Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance in the Olympics. With baseball's removal from the Olympic program and the absence of the nation's volleyball team for the first time, the Cuban Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1964. A total of 111 athletes, 66 men and 45 women, competed in 13 sports. There was only a single competitor in archery and table tennis.

Cuba at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors111 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Mijaín López[1] (opening and closing)
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Cuban team featured two defending Olympic champions: sprint hurdler Dayron Robles and Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López, who reprised his role as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Only Lopez managed to successfully defend his Olympic title, in the men's super heavyweight division. Robles, on the other hand, missed out on the medal standings after he was disqualified in the finals.[2] Skeet shooter Guillermo Torres, the oldest athlete of the team at age 53, became the first Cuban athlete to compete in seven Olympic Games since 1980. Other notable Cuban athletes included decathlon bronze medalist Leonel Suárez, swimmer and Pan-American games medalist Hanser García, and four-time Olympic diver José Guerra.

Cuba left London with a total of 14 medals (5 gold, 3 silver, and 6 bronze), being considered its worst Olympic Games since 1976. Four of these medals were awarded to the athletes in boxing, three in judo, and two each in track and field and in wrestling. Among the nation's medalists were heavyweight judoka Idalys Ortiz, who previously won the bronze in Beijing, flyweight boxer Robeisy Ramírez, the youngest athlete of the team at age 18, and pistol shooter Leuris Pupo, who won Cuba's first ever gold medal in his sporting discipline.

In May 2013, Yarelys Barrios was awarded the bronze in the women's discus throw when Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova tested positive for oxandrolone and was thereby stripped of her medal. As a result, Cuba's medal total increased to 15.[3]

Medalists
Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified one archer.

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 663 34  Rai (IND) (31)
L 5–6		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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):[4][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 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Omar Cisneros 400 m hurdles 48.63 3 Q 48.23 3 Did not advance
Andy González 800 m 1:46.24 4 q 1:53.46 9 Did not advance
Michael Herrera 200 m 21.05 6 Did not advance
Orlando Ortega 110 m hurdles 13.26 1 Q 13.26 2 Q 13.43 6
Dayron Robles 13.33 1 Q 13.10 1 Q DSQ
Roberto Skyers 200 m 20.66 4 Did not advance
Amaurys Valle 400 m hurdles 49.19 1 Q 50.48 7 Did not advance
Raidel Acea
Omar Cisneros
William Collazo
Noel Ruíz
Orestes Rodríguez
Amaurys Valle		 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.55 3 Q N/A DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yoandris Betanzos Triple jump 16.22 23 Did not advance
Lázaro Borges Pole vault 5.50 =16 Did not advance
Alexis Copello Triple jump 16.79 11 q 16.92 8
Jorge Fernández Discus throw 65.34 3 Q 62.02 11
Arnie David Girat Triple jump 16.45 16 Did not advance
Roberto Janet Hammer throw 73.34 19 Did not advance
Yunio Lastre Discus throw 57.33 40 Did not advance
Guillermo Martínez Javelin throw 80.06 16 Did not advance
Víctor Moya High jump 2.21 20 Did not advance
Carlos Véliz Shot put 18.57 34 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 10.80 6.75 14.48 1.99 48.76 14.24 42.27 4.60 59.85 4:38.57 7956 14
Points 906 755 758 794 873 944 711 790 736 689
Leonel Suárez Result 11.27 7.52 14.50 2.11 49.04 14.45 45.75 4.70 76.94 4:30.08 8523
Points 801 940 759 906 859 917 782 819 996 744
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rose Mary Almanza 800 m 2:01.19 4 q 2:01.70 6 Did not advance
Dailín Belmonte Marathon N/A 2:38:08 70
Nelkys Casabona 200 m 23.82 8 Did not advance
Rose Mary Almanza
Daysiurami Bonne
Yaimeisi Borlot
Sahily Diago
Aymée Martínez
Diosmely Peña		 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.41 6 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Dailenys Alcántara Triple jump 13.97 15 Did not advance
Yarelys Barrios Discus throw 65.94 1 Q 66.38
Daylis Caballero Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Denia Caballero Discus throw 58.78 27 Did not advance
Yanet Cruz Javelin throw NM — Did not advance
Misleydis González Shot put 17.68 21 Did not advance
Lesyaní Mayor High jump 1.85 =20 Did not advance
Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw 73.95 6 Q 74.60 6
Yaimé Pérez Discus throw 57.87 30 Did not advance
Josleidy Ribalta Triple jump 13.88 19 Did not advance
Yainelis Ribeaux Javelin throw 56.55 29 Did not advance
Yargeris Savigne Triple jump 14.28 9 q 14.12 9
Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.55 =1 q 4.75
Arasay Thondike Hammer throw 67.93 23 Did not advance
Mailín Vargas Shot put 16.76 27 Did not advance
Ariannis Vichy Hammer throw 67.48 25 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has so far qualified boxers for the following events

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yosvany Veitia Light flyweight  Ward (AUS)
W 26–4		  Zou S (CHN)
L 11–14		 Did not advance
Robeisy Ramírez Flyweight  Susa (JPN)
W 19–7		  Butdee (THA)
W 22–10		  Selby (GBR)
W 16-11		  Conlan (IRL)
W 20–10		  Tögstsogt (MGL)
W 17–14
Lázaro Álvarez Bantamweight Bye  Diaz (USA)
W 21–15		  Vieira (BRA)
W 16–11		  Nevin (IRL)
L 14–19		 Did not advance
Yasniel Toledo Lightweight Bye  Liu Q (CHN)
W 14-10		  Zhailauov (KAZ)
W 19–11		  Lomachenko (UKR)
L 11–14		 Did not advance
Roniel Iglesias Light welterweight  Villaraga (COL)
W 20–9		  Lopes (BRA)
W 18–15		  Rahmonov (UZB)
W 21–15		  Mangiacapre (ITA)
W 15–8		  Berinchyk (UKR)
W 22–15
Julio César la Cruz Light heavyweight Bye  Al-Matbouli (JOR)
W 25–8		  Falcão (BRA)
L 15–18		 Did not advance
José Larduet Heavyweight N/A  Mazaheri (IRI)
W DSQ		  Russo (ITA)
L 16–17		 Did not advance
Erislandy Savón Super heavyweight N/A  Joshua (GBR)
L 10–12		 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Cuba has qualified boats for the following events

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jorge García Men's K-1 1000 m 3:30.852 4 Q 3:31.937 5 FB 3:29.938 9
José Carlos Bulnes
Serguey Torres		 Men's C-2 1000 m 3:44.341 5 Q 3:41.619 3 FA 3:42.357 6
Darisleydis Amador Women's K-1 200 m 42.761 5 Q 41.949 5 FB 45.099 12
Women's K-1 500 m 1:56.038 5 Q 1:58.762 7 Did not advance
Dayexi Gandarela
Yulitza Meneses		 Women's K-2 500 m 1:46.587 6 Q 1:51.428 8 FB 1:50.124 14

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

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Arnold Alcolea Men's road race 5:46:37 67
Yumari González Valdivieso Women's road race OTL

Track
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 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)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Lisandra Guerra Women's sprint 11.109
64.812		 6  Gaviria (COL)
W 11.390
63.213		 Bye  Lee W S (HKG)
W 11.485
62.690		 Bye  Guo S (CHN)
L		 Did not advance 5th place final
 Krupeckaitė (LTU)
 Shulika (UKR)
 Panarina (BLR)
L		 6
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lisandra Guerra Women's keirin 3 R 4 Did not advance 13
Omnium
Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Marlies Mejías Women's omnium 14.554 8 4 12 9 3:41.897 9 14 35.912 5 57 8

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified in the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jeinkler Aguirre 10 m platform 453.50 10 Q 436.95 18 Did not advance
José Guerra 440.90 17 Q 501.90 9 Q 527.70 5
Jeinkler Aguirre
José Guerra		 10 m synchronized platform N/A 450.90 5
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Annia Rivera 10 m platform 233.95 25 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Asley González −90 kg  Campos (ARG)
W 1000–0000		  Gerasimenko (SRB)
W 0011–0002		  Anthony (AUS)
W 0010–0002		  Denisov (RUS)
W 1000–0001		 Bye  Song D-n (KOR)
L 0001–0101
Oreidis Despaigne −100 kg Bye  Sayidov (UZB)
L 010H–0102		 Did not advance
Óscar Brayson +100 kg  Padar (EST)
W 0100–0001		  Blas Jr. (GUM)
W 0100–0001		  Riner (FRA)
L 0001–0100		 Did not advance  Makarau (BLR)
L 0000–1001		 Did not advance 7
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Dayaris Mestre −48 kg  Kondratyeva (RUS)
W 0101–0000		  Dumitru (ROU)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Yanet Bermoy −52 kg Bye  Bundmaa (MGL)
W 0020–0000		  Müller (LUX)
W 0011–0002		  Heylen (BEL)
W 0011–0002		 Bye  An K-a (PRK)
L 0000–0001
Yurisleydis Lupetey −57 kg  Boukouvala (GRE)
W 0011–0001		  Zabludina (RUS)
L 0001–0100		 Did not advance
Yaritza Abel −63 kg Bye  Émane (FRA)
L 0001–0001 YUS		 Did not advance
Onix Cortés −70 kg Bye  Tachimoto (JPN)
L 0000–0001		 Did not advance
Idalys Ortiz +78 kg Bye  Moniz (CPV)
W 0103–0002		  Ivashchenko (RUS)
W 0011–0002		  Tong W (CHN)
W 0010–0001		 Bye  Sugimoto (JPN)
W 0000–0001

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified the following boats.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ángel Fournier Single sculls 6:46.35 2 QF Bye 6:54.12 2 SA/B 7:30.19 4 FB 7:11.17 7
Yunior Pérez
Manuel Suárez		 Lightweight double sculls 6:36.31 3 R 6:37.04 1 SA/B N/A 6:52.26 6 FB 6:34.96 10
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yariulvis Cobas Single sculls 7:48.58 4 QF Bye 7:56.89 5 SC/D 7:54.22 2 FC 8:14.59 15
Yoslaine Domínguez
Yaima Velázquez		 Lightweight double sculls 7:12.99 4 R 7:19.33 3 SA/B N/A 7:21.86 6 FB 7:23.25 10

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 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified four quota places in the shooting events;[6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Leuris Pupo 25 m rapid fire pistol 286 4 34 WR
Guillermo Torres Skeet 110 30 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eglis Yaima Cruz 50 m rifle 3 positions 581 16 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 391 44 Did not advance
Dianelys Pérez 50 m rifle 3 positions 579 21 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 393 29 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuban swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hanser García 50 m freestyle 22.45 23 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.97 15 Q 48.04 NR 3 Q 48.04 =NR 7
Pedro Medel 100 m backstroke 55.40 34 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:00.05 27 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified 1 athlete.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Andy Pereira Men's singles  Shing (VAN)
W 4–0		  Bobocica (ITA)
L 0–4		 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified 1 man and 2 women.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Robelis Despaigne Men's +80 kg  Chukwumerije (NGR)
W 1–0		  Obame (GAB)
L 6–7 SDP		 Did not advance  Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM)
W 14–2 PTG		  Keita (MLI)
W WO		 Did not advance
Nidia Muñoz Women's −57 kg  Paoli (LIB)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Glenhis Hernández Women's +67 kg  Dislam (MAR)
W 1–0 SDP		  Konieva (UKR)
W 16–2 PTG		  Graffe (FRA)
L 4–6		 Did not advance  Espinoza (MEX)
L 2–4		 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified 4 men.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sergio Álvarez Men's −56 kg 121 8 150 DNF 121 DNF
Yasmani Romero 112 14 146 10 258 11
Iván Cambar Men's −77 kg 155 5 194 2 349
Yoelmis Hernández Men's −85 kg 163 9 205 6 368 7

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cuba has qualified quota places in 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 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
Yowlys Bonne −60 kg Bye  Yumoto (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 14
Liván López −66 kg  Taghavi (IRI)
W 3–1 PP		  Yonemitsu (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Garcia (CAN)
W 3–1 PP		  Hasanov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
Humberto Arencibia −84 kg Bye  Herbert (USA)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Javier Cortina −96 kg Bye  Pliev (CAN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
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
Gustavo Balart −55 kg Bye  Karakuş (TUR)
W 3–0 PO		  Choi G-J (KOR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 8
Hanser Meoque −60 kg Bye  Jung J-H (KOR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 19
Pedro Mulens −66 kg Bye  Kim H-W (KOR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance  Varderesyan (ARM)
W 3–0 PO		  Venckaitis (LTU)
W 3–1 PP		  Guénot (FRA)
L 0–3 PO		 5
Alexei Bell −74 kg  Provisor (USA)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 12
Pablo Shorey −84 kg  Akhlaghi (IRI)
W 3–1 PP		  Betts (USA)
W 3–0 PO		  Janikowski (POL)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 7
Yunior Estrada −96 kg Bye  Vála (CZE)
W 3–1 PP		  Ayari (TUN)
W 3–0 PO		  Rezaei (IRI)
L 0–3 PO		 Bye  Aleksanyan (ARM)
L 0–3 PO		 5
Mijaín López −120 kg Bye  El-Trabely (EGY)
W 3–0 PO		  Pherselidze (GEO)
W 3–0 PO		  Kayaalp (TUR)
W 3–0 PO		 Bye  Nabi (EST)
W 3–0 PO
Women'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
Katerina Vidiaux −63 kg  Yeşilırmak (TUR)
W 5–0 VT		  Volosova (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 8

See also

References
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