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Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = CUB

| NOCname = Cuban Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8}}

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website =

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 70

| sports = 16

| flagbearer_open = Yaime Pérez
Mijaín López

| flagbearer_close = Zurian Hechavarria

| rank = 14

| gold = 7

| silver = 3

| bronze = 5

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020}} The Cuban delegation was their smallest (and first with fewer than 100 athletes) since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

Medalists

{{further|2020 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}Luis OrtaWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg{{dts|2 August}}
{{gold medal}}Mijaín LópezWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 130 kg{{dts|2 August}}
{{gold medal}}Fernando Jorge
Serguey Torres		CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 metres{{dts|3 August}}
{{gold medal}}Roniel IglesiasBoxingMen's welterweight{{dts|3 August}}
{{gold medal}}Arlen LópezBoxingMen's light heavyweight{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}Julio César La CruzBoxingMen's heavyweight{{dts|6 August}}
{{gold medal}}Andy CruzBoxingMen's lightweight{{dts|8 August}}
{{silver medal}}Idalys OrtizJudoWomen's +78 kg{{dts|30 July}}
{{silver medal}}Juan Miguel EchevarríaAthleticsMen's long jump{{dts|2 August}}
{{silver medal}}Leuris PupoShootingMen's 25 metre rapid fire pistol{{dts|2 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Rafael AlbaTaekwondoMen's +80 kg{{dts|27 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Maykel MassóAthleticsMen's long jump{{dts|2 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Yaime PérezAthleticsWomen's discus throw{{dts|2 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Lázaro ÁlvarezBoxingMen's featherweight{{dts|2 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Reineris SalasWrestlingMen's freestyle 97 kg{{dts|7 August}}

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{{Clear}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=7|Medals by sport

align=center

|Sport

| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#dce5e5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#ffdab9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|Athletics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|3

align=center

|Boxing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

align=center

|Canoeing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Judo

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Shooting

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Taekwondo

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

align=center

|Wrestling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

!Total

! style="background:gold;" |7

! style="background:silver;" |3

! style="background:#c96;" |5

!15

{{col-end}}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=150|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Athletics

| 7

1320
align=left|Boxing

| 7

07
align=left|Canoeing

| 2

24
align=left|Cycling

| 0

11
align=left|Gymnastics

| 0

11
align=left|Judo

| 3

36
align=left|Modern pentathlon

| 1

12
align=left|Rowing

| 0

11
align=left|Shooting

| 3

25
align=left|Swimming

| 1

12
align=left|Table tennis

| 1

12
align=left|Taekwondo

| 1

01
align=left|Volleyball

| 0

22
align=left|Weightlifting

| 1

34
align=left|Wrestling

| 9

312
Total || 36 || 34 || 70

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuban athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}

{{smalldiv|1=

;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}}

;Track & road events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heat

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Roxana Gómez

|align=left|Women's 400 m

|50.76 =PB

|2 Q

|49.71 PB

|3 q

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Rose Mary Almanza

|align=left|Women's 800 m

|2:00.71

|1 Q

|1:59.65

|4

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Zurian Hechavarría

|align=left|Women's 400 m hurdles

|54.99 PB

|6 q

|55.21

|4

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Rose Mary Almanza
Sahily Diago
Zurian Hechavarría
Lisneidy Veitía

|align=left|Women's 4 × 400 m relay

|3:24.04 SB

|2 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:26.92

|8

;Field events

;Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=left|Juan Miguel Echevarría

|align=left rowspan=3|Long jump

|8.50 SB

|1 Q

|8.41{{efn|Echevarría tied for gold with Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou, but was awarded a silver in the tie-breaker (second best jump).}}

|{{Silver2}}

align=left|Lester Lescay

|7.69

|25

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Maykel Massó

|8.07

|7 Q

|8.21

|{{Bronze3}}

align=left|Andy Díaz

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Triple jump

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|colspan="2" |Did not advance

align="left" |Cristian Nápoles

|17.08 SB

|4 Q

|16.63

|10

align=left|Luis Zayas

|align=left|High jump

|2.17

|=26

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=left|Leyanis Pérez

|align=left rowspan=3|Triple jump

| colspan="2" | {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Liadagmis Povea

|14.50

|5 Q

|14.70

|5

align=left|Davisleydi Velazco

|14.14

|15

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Yarisley Silva

|align=left|Pole vault

|4.55

|=8 Q

|4.50

|=8

align=left|Denia Caballero

|align=left rowspan=2|Discus throw

|57.96

|23

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=left|Yaime Pérez

|63.18

|7 q

|65.72

|{{bronze3}}

;Combined events – Women's heptathlon

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!{{abbr|100H|100 meter hurdles}}

!{{abbr|HJ|High jump}}

!{{abbr|SP|Shot put}}

!200 m

!{{abbr|LJ|Long jump}}

!{{abbr|JT|Javelin throw}}

!800 m

!Total

!Rank

rowspan=2 align=left|Yorgelis Rodríguez

!style=font-size:95%|Result

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

|rowspan=2 colspan=2| {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

style=font-size:95%|Points

|0

|0

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba entered seven male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, all of them, led by Rio 2016 gold medalists Arlen López (men's light heavyweight) and Julio César La Cruz (men's heavyweight), finished among the top five of their respective weight divisions to secure their places on the Cuban squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.{{cite news|title=Boxeo cubano irá a Tokio por cuatro títulos, afirma Julio César La Cruz|trans-title=Cuban boxers aim for four titles in Tokyo according to Julio Cesár La Cruz|language=es|url=https://www.cadenagramonte.cu/articulos/ver/104332:boxeo-cubano-ira-a-tokio-por-cuatro-titulos-afirma-julio-cesar-la-cruz|publisher=Radio Cadena Agramonte|date=25 May 2021|access-date=7 June 2021|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823142617/https://www.cadenagramonte.cu/articulos/ver/104332:boxeo-cubano-ira-a-tokio-por-cuatro-titulos-afirma-julio-cesar-la-cruz|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Yosvany Veitía

|align=left|Men's flyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tetteh|GHA|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yafai|GBR|2020 Summer}}
L 1–4

| colspan="3" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lázaro Álvarez

|align=left|Men's featherweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Shahbakhsh|IRI|2020 Summer}}
W {{abbr|RSC-I|Referee stops contest – Injury}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Butdee|THA|2020 Summer}}
{{0}}W 3–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Batyrgaziev|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 2–3

|Did not advance

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Andy Cruz

|align=left|Men's lightweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|L McCormack|GBR|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Oliveira|BRA|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Garside|AUS|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Davis|USA|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

{{gold1}}
align=center

|align=left|Roniel Iglesias

|align=left|Men's welterweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Okazawa|JPN|2020 Summer}}
W 3–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Johnson|USA|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zamkovoy|ROC|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|P McCormack|GBR|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Arlen López

|align=left|Men's light heavyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Houmri|ALG|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Romero|MEX|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Alfonso|AZE|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Whittaker|GBR|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

|{{gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Julio César La Cruz

|align=left|Men's heavyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ochola|KEN|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Reyes|ESP|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Teixeira|BRA|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gadzhimagomedov|ROC|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Dainier Peró

|align=left|Men's super heavyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Salcedo|COL|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Torrez|USA|2020 Summer}}
L 1–4

| colspan="3" |Did not advance

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Sprint=

Cuban canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.{{cite news|title=First round of Olympic canoe sprint quotas allocated|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/noticies/first-round-olympic-canoe-sprint-quotas-allocated|publisher=International Canoe Federation|date=30 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2019}} With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships, Cuba accepted the invitation from the International Canoe Federation to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m to the Games.{{cite news|title=Mexico to make Olympic slalom debut after quota allocations|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/mexico-make-olympic-slalom-debut-after-quota-allocations|publisher=International Canoe Federation|date=30 April 2021|accessdate=9 May 2021}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Fernando Jorge

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's C-1 1000 m

|4:04.378

|1 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|4:04.725

|4 FA

|4:13.918

|7

align=center

|align=left|José Ramón Pelier

|4:06.343

|2 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|4:09.696

|6 FB

|4:02.915

|9

align=center

|align=left|Fernando Jorge
Serguey Torres

|align=left|Men's C-2 1000 m

|3:39.028

|2 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|3:27.102

|2 FA

|3:24.995

|{{gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Yarisleidis Cirilo

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's C-1 200 m

|47.267

|2 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|48.375

|6 FB

|48.582

|12

align=center

|align=left|Katherin Nuevo

|46.533

|2 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|49.242

|8 FB

|49.024

|16

align=center

|align=left|Yarisleidis Cirilo
Katherin Nuevo

|align="left"|Women's C-2 500 m

|2:03.229

|3 QF

|2:03.282

|1 SF

|2:03.655

|2 FA

|2:01.623

|6

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Road=

Cuba entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 22 national finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.{{cite news|title=Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/athletes--quotas-for-road-cycling-events-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|publisher=UCI|date=18 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2019}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Arlenis Sierra

|align=left|Women's road race

|3:59:47

|34

Gymnastics

{{main|Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Artistic=

Cuba entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marcia Videaux finished among the top twenty eligible for qualification in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, respectively, to book her spot on the Cuban roster at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.{{cite news|title=Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019: Day 4 - as it happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/artistic-gymnastics-world-championships-2019-live-7-october/|publisher=Olympic Channel|date=7 October 2019|access-date=12 October 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://oncubanews.com/deportes/gimnastas-cubanos-clasifican-para-tokio-2020/|title=Gimnastas cubanos clasifican para Tokio 2020|trans-title=Cuban gymnasts qualified for Tokyo 2020|language=es|publisher=On Cuba News|date=7 October 2019|access-date=10 October 2019}}

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan=6|Qualification

!colspan=6|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor exercise}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor exercise}}

align=center

|align=left|Marcia Videaux

|align=left|Vault

|13.499

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|13.499

|16

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba qualified six judoka (three per gender) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Five of them, with three-time medalist Idalys Ortiz (women's heavyweight, +78 kg) leading the squad at her fourth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Magdiel Estrada accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Messner|title=Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/official-olympic-qualification-list|publisher=International Judo Federation|date=22 June 2021 |access-date=2 July 2021}}{{cite news|title=Tokio 2020: Listo el camino para los judocas cubanos|trans-title=Tokyo 2020: Cuban judoka are ready to compete|language=es|url=http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2021/07/22/tokio-2020-listo-el-camino-para-los-judocas-cubanos/|publisher=Cubadebate.cu|date=22 July 2021|access-date=22 July 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Magdiel Estrada

|align=left|Men's −73 kg

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sterpu|MDA|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=6|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Iván Felipe Silva

|align=left|Men's −90 kg

|{{bye}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Žgank|TUR|2020 Summer}}
L 00–01

|colspan=6|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Andy Granda

|align=left|Men's +100 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Rakhimov|TJK|2020 Summer}}
L 00–01

|colspan=6|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Maylín del Toro

|align=left|Women's –63 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Dahouk|EOR|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Barrios|VEN|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Kaliema Antomarchi

|align=left|Women's –78 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{bye}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Prodan|CRO|2020 Summer}}
W 01–00

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Malonga|FRA|2020 Summer}}
L 01–11

|Did not advance

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Steenhuis|NED|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Wagner|GER|2020 Summer}}
L 00–01

|5

align=center

|align=left|Idalys Ortiz

|align=left|Women's +78 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{bye}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Nunes|POR|2020 Summer}}
W 01–00

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Xu Sy|CHN|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Dicko|FRA|2020 Summer}}
W 11–00

|{{bye}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Sone|JPN|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|{{silver02}}

Modern pentathlon

{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuban athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Lester Ders and Rio 2016 Olympian Leydi Moya secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively by virtue of their top-five finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.{{cite news|url=http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/sports/9538-cubans-make-history-in-lima-2019-modern-pentathlon-tournament|title=Cubans make history in Lima 2019 modern pentathlon tournament|publisher=Cuban News Agency|date=31 July 2019|access-date=1 August 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=4|Fencing
(épée one touch)

!colspan=3|Swimming
(200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding
(show jumping)

!colspan=3|Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{abbr|RR|Ranking round}}

!{{abbr|BR|Bonus round}}

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

align=center

|align=left|Lester Ders

|align=left|Men's

|10–25

|0

|34

|160

|2:01.45

|15

|308

|{{abbr|EL|Eliminated}}

|33

|0

|11:46.41

|28

|594

|1062

|36

align=center

|align=left|Leydi Moya

|align=left|Women's

|15–20

|1

|26

|191

|2:17.96

|29

|275

|9

|15

|291

|13:16.65

|30

|504

|1261

|26

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing fourth in the A-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.{{cite news|title=Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule|url=https://worldrowing.com/2021/03/06/americas-qualification-regatta-completed-ahead-of-schedule/|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=6 March 2021|accessdate=31 March 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Milena Venega

|align=left|Women's single sculls

|8:03.00

|4 R

|8:17.30

|1 QF

|8:25.26

|5 SC/D

|7:41.18

|3 FC

|7:47.40

|17

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuban shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places_by_nation_and_number.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=1 January 2018|website=www.issf-sports.org/|publisher=ISSF|access-date=2 September 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jorge Álvarez

|align=left|Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

|578

|12

|colspan=2 rowspan=7 {{n/a}}

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jorge Grau

|align=left|Men's 10 m air pistol

|574

|19

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Leuris Pupo

|align=left|Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

|583

|5 Q

|29

|{{silver2}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Eglis Yaima Cruz

|align=left|Women's 10 m air rifle

|620.5

|37

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions

|1163

|23

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Laina Pérez

|align=left|Women's 10 m air pistol

|567

|32

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Women's 25 m pistol

| 582

|14

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jorge Grau
Laina Pérez

|align=left|10 m air pistol team

|568

|14

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tokyo-olympics-entry-lists-released-swimming-begins-july-24/|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=16 July 2021}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Luis Vega Torres

|align=left|Men's 200 m butterfly

|1:59.00

|31

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Men's 400 m individual medley

|4:27.65

|29

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

| align="left" |Elisbet Gámez

|align=left|Women's 200 m freestyle

|2:00.56

|23

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Table tennis

{{main|Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Daniela Fonseca scored a second-stage final triumph to notch the last ticket available in the women's singles and then teamed up with her partner and Rio 2016 Olympian Jorge Campos to seal an outright victory and a mixed doubles berth at the 2021 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina.{{cite news|title=Unforgettable day for Alberto Miño, Gaston Alto and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana|url=https://www.ittf.com/2021/04/17/unforgettable-day-alberto-mino-gaston-alto-daniela-fonseca-carrazana/|publisher=ITTF|date=17 April 2021|access-date=18 April 2021}}{{cite news|title=Cuba celebrates as Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana seal Tokyo qualification|url=https://www.ittf.com/2021/04/18/cuba-celebrates-jorge-campos-daniela-fonseca-carrazana-seal-tokyo-qualification/|publisher=ITTF|date=18 April 2021|access-date=26 April 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Preliminary

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Daniela Fonseca

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lay|AUS|2020 Summer}}
L 0–4

|colspan=8|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jorge Campos
Daniela Fonseca

|align=left|Mixed doubles

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Franziska /
Solja|GER|2020 Summer}}
L 0–4

| colspan="4" |Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world champion Rafael Alba secured a spot in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.{{cite news|title=Day 1 of Pan Am Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 concludes in Costa Rica|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/six-countries-earn-quota-on-first-day-of-pan-am-qualification-tournament-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games/|publisher=World Taekwondo|date=11 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020|archive-date=14 March 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314090258/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/six-countries-earn-quota-on-first-day-of-pan-am-qualification-tournament-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games/|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rafael Alba

|align=left|Men's +80 kg

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Georgievski|MKD|2020 Summer}}
L 8–11

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Gbané|CIV|2020 Summer}}
W 8–2

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Sun Hy|CHN|2020 Summer}}
W 5–4

|{{bronze3}}

Volleyball

{{main|Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

=Beach=

Cuba women's beach volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final in Colima, Mexico.{{cite news|date=27 June 2021|title=Argentina, China, Cuba And Kenya Take Olympic Berths|url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/argentina-china-cuba-and-kenya-take-olympic?id=94556|publisher=FIVB|access-date=19 July 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Preliminary round

!Repechage

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=left|Lidy Echevarría
Leila Martínez

|align=left|Women's

|{{flagIOCathlete|Artacho /
Clancy|AUS|2020 Summer}}
L (15–21, 14–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kholomina /
Makroguzova|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L (16–21, 11–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Menegatti /
Orsi Toth|ITA|2020 Summer}}
W (21–16, 21–16)

|3 R

|{{flagIOCathlete|Schoon /
Stam|NED|2020 Summer}}
W (21–17, 21–17)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Klineman /
Ross|USA|2020 Summer}}
L (17–21, 15–21)

| colspan="4" |Did not advance

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba entered four weightlifters (one man and three women) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marina Rodríguez finished seventh of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the women's 64 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookies Olfides Sáez (men's 96 kg), Ludia Montero (women's 49 kg), and Eyurkenia Pileta (women's +87 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from the Americas in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.{{cite web|title=IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs|url=https://www.iwf.net/2021/07/06/iwf-reallocated-quotas-member-federations-multiple-adrvs/|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|date=6 July 2021|access-date=20 July 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Olfides Sáez

|align=left|Men's –96 kg

|156

|11

|203

|7

|359

|9

align=center

|align=left|Ludia Montero

|align=left|Women's –49 kg

|82

|5

|96

|7

|178

|6

align=center

|align=left|Marina Rodríguez

|align=left|Women's –64 kg

|98

|11

|123

|6

|221

|8

align=center

|align=left|Eyurkenia Pileta

|align=left|Women's +87 kg

|96

|10

|129

|8

|225

|9

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Cuba qualified twelve wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman (67 and 130 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while ten more licenses were awarded to Cuban wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.{{cite news|first=Ken|last=Marantz|title=Olympic Champ Borrero Survives ‘Bracket of Death’ to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/olympic-champ-borrero-survives-bracket-death-make-67kg-semis-secure-tokyo-2020-spot|date=15 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019|publisher=United World Wrestling}}{{cite news|author=Grégorio, Taylor|title=Cuba Qualifies All Categories in Greco-Roman Style for the Olympic Games|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/cuba-califica-todas-las-categorias-en-estilo-grecorromano-para-los-juegos-olimpicos|publisher=United World Wrestling|date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}

{{smalldiv|1=

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

}}

;Freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Alejandro Valdés

|align=left|Men's −65 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Niyazbekov|KAZ|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|11

align=center

|align=left|Geandry Garzón

|align=left|Men's −74 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kadzimahamedau|BLR|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dake|USA|2020 Summer}}
L 0–4 ST

|Did not advance

|9

align=center

|align=left|Reineris Salas

|align=left|Men's −97 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hushtyn|BLR|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nurov|MKD|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sadulaev|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 0–3 PO

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sharifov|AZE|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{Bronze3}}

align=center

|align=left|Yusneylys Guzmán

|align=left|Women's −50 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sun Yn|CHN|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Livach|UKR|2020 Summer}}
L 0–5 VT

|Did not advance

|12

align=center

|align=left|Laura Hérin

|align=left|Women's −53 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pang Qy|CHN|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Winchester|USA|2020 Summer}}
L 0–3 PP

|Did not advance

|15

align=center

|align=left|Yudaris Sánchez

|align=left|Women's −68 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhou F|CHN|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|12

;Greco-Roman

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Luis Orta

|align=left|Men's −60 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hafizov|USA|2020 Summer}}
W 3–0 PO

|{{flagIOCathlete|Emelin|ROC|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ciobanu|MDA|2020 Summer}}
W 4–0 ST

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fumita|JPN|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Ismael Borrero

|align=left|Men's −67 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zoidze|GEO|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|11

align=center

|align=left|Yosvanys Peña

|align=left|Men's −77 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ali Geraei|IRI|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|10

align=center

|align=left|Daniel Grégorich

|align=left|Men's −87 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Abbasov|AZE|2020 Summer}}
W 3–1 PP

|{{flagIOCathlete|Metwally|EGY|2020 Summer}}
L 0–5 VT

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|9

align=center

|align=left|Gabriel Rosillo

|align=left|Men's −97 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Savolainen|FIN|2020 Summer}}
L 1–3 PP

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|13

align=center

|align=left|Mijaín López

|align=left|Men's −130 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Alexuc-Ciurariu|ROU|2020 Summer}}
W 4–0 ST

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mirzazadeh|IRI|2020 Summer}}
W 4–0 ST

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kayaalp|TUR|2020 Summer}}
W 3–0 PO

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kajaia|GEO|2020 Summer}}
W 3–0 PO

|{{gold1}}

See also

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