Cuba at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1900 and missing a few Summer Olympic events afterward. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Cuban athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.

Cuba at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors16 (15 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearerManuel Sanguily
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

Men's 110m hurdles

  • Evaristo Iglesias
    • Heat — 14.3s
    • Semifinals — 14.6s (→ did not advance)

Rowing

Cuba had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.

Men's coxless four
  • Luis Olivera
  • Orlando Lanza
  • Enrique Hernández
  • Joaquín Pérez
Men's coxed four
  • José Roa
  • Enrique Torres
  • José Romero Santos
  • José Hurdado
  • Virgilio Ara (cox)

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Raúl Martín 400 m freestyle 4:58.2 31 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 19:59.9 20 Did not advance
Manuel Sanguily 200 m breaststroke 2:41.8 7 Q 2:42.0 7

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