Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest (and first with fewer than 100 athletes) since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Luis Orta Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Mijaín López Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Fernando JorgeSerguey Torres Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Roniel Iglesias Boxing Men's welterweight Arlen López Boxing Men's light heavyweight Julio César La Cruz Boxing Men's heavyweight Andy Cruz Boxing Men's lightweight Idalys Ortiz Judo Women's +78 kg Juan Miguel Echevarría Athletics Men's long jump Leuris Pupo Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Rafael Alba Taekwondo Men's +80 kg Maykel Massó Athletics Men's long jump Yaime Pérez Athletics Women's discus throw Lázaro Álvarez Boxing Men's featherweight Reineris Salas Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0123Boxing4015Canoeing1001Judo0101Shooting0101Taekwondo0011Wrestling2013Total73515
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 7 13 20Boxing 7 0 7Canoeing 2 2 4Cycling 0 1 1Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 3 3 6Modern pentathlon 1 1 2Rowing 0 1 1Shooting 3 2 5Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 0 1Volleyball 0 2 2Weightlifting 1 3 4Wrestling 9 3 12 Total 36 34 70
Athletics
Cuban athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoxana GómezWomen's 400 m50.76 =PB2 Q49.71 PB3 qRose Mary AlmanzaWomen's 800 m2:00.711 Q1:59.654Did not advanceZurian HechavarríaWomen's 400 m hurdles54.99 PB6 q55.214Did not advanceRose Mary AlmanzaSahily DiagoZurian HechavarríaLisneidy VeitíaWomen's 4 × 400 m relay3:24.04 SB2 Qcolspan=2 3:26.928
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJuan Miguel EchevarríaLong jump8.50 SB1 Q8.41Lester Lescay7.6925Did not advanceMaykel Massó8.077 Q8.21Andy DíazTriple jumpDid not advanceCristian Nápoles17.08 SB4 Q16.6310Luis ZayasHigh jump2.17=26Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLeyanis PérezTriple jump Did not advanceLiadagmis Povea14.505 Q14.705Davisleydi Velazco14.1415Did not advanceYarisley SilvaPole vault4.55=8 Q4.50=8Denia CaballeroDiscus throw57.9623Did not advanceYaime Pérez63.187 q65.72
Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankYorgelis RodríguezResult————— Points00—————
Boxing
Cuba entered seven male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, all of them, led by Rio 2016 gold medalists Arlen López (men's light heavyweight) and Julio César La Cruz (men's heavyweight), finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Cuban squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYosvany VeitíaMen's flyweightW 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceLázaro ÁlvarezMen's featherweightW W 3–2L 2–3Did not advanceAndy CruzMen's lightweightW 5–0W 4–1W 5–0W 4–1Roniel IglesiasMen's welterweightW 3–2W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0Arlen LópezMen's light heavyweightW 5–0W 5–0W 5–0W 4–1Julio César La CruzMen's heavyweightW 5–0W 4–1W 4–1W 5–0Dainier PeróMen's super heavyweightW 5–0L 1–4Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Cuban canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships, Cuba accepted the invitation from the International Canoe Federation to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m to the Games.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFernando JorgeMen's C-1 1000 m4:04.3781 SFcolspan=2 4:04.7254 FA4:13.9187José Ramón Pelier4:06.3432 SFcolspan=2 4:09.6966 FB4:02.9159Fernando JorgeSerguey TorresMen's C-2 1000 m3:39.0282 SFcolspan=2 3:27.1022 FA3:24.995Yarisleidis CiriloWomen's C-1 200 m47.2672 SFcolspan=2 48.3756 FB48.58212Katherin Nuevo46.5332 SFcolspan=2 49.2428 FB49.02416Yarisleidis CiriloKatherin NuevoWomen's C-2 500 m2:03.2293 QF2:03.2821 SF2:03.6552 FA2:01.6236 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Cuba entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 22 national finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankArlenis SierraWomen's road race3:59:4734
Gymnastics
Artistic Cuba entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marcia Videaux finished among the top twenty eligible for qualification in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, respectively, to book her spot on the Cuban roster at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMarcia VideauxVault13.499colspan=3 13.49916Did not advance
Judo
Cuba qualified six judoka (three per gender) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Five of them, with three-time medalist Idalys Ortiz (women's heavyweight, +78 kg) leading the squad at her fourth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Magdiel Estrada accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMagdiel EstradaMen's −73 kgL 00–10Did not advanceIván Felipe SilvaMen's −90 kgL 00–01Did not advanceAndy GrandaMen's +100 kgL 00–01Did not advanceMaylín del ToroWomen's –63 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceKaliema AntomarchiWomen's –78 kgW 01–00L 01–11Did not advanceW 10–00L 00–015Idalys OrtizWomen's +78 kgW 01–00W 10–00W 11–00L 00–10
Modern pentathlon
Cuban athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Lester Ders and Rio 2016 Olympian Leydi Moya secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively by virtue of their top-five finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsLester DersMen's10–250341602:01.451530833011:46.4128594106236Leydi MoyaWomen's15–201261912:17.962927591529113:16.6530504126126
Rowing
Cuba qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing fourth in the A-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMilena VenegaWomen's single sculls8:03.004 R8:17.301 QF8:25.265 SC/D7:41.183 FC7:47.4017 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
Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJorge ÁlvarezMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol57812colspan=2 rowspan=7 Did not advanceJorge GrauMen's 10 m air pistol57419Did not advanceLeuris PupoMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol5835 Q29Eglis Yaima CruzWomen's 10 m air rifle620.537Did not advanceWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions116323Did not advanceLaina PérezWomen's 10 m air pistol56732Did not advanceWomen's 25 m pistol 58214Did not advanceJorge GrauLaina Pérez10 m air pistol team56814Did not advance
Swimming
Cuba received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLuis Vega TorresMen's 200 m butterfly1:59.0031Did not advanceMen's 400 m individual medley4:27.6529colspan=2 Did not advanceElisbet GámezWomen's 200 m freestyle2:00.5623Did not advance
Table tennis
Cuba entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Daniela Fonseca scored a second-stage final triumph to notch the last ticket available in the women's singles and then teamed up with her partner and Rio 2016 Olympian Jorge Campos to seal an outright victory and a mixed doubles berth at the 2021 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaniela FonsecaWomen's singlesL 0–4Did not advanceJorge CamposDaniela FonsecaMixed doublescolspan=4 L 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Cuba entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world champion Rafael Alba secured a spot in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRafael AlbaMen's +80 kgL 8–11Did not advanceW 8–2W 5–4
Volleyball
Beach Cuba women's beach volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final in Colima, Mexico.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLidy EchevarríaLeila MartínezWomen'sL (15–21, 14–21)L (16–21, 11–21)W (21–16, 21–16)3 RW (21–17, 21–17)L (17–21, 15–21)Did not advance
Weightlifting
Cuba entered four weightlifters (one man and three women) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marina Rodríguez finished seventh of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the women's 64 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookies Olfides Sáez (men's 96 kg), Ludia Montero (women's 49 kg), and Eyurkenia Pileta (women's +87 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from the Americas in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankOlfides SáezMen's –96 kg1561120373599Ludia MonteroWomen's –49 kg8259671786Marina RodríguezWomen's –64 kg981112362218Eyurkenia PiletaWomen's +87 kg961012982259
Wrestling