Cuba at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Cuba competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in Moscow, Soviet Union. 207 competitors, 175 men and 32 women, took part in 92 events in 19 sports.


Medalists


Gold

* María Caridad Colón — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw * Juan Hernández — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight * Ángel Herrera — Boxing, Men's Lightweight * Andrés Aldama — Boxing, Men's Welterweight * Armando Martínez — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight *
José Gómez Mustelier José Gómez Mustelier a.k.a. Jovani Gomez (born January 28, 1959 in Colombia, Cuba) is a retired Cuban boxer, who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the USSR on points (4 ...
— Boxing, Men's Middleweight * Teófilo Stevenson — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight * Daniel Núñez — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight


Silver

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Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Career Leonard first announced his talent when he set a new Cuban 100 metres national junior record in 197 ...
— Athletics, Men's 100 metres * Alejandro Casañas — Athletics, Men's 110 metres Hurdles *
Hipólito Ramos Hipólito Ramos Martínez (born January 30, 1956) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Light Flyweight division (-48 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he lost to Shamil Sabirov of the Sovi ...
— Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight *
Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's R ...
— Boxing, Men's Featherweight * Jose Rodríguez — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) * Juan Ferrer — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg) * Isaac Azcuy — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)


Bronze

* Luis Delis — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw * José Aguilar — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight * Ricardo Rojas — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight *
Roberto Castrillo Roberto Castrillo (born 30 June 1941) is a Cuban sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.Alberto Blanco — Weightlifting, Men's 100 kg


Athletics

Men's 100 metres *
Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Career Leonard first announced his talent when he set a new Cuban 100 metres national junior record in 197 ...
** Heat — 10.33 ** Quarterfinals — 10.16 ** Semifinals — 10.40 ** Final — 10.25 (→ Silver Medal) *
Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (born July 13, 1955 in Havana) is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished ...
** Heat — 10.39 ** Quarterfinals — 10.21 ** Semifinals — 10.34 ** Final — 10.43 (→ 5th place) * Tomás González ** Heat — 10.65 ** Quarterfinals — 10.44 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres *
Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Career Leonard first announced his talent when he set a new Cuban 100 metres national junior record in 197 ...
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Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (born July 13, 1955 in Havana) is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished ...
* Tomás González Men's 400 metres * Alberto Juantorena Men's Marathon * Radamés González ** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 110 m Hurdles * Alejandro Casañas ** Heat — 13.46 ** Semifinals — 13.44 ** Final — 13.40 (→ Silver Medal) Men's 4×100 metres Relay *
Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (born July 13, 1955 in Havana) is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished ...
, Alejandro Casañas,
Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Career Leonard first announced his talent when he set a new Cuban 100 metres national junior record in 197 ...
, and Tomás González Men's High Jump * Francisco Centelles ** Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump *
David Giralt David Erundino Giralt Agramonte (28 June 1959 – 13 April 2020) was a Cuban long jumper. His personal best jump was 8.22 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Montreal. He achieved that mark at the World Cup, and went on to represent C ...
** Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance) Men's Triple Jump * Armando Herrera ** Qualification — 16.49 m ** Final — 15.90 m (→ 11th place) * Alejandro Herrera ** Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's Discus Throw *
Luis Delís Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as ...
** Qualification — 62.20 m ** Final — 66.32 m (→ Bronze Medal) * José Santa Cruz ** Qualification — 60.14 m ** Final — 61.52 m (→ 10th place) Men's Hammer Throw *
Armando Orozco Guillermo Armando Orozco Valera (born 31 January 1958) is a Cuban former hammer thrower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry ...
** Qualification — 72.28 m ** Final Round — 68.68 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Shot Put * María Elena Sarría ** Final — 19.37 m (→ 9th place) Women's Discus Throw *
Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Ferrer (born 6 October 1950) is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 69.08 metres, achieved in April 1976 in Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart ...
** Qualification — 58.60 m ** Final — 60.86 m (→ 10th place) *
María Cristina Betancourt María Cristina Betancourt Ramírez (born 15 December 1947) is a retired Cuban discus thrower, born in Havana. Her personal best throw was 66.54 metres, achieved in February 1981 in Havana. In 1983, she was tested positively for doping during th ...
** Qualification — 57.62 m (→ did not advance) Women's Javelin Throw * María Caridad Colón ** Qualification — 62.42 m ** Final — 68.40 m (→ Gold Medal)


Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group C) ** Defeated Australia (83-76) ** Defeated Sweden (71-59) ** Lost to Italy (72-79) *Semi Final Round (Group A) ** Lost to Brazil (93-94) ** Lost to Yugoslavia (84-112) ** Lost to Spain (95-96) ** Lost to Soviet Union (90-109) → 6th place *Team Roster: ** Jorge More ** Ruperto Herrera ** Alejandro Ortiz ** Noangel Luaces ** Generoso Márquez ** Raúl Duboy **
Pedro Abreu Pedro Abreu Pascal (born 1 February 1957) is a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially ...
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Miguel Calderón Miguel Calderón (born June 1, 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican artist and film maker. In the 1990s, along with other artists, he founded the independent art space, La Panadería, in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City. Calderón received hi ...
** Tomás Herrera ** Daniel Scott **
Alejandro Urgelles Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Ge ...
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Félix Morales Félix Morales Alfonso (born 9 June 1953) is a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские иг ...
;Women's Team Competition *Team Roster: **
Andrea Borrell Andrea Leonora Borrell Hernández (born November 10, 1963 in Las Villas, Villa Clara) is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: ...
** Barbara Becquer **
Caridad Despaigne Caridad Despaigne (born 4 November 1959) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiys ...
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Inocenta Corvea Inocenta Corvea (born 28 December 1953) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiysk ...
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María de los Santos María de los Santos (born 3 March 1959) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...
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María Moret María Moret (born 2 August 1961) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...
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Matilde Charro Matilde Charro (born 14 March 1953) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...
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Nancy Atiez Nancy Atiez (11 March 1957 – November 2016) was a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniy ...
** Santa Margarita Skeet ** Sonia de la Paz ** Vicenta Salmon **
Virginia Pérez Virginia Pérez (born 23 November 1957) is a Cuban basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiysk ...


Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) *
Hipólito Ramos Hipólito Ramos Martínez (born January 30, 1956) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Light Flyweight division (-48 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he lost to Shamil Sabirov of the Sovi ...
→ Silver Medal *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Defeated
Farid Salman Mahdi Farid Salman Mahdi ( ar, فريد سلمان مهدي, born 11 March 1957) is an Iraqi boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийски ...
(Iraq) on points (5-0) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated
György Gedó György Gedó (born 23 April 1949) is a retired Hungarian light-flyweight boxer. He competed in the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. He was the European light-flyweight champion in 1969 and 1971.Ismail Mustafov Ivailo Marinov ( bg, Ивайло Маринов; born 13 July 1960 in Varna, also known as Ismail Mustafov, Ismail Huseinov or Ivailo Khristov) is a Bulgarian boxer of Muslim Romani ancestry, who won the bronze medal at the 1 ...
(Bulgaria) on points (4-1) *# Final — Lost to
Shamil Sabirov Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров; born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing cha ...
(Soviet Union) on points (2-3)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg) * Jorge Hernández *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) * Juan Hernández → Gold Medal *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Defeated Sándor Farkas (Hungary) on points (4-1) *# Third Round — Defeated Ayele Mohammed (Ethiopia) after referee stopped contest in second round *# Quarter Finals — Defeated Geraldi Issaick (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in first round *# Semi Finals — Defeated Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0) *# Final — Defeated
Bernardo Piñango Bernardo José Piñango Figuera (born February 9, 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA and ''The Ring'' bantamweight titles from 1986 ...
(Venezuela) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg) *
Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's R ...
→ Silver Medal *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Defeated Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) on points (5-0) *# Third Round — Defeated
Titi Cercel Titi Cercel (15 May 1959 – December 2016) was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Róbert Gönczi of Hungary, before losing to Adolfo Horta ...
(Romania) on points (5-0) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) on points (5-0) *# Semi Finals — Defeated Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) retired *# Final — Lost to
Rudi Fink Rudi Fink (born 6 June 1958) is a retired boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division (−57 kg) for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Biography Fink took up boxing at the age of nine. He won the national title in ...
(East Germany) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg) * Ángel Herrera → Gold Medal *# First Round — Defeated
Carlo Russolillo Carlo Russolillo (born 17 March 1957) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1957 births Living people Italian male boxers Olympic boxers for Italy ...
(Italy) on points (5-0) *# Second Round — Defeated Geza Tumbas (Yugoslavia) on points (5-0) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated
Galsandorj Batbileg Galsandorjiin Batbileg (born 29 February 1952) is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimp ...
(Mongolia) on points (5-0) *# Semi Finals — Defeated Kazimierz Adach (Poland) on points (5-0) *# Final — Defeated Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) * José Aguilar → Bronze Medal *# First Round — Defeated
Martin Brerton Martin Brerton (born 20 February 1961) is an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiysk ...
(Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round *# Second Round — Defeated Ryu Bun-Hwa (North Korea) on points (4-1) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated
Farouk Jawad Farouk Chanchoun (30 June 1955 – 19 April 2017) was an Iraqi boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Box ...
(Iraq) after referee stopped contest in third round *# Semi Finals — Lost to Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) * Teófilo Stevenson → Gold Medal *# First Round — Defeated
Solomon Ataga Solomon Ataga (born 8 April 1948) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics he lost to Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (29 March 1952 – 11 June ...
(Nigeria) after knock-out in first round *# Quarter Finals — Defeated
Grzegorz Skrzecz Grzegorz Skrzecz (25 August 1957 – 15 February 2023) was a Polish boxer, world championship medalist, actor, and the twin brother of Paweł Skrzecz. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Career He was bro ...
(Poland) after knock-out in third round *# Semi Finals — Defeated
István Lévai István Lévai (born July 23, 1957) is a former boxing, boxer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by titleholder Teófil ...
(Hungary) on points (5-0) *# Final — Defeated
Piotr Zaev Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev (russian: Пётр Иванович Заев; 26 July 1953 − 29 November 2014) was a Russian heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Teófilo Stevenson.
(Soviet Union) on points (4-1)


Canoeing


Cycling

Three cyclists represented Cuba in 1980. ;
Individual road race * Gregorio Aldo Arencibia *
Carlos Cardet Carlos Cardet (born 6 March 1951) is a Cuban former cyclist. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1978, he won stage five to Karlovy Vary in the Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Záv ...
* Antonio Quintero


Diving

Men's Springboard * Rolando Ruiz ** Preliminary Round — 489.24 points (→ did not advance)


Fencing

12 fencers, 8 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1980. ; Men's foil * Heriberto González *
Efigenio Favier Efigenio Favier (born 26 March 1959) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. ...
* Guillermo Betancourt ; Men's team foil *
Efigenio Favier Efigenio Favier (born 26 March 1959) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. ...
, Guillermo Betancourt, Heriberto González, Pedro Hernández ; Men's épée *
Efigenio Favier Efigenio Favier (born 26 March 1959) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. ...
* Guillermo Betancourt * Heriberto González ; Men's team épée *
Efigenio Favier Efigenio Favier (born 26 March 1959) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. ...
, Guillermo Betancourt, Heriberto González, Pedro Hernández ; Men's sabre * José Laverdecia * Jesús Ortíz * Manuel Ortíz ; Men's team sabre * Manuel Ortíz, Jesús Ortíz, José Laverdecia,
Guzman Salazar Guzman Salazar (born 29 November 1951) is a Cuban fencer. He competed at the 1972, 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol ...
; Women's foil * Clara Alfonso * Marlene Font * Margarita Rodríguez ; Women's team foil * Margarita Rodríguez, Marlene Font, María Esther García, Clara Alfonso


Football

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) ** Defeated Zambia (1-0) ** Defeated Venezuela (2-1) ** Lost to Soviet Union (0-8) *Quarter Finals ** Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) *Team Roster ** José Reinoso **
Miguel López Miguel López may refer to: * Miguel Ángel López (disambiguation) * Miguel López (athlete) (born 1990), Puerto Rican sprinter * Miguel López (film editor) (born 1945), Argentine film editor * Miguel López (footballer, born 1949), Cuban footbal ...
** Raimundo Frometa ** Luís Sanchez ** Luís Dreke ** Roberto Espinosa **
Andres Roldan Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...
** Amado Povea ** Dagoberto Lara ** Ramon Núñez ** Luis Hernández **
Roberto Pereira Roberto Pereira (born 23 September 1952) is a Cuban footballer. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...
** Regino Delgado **
Jorge Masso Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
** Fermín Madera ** Carlos Loredo


Gymnastics


Handball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) ** Lost to Denmark (18-30) ** Lost to Poland (19-34) ** Lost to East Germany (20-27) ** Drew with Spain (24-24) ** Lost to Hungary (22-26) *Classification Match ** 11th/12th place: Defeated Kuwait (32-24) → 11th place *Team Roster ** Pablo Pedroso ** Roberto Casuso ** Jesús Agramonte ** Miguel Izquierdo ** José Neninger ** Juan Llanes ** Juan Querol ** Juan Prendes ** Sabino Medina ** Roberto Zulueta ** Moisés Casales ** Ibrain Crombet ** Lázaro Jiménez ** Lázaro Pedroso


Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round ** Cuba — Poland 1-7 ** Cuba — Soviet Union 2-11 ** Cuba — Tanzania 4-0 ** Cuba — India 0-13 ** Cuba — Spain 0-11 *Classification Match ** 5th-6th place: Cuba — Tanzania 4-1 → 5th place *Team Roster: ** Ángel Mora ** Severo Frometa ** Bernabé Izquierdo ** Edgardo Vázquez ** Héctor Pedroso ** Tomás Varela ** Raúl García (field hockey), Raúl García ** Jorge Mico ** Rodolfo Delgado (field hockey), Rodolfo Delgado ** Lazaro Hernández ** Juan Blanco (field hockey), Juan Blanco ** Juan Caballero (field hockey), Juan Caballero ** Roberto Ramírez (field hockey), Roberto Ramírez ** Ángel Fontane ** Ricardo Campos (field hockey), Ricardo Campos ** Juan Ríos (field hockey), Juan Ríos


Judo

Men's Extra-Lightweight *José Rodríguez (judoka), José Rodríguez Men's Half-Lightweight *Héctor Rodríguez (judoka), Héctor Rodríguez Men's Lightweight *Ricardo Tuero Men's Half-Middleweight * Juan Ferrer Men's Middleweight * Isaac Azcuy Men's Half-Heavyweight *Rolando José Tornes


Rowing


Sailing


Shooting


Volleyball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) ** Defeated Italy (3-0) ** Lost to Bulgaria (1-3) ** Lost to Czechoslovakia (2-3) ** Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) *Classification Matches ** 5th/8th place: Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3) ** 7th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → 7th place *Team Roster ** Diego Lapera ** Víctor García (volleyball), Víctor García ** Luis Oviedo (volleyball), Luis Oviedo ** Ernesto Martínez ** Ricardo Leyva ** Jorge Garbey (volleyball), Jorge Garbey ** Raúl Vilches ** Carlos Salas ** Antonio Pérez (volleyball), Antonio Pérez ** Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr. ** Carlos Ruiz (volleyball), Carlos Ruiz ** José David ;Women's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) ** Lost to East Germany (1-3) ** Defeated Peru (3-0) ** Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) *Classification Match ** 5th/6th place: Defeated Peru (3-1) → 5th place *Team Roster ** Mercedes Pérez (volleyball), Mercedes Pérez ** Imilsis Téllez ** Ana Díaz (volleyball), Ana Díaz ** Mercedes Pomares ** Mavis Guilarte ** Libertad González ** Erenia Díaz ** Maura Alfonso ** Josefina Capote ** Nelly Barnet ** Ana María García (volleyball), Ana María García ** Lucila Urgelles


Water polo

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group C) ** Drew with Yugoslavia (6-6) ** Defeated Australia (6-4) ** Defeated Bulgaria (7-1) *Final Round (Group A) ** Drew with Yugoslavia (7-7) ** Drew with Netherlands (7-7) ** Lost to Soviet Union (5-8) ** Lost to Hungary (5-7) ** Lost to Spain (7-9) → 5th place *Team Roster ** Oscar Periche ** Orlando Cowley ** Bárbaro Díaz ** Lazaro Costa ** Pedro Rodríguez (water polo), Pedro Rodríguez ** Nelson Domínguez ** Jorge Rizo ** Arturo Ramos ** Carlos Benítez ** Gerardo Rodríguez (water polo), Gerardo Rodríguez ** Oriel Domínguez


Weightlifting


Wrestling


References

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