Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cuba competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 137 competitors, 109 men and 28 women, took part in 69 events in 14 sports.[1]
| Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 137 (109 men and 28 women) in 14 sports |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Orlando Martinez | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Gold | Emilio Correa | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Gold | Teófilo Stevenson | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
 Silver | Gilberto Carrillo | Boxing | Men's light-heavyweight |
 Bronze | Silvia Chivás | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Bronze | Silvia Chivás, Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay, and Carmen Valdés | Athletics | Women's 4×100 metre relay |
| Bronze | José Alvarez, Miguel Calderón, Rafael Cañizares, Pedro Chappé, Juan Carlos Domecq, Ruperto Herrera, Tomás Herrera, Conrado Pérez, Juan Roca, Franklin Standard, Alejandro Urgellés, and Oscar Varona | Basketball | Men's team |
| Bronze | Douglas Rodríguez | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Hermes Ramírez
- First Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
- Pablo Montes
- First Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Irolan Hechavarria
- Qualification Round — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, and Pablo Montes
- Heat — 39.65s
- Semifinals — 39.04s (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Boxing
- Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Emilio Correa → Gold Medal
- First round — Bye
- Second round — defeated
Damiano Lassandro (ITA), 5:0 - Third round — defeated
Manfred Wolke (GDR), TKO-2 - Quarterfinals — defeated
Günther Meier (FRG), 3:2 - Semifinals — defeated
Jesse Valdez (USA), 3:2 - Final — defeated
János Kajdi (HUN), 5:0
- Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Rolando Garbey
- First round — defeated
Ricky Barnor (GHA), 5:0 - Second round — defeated
Franz Csandl (AUT), 5:0 - Third round — defeated
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Jae Keun-Lim (KOR), TKO-2 - Quarterfinals — lost to
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Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 1:4
- First round — defeated
- Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Teófilo Stevenson → Gold Medal
- First round — defeated Ludwik Denderys (POL), TKO-1
- Quarterfinals — defeated Duane Bobick (USA), TKO-3
- Semifinals — defeated Peter Hussing (FRG), TKO-2
- Final — defeated
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Ion Alexe (ROU), walk-over
- First round — defeated
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Cuba in 1972.
- Gregorio Aldo Arencibia — 75th place
- Raúl Marcelo Vázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- José Prieto — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Pedro Rodríguez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Cuba in 1972.
Gymnastics
Judo
Men's Lightweight
- Héctor Rodríguez
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
- José Ibañez
Rowing
- Men's Coxed Pairs
- Lázaro Rivero, Teófilo Lores and Jesús Rosello
- Heat — 8:17.34
- Repechage — 8:37.14 (→ did not advance)
- Men's Coxless Fours
Shooting
Eight male shooters represented Cuba in 1972.
Volleyball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to East Germany (0-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated West Germany (3-2)
- Lost to Romania (0-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Lost to Poland (0-3) → Tenth place
- Team Roster
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Cuba at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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