxing, six in judo, and five in athletics. Cuba's team-based athletes proved successful in Athens, as men's baseball and women's volleyball teams won gold and bronze medals, respectively. Among the nation's gold medalists were Osleidys Menéndez, who previously won the bronze in Sydney and also, became the first non-European athlete to claim an Olympic title in women's javelin throw since María Caridad Colón did so in 1980.[3] On August 23, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Russia's Irina Korzhanenko shot put title after failing the doping test for stanozolol, and the gold medal was subsequently awarded to Yumileidi Cumbá at the conclusion of the Games.[4]

One Cuban archer qualified for the women's individual archery.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Score	Seed	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	Rank
Maydenia Sarduy	Women's individual	595	58	Mospinek (POL)L 145–162	Did not advance

Cuban athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6]

Yumileidi Cumbá originally claimed a silver medal in women's shot put. On August 23, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Russia's Irina Korzhanenko shot put title after failing the doping test for stanozolol. Following the announcement of Annus' disqualification, Cumba's medal was eventually upgraded to gold.[4][7]

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
Anier García	110 m hurdles	13.24	1 Q	13.28	2 Q	13.30	3 Q	13.20
Yoel Hernández	13.41	2 Q	13.29	2 Q	13.37	6	Did not advance
Yuniel Hernández	13.48	4 Q	13.46	4 Q	DNS	Did not advance
Yeimer López	400 m	45.44	2 Q	—	45.52	4	Did not advance
Yacnier Luis	400 m hurdles	DSQ	—	Did not advance
Aguelmis Rojas	Marathon	—	2:21:59	47

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Noraida Bicet	Javelin throw	60.97	12 q	62.51	7
Yusmay Bicet	Triple jump	14.53	14 Q	14.57	9
Sonia Bisset	Javelin throw	61.45	8 Q	63.54	5
Yunaika Crawford	Hammer throw	71.74	2 Q	73.16
Yumileidi Cumbá	Shot put	19.10	2 Q	19.59
Yudelkis Fernández	Long jump	6.36	30	Did not advance
Yania Ferrales	Discus throw	61.54	10 q	NM	—
Misleydis González	Shot put	18.33	10 q	18.59	7
Osleidys Menéndez	Javelin throw	64.91	1 Q	71.53 OR
Yipsi Moreno	Hammer throw	70.56	7 Q	73.36
Aldenay Vasallo	Hammer throw	62.64	37	Did not advance

Roster

Manager: 39 – Higinio Vélez

Coach: 22 – Carlos Pérez Cepero, 30 – Pedro José Delgado Pérez, 34 – José Sánchez Elosegui, 41 – Francisco Laza Escaurrido Chapelle

Round robin

Team	W	L	Tiebreaker
Japan	6	1	1-0
Cuba	6	1	0-1
Canada	5	2	-
Australia	4	3	-
Chinese Taipei	3	4	-
Netherlands	2	5	-
Greece	1	6	1-0
Italy	1	6	0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	x	4	10	1
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0) LP: Craig Anderson (0-1) Sv: Jonder Martinez (1S)**Home runs:**AUS: NoneCUB: M. Enriquez in 1st, 1 RBI; O.Urrutia in 6th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Greece	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	1
Cuba	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	x	5	10	1
WP: Norge Luis Vera (1-0) LP: Jared Theodorakos (0-1) Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (1S)**Home runs:**GRE: NoneCUB: F. Cepeda in 2nd, 1 RBI; M. Enriquez in 6th, 1 RBI; A. Pestano in 7th, 2 RBIs

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	6	12	2
Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	2
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) LP: Vicyohandri Odelín (0-1) Sv: Hirotoshi Ishii (1S)**Home runs:**JPN: K. Jojima in 4th, 1 RBI; N. Nakamura in 4th, 1 RBI; K. Wada in 2nd, 2 RBIsCUB: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	10	15	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	1
WP: Luis Borroto (1-0) LP: Tu Chang-Wei (0-1) Sv: Danny Betancourt (1S)**Home runs:**CUB: E. Sanchez in 2nd, 1 RBITPE: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	0
Cuba	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	x	9	12	0
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0) LP: Eelco Jansen (0-1)**Home runs:**NED: E. J. 'T Hoen in 8th, 1 RBI; Y. de Casterin 9th, 1 RBICUB: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	10	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	1
WP: Norberto González (1-0) LP: Jason Dickson (1-1) Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (2S)**Home runs:**CUB: A. Scull in 2nd, 2 RBIsCAN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Luis Borroto (2-0) LP: Michael Marchesano (0-2)

Semifinal

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	1
Cuba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	x	8	13	2
WP: Danny Betancourt (1-0-1) LP: Chris Begg (0-1)**Home runs:**CAN: R. Radmanovich in 9th, 1 RBICUB: None

Gold Medal Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	13	1
Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	0
WP: Adiel Palma (3-0) LP: John Stephens (0-2) Sv: Danny Betancourt (1-0-2)**Home runs:**CUB: F. Cepeda in 4th, 2 RBIsAUS: P. Gonzalez in 5th, 1 RBI

Won Gold Medal

Cuba, by far the most successful country at boxing in the 2004 Olympics, entered a boxer in each of the 11 weight classes in Athens. None of the seven boxers with a round of 32 match lost it. Only one of the boxers fell in the round of 16 (also the only boxer not to win a match), with the other ten advancing to quarterfinals. Two lost there, while the remaining eight ensured medals for themselves by winning their quarterfinal matches. One lost in the semifinal, earning a bronze medal. Of the seven Cuban boxers that advanced to the final bout in their weight classes, five won the match to take gold and two lost to claim silver medals.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
Yan Bartelemí	Light flyweight	Miranda (VEN)W RSC	Pannon (THA)W 23–14	Hong M-W (KOR)W 30–11	Zou Sm (CHN)W 29–17	Yalçınkaya (TUR)W 21–16
Yuriorkis Gamboa	Flyweight	Samoilenco (MDA)W 46–33	Jongjohor (THA)W 26–21	Balakshin (RUS)W 26–18	Rahimov (GER)W 20–11	Thomas (FRA)W 38–23
Guillermo Rigondeaux	Bantamweight	Liu Y (CHN)W 21–7	Lassi (PAK)W RSC	Kovalev (RUS)W 20–5	Sultonov (UZB)W 27–13	Petchkoom (THA)W 22–13
Luis Franco	Featherweight	Talasbayev (KGZ)W 32–15	Oliveira (BRA)W 30–15	Tajbert (GER)L 26–34	Did not advance
Mario Kindelán	Lightweight	Sadiq (NGR)W RSC	Shah (PAK)W 24–9	Huseynov (AZE)W 23–11	Khrachev (RUS)W 20–10	Khan (GBR)W 30–22
Yudel Johnson	Light welterweight	Bye	Mwale (ZAM)W RSC	Mahmudov (UZB)W 32–28	Georgiev (BUL)W 13–9	Boonjumnong (THA)L 11–17
Lorenzo Aragón	Welterweight	Kotakos (GRE)W RSC	Martirosyan (USA)W 16–14	Khairov (AZE)W 32–28	Kim J-J (KOR)W 38–10	Artayev (KAZ)L 26–36
Yordanis Despaigne	Middleweight	Pascal (CAN)W 36–24	Balzsay (HUN)W 38–25	Dirrell (USA)L 11–12	Did not advance
Yoan Pablo Hernández	Light heavyweight	Bye	Makarenko (RUS)L 18–30	Did not advance
Odlanier Solís	Heavyweight	—	Alekseyev (RUS)W 24–21	Vasquez (VEN)W 24–4	Al Shami (SYR)W RSC	Zuyev (BLR)W 22–13
Michel López Núñez	Super heavyweight	—	Saidov (UZB)W 18–13	Estrada (USA)W 21–7	Aly (EGY)L 16–18	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karel Aguilar Chacon	Men's C-1 1000 m	3:54.250	3 q	3:52.260	2 Q	3:54.957	8
Aldo Pruna Díaz	Men's C-1 500 m	1:50.426	3 q	1:53.229	4	Did not advance
Ledis BalceiroIbrahim Rojas	Men's C-2 500 m	1:39.860	2 Q	Bye	1:40.350
Men's C-2 1000 m	3:30.435	2 Q	Bye	3:50.346	8

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Sprint

Time trial

Omnium

Cuban divers qualified for eight individual diving spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Men

Women

Four Cuban fencers (two men and two women) qualified for the following events:

Men

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
Andrés Carillo	Individual épée	Bye	Obry (FRA)W 15–10	Boisse (FRA)L 11–15	Did not advance
Cándido Maya	Individual sabre	Kembe (CGO)W 15–13	Sharikov (RUS)L 9–15	Did not advance

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
Eimey Gómez	Individual épée	Dunnette (CAN)W 11–9	Flessel-Colovic (FRA)L 9–15	Did not advance
Ana Faez Miclin	Individual sabre	—	Lee S-M (KOR)W 15–13	Jacobson (USA)L 4–15	Did not advance

Men

Women

Twelve Cuban judoka (five men and seven women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
Yordanis Arencibia	−66 kg	Ortíz (VEN)W 0101–0010	Young (AUS)W 1001–0001	Pina (POR)W 1001–0001	Krnáč (SVK)L 0002–1010	Bye	Margoshvili (GEO)W 0200–0000
Rubert Martínez	−73 kg	Razvozov (ISR)L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Gabriel Arteaga	−81 kg	Nyamkhüü (MGL)W 0130–0001	Kwon Y-W (KOR)L 0001–0010	Did not advance
Yosvany Despaigne	−90 kg	Taov (RUS)L 0001–0011	Did not advance
Oreidis Despaigne	−100 kg	Bubon (UKR)W 0100–0010	Jurack (GER)L 0000–1001	Did not advance	Illadis (GRE)W 1000–0010	Lemaire (FRA)L 0000–0221	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
Yamila Zambrano	−48 kg	Bye	Haddad (ALG)L 0000–1110	Did not advance
Amarilis Savón	−52 kg	Askelöf (SWE)W 1000–0000	Lee E-H (KOR)W 1010–0000	Heylen (BEL)W 0101–0000	Yokosawa (JPN)L 0010–1000	Bye	Souakri (ALG)W 1000–0000
Yurisleydis Lupetey	−57 kg	Bye	Harel (FRA)W 1000–0000	Göldi (SUI)W WO	Kye S-H (PRK)L 0000–1000	Bye	Fernández (ESP)W 0010–0000
Driulis González	−63 kg	Bye	Žolnir (SLO)L 0001–0010	Did not advance	Bye	Vandecaveye (BEL)W 1000–0000	Hong O-S (PRK)W 1010–0000	Krukower (ARG)W WO
Anaysi Hernandez	−70 kg	Moreira (ANG)L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Yurisel Laborde	−78 kg	Bye	Kühnen (GER)W 0011–0001	Liu X (CHN)L 0000–1001	Did not advance	Bye	Moskalyuk (RUS)W 1001–0000	Lee S-Y (KOR)W 0030–0022	Lebrun (FRA)W 1001–0001
Daima Beltrán	+78 kg	Bryant (GBR)W 0030–0010	Bvegadzi (CGO)W 1000–0000	Blanco (VEN)W 1001–0000	Sun Fm (CHN)W 1000–0000	Bye	Tsukada (JPN)L 0100–1000

Cuban rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Women

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; R=Repechage

Eight Cuban shooters (six men and two women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Norbelis Bárzaga	10 m air pistol	573	=30	Did not advance
50 m pistol	542	=34	Did not advance
Arseny Borrero	50 m pistol	535	40	Did not advance
Reinier Estpinan	50 m rifle prone	581	46	Did not advance
Leuris Pupo	25 m rapid fire pistol	585	=7	Did not advance
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	Skeet	122 (4)	=3 Q	147 (10)
Guillermo Alfredo Torres	119	=21	Did not advance

Women

Cuban swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Women

Two Cuban taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
Ángel Matos	Men's −80 kg	Estrada (MEX)L 7–8	Did not advance
Yanelis Labrada	Women's −49 kg	Bye	Boorapolchai (THA)W 3–1	Carías (GUA)W 8–3	Bye	Chen S-H (TPE)L 4–5

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	Rank
Francisco ÁlvarezJuan Rossell	Men's	Pool B Dieckmann – Scheuerpflug (GER)L 1 – 2 (19–21, 21–19, 10–15) Araújo – Insfran (BRA)L 0 – 2 (21–23, 20–22) Canet – Hamel (FRA)W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–19)	3	Did not advance
Dalixia FernándezTamara Larrea	Women's	Pool B Gattelli – Perrotta (ITA)W 2 – 1 (21–17, 18–21, 15–10) Naidoo – Willand (RSA)W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–16) Bede – Behar (BRA)L 0 – 2 (14–21, 19–21)	2 Q	Dumont – Martin (CAN)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21)	Did not advance

Roster

The following is the Cuban roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Luis Felipe Calderón

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2004 club
1	Yumilka Ruíz (C)	5 August 1978	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	329 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Camagüey
3	Nancy Carrillo	11 January 1986	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
5	Maybelis Martínez (L)	13 June 1977	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Ciudad de La 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)	Camagüey
8	Yaima Ortíz	9 November 1981	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
10	Ana Fernández	3 August 1973	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Sancti Spíritus
11	Liana Mesa	26 December 1977	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Camagüey
12	Rosir Calderón	28 December 1984	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
13	Anniara Muñoz	24 January 1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Cienfuegos
16	Dulce Téllez	12 September 1983	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Santiago de Cuba
17	Marta Sánchez	17 May 1973	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Holguín
18	Zoila Barros	6 August 1976	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Ciudad de La Habana

Group play

Pos	Teamvte	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	5	4	1	9	14	4	3.500	429	346	1.240	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	3	2	8	11	8	1.375	426	388	1.098
3	Cuba	5	3	2	8	11	10	1.100	443	460	0.963
4	United States	5	2	3	7	11	10	1.100	472	467	1.011
5	Germany	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	387	414	0.935
6	Dominican Republic	5	1	4	6	3	14	0.214	334	416	0.803

14 August 200409:00	Cuba	2–3	Germany	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Abdullah Al Khelaifi (KSA)
(25–20, 26–24, 22–25, 15–25, 15–17)result

16 August 200422:05	Russia	2–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Kim Kun Tae (KOR), Valdir Dellaqua (BRA)
(24–26, 25–19, 27–25, 19–25, 13–16)result

18 August 200414:00	Cuba	3–2	China	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Patrick Rachard (FRA), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
(25–19, 22–25, 15–25, 25–21, 15–13)result

20 August 200411:00	Dominican Republic	0–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
(23–25, 17–25, 23–25)result

22 August 200421:30	Cuba	0–3	United States	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(22–25, 12–25, 19–25)result

Quarterfinals

24 August 200419:30	Italy	2–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Juan Angel Pereyra (ARG), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY)
(23–25, 25–14, 25–22, 14–25, 12–15)result

Semifinals

26 August 200422:15	Cuba	2–3	China	Peace and Friendship StadiumAttendance: 5,120Referees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG)
(22–25, 20–25, 25–17, 25–23, 10–15)result

Bronze Medal Final

28 August 200418:00	Brazil	1–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship StadiumReferees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(22–25, 22–25, 25–14, 17–25)result

Won Bronze Medal

Two Cuban weightlifters qualified for the following events:

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	Elimination Pool	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
René Montero	−55 kg	Tulbea (MDA)W 3–0 PO	Abas (USA)L 1–3 PP	2	Did not advance	13
Yandro Quintana	−60 kg	Djorev (BUL)W 3–0 PO	Kumar (IND)W 3–0 PO	1 Q	Pogosian (GEO)W 3–0 PO	Fedoryshyn (UKR)W 3–1 PP	Mostafa-Jokar (IRI)W 3–0 PO
Serguei Rondón	−66 kg	Tedeyev (UKR)L 1–3 PP	Tushishvili (GEO)W 4–0 ST	2	Did not advance	9
Iván Fundora	−74 kg	Maan (IND)W 3–0 PO	Obata (JPN)W 3–0 PO	1 Q	Igali (CAN)W 3–1 PP	Laliyev (KAZ)L 1–3 PP	Brzozowski (POL)W 3–1 PP
Yoel Romero	−84 kg	Cobb (GUM)W 4–0 ST	Bichinashvili (GER)W 3–0 PO	1 Q	Loizidis (GRE)W 3–1 PP	Sanderson (USA)L 1–3 PP	Sazhidov (RUS)L 1–3 PP	4
Alexis Rodríguez	−120 kg	Batzelas (GRE)W 4–0 ST	Priadun (UKR)W 3–0 PO	1 Q	Polatçı (TUR)L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Kuramagomedov (RUS)W 5–0 VB	5

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	Rank
Lázaro Rivas	−55 kg	Benchenaf (ALG)W 4–0 ST	Rangraz (IRI)W 3–1 PP	—	1 Q	Majoros (HUN)L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Chochua (GEO)W 4–0 ST	5
Roberto Monzón	−60 kg	Ashkani (IRI)W 3–1 PP	Gikas (GRE)W 3–0 PO	Tüfenk (TUR)W 3–0 PO	1 Q	Bye	Shevtsov (RUS)W 3–1 PP	Jung J-H (KOR)L 0–3 PO
Juan Marén	−66 kg	Mansurov (AZE)L 0–3 PO	Wolny (POL)W 3–0 PO	—	2	Did not advance	13
Filiberto Azcuy	−74 kg	Choi D-H (KOR)W 3–1 PP	Truszkowski (POL)W 3–0 PO	—	1 Q	Yli-Hannuksela (FIN)L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Khalimov (KAZ)L 0–5 VB	6
Ernesto Peña	−96 kg	Lowney (USA)W 3–1 PP	Virág (HUN)W 3–1 PP	—	1 Q	Özal (TUR)L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Chkhaidze (KGZ)W 3–0 PO	5
Mijaín López	−120 kg	Evseitchik (ISR)W 3–0 PO	Gül (TUR)W 3–0 PO	—	1 Q	Baroyev (RUS)L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	Szczepaniak (FRA)W 5–0 VB	5

• Cuba at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Cuba at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad