Cuba at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 115 competitors, 101 men and 14 women, took part in 78 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Cuba at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors	115 (101 men and 14 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Héctor Ramírez
Medals Ranked 31st	Gold 0 Silver 4 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Silver

• Enrique Regüeiferos — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
• Rolando Garbey — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
• Enrique Figuerola, Pablo Montes, Juan Morales, and Hermes Ramirez — Athletics, Men's 4×100 metre relay
• Miguelina Cobián, Marlene Elejarde, Violetta Quesada, and Fulgencia Romay — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metre relay

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Cuba in 1968.

Individual road race

• Sergio Martínez
• Roberto Menéndez
• Ulises Váldez
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez

Sprint

• Juan Reyes
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez

1000m time trial

• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez

Tandem

• Juan Reyes
• Ulises Váldez

Individual pursuit

• Inocente Lizano

Team pursuit

• Sergio Martínez
• Roberto Menéndez
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
• Inocente Lizano

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Cuba in 1968.

Men's foil

• Dagoberto Borges
• Jesús Gil
• Orlando Ruíz

Men's team foil

• Eduardo Jhons, Orlando Ruíz, Jesús Gil, Dagoberto Borges

Men's épée

• Gustavo Oliveros
• José Antonio Díaz
• Manuel González

Men's team épée

• Orlando Ruíz, Gustavo Oliveros, Manuel González, José Antonio Díaz

Men's sabre

• Félix Delgado
• Manuel Ortíz
• José Narciso Díaz

Men's team sabre

• Manuel Ortíz, José Narciso Díaz, Joaquin Tack-Fang, Félix Delgado

Women's foil

• Milady Tack-Fang
• Margarita Rodríguez

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters, all men, represented Cuba in 1968.

50 m pistol

• Nelson Oñate
• Arturo Costa

50 m rifle, three positions

• Raúl Llanos
• Sergio Álvarez

50 m rifle, prone

• Silvio Delgado
• Enrique Guedes

Skeet

• Ignacio Huguet
• Delfin Gómez

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4:11)
  • Defeated Brazil (9:2)
  • Tied with United States (6:6)
  • Defeated West Germany (7:6)
  • Defeated Spain (4:3)
  • Lost to Hungary (1:7)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to East Germany (2:8)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Netherlands (5:8) → 8th place
• Team Roster
  • Guillermo Canete
  • Guillermo Martínez
  • Ibrahim Rodríguez
  • Jesús Pérez
  • Miguel García
  • Oscar Periche
  • Osvaldo García
  • Roberto Rodríguez
  • Rolando Valdes
  • Ruben Junco
  • Waldimiro Arcos

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics