Nelson Loyola

{{Short description|Cuban fencer (born 1968)}}

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Nelson Loyola (born 3 August 1968) is a Cuban fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LOYOLNEL01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Nelson Loyola |accessdate=1 March 2012 |work=databaseolympics.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114201241/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LOYOLNEL01 |archivedate=14 November 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/nelson-loyola-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/nelson-loyola-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Nelson Loyola Olympic Results |accessdate=1 March 2012 |work=sports-reference.com}}

His son, Neisser Loyola, an épée fencer representing Belgium, earned a bronze medal in the individual men's epee at the 2022 World Fencing Championships.