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Cuba at the Olympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
Medals	Gold 78 Silver 68 Bronze 80 Total 226
Summer appearances
1900 1904 1908–1920 1924 1928 1932–1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Cuba was first at the Olympic Games in 1900.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Cuba is CUB.^[1]

History[change | change source]

Teams from Cuba have been in 19 of 26 Summer Olympic Games overall. Cuban athletes have never been in the Winter Olympic Games.

Cuban athletes have won a total of 208 medals at the Summer Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Cuba is the Comité Olímpico Cubano. It was formed in 1926 and recognized in 1954.

Medalists[change | change source]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Mijail López	2008 Beijing	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's 120 kg
2 Silver	Yarelys Barrios	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's discus throw
2 Silver	Yoanka González	2008 Beijing	Cycling (Track)	Women's points race
2 Silver	Yanet Bermoy	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's -48 kg
2 Silver	Anaysi Hernández	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's -70 kg
2 Silver	Yalennis Castillo	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's -78 kg
3 Bronze	Ibrahim Camejo	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's long jump
3 Bronze	Yordanis Arencibia	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's -66 kg
3 Bronze	Oscar Brayson	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's +100 kg
3 Bronze	Idalys Ortiz	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's +78 kg
3 Bronze	Eglis Yaima Cruz	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 50m rifle 3 positions
1 Gold	Robeisy Ramírez	2012 London	Boxing	Men's flyweight
1 Gold	Roniel Iglesias	2012 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	Idalys Ortiz	2012 London	Judo	Women's +78 kg
1 Gold	Leuris Pupo	2012 London	Shooting	Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
1 Gold	Mijail López	2012 London	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's 120 kg
2 Silver	Yarisley Silva	2012 London	Athletics	Women's pole vault
2 Silver	Asley Gonzalez	2012 London	Judo	Men's -90 kg
2 Silver	Yanet Bermoy	2012 London	Judo	Women's -52 kg
3 Bronze	Leonel Suarez	2012 London	Athletics	Men's decathlon
3 Bronze	Lazaro Alvarez	2012 London	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Yasniel Toledo	2012 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Robelis Despaigne	2012 London	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
3 Bronze	Ivan Cambar	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
3 Bronze	Liván López	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's 66 kg freestyle

Related pages[change | change source]

• List of IOC country codes

References[change | change source]

Other websites[change | change source]

• Cuba profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Cuba at Olympic.org