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Cuba at the 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors	263 in 25 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Julio César La Cruz & Idalys Ortiz
Flag bearer (closing)	Jorge Campos & Yunisleidy García
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 30 Silver 22 Bronze 17 Total 69
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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Cuba is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Cuba's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951.

Boxer Julio César La Cruz and judoka Idalys Ortiz were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, table tennis athlete Jorge Campos and track athlete Yunisleidy García were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

The following Cuban competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Arley Calderón	Weightlifting	Men's –61 kg	October 21
Gold	Leuris Pupo	Shooting	Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol	October 22
Gold	Roberto Paz Luis León Henry Heredia Francisco Romero Andrey Barnet Leduar Suárez Carlos Ajete Reidy Cardona Juan González La O	Rowing	Men's eight	October 23
Silver	Arlenis Sierra	Cycling	Women's road time trial	October 22
Silver	Juan Carlos Zaldívar	Weightlifting	Men's –102 kg	October 23
Bronze	Kelvin Calderón	Taekwondo	Men's –80 kg	October 22
Bronze	Olfides Sáez	Weightlifting	Men's –89 kg	October 22

Archery

Cuba qualified six archers (three men and three women) during the 2023 Copa Merengue.

Men

Women

Mixed

Artistic swimming

Cuba qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers after the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Badminton

Cuba qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women).

Men

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Juan Bencomo	Singles	Frank Barrios (VEN)
Roberto Herrera		Kennie King (BAR)
Juan Bencomo Roberto Herrera	Men's doubles	Yonatan Linarez (DOM)  Angel Marinez Ulloa (DOM)	—

Women

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Yeily Ortiz	Singles	Bye	Rachel Chan (CAN)
Taymara Oropesa		Bye	Valeria Santos (CHI)
Yeily Ortiz Taymara Oropesa	Women's doubles	Diana Corleto Soto (GUA)  Nikte Sotomayor (GUA)	—

Mixed

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Roberto Herrera Taymara Oropesa	Mixed doubles	Montoya (MEX)  Rodríguez (MEX)
Juan Bencomo Yeily Ortiz		Evans (JAM)  Wynter (JAM)

Baseball

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round				Semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cuba men	Men's tournament	Colombia	Venezuela	Brazil

Cuba qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) by finishing second in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	15	10	1.000	—	Super Round
2	Colombia	3	1	2	16	14	.333	2
3	Cuba	3	1	2	11	13	.333	2	Fifth place game
4	Venezuela	3	1	2	9	14	.333	2	Seventh place game

October 20 9:30	Colombia	3–4	Cuba	Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
		Boxscore

October 22 15:00	Cuba	5–6	Venezuela	Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
		Boxscore

October 24 9:30	Brazil	4–2	Cuba	Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
		Boxscore

Basque pelota

Cuba qualified a team of six athletes (two men and four women) through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.

Men

Women

Boxing

Cuba qualified 10 boxers (seven men and three women).

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Alejandro Claro	–51 kg
Saidel Horta	–57 kg	—	Vega (MEX) W 5–0	González (COL)
Lázaro Álvarez	–63.5 kg
Jorge Cuellar	–71 kg
Arlen López	–80 kg
Julio La Cruz	–92 kg	—	Talley (USA) W 5–0	Salgado (CHI)
Fernando Arzola	+92 kg	—	Charles (DMA) W WO	Feujio (CAN)

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Legnis Calá	–57 kg
Arianne Imbert	–66 kg	—	Moronta (DOM) L RSC	Did not advance
Yakelín Estornell	–75 kg	—	Ortiz (MEX) L 0–5	Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Cuba qualified a total of 13 sprint athletes (seven men and six women).

Men

Women

Cycling

Cuba qualified a total of 2 cyclists (2 women).

Road

Cuba qualified 1 cyclist at the Caribbean Championships. Cuba also qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.

Diving

Women

Fencing

Cuba qualified a team of 4 fencers (three men and one woman), through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Ascuncion, Paraguay.

Individual

Team

Field hockey

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cuba women	Women's tournament	Canada	Mexico	Chile

Women's tournament

Cuba qualified a women's team of 16 athletes by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chile (H)	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
3	Cuba	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1	5th–8th classification
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	16	−15	1

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 17:30 Canada  7–1  Cuba Thompson  3', 23', 60' Walton  9', 39' Rae  30', 46' Report Vera  54' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Ana Vázquez Escalanté (MEX)

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 17:30 Mexico  1–1  Cuba Cardiel  34' Report Vera  24' Umpires: Meghan McLennan (CAN) Megan Robertson (CAN)

30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) 19:30 Chile  2–0  Cuba Villagrán  9' Rojas  50' Report Umpires: Natalia Lodeiro (URU) Ana Vázquez Esclanté (MEX)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Cuba qualified a team of five male gymnasts in artistic at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Men

Team & Individual Qualification

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Rhythmic

Cuba qualified one individual gymnast.

Individual

Handball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cuba men	Men's tournament	Uruguay	United States	Argentina
Cuba women	Women's tournament	Uruguay	Paraguay	Brazil

Men's tournament

Cuba qualified a men's team (of 14 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	93	50	+43	6	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	78	86	−8	4
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	71	95	−24	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Cuba	3	0	0	3	72	83	−11	0

30 October 2023 10:00	Cuba	24–25	Uruguay	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Cordiés 8	(13–13)	Rubbo 9
	1× 2×	Report

31 October 2023 10:00	United States	30–28	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
	Hoddersen 13	(17–14)	Cordiés 8
	1×	Report	1× 3×

1 November 2023 12:30	Argentina	28–20	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	F. Pizarro 7	(14–9)	Vázquez 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2× 1×

Women's tournament

Cuba qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	104	35	+69	6	Semifinals
2	Paraguay	3	1	0	2	68	76	−8	2
3	Cuba	3	1	0	2	62	101	−39	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	53	75	−22	2

1. ^ Paraguay 2 Pts, +4 GD; Cuba 2 Pts, –1 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, –3 GD

24 October 2023 10:00	Cuba	25–21	Uruguay	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Reyes, Téllez 5	(13–6)	Barreiro 5
	7×	Report	2×

25 October 2023 12:30	Paraguay	31–26	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Fernández, Leiva 6	(17–13)	Amorós 9
	1× 1×	Report	2×

26 October 2023 12:30	Brazil	49–11	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Castro 10	(26–6)	Toledo 3
	4×	Report	3×

Judo

Cuba has qualified 16 judokas (eight men and eight women).

Men

Women

Mixed

Karate

Cuba qualified three athletes (one man and two women) in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship and the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Kumite

Modern pentathlon

Cuba qualified five modern pentathletes (three men and two women).

Racquetball

Cuba qualified a team of four racquetball players (two men and two women).

Roller sports

Speed

Men

Women

Rowing

Cuba qualified a team of 14 athletes (ten men and four women).

Men

Women

Sailing

Cuba qualified 3 boats for a total of 4 sailors.

Women

Mixed

Shooting

Cuba qualified a total of 14 shooters in the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships.

Men

Pistol and rifle

Men

Shotgun

Women

Pistol and rifle

Softball

Cuba qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.

Summary

Table tennis

Cuba qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Caribbean Championships.

Men

Women

Mixed

Taekwondo

Cuba qualified 8 athletes (four men and four women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.

Kyorugi

Poomsae (forms)

Triathlon

Cuba qualified a triathlon team of four athletes (two men and two women).

Mixed relay

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

Cuba qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by winning the 2022 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.

Summary

Water polo

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cuba men	Men's tournament	Argentina	Canada	Chile
Cuba women	Women's tournament	Mexico	Canada	Argentina

Men's tournament

Cuba qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	71	18	+53	9	Quarterfinals
2	Argentina	3	2	0	0	1	43	21	+22	6
3	Cuba	3	1	0	0	2	24	58	−34	3
4	Chile (H)	3	0	0	0	3	16	57	−41	0

30 October 2023 16:30	Report	Argentina	20–4	Cuba	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Gomez Portodomingo (ESP) Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
		Corsi 6	Goals	Ponsa 4

31 October 2023 16:30	Report	Canada	29–7	Cuba	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Ohme (GER) Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 8–3, 8–3, 8-0
		Constantin-Bicari, Côté 6	Goals	Ponsa 4

1 November 2023 19:30	Report	Cuba	13–9	Chile	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Jorge Rincon Patiño (COL) Yuri Machado (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 4–1, 4–1
		Ponsa 5	Goals	Cárcamo 4

Women's tournament

Cuba qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) through the 2022 CCCAN Championships.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	70	19	+51	9	Quarterfinals
2	Argentina	3	1	1	0	1	35	37	−2	5
3	Cuba	3	1	0	1	1	34	53	−19	4
4	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	24	54	−30	0

30 October 2023 8:00	Report	Mexico	11–14	Cuba	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 4–4, 1–3

31 October 2023 8:00	Report	Canada	24–3	Cuba	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Harvey Hinds (CUW) Darren Spritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–0, 2–0, 9–3
		three players 4	Goals	three players 1

1 November 2023 11:00	Report	Cuba	17–18	Argentina	Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) Reynel Castillo (PUR)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–3, 3–3, 1–4  PSO: 5–6
		Zunzunegui 4	Goals	A. Bacigalupo 6

Weightlifting

Cuba qualified six weightlifters (three men and three women).

Wrestling

Cuba qualified 18 wrestlers (12 men and 6 women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Key:

• VT – Victory by fall.
• PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• VA – Decision by withdrawal

Men

Women

See also

• Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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