From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medal Name Sport Event
1 Martinez, OrlandoOrlando Martinez Boxing Men’s ban-
Gold tamweight
1 Correa, EmilioEmilio Correa Boxing Men’s welter-
Gold weight
1 Stevenson, TeófiloTeófilo Stevenson Boxing Men’s heavy-
Gold weight
2 Sil- Carrillo, GilbertoGilberto Carrillo Boxing Men’s light-
ver heavyweight
3 Chivás, SilviaSilvia Chivás Athletics Women’s 100
Bronze metres
3 Chivás, SilviaSilvia Chivás, Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay, and Carmen Athletics Women’s
Bronze Valdés 4×100 metre
relay
3 Alvarez, JoséJosé Alvarez, Miguel Calderón, Rafael Cañizares, Pedro Chappé, Juan Basketball Men’s team
Bronze Carlos Domecq, Ruperto Herrera, Tomás Herrera, Conrado Pérez, Juan Roca,
Franklin Standard, Alejandro Urgellés, and Oscar Varona
3 Rodríguez (boxer), DouglasDouglas Rodríguez (boxer) Boxing Men’s fly-
Bronze weight
Cuba at the Olympic Games Medalists
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men’s 100 metres
• Hermes Ramírez
Flag of Cuba – Flag bearers • First Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
IOC code CUB
• Pablo Montes
NOC Comité Olímpico Cubano • First Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Men’s High Jump
• Irolan Hechavarria
Competitors 137 (109 men and 28 women) in 14 sports
• Qualification Round — NM (→ did not advance)
Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total
Rank: 14 3 1 4 8 Men’s 4x100m Relay
Olympic history (summary) • José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, and
Pablo Montes
Summer Games • Heat — 39.65s
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • • Semifinals — 39.04s (→ did not advance)
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 •
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Basketball
Cuba competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
West Germany. 137 competitors, 109 men and 28 women,
took part in 69 events in 14 sports.[1]
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Boxing • Pedro Rodríguez
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Men’s Individual Pursuit (4,000 metres)
Men’s Welterweight (– 67 kg) • Roberto Heredero
• Emilio Correa → Gold Medal Men’s Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
• First round — Bye • Gregorio Aldo Arencibia
• Second round — defeated Damiano • Roberto Heredero
Lassandro (ITA), 5:0 • Roberto Menéndez
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez
• Third round — defeated Manfred
Wolke (GDR), TKO-2
• Quarterfinals — defeated Günther Fencing
Meier (FRG), 3:2 Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Semifinals — defeated Jesse Valdez (USA), 15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Cuba in
3:2 1972.
• Final — defeated János Kajdi (HUN), 5:0 Men’s foil
• Eduardo Jhons
Men’s Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
• Jesús Gil
• Rolando Garbey
• Enrique Salvat
• First round — defeated Ricky Men’s team foil
Barnor (GHA), 5:0 • Evelio González, Eduardo Jhons, Jesús Gil, Enrique
• Second round — defeated Franz Salvat, Jorge Garbey
Csandl (AUT), 5:0 Men’s sabre
• Third round — defeated Jae Keun- • Manuel Ortíz
Lim (KOR), TKO-2 • Guzman Salazar
• Quarterfinals — lost to Wiesław • Francisco de la Torre
Rudkowski (POL), 1:4 Men’s team sabre
• Hilario Hipólito, Guzman Salazar, Francisco de la
Men’s Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Torre, Manuel Ortíz, Manuel Suárez
• Teófilo Stevenson → Gold Medal Women’s foil
• Margarita Rodríguez
• First round — defeated Ludwik
• Marlene Infante
Denderys (POL), TKO-1
• María Esther García
• Quarterfinals — defeated Duane
Women’s team foil
Bobick (USA), TKO-3
• Irene Forbes, María Esther García, Marlene Infante,
• Semifinals — defeated Peter Hussing (FRG), Margarita Rodríguez, Nereida Rodríguez
TKO-2
• Final — defeated Ion Alexe (ROU), walk-
over
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cycling Men’s Lightweight
• Héctor Rodríguez
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics Men’s Middleweight
Men’s Individual Road Race • Isaac Azcuy
• Gregorio Aldo Arencibia — 75th place Men’s Half-Heavyweight
• Raúl Marcelo Vázquez — did not finish (→ no • José Ibañez
ranking)
• José Prieto — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Pedro Rodríguez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Rowing
Men’s 100 kilometres Team Time Trial Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Gregorio Aldo Arencibia Men’s Coxed Pairs
• Roberto Menéndez • Lazaro Rivero, Teófilo Lores and Jesús Rosello
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• Heat — 8:17.34 • Jorge Pérez Vento
• Repechage — 8:37.14 (→ did not advance) • Lorenzo Martínez
• Luis Calderon
Men’s Coxless Fours • Luis Jiménez
• Eralio Cabrera, Troadio Delgado, Ramón Luperón, • Orlando Samuell
and Angel Serra • Pedro Delgado
Shooting Water polo
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball Weightlifting
Main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men’s Team Competition
•
• Lost to East Germany (0-3) Wrestling
• Lost to Japan (0-3) Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Defeated West Germany (3-2)
• Lost to Romania (0-3)
• Defeated Brazil (3-2)
References
• [1] "Cuba at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-
reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/
• : Lost to Poland (0-3) → Tenth place olympics/countries/CUB/summer/1972/.
• Retrieved 2011-02-11.
• Alfredo Figueredo
• Antonio Rodríguez External links
• Carlos Dilaut
• Official Olympic Reports
• Diego Lapera
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Enrique Fortes
• Ernesto Martínez
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