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Cuba At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Cuba competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports. The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López. Medalists Archery Cuba sent archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Juan Carlos Stevens earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Pan American championship. Athletics Cuba sent 40 representatives in athletics. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Quintana moved up a position. Baseball Cub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Olympic Committee
'' , logo =Cuban Olympic Committee.svg , size = 150px , country = Cuba , code = CUB , created = 1926 , recognized = 1955 , association = PASO , headquarters = Havana, Cuba , president = José Fernández Álvarez , secretary general =Ruperto Herrera Tabio , website www.olympic.org/cuba The Cuban Olympic Committee () is the organization that represents Cuban athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was created in Havana in 1926; however, it was not formally recognized by the IOC until 1955. The organization is currently directed by José Fernández Álvarez. The Cuban Olympic Committee is headquartered in Havana, Cuba. See also * Cuba at the Olympics Cuba first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in 20 of 28 Summer Olympic Games overall. Cuban athletes have never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Among those nations that have never p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 Kg
The women's 78 kg (also known as ''half-heavyweight'') tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 78 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ... finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST. This event was the second-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 78 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriel Sánchez
Eriel Sánchez León (born April 12, 1975) in (Fomento, Sancti Spiritus). Is a Cuban baseball catcher for Sancti Spíritus of the Cuban National Series. Career Sánchez was part of Cuba's gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, silver medal winning team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the second place team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. It was held from March 3 to 20 in stadiums that are in and around Tokyo, Japan; San Juan, Puerto .... References External links * 1975 births Olympic baseball players for Cuba Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Sportspeople from Sancti Spíritus Province Living people 2006 World Baseball Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Mayeta
Alexander Mayeta Kerr (born February 22, 1977) is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series. He was the play-off most valuable player in the National Series for the 2005–06 season. Play-off MVP season Industriales won their 11th title in 2005–06, and Mayeta put up solid numbers for the team, though there were many other players with comparable statistics in the National Series. Mayeta hit a respectable .315, and his 15 home runs and 71 RBIs led the team (tied for 11th and 13th in the league, respectively). However, he was seventh on the team in doubles, and his .555 slugging percentage was far off the league-leading pace set by Michel Enríquez of Isla de la Juventud Isla de la Juventud (; en, Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Islan ... (.690). Comparison The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorvis Duvergel
Giorvis Duvergel (born September 8, 1979) is an olympic baseball player for Cuba. He was part of the Cuban team which won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References Living people 1979 births Olympic ba ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Miguel Navas
Luis Miguel Navas (born 1980) is a baseball player for Cuba. He was part of the Cuban team which won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He plays shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who .... References 1980 births Living people 2009 World Baseball Classic players Olympic baseball players for Cuba Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{cuba-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adiel Palma
Adiel Palma López (born August 20, 1970) is a Cuban left-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series. Palma was on the gold medal-winning Cuban team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal-winning team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. During the 2005-06 Cuban National Series, Palma was only 5–9 with a 5.02 ERA An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comp ..., but did strike out 109 batters in only 123⅔ innings. References External links * 1970 births Living people Olympic baseball players of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonder Martínez
Jonder Martínez Martínez (born June 22, 1978, in Mariel, Havana Province, Cuba) is a right-handed pitcher for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series and the Cuban national baseball team. Martínez played for the national team at the 1995 World Junior Championship, 2003 Baseball World Cup, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2007 Pan American Games, 2007 Baseball World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics, 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts .... References External links * * 1978 births Living people La Habana (baseball) players Olympic baseball players for Cuba Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2007 Pan Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yadier Pedroso
Yadier Pedroso González (June 9, 1986 – March 16, 2013), born in Guanajay, Havana Province, Cuba, was a right-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series. Pedroso was part of the Cuban team at the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike ...s. Pedroso, then 19 years old, went 8–5 with a 3.58 ERA for La Habana during the 2005–06 Cuban National Series as part of a strong staff featuring two other members of the national team, Jonder Martínez and Yulieski González. He died in a traffic accident at age 26. References External links * 1986 births 2013 deaths 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Bell
Alexeis Bell Quintero (born October 2, 1983), is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. Career In 2008 in the Cuban National Series, Bell hit for 31 home runs and drove in 111 RBIs in only 90 games in the regular season. In addition, he totaled a league-record 252 bases and had the only 25–25 season in the history of Cuban baseball (stealing 25 bases and hitting more than 25 home runs). That year, Bell also led the Cuban league in runs (96) and slugging percentage (.722). In the playoffs, he hit 5 more home runs and, along with his teammate Rolando Meriño, led the offensive of Santiago de Cuba to a win in the Cuban League Championship in 2008. That season he became the first National Series player to hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs. Since 2015, Bell has played professionally in North America. In 2015, he played for Quebec in the Can-Am League. He began 2016 with Quintana Roo in the Mexican League. On July 6, 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Rodríguez (baseball)
Luis Orlando Rodríguez (born June 27, 1980), is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. Career Minnesota Twins Rodríguez made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on May 21, . He was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace rookie Jason Bartlett, who won the starting job out of spring training, but began to have trouble at the plate. From -, Rodríguez was the primary second baseman at Rochester, although he played a handful of games at third base and shortstop in 2004. With excellent plate discipline, he hit .295 and .286 respectively, with a combined .354 on-base percentage. When Rodríguez got the call, he was hitting .278 with a .339 OBP in 33 games. In 79 games for the Twins, he hit .269 with 2 home runs and 20 runs batted in. In 2006, Rodríguez split time between Rochester and Minnesota, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Despaigne
Alfredo Despaigne Rodriguez (born June 17, 1986) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career In 2009, Despaigne had one of the most dominating seasons in Cuban baseball history, breaking the Cuban Home Run record while hitting .373 with 97 RBIs. Following the season, he was named MVP of the National Series. Despaigne was again excellent in 2010, ranking among the best hitters in various statistical categories. In 2012, he set a new Cuban league regular-season home run record, with 35. Piratas de Campeche On June 21, 2013, Despaigne signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. In 33 games, he slashed .338/.364/.564 with 8 home runs and 24 RBI. In 2014, Despaigne played in 20 games for Campeche, batting .346/.407/.603 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI. Chiba Lotte Marines On July 15, 2014, he signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |