Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance in the Olympics, except for some editions. Cuban athletes did not attend in two Olympic Games (1984 and 1988), where they joined the Soviet and North Korean boycott. Cuban Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1972. A total of 151 athletes, 97 men and 54 women, competed in 18 sports. Men's baseball and women's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Cuba had its representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery.

Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	151 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Iván Pedroso
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 9 Silver 7 Bronze 11 Total 27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Cuban team featured seven defending Olympic champions from Sydney: taekwondo jin Ángel Matos in the men's welterweight division, the women's volleyball team (led by Yumilka Ruíz), boxers Mario Kindelán and Guillermo Rigondeaux, Greco-Roman wrestler Filiberto Azcuy, sprint hurdler Anier García, and long jumper Iván Pedroso, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Among the champions, Kindelan and Rigondeaux only managed to defend Olympic titles in their respective weight categories.[2] Skeet shooter Guillermo Alfredo Torres, the oldest athlete of the team at age 45, became the first Cuban athlete to compete in five Olympic Games since 1980; meanwhile, judoka Yamila Zambrano was the youngest of the team at age 18.

Cuba left Athens with a total of 27 Olympic medals (9 gold, 7 silver, and 11 bronze), failing only two golds short of the total record achieved from Sydney. Eight of these medals were awarded to the athletes in boxing, six in judo, and five in athletics. Cuba's team-based athletes proved successful in Athens, as men's baseball and women's volleyball teams won gold and bronze medals, respectively. Among the nation's gold medalists were Osleidys Menéndez, who previously won the bronze in Sydney and also, became the first non-European athlete to claim an Olympic title in women's javelin throw since María Caridad Colón did so in 1980.[3] On August 23, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Russia's Irina Korzhanenko shot put title after failing the doping test for stanozolol, and the gold medal was subsequently awarded to Yumileidi Cumbá at the conclusion of the Games.[4]

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Yumileidi Cumbá Athletics Women's shot put August 18  Gold Cuba national baseball team Danny Betancourt Luis Borroto Frederich Cepeda Yorelvis Charles Michel Enríquez Norberto González Yulieski Gourriel Pedro Luis Lazo Roger Machado Jonder Martínez Danny Miranda Frank Montieth Vicyohandri Odelín Adiel Palma Eduardo Paret Ariel Pestano Alexei Ramírez Eriel Sánchez Antonio Scull Carlos Tabares Yoandry Urgellés Osmani Urrutia Manuel Vega Norge Luis Vera Baseball Men's tournament August 25  Gold Osleidys Menéndez Athletics Women's javelin throw August 27  Gold Yuriorkis Gamboa Boxing Flyweight August 28  Gold Odlanier Solís Boxing Heavyweight August 28  Gold Yan Bartelemí Boxing Light flyweight August 29  Gold Guillermo Rigondeaux Boxing Bantamweight August 29  Gold Mario Kindelán Boxing Lightweight August 29  Gold Yandro Quintana Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg August 29  Silver Daima Beltrán Judo Women's +78 kg August 20  Silver Yipsi Moreno Athletics Women's hammer throw August 25  Silver Yanelis Labrada Taekwondo Women's 49 kg August 25  Silver Roberto Monzón Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg August 26  Silver Yudel Johnson Boxing Light welterweight August 28  Silver Ledis Balceiro Ibrahim Rojas Canoeing Men's C-2 500 m August 28  Silver Lorenzo Aragón Boxing Welterweight August 29  Bronze Yordanis Arencibia Judo Men's 66 kg August 15  Bronze Amarilis Savón Judo Women's 52 kg August 15  Bronze Yurisleydis Lupetey Judo Women's 57 kg August 16  Bronze Driulis González Judo Women's 63 kg August 17  Bronze Yurisel Laborde Judo Women's 78 kg August 19  Bronze Juan Miguel Rodríguez Shooting Men's skeet August 22  Bronze Yunaika Crawford Athletics Women's hammer throw August 25  Bronze Anier García Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 27  Bronze Michel López Núñez Boxing Super heavyweight August 29  Bronze Cuba women's national volleyball team Zoila Barros Rosir Calderón Nancy Carrillo Ana Fernández Maybelis Martínez Liana Mesa Anniara Muñoz Yaima Ortíz Daimí Ramírez Yumilka Ruíz Marta Sánchez Dulce Téllez Volleyball Women's tournament August 29  Bronze Iván Fundora Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg August 29

Medals by sport Sport Total Boxing 5 2 1 8 Athletics 2 1 2 5 Wrestling 1 1 1 3 Baseball 1 0 0 1 Judo 0 1 5 6 Canoeing 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 1 0 1 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Volleyball 0 0 1 1 Total 9 7 11 27

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Cuban archer qualified for the women's individual archery.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maydenia Sarduy	Women's individual	595	58	Mospinek (POL) L 145–162	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 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 at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6]

Yumileidi Cumbá originally claimed a silver medal in women's shot put. On August 23, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Russia's Irina Korzhanenko shot put title after failing the doping test for stanozolol. Following the announcement of Annus' disqualification, Cumba's medal was eventually upgraded to gold.[4][7]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Anier García	110 m hurdles	13.24	1 Q	13.28	2 Q	13.30	3 Q	13.20
Yoel Hernández		13.41	2 Q	13.29	2 Q	13.37	6	Did not advance
Yuniel Hernández		13.48	4 Q	13.46	4 Q	DNS		Did not advance
Yeimer López	400 m	45.44	2 Q	N/A		45.52	4	Did not advance
Yacnier Luis	400 m hurdles	DSQ		N/A		Did not advance
Aguelmis Rojas	Marathon	N/A						2:21:59	47

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Yoandri Betanzos	Triple jump	17.53	2 Q	17.47	4
Frank Casañas	Discus throw	60.60	17	Did not advance
Arnie David Giralt	Triple jump	16.70	17	Did not advance
Isbel Luaces	Javelin throw	80.07	13	Did not advance
Lois Maikel Martínez	Discus throw	57.18	29	Did not advance
Iván Pedroso	Long jump	8.05	11 q	8.23	7
Lisvany Pérez	High jump	2.28	=4 Q	2.25	11
Yoelbi Quesada	Triple jump	17.01	9 Q	16.96	8

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zulia Calatayud	800 m	2:03.99	3 Q	1:59.21	4 q	2:00.95	8
Mariela González	Marathon	N/A				3:02:20	59
Daimí Pernía	400 m hurdles	55.91	5	Did not advance
Anay Tejeda	100 m hurdles	13.24	5	Did not advance
Virgen Benavides Roxana Díaz Miladis Lazo Ana López	4 × 100 m relay	43.60	6	N/A		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Noraida Bicet	Javelin throw	60.97	12 q	62.51	7
Yusmay Bicet	Triple jump	14.53	14 Q	14.57	9
Sonia Bisset	Javelin throw	61.45	8 Q	63.54	5
Yunaika Crawford	Hammer throw	71.74	2 Q	73.16
Yumileidi Cumbá	Shot put	19.10	2 Q	19.59
Yudelkis Fernández	Long jump	6.36	30	Did not advance
Yania Ferrales	Discus throw	61.54	10 q	NM	—
Misleydis González	Shot put	18.33	10 q	18.59	7
Osleidys Menéndez	Javelin throw	64.91	1 Q	71.53 OR
Yipsi Moreno	Hammer throw	70.56	7 Q	73.36
Aldenay Vasallo	Hammer throw	62.64	37	Did not advance

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Roster

Manager: 39 – Higinio Vélez

Coach: 22 – Carlos Pérez Cepero, 30 – Pedro José Delgado Pérez, 34 – José Sánchez Elosegui, 41 – Francisco Laza Escaurrido Chapelle

Pos. Number Player Date of birth (age) Club IF 2 Eduardo Paret Pérez (1972-10-23)23 October 1972 (aged 31) Centrales C 8 Ariel Pestano (1974-01-31)31 January 1974 (aged 30) Centrales IF 10 Yulieski Gourriel Castillo (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 20) Centrales IF 12 Michel Enríquez Tamayo (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 25) Occidentales OF 14 Yoandri Urgelles Cobas (1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 23) Industriales P 15 Danny Betancourt Chacón (1981-05-25)25 May 1981 (aged 23) Orientales P 16 Adiel Palma López (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 33) Centrales P 20 Norge Luis Vera Peralta (1971-08-03)3 August 1971 (aged 33) Orientales OF 21 Alexei Ramírez Rodriguez (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 22) Occidentales P 23 Vicyohandri Odelín Saname (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 24) Orientales OF 24 Frederich Cepeda Cruz (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 (aged 24) Centrales IF 25 Antonio Scull Hernández (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18) Industriales P 26 Luis Borroto Jiménez (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 21) Centrales P 28 Frank Andy Montieth Herrera (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 19) Industriales IF 31 Yorelvis Charles Martínez (1978-09-25)25 September 1978 (aged 25) Centrales P 32 Norberto Gonzalez Miranda (1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 24) Centrales OF 46 Osmani Urrutia (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 (aged 25) Orientales IF 55 Eriel Leon Sánchez (1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 29) Orientales OF 56 Carlos Alberto Tabares Padilla (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 30) Industriales P 58 Jonder Martínez (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 26) Occidentales C 61 Roger Machado Morales (1974-03-31)31 March 1974 (aged 30) Occidentales IF 74 Danny Miranda Agramonte (1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 25) Occidentales P 91 Manuel Alberto Vega Tamayo (1975-08-09)9 August 1975 (aged 29) Orientales P 99 Pedro Luis Lazo (1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 31) Occidentales

Round robin

Team	W	L	Tiebreaker
Japan	6	1	1-0
Cuba	6	1	0-1
Canada	5	2	-
Australia	4	3	-
Chinese Taipei	3	4	-
Netherlands	2	5	-
Greece	1	6	1-0
Italy	1	6	0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	x	4	10	1
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0)   LP: Craig Anderson (0-1)   Sv: Jonder Martinez (1S) Home runs: AUS: None CUB: M. Enriquez in 1st, 1 RBI; O.Urrutia in 6th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Greece	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	1
Cuba	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	x	5	10	1
WP: Norge Luis Vera (1-0)   LP: Jared Theodorakos (0-1)   Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (1S) Home runs: GRE: None CUB: F. Cepeda in 2nd, 1 RBI; M. Enriquez in 6th, 1 RBI; A. Pestano in 7th, 2 RBIs

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	6	12	2
Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	2
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0)   LP: Vicyohandri Odelín (0-1)   Sv: Hirotoshi Ishii (1S) Home runs: JPN: K. Jojima in 4th, 1 RBI; N. Nakamura in 4th, 1 RBI; K. Wada in 2nd, 2 RBIs CUB: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	10	15	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	1
WP: Luis Borroto (1-0)   LP: Tu Chang-Wei (0-1)   Sv: Danny Betancourt (1S) Home runs: CUB: E. Sanchez in 2nd, 1 RBI TPE: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	0
Cuba	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	x	9	12	0
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0)   LP: Eelco Jansen (0-1) Home runs: NED: E. J. 'T Hoen in 8th, 1 RBI; Y. de Casterin 9th, 1 RBI CUB: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	10	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	1
WP: Norberto González (1-0)   LP: Jason Dickson (1-1)   Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (2S) Home runs: CUB: A. Scull in 2nd, 2 RBIs CAN: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Luis Borroto (2-0)   LP: Michael Marchesano (0-2)

Semifinal

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	1
Cuba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	x	8	13	2
WP: Danny Betancourt (1-0-1)   LP: Chris Begg (0-1) Home runs: CAN: R. Radmanovich in 9th, 1 RBI CUB: None

Gold Medal Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	13	1
Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	0
WP: Adiel Palma (3-0)   LP: John Stephens (0-2)   Sv: Danny Betancourt (1-0-2) Home runs: CUB: F. Cepeda in 4th, 2 RBIs AUS: P. Gonzalez in 5th, 1 RBI

Won Gold Medal

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cuba, by far the most successful country at boxing in the 2004 Olympics, entered a boxer in each of the 11 weight classes in Athens. None of the seven boxers with a round of 32 match lost it. Only one of the boxers fell in the round of 16 (also the only boxer not to win a match), with the other ten advancing to quarterfinals. Two lost there, while the remaining eight ensured medals for themselves by winning their quarterfinal matches. One lost in the semifinal, earning a bronze medal. Of the seven Cuban boxers that advanced to the final bout in their weight classes, five won the match to take gold and two lost to claim silver medals.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yan Bartelemí	Light flyweight	Miranda (VEN) W RSC	Pannon (THA) W 23–14	Hong M-W (KOR) W 30–11	Zou Sm (CHN) W 29–17	Yalçınkaya (TUR) W 21–16
Yuriorkis Gamboa	Flyweight	Samoilenco (MDA) W 46–33	Jongjohor (THA) W 26–21	Balakshin (RUS) W 26–18	Rahimov (GER) W 20–11	Thomas (FRA) W 38–23
Guillermo Rigondeaux	Bantamweight	Liu Y (CHN) W 21–7	Lassi (PAK) W RSC	Kovalev (RUS) W 20–5	Sultonov (UZB) W 27–13	Petchkoom (THA) W 22–13
Luis Franco	Featherweight	Talasbayev (KGZ) W 32–15	Oliveira (BRA) W 30–15	Tajbert (GER) L 26–34	Did not advance
Mario Kindelán	Lightweight	Sadiq (NGR) W RSC	Shah (PAK) W 24–9	Huseynov (AZE) W 23–11	Khrachev (RUS) W 20–10	Khan (GBR) W 30–22
Yudel Johnson	Light welterweight	Bye	Mwale (ZAM) W RSC	Mahmudov (UZB) W 32–28	Georgiev (BUL) W 13–9	Boonjumnong (THA) L 11–17
Lorenzo Aragón	Welterweight	Kotakos (GRE) W RSC	Martirosyan (USA) W 16–14	Khairov (AZE) W 32–28	Kim J-J (KOR) W 38–10	Artayev (KAZ) L 26–36
Yordanis Despaigne	Middleweight	Pascal (CAN) W 36–24	Balzsay (HUN) W 38–25	Dirrell (USA) L 11–12	Did not advance
Yoan Pablo Hernández	Light heavyweight	Bye	Makarenko (RUS) L 18–30	Did not advance
Odlanier Solís	Heavyweight	N/A	Alekseyev (RUS) W 24–21	Vasquez (VEN) W 24–4	Al Shami (SYR) W RSC	Zuyev (BLR) W 22–13
Michel López Núñez	Super heavyweight	N/A	Saidov (UZB) W 18–13	Estrada (USA) W 21–7	Aly (EGY) L 16–18	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karel Aguilar Chacon	Men's C-1 1000 m	3:54.250	3 q	3:52.260	2 Q	3:54.957	8
Aldo Pruna Díaz	Men's C-1 500 m	1:50.426	3 q	1:53.229	4	Did not advance
Ledis Balceiro Ibrahim Rojas	Men's C-2 500 m	1:39.860	2 Q	Bye		1:40.350
	Men's C-2 1000 m	3:30.435	2 Q	Bye		3:50.346	8

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Reinier Cartaya Julio César Herrera Ahmed López	Men's team sprint	45.458 59.278	10	Did not advance

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ahmed López	Men's time trial	1:02.739	9

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Yoanka González	Women's points race	5	0	10

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cuban divers qualified for eight individual diving spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jorge Betancourt	3 m springboard	382.56	21	Did not advance
Erick Fornaris		380.07	22	Did not advance
Erick Fornaris	10 m platform	351.75	28	Did not advance
José Guerra		375.87	25	Did not advance
Jorge Betancourt Erick Fornaris	3 m synchronized springboard	N/A				338.46	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Iohana Cruz	3 m springboard	203.76	29	Did not advance
Yaima Mena	10 m platform	238.44	30	Did not advance
Yolanda Ortiz		259.47	26	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four Cuban fencers (two men and two women) qualified for the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Andrés Carillo	Individual épée	Bye	Obry (FRA) W 15–10	Boisse (FRA) L 11–15	Did not advance
Cándido Maya	Individual sabre	Kembe (CGO) W 15–13	Sharikov (RUS) L 9–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Eimey Gómez	Individual épée	Dunnette (CAN) W 11–9	Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 9–15	Did not advance
Ana Faez Miclin	Individual sabre	N/A	Lee S-M (KOR) W 15–13	Jacobson (USA) L 4–15	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Abel Driggs Santos	All-around	8.875	9.600	9.550	9.012	9.425	8.812	55.274	28	Did not advance
Eric López Ríos		9.062	9.500	9.637	9.400	9.687	9.112	56.398	18 Q	9.137	8.600	9.500	9.700	9.675	8.837	55.449	20

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Leyanet González Calero	All-around	9.337	8.787	8.775	9.325	36.224	30 Q	9.325	8.725	8.012	9.237	35.299	22

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Twelve Cuban judoka (five men and seven women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yordanis Arencibia	−66 kg	Ortíz (VEN) W 0101–0010	Young (AUS) W 1001–0001	Pina (POR) W 1001–0001	Krnáč (SVK) L 0002–1010	Bye			Margoshvili (GEO) W 0200–0000
Rubert Martínez	−73 kg	Razvozov (ISR) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Gabriel Arteaga	−81 kg	Nyamkhüü (MGL) W 0130–0001	Kwon Y-W (KOR) L 0001–0010	Did not advance
Yosvany Despaigne	−90 kg	Taov (RUS) L 0001–0011	Did not advance
Oreidis Despaigne	−100 kg	Bubon (UKR) W 0100–0010	Jurack (GER) L 0000–1001	Did not advance		Illadis (GRE) W 1000–0010	Lemaire (FRA) L 0000–0221	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yamila Zambrano	−48 kg	Bye	Haddad (ALG) L 0000–1110	Did not advance
Amarilis Savón	−52 kg	Askelöf (SWE) W 1000–0000	Lee E-H (KOR) W 1010–0000	Heylen (BEL) W 0101–0000	Yokosawa (JPN) L 0010–1000	Bye			Souakri (ALG) W 1000–0000
Yurisleydis Lupetey	−57 kg	Bye	Harel (FRA) W 1000–0000	Göldi (SUI) W WO	Kye S-H (PRK) L 0000–1000	Bye			Fernández (ESP) W 0010–0000
Driulis González	−63 kg	Bye	Žolnir (SLO) L 0001–0010	Did not advance		Bye	Vandecaveye (BEL) W 1000–0000	Hong O-S (PRK) W 1010–0000	Krukower (ARG) W WO
Anaysi Hernandez	−70 kg	Moreira (ANG) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Yurisel Laborde	−78 kg	Bye	Kühnen (GER) W 0011–0001	Liu X (CHN) L 0000–1001	Did not advance	Bye	Moskalyuk (RUS) W 1001–0000	Lee S-Y (KOR) W 0030–0022	Lebrun (FRA) W 1001–0001
Daima Beltrán	+78 kg	Bryant (GBR) W 0030–0010	Bvegadzi (CGO) W 1000–0000	Blanco (VEN) W 1001–0000	Sun Fm (CHN) W 1000–0000	Bye			Tsukada (JPN) L 0100–1000

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cuban rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yuleidys Cascaret	Single sculls	7:19.45	2 R	6:58.44	1 SA/B/C	6:58.35	4 FB	6:58.61	12
Yoennis Hernández Yosbel Martínez	Double sculls	7:20.95	5 R	6:16.38	2 SA/B	6:24.54	5 FB	6:15.37	9
Armando Arrechavaleta Yosvel Iglesias	Lightweight double sculls	6:25.14	5 R	6:27.89	4 SC/D	6:28.09	2 FC	6:48.50	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ismaray Marrero Dailin Taset	Lightweight double sculls	7:18.35	5 R	7:14.01	4 FC	Bye		7:42.20	14

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; R=Repechage

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eight Cuban shooters (six men and two women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Norbelis Bárzaga	10 m air pistol	573	=30	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	542	=34	Did not advance
Arseny Borrero	50 m pistol	535	40	Did not advance
Reinier Estpinan	50 m rifle prone	581	46	Did not advance
Leuris Pupo	25 m rapid fire pistol	585	=7	Did not advance
Juan Miguel Rodríguez	Skeet	122 (4)	=3 Q	147 (10)
Guillermo Alfredo Torres		119	=21	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Eglis Yaima Cruz	10 m air rifle	385	39	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	571	=20	Did not advance
Margarita Tarradell	10 m air pistol	368	=35	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	565	=32	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cuban swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcos Hernández	50 m freestyle	23.19	34	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Imaday Núñez González	100 m breaststroke	1:12.14	27	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:36.40	28	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Cuban taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ángel Matos	Men's −80 kg	Estrada (MEX) L 7–8	Did not advance
Yanelis Labrada	Women's −49 kg	Bye	Boorapolchai (THA) W 3–1	Carías (GUA) W 8–3	Bye		Chen S-H (TPE) L 4–5

Volleyball

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Francisco Álvarez Juan Rossell	Men's	Pool B  Dieckmann – Scheuerpflug (GER) L 1 – 2 (19–21, 21–19, 10–15)  Araújo – Insfran (BRA) L 0 – 2 (21–23, 20–22)  Canet – Hamel (FRA) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–19)	3	Did not advance
Dalixia Fernández Tamara Larrea	Women's	Pool B  Gattelli – Perrotta (ITA) W 2 – 1 (21–17, 18–21, 15–10)  Naidoo – Willand (RSA) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–16)  Bede – Behar (BRA) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 19–21)	2 Q	Dumont – Martin (CAN) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21)	Did not advance

Indoor

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Cuban roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Luis Felipe Calderón

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2004 club
1	Yumilka Ruíz (C)	5 August 1978	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	329 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Camagüey
3	Nancy Carrillo	11 January 1986	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
5	Maybelis Martínez (L)	13 June 1977	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
6	Daimí Ramírez	8 October 1983	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Camagüey
8	Yaima Ortíz	9 November 1981	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
10	Ana Fernández	3 August 1973	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Sancti Spíritus
11	Liana Mesa	26 December 1977	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Camagüey
12	Rosir Calderón	28 December 1984	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Ciudad de La Habana
13	Anniara Muñoz	24 January 1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Cienfuegos
16	Dulce Téllez	12 September 1983	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Santiago de Cuba
17	Marta Sánchez	17 May 1973	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Holguín
18	Zoila Barros	6 August 1976	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Ciudad de La Habana

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	5	4	1	9	14	4	3.500	429	346	1.240	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	3	2	8	11	8	1.375	426	388	1.098
3	Cuba	5	3	2	8	11	10	1.100	443	460	0.963
4	United States	5	2	3	7	11	10	1.100	472	467	1.011
5	Germany	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	387	414	0.935
6	Dominican Republic	5	1	4	6	3	14	0.214	334	416	0.803

Source: FIVB

14 August 2004 09:00	Cuba	2–3	Germany	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Abdullah Al Khelaifi (KSA)
	(25–20, 26–24, 22–25, 15–25, 15–17) result

16 August 2004 22:05	Russia	2–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Kim Kun Tae (KOR), Valdir Dellaqua (BRA)
	(24–26, 25–19, 27–25, 19–25, 13–16) result

18 August 2004 14:00	Cuba	3–2	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Patrick Rachard (FRA), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
	(25–19, 22–25, 15–25, 25–21, 15–13) result

20 August 2004 11:00	Dominican Republic	0–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
	(23–25, 17–25, 23–25) result

22 August 2004 21:30	Cuba	0–3	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(22–25, 12–25, 19–25) result

Quarterfinals

24 August 2004 19:30	Italy	2–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Juan Angel Pereyra (ARG), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY)
	(23–25, 25–14, 25–22, 14–25, 12–15) result

Semifinals

26 August 2004 22:15	Cuba	2–3	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,120 Referees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG)
	(22–25, 20–25, 25–17, 25–23, 10–15) result

Bronze Medal Final

28 August 2004 18:00	Brazil	1–3	Cuba	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(22–25, 22–25, 25–14, 17–25) result

Won Bronze Medal

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Cuban weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yoandry Hernández	Men's −94 kg	167.5	=14	207.5	=10	375	12
Michel Batista	Men's −105 kg	182.5	=12	212.5	12	395	11

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
René Montero	−55 kg	Tulbea (MDA) W 3–0 ^PO	Abas (USA) L 1–3 ^PP	2	Did not advance			13
Yandro Quintana	−60 kg	Djorev (BUL) W 3–0 ^PO	Kumar (IND) W 3–0 ^PO	1 Q	Pogosian (GEO) W 3–0 ^PO	Fedoryshyn (UKR) W 3–1 ^PP	Mostafa-Jokar (IRI) W 3–0 ^PO
Serguei Rondón	−66 kg	Tedeyev (UKR) L 1–3 ^PP	Tushishvili (GEO) W 4–0 ^ST	2	Did not advance			9
Iván Fundora	−74 kg	Maan (IND) W 3–0 ^PO	Obata (JPN) W 3–0 ^PO	1 Q	Igali (CAN) W 3–1 ^PP	Laliyev (KAZ) L 1–3 ^PP	Brzozowski (POL) W 3–1 ^PP
Yoel Romero	−84 kg	Cobb (GUM) W 4–0 ^ST	Bichinashvili (GER) W 3–0 ^PO	1 Q	Loizidis (GRE) W 3–1 ^PP	Sanderson (USA) L 1–3 ^PP	Sazhidov (RUS) L 1–3 ^PP	4
Alexis Rodríguez	−120 kg	Batzelas (GRE) W 4–0 ^ST	Priadun (UKR) W 3–0 ^PO	1 Q	Polatçı (TUR) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Kuramagomedov (RUS) W 5–0 ^VB	5

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lázaro Rivas	−55 kg	Benchenaf (ALG) W 4–0 ^ST	Rangraz (IRI) W 3–1 ^PP	N/A	1 Q	Majoros (HUN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Chochua (GEO) W 4–0 ^ST	5
Roberto Monzón	−60 kg	Ashkani (IRI) W 3–1 ^PP	Gikas (GRE) W 3–0 ^PO	Tüfenk (TUR) W 3–0 ^PO	1 Q	Bye	Shevtsov (RUS) W 3–1 ^PP	Jung J-H (KOR) L 0–3 ^PO
Juan Marén	−66 kg	Mansurov (AZE) L 0–3 ^PO	Wolny (POL) W 3–0 ^PO	N/A	2	Did not advance			13
Filiberto Azcuy	−74 kg	Choi D-H (KOR) W 3–1 ^PP	Truszkowski (POL) W 3–0 ^PO	N/A	1 Q	Yli-Hannuksela (FIN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Khalimov (KAZ) L 0–5 ^VB	6
Ernesto Peña	−96 kg	Lowney (USA) W 3–1 ^PP	Virág (HUN) W 3–1 ^PP	N/A	1 Q	Özal (TUR) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Chkhaidze (KGZ) W 3–0 ^PO	5
Mijaín López	−120 kg	Evseitchik (ISR) W 3–0 ^PO	Gül (TUR) W 3–0 ^PO	N/A	1 Q	Baroyev (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	Szczepaniak (FRA) W 5–0 ^VB	5

See also

• Cuba at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Cuba at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. Mastrascusa, Francisco (9 August 2004). "Pudiera ser Iván Pedroso el abanderado de Cuba" [Can Iván Pedroso be the flag bearer for Cuba?]. Cuba Hora. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad