| Cuba at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 263 in 25 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Julio César La Cruz & Idalys Ortiz |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Jorge Campos & Yunisleidy García |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
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.[1] 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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artistic swimming | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Baseball | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Basque pelota | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Boxing | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Canoeing | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fencing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Handball | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Judo | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Karate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Racquetball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Roller sports | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Sailing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Softball | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Water polo | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Total | 149 | 138 | 287 |
Medalists
The following Venezuelan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
ArcheryCuba qualified six archers (three men and three women) during the 2023 Copa Merengue.[2][3]
Artistic swimmingCuba qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers after the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4]
BadmintonCuba qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women).[5][6]
Baseball
Cuba qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) by finishing second in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[7]
Source: Santiago 2023 and WBSC Americas
Basque pelotaCuba qualified a team of six athletes (two men and four women) through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[8]
BoxingCuba qualified 10 boxers (seven men and three women).
CanoeingSprintCuba qualified a total of 13 sprint athletes (seven men and six women).[9]
CyclingCuba qualified a total of 2 cyclists (2 women).[10] RoadCuba qualified 1 cyclist at the Caribbean Championships.[11] Cuba also qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.[12]
Diving
FencingCuba qualified a team of 4 fencers (three men and one woman), through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Ascuncion, Paraguay.[13][14][15]
Field hockey
Women's tournamentCuba qualified a women's team of 16 athletes by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[16] (H) Hosts
GymnasticsArtisticCuba qualified a team of five male gymnasts in artistic at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[17]
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final RhythmicCuba qualified one individual gymnast.[17]
Handball
Men's tournamentCuba qualified a men's team (of 14 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
Women's tournamentCuba qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw. Notes:
JudoCuba has qualified 16 judokas (eight men and eight women).[18]
Mixed
KarateCuba qualified three athletes (one man and two women) in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship and the 2023 Pan American Championships.[19]
Modern pentathlonCuba qualified five modern pentathletes (three men and two women).[20][21]
RacquetballCuba qualified a team of four racquetball players (two men and two women).[22]
Roller sportsSpeedMen
Women
RowingCuba qualified a team of 14 athletes (ten men and four women).[23][24]
SailingCuba qualified 3 boats for a total of 4 sailors.[25]
ShootingCuba qualified a total of 14 shooters in the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
SoftballCuba qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Table tennisCuba qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Caribbean Championships. [33]
TaekwondoCuba qualified 8 athletes (four men and four women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[34][35] Kyorugi
TriathlonCuba qualified a triathlon team of four athletes (two men and two women).
VolleyballIndoorMen's tournamentCuba qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by winning the 2022 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.[36]
Water polo
Men's tournamentCuba qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. (H) Host
Women's tournamentCuba qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) through the 2022 CCCAN Championships.
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
WeightliftingCuba qualified six weightlifters (three men and three women).[37]
WrestlingCuba qualified 18 wrestlers (12 men and 6 women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.[38] Key:
See alsoReferences
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