Cuba at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	CUB
Nocname:	Cuban Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2016
Location:	Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:	124
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Mijaín López^[1]
Rank:	18
Gold:	5
Silver:	2
Bronze:	4
Appearances:	auto

Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Cuban team consisted of 124 athletes, 89 men and 35 women, across eighteen sports.^[2]

Cuba returned home from Rio de Janeiro with a total of 11 medals (5 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze), its lowest haul in Summer Olympic history since 1976 based on the overall tally.^[3] Six of these medals were awarded to the Cuban team in boxing, three in wrestling, and one each in athletics and judo (both of which were won by women).

The most significant Cuban highlight of the Games came from Mijaín López, who successfully defended his super heavyweight title in Greco-Roman wrestling, matching a historic "three-peat" effort with Russian legend Alexander Karelin in the same sport category.^{[4] [5]} Moreover, Lopez joined heavyweight boxers Teófilo Stevenson (1972–1980) and Félix Savón (1992–2000) as the only Cubans to ever achieve three successive Olympic titles.^{[6] [7]}

Boxers Robeisy Ramírez (bantamweight), Arlen López (middleweight), and Julio César La Cruz (light heavyweight) contributed three of the country's gold medals through their respective weight categories, while reigning world lightweight champion Ismael Borrero added the Olympic title to his career treasury in Greco-Roman wrestling.^[8] On the women's side, judoka Idalys Ortiz completed a full set of medals at her third Olympics with a silver in the heavyweight class (+78 kg), bowing out her title defense to France's Émilie Andéol.^[9] Meanwhile, world champion Denia Caballero collected the country's only track and field medal with a bronze in the discus throw.^[10]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=f7f6a8		bgcolor=dce5e5		bgcolor=ffdab9		Total
Boxing	3	0	3	6
Wrestling	2	1	0	3
Judo	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Total	5	2	4	11

Competitors

The Cuban Olympic Committee fielded a team of 124 athletes, 89 men and 35 women, across 18 sports at the Games.^[2] Although its full roster was roughly larger by 13 athletes than in London four years earlier, it was still one of Cuba's smallest delegations sent to the Olympics since 1964.

Men's volleyball was the only collective sport in which Cuba qualified for the Games, having returned to the Olympic scene after a sixteen-year absence.^[11] For individual-based sports, Cuba made its Olympic debut in badminton, as well as its return to fencing, modern pentathlon, and beach volleyball after being absent from London 2012, and artistic gymnastics after 12 years. Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Cuban team, with 43 entries. There was a single competitor each in archery, badminton, fencing, and taekwondo.

Fifteen of Cuba's past Olympic medalists returned, including defending champions Idalys Ortiz (judo, women's +78 kg), boxers Robeisy Ramírez (bantamweight) and Roniel Iglesias (welterweight), and rapid fire pistol shooter Leuris Pupo, who headed the roster as the most experienced competitor going to his fifth straight Games. Aiming for a historic golden three-peat in the super heavyweight category, Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López was selected to lead the Cuban delegation for the third consecutive time as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^{[1] [12]} Moreover, he matched the record of boxing legend Teófilo Stevenson, who carried the Cuban flag at Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, and Moscow 1980.

Seventeen-year-old artistic gymnast Marcia Vidiaux was Cuba's youngest competitor, with skeet shooter and Athens 2004 bronze medalist Juan Miguel Rodríguez rounding out the field as the oldest competitor (aged 49).

Other notable athletes on the Cuban roster included 2015 world silver medalist Manrique Larduet in men's artistic gymnastics, pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, world boxing champions Joahnys Argilagos (light flyweight), Yosvany Veitía (flyweight), Lázaro Álvarez (lightweight), Arlen López (middleweight), and Julio César La Cruz (light heavyweight), world-ranked rower Ángel Fournier in the men's single sculls, and Greco-Roman wrestler Ismael Borrero (men's 59 kg).^[13]

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing are not counted as athletes:

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	1	0	1
Athletics	24	19	43
Badminton	1	0	1
Boxing	10	0	10
Canoeing	5	1	6
Cycling	0	3	3
Fencing	1	0	1
Gymnastics	2	1	3
Judo	5	4	9
Modern pentathlon	1	1	2
Rowing	5	2	7
Shooting	5	2	7
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	2	0	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Volleyball	14	0	14
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Wrestling	10	0	10
Total	89	35	124

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics. One Cuban archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by receiving a spare berth freed up by El Salvador as the next highest-ranked eligible athlete, not yet qualified, at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia.^[14]

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 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):^{[15] [16]}

Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, a total of 43 athletes (24 men and 19 women) were named to the Cuban track and field roster, as part of the nation's official team announcement nine days later. Among them featured hurdler and Beijing 2008 champion Dayron Robles, London 2012 medalists Yarisley Silva (pole vault) and Leonel Suárez (decathlon), 2015 world champion Denia Caballero, and triple jumper and world leader Pedro Pablo Pichardo.^[17]

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Luis Gaspar	400 m hurdles	50.58	7	Did not advance
Yoandys Lescay	400 m	45.36	3 Q	45.00	6	Did not advance
Reynier Mena	200 m	20.42	4	Did not advance
Yordan O'Farrill	110 m hurdles	13.56	4 Q	13.70	7	Did not advance
Richer Pérez	Marathon	2:18:05	46
Jhoanis Portilla	align=left rowspan=2	110 m hurdles			Did not advance
Dayron Robles			Did not advance
Roberto Skyers	200 m	20.44	2 Q	20.60	8	Did not advance
Edel Amores Yaniel Carrero Reynier Mena Reidis Ramos César Yuniel Ruiz Roberto Skyers	4 × 100 m relay	38.47	7	Did not advance
Adrián Chacón William Collazo José Luis Gaspar Yoandys Lescay Osmaidel Pellicier Leandro Zamora	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.16	3 Q	2:59.53	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rose Mary Almanza	800 m	2:00.50	3	Did not advance
Dailín Belmonte	Marathon	2:48:58	102
Sahily Diago	800 m	2:01.38	3	Did not advance
Arialis Gandulla	200 m	23.41	6	Did not advance
Zurian Hechavarría	400 m hurdles	57.28	7	Did not advance
Lisneidy Veitia	800 m	2:02.10	4	Did not advance
Daisurami Bonne Gilda Casanova Evelyn Cipriano Sahily Diago Roxana Gomez Lisneidy Veitia	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.11	8	Did not advance

Field events

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jorge Fernández	Discus throw	60.43	22	Did not advance
Roberto Janet	Hammer throw	73.23	14	Did not advance
Lázaro Martínez	Triple jump	16.61	12 q	16.68	8
Maykel Massó	Long jump	7.81	15	Did not advance
Pedro Pablo Pichardo	align=left rowspan=2	Triple jump			Did not advance
Ernesto Revé	16.58	14	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Yulenmis Aguilar	Javelin throw	54.94	29	Did not advance
Denia Caballero	Discus throw	62.94	6 Q	65.34
Yirisleydi Ford	Hammer throw	10.91	32	Did not advance
Yaniuvis López	Shot put	17.15	22	Did not advance
Yaimé Pérez	Discus throw	65.38	1 Q		—
Liadagmis Povea	Triple jump	13.78	25	Did not advance
Yarisley Silva	Pole vault	4.60	5 q	4.60	=7
Saily Viart	Shot put	16.99	26	Did not advance

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Athlete	Event											Final	Rank
Yordanis García	Result	10.81	6.83	14.58	2.01	48.69	14.25	40.34	4.50	64.70	4:44.99	7961	18
Points	903	774	764	813	876	942	671	760	809	649
Leonel Suárez	Result	11.21	7.14	14.27	2.07	48.15	14.48	47.07	4.90	72.32	4:28.32	8460	6
Points	814	847	745	868	902	913	810	880	925	756

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete	Event				200 m			800 m	Final	Rank
Yorgelis Rodríguez	Result	13.61	1.86	13.69	24.26	6.25	48.89	2:14.65	6481	9
Points	1034	1054	773	956	927	835	898

Badminton

See main article: article and Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. Osleni Guerrero had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.^[18]

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has entered ten male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Olympic bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo was the only Cuban finishing among the top two of their respective weight division in the World Series of Boxing.

Five boxers (Argilagos, Veitía, Alvarez, López, and La Cruz) qualified through the 2015 World Championships, while Roniel Iglesias, Erislandy Savón and Lenier Pero had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[19] London 2012 champion Robeisy Ramírez was the last Cuban boxer to upgrade an Olympic spot in the men's bantamweight division with a quarterfinal triumph at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joahnys Argilagos	Men's light flyweight		W 2–1	W 3–0	L 1–2	Did not advance
Yosvany Veitía	Men's flyweight		W 3–0	L 1–2	Did not advance
Robeisy Ramírez	Men's bantamweight	W 3–0	W 2–1	W 3–0	W 3–0	W 2–1
Lázaro Álvarez	Men's lightweight		W 3–0	W 3–0	L 0–3	Did not advance
Yasniel Toledo	Men's light welterweight		W 2–1	L 0–3	Did not advance
Roniel Iglesias	Men's welterweight		W	L 0–3	Did not advance
Arlen López	Men's middleweight		W	W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–0
Julio César La Cruz	Men's light heavyweight		W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–0
Erislandy Savón	Men's heavyweight		W 3–0	W 3–0	L 0–3	Did not advance
Lenier Pero	Men's super heavyweight		W 3–0	L	Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Sprint

Cuban canoeists have qualified a single boat in the women's K-1 200 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[21] Meanwhile, four additional boats were awarded to the Cuban squad at the 2016 Pan American Sprint Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, either by winning their event or when the quota place for their event passed to the highest finisher not qualified.^[22]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fidel Antonio Vargas	Men's K-1 200 m	35.561	6	Did not advance
Jorge Dayán Serguey Torres	Men's C-2 1000 m	3:34.939	2 Q	3:40.192	1 FA	3:48.133	6
Jorge García Reinier Torres	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:25.711	5 Q	3:23.466	5 FB	3:18.768	9
align=left rowspan=2	Yusmari Mengana	Women's K-1 200 m	41.701	1 Q	41.688	6 FB	42.036	12
Women's K-1 500 m	2:02.162	6	Did not advance

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

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Road

Cuba has qualified one rider in the women's Olympic road race by virtue of a top 22 national finish in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.^[23]

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Cuban riders have accumulated spots in the women's sprint, women's keirin, and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual Olympic rankings in those events.

Sprint

Keirin

Omnium

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback after an eight-year hiatus. Yoendry Iriarte had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by virtue of a top two finish at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Artistic

Cuba has entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. 2015 Pan American Games runner-up Manrique Larduet had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events through the 2015 World Championships, while his teammate Randy Lerú performed the same feat, as well as Marcia Videaux in the women's at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^{[24] [25]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Manrique Larduet	All-around	15.200	13.866	15.100	11.766	15.766	15.116	86.814	15 Q	0.000	0.000	15.133	14.000	0.000	0.000	29.133	24
Parallel bars	15.766		15.766	4 Q	15.625		15.625	5
Horizontal bar	15.116	15.116	8 Q	15.033	15.033	6
Randy Lerú	All-around	13.000	11.966	13.400	14.166	15.000	14.866	82.398	43	Did not advance

Women

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has qualified a total of nine judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Eight of them (five men and three women), including London 2012 champion Idalys Ortíz and silver medalist Asley González, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Beijing 2008 runner-up Yalennis Castillo at women's half-heavyweight (78 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as the highest-ranked Cuban judoka outside of direct qualifying position.^{[26] [27]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Magdiel Estrada	−73 kg	W 010–002	L 000–100	Did not advance
Iván Felipe Silva	−81 kg		L 000–001	Did not advance
Asley González	−90 kg	W 110–000	W 101–000	L 000–100	Did not advance
José Armenteros	−100 kg		W 001–000	L 000–001	Did not advance
Alex García Mendoza	+100 kg		W 100–000	W 000–000	L 000–100	Did not advance	W 100–000	L 000–000	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dayaris Mestre	−48 kg	W 000–000	W 001–000	W 000–000	L 000–100		L 000–100	5
Maricet Espinosa	−63 kg	W 011–000	L 001–100	Did not advance
Yalennis Castillo	−78 kg		W 000–000	L 000–100		W 001–000	L 000–001	5
Idalys Ortiz	+78 kg		W 100–000	W 101–000	W 001–000		L 000–100

Modern pentathlon

See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuban athletes have qualified for the following places to compete in modern pentathlon. José Figueroa and Leydi Moya secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively after obtaining one of the five Olympic slots from the Pan American Games.^[28]

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)				Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)			Total points	Final rank
				Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
José Figueroa	Men's	9–26	2	34	156	2:15.39	36	294	67	32	233	12:49.13	36	531	1214	32
Leydi Moya	Women's	14–21	0	29	184	2:15.75	13	293		=31	0	13:11.07	27	509	986	34

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Two of these crews had confirmed Olympic spots each in the men's single and double sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the lightweight double sculls rowers had added one boat per gender to the Cuban roster with a top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaíso, Chile.^[29]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ángel Fournier	Single sculls	7:06.89	1 QF	6:51.89	1 SA/B	7:02.65	3 FA	6:55.90	6
Adrián Oquendo Eduardo Rubio	Double sculls	6:52.20	5 R	6:21.52	4	Did not advance
Liosbel Hernández Raúl Hernández	Lightweight double sculls	6:39.79	4 R	7:07.17	3 SC/D	7:30.13	2 FC	6:47.80	18

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuban shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, the American Continental Championships, and the Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^{[30] [31]} A total of six Cuban shooters were named to the Olympic roster, including London 2012 champion Leuris Pupo (men's 25 m rapid fire pistol) and Olympic bronze medalists Juan Miguel Rodríguez (2004) and Eglis Yaima Cruz (2008).^[32]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Reinier Estpinan	10 m air rifle	610.0	48	Did not advance
50 m rifle prone	613.6	45	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	1157	38	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Jorge Grau	10 m air pistol	569	37	Did not advance
50 m pistol	546	27	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Alexander Molerio	10 m air rifle	607.2	49	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	1146	42	Did not advance
Leuris Pupo	25 m rapid fire pistol	583	6 Q	18	5
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	Skeet	116	26	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Eglis Yaima Cruz	10 m air rifle	412.1	31	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	581	10	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Dianelys Pérez	10 m air rifle	403.5	46	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	568	36	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^{[33] [34] [35]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luis Vega Torres	Men's 400 m individual medley	4:27.27	26	Did not advance
Elisbet Gámez	Women's 200 m freestyle	2:01.08	36	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jorge Campos and 2012 Olympian Andy Pereira had secured their Olympic spots in the men's singles by virtue of their top six finish at the Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.^[36]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jorge Campos	align=left rowspan=2	Men's singles		L 2–4	Did not advance
Andy Pereira		L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Rafael Alba secured a place in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[37]

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Beach

Cuba men's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the final match over Canada at the 2016 NORCECA Continental Cup in Guaymas, Mexico.^[38]

Indoor

Men's tournament

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Cuba men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Edmonton, Canada, signifying the team's Olympic comeback for the first time since Sydney 2000.^[39]

Team roster

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Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Pan American Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.^[40]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yoelmis Hernández	Men's −85 kg	150	=12	200	7	350	9
Marina Rodríguez	Women's −63 kg	94	8	121	5	215	8

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Cuba has qualified a total of ten wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them had booked Olympic spots each in the men's Greco Roman (59 & 130 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to the Cuban wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.^{[41] [42]}

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yowlys Bonne	−57 kg	W 4–0 ^ST	W 3–1 ^PP	L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		W 4–1 ^SP	L 0–5 ^VT	5
Alejandro Valdés	−65 kg	W 5–0 ^VT	L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		7
Liván López	−74 kg	W 3–1 ^PP	L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					10
Reineris Salas	−86 kg		W 3–1 ^PP	L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		W 3–1 ^PP	L 0–5 ^VA	5
Javier Cortina	−97 kg		L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance			L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	10

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ismael Borrero	−59 kg		W 3–1 ^PP	W 4–0 ^ST	W 3–1 ^PP	W 4–0 ^ST
Miguel Martínez	−66 kg	L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance						12
Yurisandy Hernández	−75 kg		L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					17
Yasmany Lugo	−98 kg		W 3–0 ^PO	W 3–0 ^PO	W 3–0 ^PO	L 0–3 ^PO
Mijaín López	−130 kg		W 3–0 ^PO	W 3–0 ^PO	W 3–0 ^PO	W 3–0 ^PO

See also

• Cuba at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Cuba at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Notes and References

1. News: Mijaín López, abanderado de Cuba en Río de Janeiro 2016. Mijaín López, Cuba's flag bearer for Rio de Janeiro 2016. es. NBC Deportes. 22 June 2016. 22 June 2016.
2. News: Roberto. Ramírez. Cuban flag flying in Rio. Granma. 3 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
3. News: Iván. García Quintero. Juegos Olímpicos de Río: Cuba retrocede cuarenta años. Rio Olympics: Cuba recedes after forty years. es. Martí Noticias. 24 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
4. News: Lopez equals Karelin with third consecutive wrestling gold. Olympics. 16 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
5. News: Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez completes a golden three-peat. The Washington Post. 16 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
6. News: Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez wins third title in Olympics. Cuba News Agency. 16 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
7. News: Isaac. Risco. Cuba Gets its 2nd Gold in Rio, from Wrestler Mijail Lopez. Havana Times. 16 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
8. News: Alfonso. Nacianceno. Cuban boxing in Río: Blow by blow. Granma. 23 August 2016. 30 January 2017.
9. News: Shawn. Smith. Emilie Andeol dethrones Idalys Ortiz for women's heavyweight judo gold. NBC Olympics. 13 August 2016. 30 January 2017. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203003750/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/emilie-andeol-dethrones-idalys-ortiz-womens-heavyweight-judo-gold. dead.
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