Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 156 competitors (132 men and 24 women) took part in 76 events covering 14 sports.[1]

Cuba at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors156 (132 men and 24 women) in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

  • Alberto Juantorena
    • Heat — 1:47.15
    • Semi Final — 1:45.88
    • Final — 1:43.50 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Leandro Civil
    • Heat — 1:45.88
    • Semi Final — 1:47.31 (→ did not advance)
  • Luis Medina
    • Heat — 1:50.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Eddy Gutierrez, Damaso Alfonso, Carlos Alvarez, and Alberto Juantorena
    • Heat — 3:03.24
    • Final — 3:03.81 (→ 7th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Damaso Alfonso
    • Heats — 50.76s
    • Semi Final — 49.84s
    • Final — 50.19s (→ 7th place)

Men's Marathon

Men's Long Jump

  • Milan Matos
    • Qualification — 7.57m (→ did not advance)

Men's triple jump

  • Pedro Pérez
    • Qualification — 16.51m
    • Qualification — 16.81m (→ 4th place)
  • Armando Herrera
    • Qualification — 15.98m (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's High Jump

Men's Discus Throw

Women's Shot Put

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A):
    • Defeated Australia (111-89)
    • Lost to Canada (79-84)
    • Defeated Japan (97-56)
    • Defeated Mexico (89-75)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (72-98)
  • Classification Matches:
    • 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (79-91)
    • 7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (92-81) → 7th place
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Carmilo Hortega

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Jorge Hernández
    1. First Round – Defeated Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (BUL), RSC-3
    2. Second Round – Defeated Zoffa Yarawi (PNG), KO-3
    3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Park Chan-Hee (KOR), 3:2
    4. Semifinals – Defeated Orlando Maldonado (PUR), 5:0
    5. Final – Defeated Li Byong-Uk (PRK), 4:1 → Gold Medal

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Cuba in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Individual pursuit

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Lightweight

  • Héctor Rodríguez

Men's Half-Heavyweight

  • José Ibañez

Men's Open Class

  • José Ibañez

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Cuba at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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