Cuba at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cuba at the Olympic Games
Flag of Cuba IOC code  CUB NOC Cuban Olympic Committee
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	29 (29 men and 0 women) in 8 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Cuba competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 29 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Qualification Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Belgium (59-51)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (56-62)
  • Defeated Belgium (71-63)
• Main Round (Group D)
  • Lost to Chile (52-53)
  • Lost to France (42-58)
  • Lost to Egypt (55-66) → did not advance
• Team Roster
  • Alberto Escoto
  • Alfredo Faget
  • Armando Estrada
  • Carlos Bea
  • Casimiro García
  • Fabio Ruíz
  • Fico López
  • Felipe de la Pozas
  • Juan García
  • Mario Quintero
  • Ramón Wiltz
  • Raúl Carlos García

Fencing

One male fencer, represented Cuba in 1952.

Men's foil

• Abelardo Menéndez

Men's épée

• Abelardo Menéndez

Gymnastics

Sailing

Shooting

Two shooters represented Cuba in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Mario de Armas
• Ernesto Herrero

50 m pistol

• Mario de Armas

Swimming

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

• Nicasio Silverio

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

• Manuel Sanguily

Weightlifting

References

1. "Cuba at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports