Cuba at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cuba participated in the Olympic Summer Games 1956 in Melbourne, Australia part of a delegation of 16 athletes (15 men and one woman) in 16 competitions in five sports. There were no medals to be won. The youngest athlete was the float Raul Martin (15 years and 152 days), the oldest athlete was the sailor Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell (52 years and 330 days). It was the eighth part of the country at the Olympic Summer Games. Standard-bearer was the float Manuel Sanguily.

Participants by sport

Athletics

Ladies

  • Berta Díaz 80 meter hurdles

Gentlemen

  • Evaristo Iglesias 100 Meter Dash

Rowing

Gentlemen Four with coxswain

  • Results Round one: failed to run three ( fourth place ), 7:14,3 minutes Round one repechage: excreted in race one ( second place ), 7:28,2 minutes
  • Team Virgilio Ara José Hurdado José Roa José Romero Santos Enrique Torres

Coxless four

  • Results Round one: failed to run two ( third place ), 7:17,7 minutes Round one repechage: excreted in running four ( second place ), 8:45,4 minutes
  • Team Enrique Hernández Orlando Lanza Luis Olivera Joaquín Pérez

Swimming

Gentlemen

  • Raul Martin 400 meter freestyle
  • Manuel Sanguily 200 meter breaststroke

Sailing

Gentlemen star

  • Results Finale: 2,714 points, sixth Race one: 578 points, 3:00:57 hours, rank four Race two: not finished the race ( DNF ) Three races: 402 points, 3:30:08 hours, sixth Race four: not finished the race ( DNF ) Five races: 578 points, 3:06:16 hours, rank four Race six: 578 points, 3:23:26 hours, rank four Seven races: 578 points, 3:02:51 hours, rank four
  • Team Jorge de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell

Gymnastics

Gentlemen

  • Rafael Lecuona Individual all-around
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