Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

held in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

's largest city, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

.

Gold

• Anier García
  Anier García
  Anier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban athlete, winner of the 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , men's 110 m hurdles

• Iván Pedroso
  Iván Pedroso
  Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , men's long jump

• Guillermo Rigondeaux — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's bantamweight

• Mario Kindelan — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's lightweight

• Jorge Gutierrez
  Jorge Gutiérrez
  Jorge Gutiérrez Espinosa is a former boxer from Cuba. He won the Middleweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:*Defeated Somchai Chimlum 20-11...
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's middleweight

• Félix Savón
  Félix Savón
  Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's heavyweight

• Legna Verdecia
  Legna Verdecia
  Legna Verdecia Rodríguez is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
   — Judo
  Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
  
  , women's half lightweight (52 kg)

• Sibelis Veranes
  Sibelis Veranes
  Sibelis Veranes Morell is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the women's Middleweight category.-References:**...
  
   — Judo
  Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
  
  , women's middleweight (70 kg)

• Ángel Matos
  Angel Matos
  Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro....
  
   — Taekwondo
  Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...
  
  , men's 80 kg

• Taimarys Aguero, Zoila Barros
  Zoila Barros
  Zoila Barros Fernandez is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  , Regla Bell
  Regla Bell
  Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie is female volleyball player from Cuba who won three times the gold medal at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team....
  
  , Marlenis Costa
  Marlenis Costa
  Marlenis Costa is a Cuban volleyball player, world champion and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Cuban winning team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.She became world champion in 1994 and in 1998.-References:...
  
  , Ana Fernández
  Ana Fernández
  Ana Ivis Fernández Valle is a Cuban volleyball player, and three times Olympic Champion as a member of the Cuban winning team in 1992, 1996 and 2000.-Individual awards:* 1998 World Championship "Best Spiker"-References:...
  
  , Mirka Francia
  Mirka Francia
  Mirka Francia Vasconcelos is a Cuban-Italian volleyball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuba women's national volleyball team...
  
  , Idalmis Gato
  Idalmis Gato
  Idalmis Gato is a Cuban volleyball player world champion and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Cuban winning team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.She became world champion in 1994.-References:...
  
  , Lilia Izquierdo
  Lilia Izquierdo
  Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre is a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  , Mireya Luis
  Mireya Luis
  Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya is a retired Cuban volleyball player....
  
  , Yumilka Ruíz
  Yumilka Ruiz
  Yumilka Ruíz Luaces is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1996 and 2000; she also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.She...
  
  , Martha Sánchez and Regla Torres
  Regla Torres
  Regla Torres Herrera is a Cuban volleyball player who has won three Olympic gold medals with her first being at the young, for volleyball, age of 17. She has played on the international circuit since she was 14...
  
   — Volleyball
  Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
  
  , women's tournament

• Feliberto Ascuy — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
  
  , men's Greco-Roman lightweight (69 kg)

Silver

• Javier Sotomayor
  Javier Sotomayor
  Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , men's high jump

• Yoel García
  Yoel García
  Yoel García Luis is a Cuban triple jumper who he won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, equalling his personal best with 17.47...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , men's triple jump

• Omar Ajete
  Omar Ajete
  Omar Ajete Iglesias is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team....
  
  , Yovany Aragon
  Yovany Aragon
  Yovany Aragon is a Cuban former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban national baseball team.Aragon played for Cuba team in the 2000 Summer Olympics Games where his team won the silver medal.-References:...
  
  , Miguel Caldés Luis
  Miguel Caldés Luis
  Miguel Caldés Luis was a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.Caldés was a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Danel Castro
  Danel Castro
  Danel Castro Muñagorri is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , José Ariel Contreras
  José Contreras
  José Ariel Contreras Camejo is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  , Yobal Duenas
  Yobal Dueñas
  Yobal Dueñas Martínez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Yasser Gomez
  Yasser Gómez
  Yasser Gómez Soto is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist with the Atlanta Braves organization.-Cuba:Gómez played for the Cuba national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal....
  
  , José Ibar
  José Ibar
  José Ibar Martínez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Orestes Kindelán
  Orestes Kindelán
  Orestes Kindelán Olivares is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure...
  
  , Pedro Lazo, Omar Linares
  Omar Linares
  Omar Linares Izquierdo is a former Cuban baseball player. Linares, who played third base for the Cuban national team and for Pinar del Río and Vegueros in the Cuban National Series wearing the number 10 on his jersey, is considered one of the greatest Cuban players of all time...
  
  , Oscar Macias
  Oscar Macías
  Oscar Macias Hernández is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Juan Manrique
  Juan Manrique
  Juan Manrique García is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.Manrique is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Javier Mendez
  Javier Méndez
  Javier Méndez González is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Rolando Meriño
  Rolando Meriño
  Rolando Meriño Betancourt is a baseball player for Cuba. He was born at February 17, 1971 in Santiago de Cuba and was part of the Cuban teams which won silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Germán Mesa
  Germán Mesa
  German Mesa is a former Cuban shortstop for the Industriales of the Cuban National League and for the Cuba national baseball team. Mesa was known as "El Imán" or "The Magnet" for his superior fielding skills. He was also an above average hitter and base runner who led Cuban baseball in hits,...
  
  , Antonio Pacheco
  Antonio Pacheco Massó
  Antonio Pacheco Massó is a retired Cuban baseball player, and is also a 3 times Olympic medalist. He also coached the Cuban national baseball team to a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004. He is the current manager of...
  
  , Ariel Pestano
  Ariel Pestano
  Ariel Pestano Valdés , better known as El Veterano , is a Cuban baseball catcher, and is known as one of the greatest catchers in Cuban history. He has won both silver and gold medals in the Olympic Games and also played catcher on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team in March 2006 and March 2009...
  
  , Gabriel Pierre
  Gabriel Pierre
  Gabriel Pierre Lazo is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Maels Rodriguez
  Maels Rodríguez
  Maels Rodríguez Corrales is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
  , Antonio Scull
  Antonio Scull
  Antonio Scull Hernández is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series and a longtime member of the Cuban national baseball team...
  
  , Luis Ulacia
  Luis Ulacia
  Luis Ulacia Álvarez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist....
  
  , Lazaro Valle
  Lazaro Valle
  Lazaro Valle Martell is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.-External links:*...
  
   and Norge Luis Vera
  Norge Luis Vera
  Norge Luis Vera Peralta is a right-handed baseball pitcher, who has been a frequent member of the Cuban national baseball team....
  
   — Baseball
  Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games...
  
  , men's tournament

• Ledys Frank Balceiro — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...
  
  , men's C-1 1000 m singles

• Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
   and Ibrahim Rojas
  Ibrahim Rojas
  Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...
  
  , men's C-2 1000 m pairs

• Driulis González
  Driulis González
  Driulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...
  
   — Judo
  Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
  
  , women's lightweight (57 kg)

• Daima Beltrán
  Daima Beltran
  Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
   — Judo
  Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
  
  , women's heavyweight (+78 kg)

• Urbia Melendez
  Urbia Melendez
  Urbia Melendez is a Cuban taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal in flyweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
  
   — Taekwondo
  Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...
  
  , women's 49 kg

• Lazaro Rivas — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
  
  , men's Greco-Roman flyweight (54 kg)

• Juan Marén
  Juan Marén
  Juan Luis Marén Delis is an Cuban wrestler who has won three Olympic medals.-References:*...
  
   — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
  
  , men's Greco-Roman featherweight (63 kg)

• Yoel Romero
  Yoel Romero
  Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Olympic career:...
  
   — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
  
  , men's freestyle middleweight (85 kg)

Bronze

• José Ángel César
  José Angel Cesar
  José Ángel César was a Cuban athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Cuba in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, Ivan Garcia and Freddy Mayola.-References:...
  
  , Iván García
  Iván García
  Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...
  
  , Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000...
  
   and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
  Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
  Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , men's 4x100 m relay

• Osleidys Menéndez
  Osleidys Menéndez
  Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , women's javelin throw

• Maikro Romero
  Maikro Romero
  Maikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's light flyweight

• Diógenes Luña
  Diógenes Luna
  Diógenes Luña Martínez is a boxer from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Williams from the United States...
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
  
  , men's light welterweight

• Nelson Loyola, Candido Alberto Maya, Carlos Pedroso and Iván Trevejo — Fencing
  Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
  
  , men's team épée

• Manolo Poulot
  Manolo Poulot
  Manolo Poulot Ramos is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Extra Lightweight category, together with Aidyn Smagulov.-References:*...
  
   — Judo
  Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
  
  , men's extra lightweight (60 kg)

• Alexis Rodriguez — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
  
  , men's freestyle super heavyweight (130 kg)

Archery

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...

Cuba's first appearance in the Olympic archery competition resulted in a surprise pair of victories for Ismely Arias, who placed 14th. Yaremis Perez also won her first match.

Men's individual
	Arias Ismely			Juan Carlos Stevens Juan Carlos Stevens Juan Carlos Stevens is an athlete from Cuba, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Stevens finished his ranking round with a total of 659 points, which gave him the 28th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Calvin Hartley in the...
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Igor Parkhomenko  Ukraine	164–160	Lost to	Simon Fairweather Simon Fairweather Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....   Australia	170–161
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Simon Needham  Great Britain	164–164	-	-	-
1/8 eliminations	Lost to	Simon Fairweather Simon Fairweather Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....   Australia	167–163	-	-	-

Women's individual
	Yaremis Perez Ruiz			Edisbel Martinez
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Hui Yu  China	159–155	Lost to	Petra Ericsson  Sweden	154–146
1/16 eliminations	Lost to	Karen Scavotto Karen Scavotto Karen Patricia Scavotto is an American archer. She now resides in Enfield, Connecticut, and is an alumna of Enfield High School. She is currently ranked fifth in the world by the International Archery Federation. She competed in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. -References:*...   United States	158–155	-	-	-

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

• Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000...
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.33
• Round 2 — 10.35 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m hurdles

• Anier García
  Anier García
  Anier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban athlete, winner of the 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships...
  
  
• Round 1 — 13.60
• Round 2 — 13.53
• Semifinal — 13.16
• Final — 13.00 (→ Gold medal)

Men's 110 m hurdles

• Yoel Hernandez
• Round 1 — 13.53
• Round 2 — 13.40
• Semifinal — 13.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m relay

• José Ángel César
  José Angel Cesar
  José Ángel César was a Cuban athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Cuba in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, Ivan Garcia and Freddy Mayola.-References:...
  
  , Ivan García
  Iván García
  Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...
  
  , Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Mayola
  Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000...
  
   and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
  Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
  Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...
  
  
• Round 1 — 38.74
• Semifinal — 38.16
• Final — 38.04 (→ Bronze medal)

Men's shot put

• Alexis Paumier
  Alexis Paumier
  Alexis Paumier is a Cuban shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.78 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Havana.He won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games...
  
  
• Qualifying — 18.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's discus

• Alexis Elizalde
  Alexis Elizalde
  Alexis Elizalde Estévez is a retired Cuban discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.00 metres, which he achieved in August 1998 at the Central American and Caribbean Games.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Qualifying — 61.13 (→ did not advance)

• Frank Casañas
  Frank Casañas
  Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final....
  
  
• Qualifying — 60.84 (→ did not advance)

Men's javelin throw

• Isbel Luaces
  Isbel Luaces
  Isbel Luaces McKullock is a Cuban javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 83.63 metres, which he achieved in July 2002 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 75.17 (→ did not advance)

• Emeterio González
  Emeterio González
  Emeterio González Silva is a Cuban javelin thrower, whose current personal best throw is 87.12 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena.-Achievements:...
  
  
• Qualifying — 82.64
• Final — 83.33 (→ 8th place)

Men's long jump

• Iván Pedroso
  Iván Pedroso
  Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international...
  
  
• Qualifying — 8.32
• Final — 8.55 (→ Gold medal)

Men's long jump

• Luis Meliz
  Luis Méliz
  Luis Felipe Méliz Linares is a male long jumper. He represents Spain. He originally represented Cuba, but obtained Spanish citizenship on 28 December 2007....
  
  
• Qualifying — 8.21
• Final — 8.08 (→ 7th place)

Men's triple jump

• Yoel García
  Yoel García
  Yoel García Luis is a Cuban triple jumper who he won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, equalling his personal best with 17.47...
  
  
• Qualifying — 17.08
• Final — 17.47 (→ Silver medal)

• Yoelbi Quesada
  Yoelbi Quesada
  Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :...
  
  
• Qualifying — 17.03
• Final — 17.37 (→ 4th place)

• Michael Calvo
  Michael Calvo
  Michael Calvo Villamil is a Cuban triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.30 metres, achieved in February 1997 in Havana. The result places him tenth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Yoandri Betanzos, Alexander Martínez, Jorge...
  
  
• Qualifying — 16.30 (→ did not advance)

Men's high jump

• Javier Sotomayor
  Javier Sotomayor
  Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the...
  
  
• Qualifying — 2.27
• Final — 2.32 (→ Silver medal)

Men's decathlon

• Raul Duany
  Raúl Duany
  Raúl Bueno Duany is a Cuban decathlete, who holds the current Cuban record. After retiring he joined the coaching staff of the Cuban national athletics team.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• 100 m — 11.09
• Long jump — 7.33
• Shot put — 13.34
• High jump — 2.06
• 400 m — 49.73
• 100 m hurdles — 14.44
• Discus throw — 41.17
• Pole vault — 4.60
• Javelin throw — 64.31
• 1,500 m — 04:29.68
  • Points — 8054.00 (→ 15th place)

• Eugenio Balanque
  Eugenio Balanqué
  Eugenio Balanqué Llópiz is a retired Cuban decathlete. He won the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and took silver medals at the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer...
  
  
• 100 m — 10.87
• Long jump — 6.19
• Shot put — 14.90
• High jump — 1.94
• 400 m — 48.23
• 100 m hurdles — 14.36
• Discus throw — 46.56
• Pole vault — NM
• Javelin throw — DNS

Women's competition

Women's 800 m

• Zulia Calatayud
  Zulia Calatayud
  Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...
  
  
• Round 1 — 02:00.18
• Semifinal — 01:59.30
• Final — 01:58.66 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m hurdles

• Aliuska Lopez
  Aliuska López
  Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles...
  
  
• Round 1 — 12.97
• Round 2 — 12.92
• Semifinal — 12.90
• Final — 12.83 (→ 5th place)

Women's 400 m hurdles

• Daimi Pernia
  Daimí Pernía
  Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...
  
  
• Round 1 — 55.53
• Semifinal — 54.92
• Final — 53.68 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x400 m

• Idalmis Bonne
  Idalmis Bonne
  Idalmis Bonne Rousseaux is a retired female sprinter from Cuba. She claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bonne competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Bonne gave birth to a daughter, Daisurami Bonne, at the...
  
  , Zulia Calatayud
  Zulia Calatayud
  Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...
  
  , Julia Duporty
  Julia Duporty
  Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992...
  
   and Daimi Pernia
  Daimí Pernía
  Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...
  
  
• Round 1 — 03:25.22
• Final — 03:29.47 (→ 8th place)

Women's shot put

• Yumileidi Cumba
  Yumileidi Cumbá
  Yumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw....
  
  
• Qualifying — 18.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's javelin throw

• Osleidys Menéndez
  Osleidys Menéndez
  Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....
  
  
• Qualifying — 67.34
• Final — 66.18 (→ Bronze medal)

• Sonia Bisset
  Sonia Bisset
  Sonia Bisset Poll is a female javelin thrower from Cuba. She set her personal best throw in 2005 with 67.67 metres.-Achievements:*2005 IAAF World Athletics Final - bronze medal...
  
  
• Qualifying — 60.09
• Final — 63.26 (→ 5th place)

• Xiomara Rivero
  Xiomara Rivero
  Xiomara Rivero Azcuy is a retired female athlete from Cuba who competed in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 61.89
• Final — 62.92 (→ 6th place)

Women's hammer throw

• Yipsi Moreno
  Yipsi Moreno
  Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder...
  
  
• Qualifying — 65.74
• Final — 68.33 (→ 4th place)

Women's long jump

• Lissette Cuza
• Qualifying — 6.25 (→ did not advance)

Women's triple jump

• Yamile Aldama
  Yamilé Aldama
  Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...
  
  
• Qualifying — 14.27
• Final — 14.30 (→ 4th place)

Women's high jump

• Ioamnet Quintero
  Ioamnet Quintero
  Ioamnet Quintero Alvarez is a former high jumper from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the women's high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 1996 nad 2000 games. She won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:...
  
  
• Qualifying — 1.92 (→ did not advance)

Women's heptathlon

• Magalys Garcia
  Magalys García
  Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• 100 m hurdles — 13.46
• High jump — 1.66
• Shot put — 13.29
• 200 m — 24.58
• Long jump — 5.97
• Javelin throw — 45.43
• 800 m — 02:19.64
• Points — 6054 (→ 11th place)

Baseball

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games...

Cuba entered the 2000 baseball competition with an 18–0 record and two gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s to defend. In the preliminary round, the Cubans extended their winning streak to 21 before being defeated by the Netherlands

Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Medalists:- Gold:* Pieter van den Hoogenband — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle* Pieter van den Hoogenband — Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle...

. Despite the loss, they finished first in the round by winning the final three games. In the semifinals, the Cuban team defeated Japan

Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

- Gold:*Naoko Takahashi — Athletics, Women's Marathon*Tadahiro Nomura — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight *Makoto Takimoto — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight *Kosei Inoue — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight...

 3–0 to advance to the gold medal game against the United States

United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.- Gold:* Athletics** Men’s 100 metre sprint: Maurice Greene in a time of 9.87 seconds...

. For the first time in Olympic history, Cuba was shut out in a 4–0 loss to receive only the silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

.

• Preliminary round
• Defeated South Africa (16-0)
• Defeated Italy (13-5)
• Defeated South Korea (6-5)
• Lost to the Netherlands (2-4)
• Defeated Australia (1-0)
• Defeated the United States (6-1)
• Defeated Japan (6-2)
• Semifinals
• Defeated Japan (3-0)
• Final
• Lost to United States (0-4) — Silver medal

Women's tournament

• Preliminary round
• Lost to Russia (62-72)
• Lost to United States (61-90)
• Defeated New Zealand (74-55)
• Lost to Poland (65-72)
• Lost to Korea (56-69)
• Classification match
• 9th/10th place: defeated Canada (67-58) → 9th place
• Team roster
• Liset Castillo
  Liset Castillo
  Liset Castillo Iglesias is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth and in ninth place with the Women's National Team.-References:*...
  
  
• Milayda Enríquez
• Cariola Hechavarría
• Dalia Henry
• Grisel Herrera
• María León
• Yamilé Martínez
  Yamilé Martínez
  Yamilé Martínez Calderón is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Martínez also competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer...
  
  
• Yaquelín Plutín
  Yaquelín Plutín
  Yaquelín Plutín Tizón is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Plutin also competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
  
  
• Tania Seino
• Yuliseny Soria
• Taimara Suero
  Taimara Suero
  Taimara Suero Coronado is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a forward she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Suero also competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
  
  
• Lisdeivis Víctores
  Lisdeivis Víctores
  Lisdeivis Víctores Pompa is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Víctores also competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer...
  
  

Boxing

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Maikro Romero
  Maikro Romero
  Maikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
  
   → Bronze medal
  • Round 1 — defeated Luis Bustamante of Venezueala
  • Round 2 — defeated Velicu Marian of Romania
  • Quarterfinal — defeated Valeriy Sydorenko
    Valeriy Sydorenko
    Valeriy Petrovych Sydorenko is a retired male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of Ukraine
  • Semifinal — lost to Brahim Asloum
    Brahim Asloum
    Brahim Asloum born January 31, 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Asloum is the former WBA light flyweight world champion.- Olympic results :...
    
     of France

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Manuel Mantilla
  Manuel Mantilla
  Manuel Mantilla is an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
  
  
  • Round 1 — defeated Tai-Kyu Kim of South Korea
  • Round 2 — defeated Bogdan Dobrescu
    Bogdan Dobrescu
    Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu is a boxer from Romania, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland...
    
     of Romania
  • Quarterfinal — lost to Wijan Ponlid
    Wijan Ponlid
    Wijan Ponlid is a Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...
    
     of Thailand (did not advance)

Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Guillermo Rigondeaux → Gold medal
  • Round 1 — defeated Moez Zemzeni
    Moez Zemzeni
    Moez Zemzemi is a boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's bantamweight competition by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux.-References:*...
    
     of Tunisia
  • Round 2 — defeated Kazumasa Tsujimoto
    Kazumasa Tsujimoto
    is a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. After having competed in the men's flyweight division in Atlanta, Georgia he changed weights, and fought in the bantamweight class in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of Japan
  • Quarterfinal — defeated Agasi Agaguloglu of Turkey
  • Semifinal — defeated Clarence Vinson
    Clarence Vinson
    Clarence Adam Vinson is an American boxer. Nicknamed "Untouchable", Vinson won the bantamweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
    
     of United States
  • Final — defeated Raimkul Malakhbekov
    Raimkul Malakhbekov
    Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov is one of highest titled boxers of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight category.- Biography :...
    
     of Russia

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Yosvani Aguilera
  Yosvani Aguilera
  Yosvany Aguilera Zamora is a boxer from Cuba.He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the second round of the light-flyweight division by Philippines' eventual runner-up Mansueto Velasco...
  
  
  • Round 1 — defeated Hidehiko Tsukamoto of Japan
  • Round 2 — defeated Juri Mladenov of Bulgaria
  • Quarterfinal — lost to Kamil Djamaloudinov
    Kamil Djamaloudinov
    Kamil Djamaloudinov is a boxer from Russia, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Juarez from the United States...
    
     of Russia (did not advance)

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Mario César Kindelán
  Mario César Kindelán Mesa
  Mario César Kindelán Mesa is a former two time Olympic Gold Medalist amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the lightweight category...
  
   → Gold medal
  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — defeated Phongsit Wiangviset of Thailand
  • Quarterfinal — defeated Tigkran Ouzlian of Greece
  • Semifinal — defeated Alexandr Maletin
    Alexandr Maletin
    Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin is a boxer from Russia best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997.-Career:Maletin won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of Russia
  • Final — defeated Andriy Kotelnyk
    Andriy Kotelnyk
    Andriy "Andreas" Kotelnyk is a Ukrainian boxer who won the Lightweight Silver Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
    
     of Ukraine

Men's light welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

• Diógenes Luña
  Diógenes Luna
  Diógenes Luña Martínez is a boxer from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Williams from the United States...
  
   → Bronze medal
  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — defeated Willy Blain
    Willy Blain
    Willy Blain is a boxer from France, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur:...
    
     of France
  • Quarterfinal — defeated Saleh Abdelbary Abdel Maksoud of Egypt
  • Semifinal — lost to Ricardo Williams of United States

Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Roberto Guerra Rivera
• Round 1 — defeated Ellis Chibuye
  Ellis Chibuye
  Ellis Chibuye is a boxer from Zambia.He was born in Ndola. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country...
  
   of Zambia
• Round 2 — lost to Dorel Simon of Romania (→ did not advance)

Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Juan Hernández Sierra
  Juan Hernández Sierra
  Juan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...
  
  
• Round 1 — defeated Stephane Nzue Mba of Gabon
• Round 2 — defeated Mohamed Marmouri
  Mohamed Marmouri
  Mohamed Salah Marmouri is a retired amateur boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia....
  
   of Tunisia
• Quarterfinal — lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov
  Yermakhan Ibraimov
  Yermakhan Ibraimov is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he captured the bronze medal...
  
   of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Jorge Gutierrez
  Jorge Gutiérrez
  Jorge Gutiérrez Espinosa is a former boxer from Cuba. He won the Middleweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:*Defeated Somchai Chimlum 20-11...
  
   → Gold medal
• Round 1 — defeated Somchai Cimlum of Thailand
• Round 2 — defeated Antonios Giannoulas of Greece
• Quarterfinal — defeated Adrian Diaconu
  Adrian Diaconu
  Adrian Diaconu is a Romanian professional boxer, living and fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
  
   of Romania
• Semifinal — defeated Vugar Alekperov of Azerbaijan
• Final — defeated Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov of Russia

Men's light heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Isael Alvarez
• Round 1 — defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni
  Giacobbe Fragomeni
  Giacobbe Fragomeni is a Cruiserweight boxer from Italy and former WBC champion of the world. As an amateur he won the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk at heavyweight 201 lbs/91 kg limit....
  
   of Italy
• Round 2 — lost to Olzhas Orazaliyev of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Félix Savón
  Félix Savón
  Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
  
   → Gold medal
• Round 1 — bye
• Round 2 — defeated Rasmus Ojemaye of Nigeria
• Quarterfinal — defeated Michael Bennett
  Michael Bennett
  Michael Bennett was an American musical theater director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven....
  
   of United States
• Semifinal — defeated Sebastian Kober
  Sebastian Köber
  Sebastian Köber is a German boxer, who won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   of Germany
• Final — defeated Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of Russia

Men's super heavyweight (> 91 kg)

• Alexis Rubalcaba
  Alexis Rubalcaba
  Alexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
  
  
• Round 1 — bye
• Round 2 — defeated Cengiz Koç
  Cengiz Koç
  Cengiz Koç is a German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent who won the bronze medal at the 2000 European amateur championships...
  
   of Germany
• Quarterfinal — lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov
  Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov
  Mukhtarkhan Koblanbekovich Dildabekov is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
  
   of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's competition

Men's canoe singles 500 m

• Ledys Frank Balceiro
• Qualifying heat — 01:51.918
• Semifinal — bye
• Final — 02:32.299 (→ 6th place)

Men's canoe singles 1,000 m

• Ledys Frank Balceiro
• Qualifying heat — 03:55.120
• Semifinal — bye
• Final — 03:56.071 (→ Silver medal)

Men's canoe doubles 500 m

• Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
   and Ibrahin Rojas
• Qualifying heat — 01:42.180
• Semifinal — bye
• Final — 02:17.126 (9th place)

Men's canoe doubles 1,000 m

• Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Pereira
  Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
   and Ibrahin Rojas
• Qualifying heat — 03:38.978
• Semifinal — bye
• Final — 03:38.753 (→ Silver medal)

Road cycling

Men's road race

• Pedro Pablo Perez
  Pedro Pablo Pérez
  Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the...
  
  
• Final — 5:52:48 (→ 9nd place)

Women's road race

• Dania Perez
• Final — 3:28:28 (46th place)

• Yoanka González
  Yoanka González
  Yoanka González Pérez is a Cuban racing cyclist. She was the 2004 scratch cycling world champion. She is also the wife of cyclist Pedro Pablo Pérez.-References:...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Track cycling

Men's sprint

• Julio César Herrera
  Julio César Herrera
  Julio César Herrera Cabrera is a retired male track cyclist from Cuba. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Herrera won three medals at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:*...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 10.893
  • Repechage — 3rd place — heat 2
  • First round — lost to Laurent Gané
    Laurent Gané
    Laurent Gané is a French professional track cyclist.He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists, in 1999 and 2003.Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané....
    
     of France

Men's 1 km time trial

• Julio César Herrera
  Julio César Herrera
  Julio César Herrera Cabrera is a retired male track cyclist from Cuba. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Herrera won three medals at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:*...
  
  
  • Final — 01:05.537 (10th place)

Diving

Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...

Men's 3 metre springboard

• Erick Fornaris
  Erick Fornaris
  Erick Fornaris Álvarez is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Fornaris won two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-References:* *...
  
  
• Preliminary — 313.86 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 3 metre springboard

• Yoendris Salazar
• Preliminary — 377.58
• Semifinal — 197.52 — 575.1 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 10 metre platform

• Jesus-Iory Aballi
• Preliminary — 368.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 10 metre platform

• José Guerra
  José Guerra
  José Antonio Guerra Oliva is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  
• Preliminary — 403.14
• Semifinal — 181.65 — 584.79 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 3 metre springboard

• Iohana Cruz
  Iohana Cruz
  Iohana Cruz Talabera is a female diver from Cuba. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Cruz won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games alongside Yolanda Ortiz in the Women's 10m Platform Synchro event.-References:*...
  
  
• Preliminary — 239.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 10 metre platform

• Yolanda Ortiz
  Yolanda Ortíz
  Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa is a female diver from Cuba. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 ....
  
  
• Preliminary — 231.63 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Judo

Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

Men's extra-lightweight

• Manolo Poulot
  Manolo Poulot
  Manolo Poulot Ramos is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Extra Lightweight category, together with Aidyn Smagulov.-References:*...
  
  

Men's half-lightweight

• Yordanis Arencibia
  Yordanis Arencibia
  Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia is a Cuban judoka.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria...
  
  

Men's lightweight

• Hector Lombard
  Hector Lombard
  Hector Lombard is a Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist. Lombard was a Judo Olympian competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, and is a multiple time national champion and world finalist. After 2000, Lombard began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts...
  
  

Men's half-middleweight

• Gabriel Arteaga
  Gabriel Arteaga
  Gabriel Israel Arteaga Risquet is a male judoka from Cuba, who won a gold and a silver medal in the men's half middleweight division at the Pan American Games . He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...
  
  

Men's middleweight

• Yosvany Despaigne
  Yosvany Despaigne
  Yosvany Oreidis Despaigne Terry is a male judoka from Cuba, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division at the Pan American Games ....
  
  

Men's half-heavyweight

• Yosvani Kessel

Men's heavyweight

• Angel Sánchez

Women's extra-lightweight

• Amarilys Savón

Women's half-lightweight

• Legna Verdecia
  Legna Verdecia
  Legna Verdecia Rodríguez is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  

Women's lightweight

• Driulys González

Women's half-middleweight

• Kenia Rodríguez

Women's middleweight

• Sibelis Veranes
  Sibelis Veranes
  Sibelis Veranes Morell is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the women's Middleweight category.-References:**...
  
  

Women's half-heavyweight

• Diadenys Luña

Women's heavyweight

• Daima Beltrán
  Daima Beltran
  Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  

Rowing

Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single...

Men's double sculls

• Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel Martínez

Men's quadruple sculls

• Leonides Samé, Eusebio Acea, Yoennis Hernández and Yosbel Martínez

Men's lightweight double sculls

• Raúl León and Osmani Martín

Women's single sculls

• Mayra González
  Mayra González
  Mayra González Borroto is a female rower from Cuba. She is a two-time Olympian for her native country, and twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games .-References:*...
  
  

Women's lightweight double sculls

• Marlenis Mesa and Dailin Taset

Sailing

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Women's Mistral

• Anayansi Perez
• Race 1 — 26
• Race 2 — (28)
• Race 3 — 19
• Race 4 — 23
• Race 5 — 27
• Race 6 — 24
• Race 7 — 27
• Race 8 — 27
• Race 9 — (28)
• Race 10 — 27
• Race 11 — 26
• Final — 226 (27th place)

Men's Laser

• Jose Urbay
• Race 1 — 32
• Race 2 — 14
• Race 3 — (37)
• Race 4 — 27
• Race 5 — 37
• Race 6 — 31
• Race 7 — 35
• Race 8 — 22
• Race 9 — (44) OCS
• Race 10 — 35
• Race 11 — 26
• Final — 259 (35th place)

Women's tournament

• Preliminary round robin
• Lost to Japan (1-4)
• Lost to United States (0-3)
• Lost to Italy (0-1)
• Lost to New Zealand (2-6)
• Lost to PR China (0-7)
• Defeated Canada (2-1)
• Lost to Australia (1-8) → Seventh place
• Team roster
• Diamela Puente
• Estela Milañes
• Haydee Hernández
• Laritza Espinosa
• Luisa Medina
• Maria Arceo
• Maria Santana
• Maria Zamora
• Niolis Ramos
• Olga Ruyol
• Vilma Alvarez
• Yamila Degrase
• Yamila Flor
• Yarisleidis Peña
• Yuneisy Castillo

Swimming

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

Men's 50 m freestyle

• Marcos Hernández
• Preliminary heat — 23.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m freestyle

• Marcos Hernández
• Preliminary heat — 50.95 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m butterfly

• Yohan Garcia
• Preliminary heat — 55.74 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m butterfly

• Gunter Rodriguez
• Preliminary heat — 02:01.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m backstroke

• Rodolfo Falcón
  Rodolfo Falcon
  Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Cuba, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever. Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming....
  
  
• Preliminary heat — 55.61
• Semi-final — 55.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m backstroke

• Neisser Bent
  Neisser Bent
  Neisser S. Bent Vázquez is a former international backstroke swimmer from Cuba, who swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics...
  
  
• Preliminary heat — 02:02.05 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m medley

• Rodolfo Falcón
  Rodolfo Falcon
  Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Cuba, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever. Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming....
  
  , Gunter Rodriguez, Yohan Garcia and Marcos Hernández
• Preliminary heat — 03:46.88 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m breaststroke

• Imaday Nunez
• Preliminary heat — 01:13.91 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m breaststroke

• Imaday Nunez
• Preliminary heat — 02:41.97 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m backstroke

• Ana Maria Gonzalez
• Preliminary heat — 01:04.95 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m backstroke

• Ana Maria Gonzalez
• Preliminary heat — 02:19.35 (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...

Women's duet

• Kenia Perez and Yamisleidys Romay
• Technical routine — 29.913 (→ did not compete in free routine)

Men's tournament

• Preliminary round (group A)
• Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
• Defeated Spain (3-1)
• Defeated Egypt (3-0)
• Defeated Australia (3-0)
• Lost to Brazil (0-3)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Russia (2-3)
• Classification matches
• 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (2-3)
• 7th/8th place: Defeated Australia (3-0) → Seventh place
• Team roster
• Alexei Argilagos
• Angel Denis
• Raúl Diago
  Raúl Diago
  Raúl Diago Izquierdo is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A three-time Olympian he was honoured Best Setter at the 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship in Japan, where Cuba finished in third place....
  
  
• Yosenki García
• Ramon Gato
• Ihosvany Hernández
• Osvaldo Hernández
  Osvaldo Hernández
  Osvaldo Hernández is an Italian volleyball player originally from Cuba.In Italy, he won the scudetto in 2000 with Piaggio Roma. With Cuba national team, he won a World League in 1998. He has played for Cuba in the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2000.-External links:*...
  
  
• Leonel Marshall
  Leonel Marshall Borges, Jr.
  Leonel Marshall Borges, Jr. is a Cuban professional volleyball player. He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump. He played for M. Roma Volley and Pallavolo Piacenza in Italy and currently plays for Fenerbahçe Grundig where he wears number 7...
  
  
• Pavel Pimienta
  Pavel Pimienta
  Pavel Pimienta Allen is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian , he played as a wing-spiker and won the bronze medal with the Men's Nationa Team at the 1998 World Championship during his career.-Honours:...
  
  
• Alain Roca
  Alain Roca
  Alain Roca Borrero is a volleyball player from Cuba. A two-time Olympian , he was honoured Best Setter at the 2001 Volleyball America's Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Cuba finished in second place.Currently playing on SKY / Pinheiros -Honours:* 1996 FIVB World League — 4th place* 1996...
  
  
• Iván Ruíz
  Iván Ruíz
  Iván Benito Ruíz Cuesta is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian , he played as a wing-spiker and won the gold medal with the Men's Nationa Team at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup.-Honours:...
  
  
• Nicolas Vives
• Head Coach: Juan Díaz Marino

Women's tournament

• Preliminary round (Group B)
• Defeated Germany (3-g)
• Lost to Russia (2-3)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)
• Defeated Italy (3-0)
• Defeated Peru (3-1)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Croatia (3-0)
• Semifinals
• Defeated Brazil (3-2)
• Final
• Defeated Russia (3-2) → Gold medal
• Team roster
• Taismary Agüero
  Taismary Agüero
  Taismary Agüero Leiva Botteghi is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player.-Life:Born in Yaguajay in the province of Sancti Spiritus, when 8 year old she began to play volleyball; two years later she entered in the Cerro Pelado Training Center in Havana. In 1993 she won the junior women's...
  
  
• Zoila Barros
  Zoila Barros
  Zoila Barros Fernandez is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  
• Regla Bell
  Regla Bell
  Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie is female volleyball player from Cuba who won three times the gold medal at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team....
  
  
• Marlenis Costa
  Marlenis Costa
  Marlenis Costa is a Cuban volleyball player, world champion and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Cuban winning team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.She became world champion in 1994 and in 1998.-References:...
  
  
• Ana Fernández
  Ana Fernández
  Ana Ivis Fernández Valle is a Cuban volleyball player, and three times Olympic Champion as a member of the Cuban winning team in 1992, 1996 and 2000.-Individual awards:* 1998 World Championship "Best Spiker"-References:...
  
  
• Mirka Francia
  Mirka Francia
  Mirka Francia Vasconcelos is a Cuban-Italian volleyball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuba women's national volleyball team...
  
  
• Lilia Izquierdo
  Lilia Izquierdo
  Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre is a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Mireya Luis
  Mireya Luis
  Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya is a retired Cuban volleyball player....
  
  
• Raisa O'Farril
• Yumilka Ruíz
  Yumilka Ruiz
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• Martha Sánchez
• Regla Torres
  Regla Torres
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• Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón

Women's beach tournament

• Dalixia Fernández
  Dalixia Fernández
  Dalixia Fernández Grasset is a female beach volleyball player from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Tamara Larrea...
  
   and Tamara Larrea
  Tamara Larrea
  Tamara Larrea Peraza is a female beach volleyball player from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Dalixia Fernández...
  
   — 9th place (tied)

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Sergio Álvarez	– 56 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event is the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass...	120.0	120.0	125.0	150.0	155.0	160.0	275.0	5
Ernesto Quiroga	– 85 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg The Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass...	157.5	162.5	165.0	202.5	207.5	210.0	375.0	8
Joël MacKenzie	– 85 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg The Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass...	157.5	162.5	165.0	192.5	197.5	200.0	365.0	11

Men's middleweight

• Idalberto Aranda
  Idalberto Aranda
  Idalberto Aranda Quintero is a retired male weightlifter from Cuba. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics , and twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games . He set one middleweight clean and jerk world record in 1999.-References:*...
  
  

Men's middle-heavyweight

• Michel Batista