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Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cuba at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCUB
NOCCuban Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors149[1] in 16 sports
Flag bearers Mijaín López (opening)
Leonel Suárez (closing)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
3
Silver
10
Bronze
17
Total
30
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cuba competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports.[2] The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López.[3]

  1. ^ "Delegación cubana a los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  2. ^ "149 Cubans qualify for Olympics", Xinhua, 5 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez: only gold is my goal", Xinhua, 30 July 2008.

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