Cuba at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors53 (53 men and 0 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearerRaúl García[1]
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cuba competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes competed at the Olympic Games. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 31 events in 12 sports.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverCarlos de Cárdenas
Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.		 Sailing Men's Star August 12

Athletics

Basketball

Cycling

One male cyclist represented Cuba in 1948.

Sprint
Time trial

Diving

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Cuba in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre

Gymnastics

Rowing

Cuba had five male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Cuba in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Swimming

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for Cuba". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cuba at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cuba Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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