Cuba at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Cuba at the
1948 Summer Olympics

IOC code| CUB
NOC| Cuban Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors| 53 (53 men and 0 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer| Raúl García[1]
Medals
Ranked 28th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Cuba competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes competed at the Olympic Games. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 31 events in 12 sports.[2]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Carlos de Cárdenas
Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Sailing | Men's Star | August 12

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Cuba in 1948.

Sprint

* Reinaldo Paseiro

Time trial

* Reinaldo Paseiro

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, all men, represented Cuba in 1948.

Men's foil

* Armando Barrientos
* Lucilo de la Peña
* Jorge Agostini

Men's épée

* Roberto Mañalich
* Carlos Lamar

Men's team épée

* Roberto Mañalich, Carlos Lamar, Armando Barrientos, Juan Antonio Martínez

Men's sabre

* Roberto Mañalich
* Juan Antonio Martínez

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cuba had five male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's coxed four

* Ramón Cora
* Joaquin Godoy
* Manuel Puig
* Ramón Puig
* Tirso del Junco (cox)

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Cuba in 1948.

25 metre pistol

* Hernando Hernández
* Rafael Cadalso
* Carlos Rodríguez-Feo

50 metre pistol

* Godofredo Basso
* Enrique Tejeda

50 metre rifle

* Orlando Santamaría
* Wilfredo Coto

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

* Nicasio Silverio
* Raúl García

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Flagbearers for Cuba". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. ^ "Cuba at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cuba Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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