Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
held in
Australia's largest city,
Sydney. 229 competitors, 147 men and 82 women, took part in 135 events in 24 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Cuba's first appearance in the Olympic archery competition resulted in a surprise pair of victories.
;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men's track
;Men's field
;Women's track
;Women's field
;Decathlon
;Heptathlon
Baseball
Cuba entered the 2000 baseball competition with an 18–0 record and two
gold medals to defend. In the preliminary round, the Cubans extended their winning streak to 21 before being defeated by the
Netherlands
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. Despite the loss, they finished first in the round by winning the final three games. In the semifinals, the Cuban team defeated
Japan 3–0 to advance to the gold medal game against the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. For the first time in Olympic history, Cuba was shut out in a 4–0 loss to receive only the
silver medal.
Basketball
Women's tournament
;Team roster
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Liset Castillo
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Milayda Enríquez
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Cariola Hechavarría
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Dalia Henry
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Grisel Herrera
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María León
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Yamilé Martínez
Yamilé Martínez Calderón (born November 11, 1970 in Cueto, Holguín) is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in San ...
*
Yaquelín Plutín
*
Tania Seino
*
Yuliseny Soria
*
Taimara Suero
*
Lisdeivis Víctores
;Summary
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men's
Cycling
Road cycling
Track cycling
;Sprint
;Time trial
Diving
;Men's
;Women's
Fencing
Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Cuba in 2000.
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
;Men's artistic
Handball
Men's tournament
*
Amauris Cardenas
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Damian Cuesta
*
Diego Wong
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Félix Romero
Félix Romero (born 26 February 1972) is a Cuban handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharu ...
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Freddy Suárez
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José Hernández
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Juan González
*
Luis Silveira
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Miguel Montes
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Misael Iglesias
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Odael Marcos
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Raúl Hardy
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Rolando Uríos
Rolando Uríos (born 27 January 1971) is a Cuban-Spanish handball player. He competed with Cuba in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics and represented Spain at the men's tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer ...
*
Yunier Noris
Judo
;Men
;Women
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Sailing
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Softball
Women's tournament
;Team roster
*
Vilma Álvarez
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María Arceo
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Yuneisy Castillo
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Yamila Degrase
*
Laritza Espinosa
*
Yamila Flor
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Haydée Hernández
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Luisa Medina
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Estela Milañes
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Yarisleidis Peña
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Diamela Puentes
*
Niolis Ramos
*
Olga Ruyol
Olga Ruyol (born 10 August 1968) is a Cuban softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ' ...
*
María Santana
*
María Zamora
;Summary
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
;Men
;Women
Volleyball
;Men's roster
*
Alexei Argilagos
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Ángel Dennis
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Raúl Diago
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Yosenki García
Yosenki García Diaz (born ) is a Cuban former volleyball player. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing seventh. He helped Cuba wi ...
*
Ramón Gato
*
Ihosvany Hernández
*
Osvaldo Hernández
Osvaldo Hernández Chambell (born 11 July 1970 in Camagüey) is an Italian volleyball player originally from Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the isl ...
*
Leonel Marshall
*
Pavel Pimienta
Pavel Pimienta (born 3 August 1976) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian (2000), he won the bronze medal with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship. He was a middle blocker.
Hono ...
*
Alain Roca
*
Iván Ruíz
*
Nicolás Vives
Nicolas Ernestos Vives Coffibny (born ) is a former Cuban male volleyball player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 7th.
See al ...
*Head Coach:
Juan Díaz Marino
;Women's roster
*
Taismary Agüero
Taismary Agüero Leiva (born March 5, 1977) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. She is the only player to represent two women's volleyball national team to win Major titles (1995 FIVB World Cup, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, 1998 FIVB Worl ...
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Zoila Barros
Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1979) is a retired Cuban female volleyball player who played as a middle blocker. She played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, and helped the team win a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics ...
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Regla Bell
Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (July 6, 1970 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team.
Career
She won thre ...
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Marlenis Costa
Marlenis Costa Blanco (born July 30, 1973) is a Cuban volleyball player
This is a list of top international volleyball players.
A
* Foluke Akinradewo
* Carolina Albuquerque
* Todor Aleksiev
* Ana Ida Alvares
* Thiago Soares Alv ...
*
Ana Fernández
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Mirka Francia
Mirka Francia Vasconcelos (born 14 February 1975, in Villa Clara) is a Cuban- Italian volleyball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuba women's national volleyball team. At 1.84 meters (6 ft) tall, she played as a blocker ...
*
Lilia Izquierdo
Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre (born February 10, 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a former female volleyball player from Cuba. She won gold medals at the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the ...
*
Mireya Luis
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player.
Life
At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for t ...
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Raisa O'Farril
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Yumilka Ruíz
Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978 in Camagüey) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1 ...
*
Martha Sánchez
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Regla Torres
Regla Torres Herrera (born February 12, 1975 in Havana) is a Cuban volleyball player who has won three Olympic gold medals with her first being at the young, for volleyball, age of 17. She has played on the international circuit since she was 14 ...
*Head Coach:
Luis Felipe Calderón
;Summary
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
See also
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Cuba at the 1999 Pan American Games
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Cuba at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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