Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney. 229 competitors, 147 men and 82 women, took part in 135 events in 24 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Cuba's first appearance in the Olympic archery competition resulted in a surprise pair of victories. Men

Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Decathlon

Heptathlon

Baseball

Basketball

Women's tournament

Team roster

Liset Castillo

Milayda Enríquez

Cariola Hechavarría

Dalia Henry

Grisel Herrera

María León

Yamilé Martínez

Yaquelín Plutín

Tania Seino

Yuliseny Soria

Taimara Suero

Lisdeivis Víctores

Summary

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Men's

Cycling

Road cycling

Track cycling

Sprint

Time trial

Diving

Men's

Women's

Fencing

Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Cuba in 2000. Men

Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Gymnastics

Men's artistic

Handball

Men's tournament

Amauris Cardenas

Damian Cuesta

Diego Wong

Félix Romero

Freddy Suárez

José Hernández

Juan González

Luis Silveira

Miguel Montes

Misael Iglesias

Odael Marcos

Raúl Hardy

Rolando Uríos

Yunier Noris

Judo

Men

Women

Rowing

Men

Women

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Softball

Women's tournament

Team roster

Vilma Álvarez

María Arceo

Yuneisy Castillo

Yamila Degrase

Laritza Espinosa

Yamila Flor

Haydée Hernández

Luisa Medina

Estela Milañes

Yarisleidis Peña

Diamela Puentes

Niolis Ramos

Olga Ruyol

María Santana

María Zamora

Summary

Swimming

Men

Women

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Men

Women

Volleyball

Men's roster

Alexei Argilagos

Ángel Dennis

Raúl Diago

Yosenki García

Ramón Gato

Ihosvany Hernández

Osvaldo Hernández

Leonel Marshall

Pavel Pimienta

Alain Roca

Iván Ruíz

Nicolás Vives

Head coach: Juan Díaz Marino

Women's roster

Taismary Agüero

Zoila Barros

Regla Bell

Marlenis Costa

Ana Fernández

Mirka Francia

Lilia Izquierdo

Mireya Luis

Raisa O'Farril

Yumilka Ruíz

Martha Sánchez

Regla Torres

Head coach: Luis Felipe Calderón

Summary

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Men's Greco-Roman

See also

Cuba at the 1999 Pan American Games

Cuba at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Notes

Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site

Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References

Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

2000 in Cuban sport