| Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 137 (109 men and 28 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Teófilo Stevenson[1] |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.[2]
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
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
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
- ↑ "Flagbearers for Cuba". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ↑ "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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