Cuba at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Cuba competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 207 competitors, 175 men and 32 women, took part in 92 events in 19 sports.[1]
| Cuba at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 207 (175 men and 32 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Teófilo Stevenson |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Gold
- María Caridad Colón — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Juan Hernández — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Ángel Herrera — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Andrés Aldama — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Armando Martínez — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- José Gómez Mustelier — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Teófilo Stevenson — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Daniel Núñez — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
Silver
- Silvio Leonard — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Alejandro Casañas — Athletics, Men's 110 metres Hurdles
- Hipólito Ramos — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- Adolfo Horta — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Jose Rodríguez — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
- Juan Ferrer — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
- Isaac Azcuy — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
Bronze
- Luis Delis — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- José Aguilar — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Ricardo Rojas — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Roberto Castrillo — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting
- Alberto Blanco — Weightlifting, Men's 100 kg
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Silvio Leonard
- Heat — 10.33
- Quarterfinals — 10.16
- Semifinals — 10.40
- Final — 10.25 (→
Silver Medal)
- Osvaldo Lara
- Heat — 10.39
- Quarterfinals — 10.21
- Semifinals — 10.34
- Final — 10.43 (→ 5th place)
- Tomás González
- Heat — 10.65
- Quarterfinals — 10.44 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's Marathon
- Radamés González
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Alejandro Casañas
- Heat — 13.46
- Semifinals — 13.44
- Final — 13.40 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 4×100 metres Relay
Men's High Jump
- Francisco Centelles
- Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- David Giralt
- Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Armando Herrera
- Qualification — 16.49 m
- Final — 15.90 m (→ 11th place)
- Alejandro Herrera
- Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Discus Throw
- Luis Delís
- Qualification — 62.20 m
- Final — 66.32 m (→
Bronze Medal)
- José Santa Cruz
- Qualification — 60.14 m
- Final — 61.52 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Armando Orozco
- Qualification — 72.28 m
- Final Round — 68.68 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Shot Put
- María Elena Sarría
- Final — 19.37 m (→ 9th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Carmen Romero
- Qualification — 58.60 m
- Final — 60.86 m (→ 10th place)
- María Cristina Betancourt
- Qualification — 57.62 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- María Caridad Colón
- Qualification — 62.42 m
- Final — 68.40 m (→
Gold Medal)
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Defeated Australia (83-76)
- Defeated Sweden (71-59)
- Lost to Italy (72-79)
- Semi Final Round (Group A)
- Lost to Brazil (93-94)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (84-112)
- Lost to Spain (95-96)
- Lost to Soviet Union (90-109) → 6th place
- Team Roster:
- Women's Team Competition
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Hipólito Ramos →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Farid Salman Mahdi (Iraq) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated György Gedó (Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (4-1)
- Final — Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) on points (2-3)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Jorge Hernández
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Juan Hernández →
Gold Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Sándor Farkas (Hungary) on points (4-1)
- Third Round — Defeated Ayele Mohammed (Ethiopia) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Geraldi Issaick (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Semi Finals — Defeated Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Adolfo Horta → Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Defeated Titi Cercel (Romania) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) retired
- Final — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Ángel Herrera → Gold Medal
- First Round — Defeated Carlo Russolillo (Italy) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Geza Tumbas (Yugoslavia) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Kazimierz Adach (Poland) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- José Aguilar →
Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Martin Brerton (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Ryu Bun-Hwa (North Korea) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Farouk Jawad (Iraq) after referee stopped contest in third round
- Semi Finals — Lost to Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Teófilo Stevenson → Gold Medal
- First Round — Defeated Solomon Ataga (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Grzegorz Skrzecz (Poland) after knock-out in third round
- Semi Finals — Defeated István Lévai (Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
Canoeing
Cycling
Three cyclists represented Cuba in 1980.
Fencing
12 fencers, 8 men and 4 women, represented Cuba in 1980.
Football
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Zambia (1-0)
- Defeated Venezuela (2-1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-8)
- Quarter Finals
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
- Team Roster
- José Reinoso
- Miguel López
- Raimundo Frometa
- Luís Sanchez
- Luís Dreke
- Roberto Espinosa
- Andres Roldan
- Amado Povea
- Dagoberto Lara
- Ramon Núñez
- Luis Hernández
- Roberto Pereira
- Regino Delgado
- Jorge Masso
- Fermín Madera
- Carlos Loredo
Gymnastics
Handball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Denmark (18-30)
- Lost to Poland (19-34)
- Lost to East Germany (20-27)
- Drew with Spain (24-24)
- Lost to Hungary (22-26)
- Classification Match
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Kuwait (32-24) → 11th place
- Team Roster
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Cuba — Poland 1-7
- Cuba — Soviet Union 2-11
- Cuba — Tanzania 4-0
- Cuba — India 0-13
- Cuba — Spain 0-11
- Classification Match
- 5th-6th place: Cuba — Tanzania 4-1 → 5th place
- Team Roster:
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Men's Half-Lightweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Half-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Volleyball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Italy (3-0)
- Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (2-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-1) → 7th place
- Team Roster
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to East Germany (1-3)
- Defeated Peru (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Classification Match
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Peru (3-1) → 5th place
- Team Roster
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Drew with Yugoslavia (6-6)
- Defeated Australia (6-4)
- Defeated Bulgaria (7-1)
- Final Round (Group A)
- Drew with Yugoslavia (7-7)
- Drew with Netherlands (7-7)
- Lost to Soviet Union (5-8)
- Lost to Hungary (5-7)
- Lost to Spain (7-9) → 5th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Cuba at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
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