Cuba at the 1999 Pan American Games
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The 13th Pan American Games
were held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999.
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
were held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999.
Gold
- Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Maikro RomeroMaikro RomeroMaikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
- Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg): Yudel Johnson
- Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán
- Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...
- Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Jorge GutierrezJorge GutiérrezJorge Gutiérrez Espinosa is a former boxer from Cuba. He won the Middleweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:*Defeated Somchai Chimlum 20-11...
- Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg): Yohanson Martínez
- Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Humberto Savigne
- Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier SolisOdlanier SolisOdlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
- Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
- Men's Team Competition: Cuba national handball teamCuba national handball teamThe Cuba national handball team is the national handball team of Cuba and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association. The team participated in the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship....
- Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg): Manolo PoulotManolo PoulotManolo Poulot Ramos is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Extra Lightweight category, together with Aidyn Smagulov.-References:*...
- Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg): Gabriel ArteagaGabriel ArteagaGabriel Israel Arteaga Risquet is a male judoka from Cuba, who won a gold and a silver medal in the men's half middleweight division at the Pan American Games . He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...
- Men's Heavyweight (+ 100 kg): Ángel Sánchez
- Women's Extra-Lightweight (– 48 kg): Amarilis SavónAmarilis SavónAmarilis Savón Carmenate is a Cuban judoka who has won three Olympic bronze medals.-References:*...
- Women's Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg): Legna VerdeciaLegna VerdeciaLegna Verdecia Rodríguez is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
- Women's Lightweight (– 57 kg): Driulis GonzálezDriulis GonzálezDriulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...
- Women's Middleweight (– 70 kg): Sibelis VeranesSibelis VeranesSibelis Veranes Morell is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the women's Middleweight category.-References:**...
- Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg): Diadenis LunaDiadenis LunaDiadenis Luna Castellano is a Cuban judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight category, together with Ylenia Scapin.- References :...
- Women's Heavyweight (+ 78 kg): Daima BeltránDaima BeltranDaima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
- Men's Kumite (– 60 kg): Yusey Padron
- Women's Kumite (– 53 kg): Beisy Quintana
Silver
- Men's Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg): Yosvani Kessel
Bronze
- Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg): Manuel MantillaManuel MantillaManuel Mantilla is an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
- Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Waldemar Font
- Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Diógenes LuñaDiógenes LunaDiógenes Luña Martínez is a boxer from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Williams from the United States...
- Women's Team Competition: Cuba women's national handball teamCuba women's national handball teamThe Cuba women's national handball team is the national team of Cuba. It takes part in international team handball competitions.The team participated in the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship....
- Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg): Yordanis ArencibiaYordanis ArencibiaYordanis Arencibia Verdecia is a Cuban judoka.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria...
- Men's Lightweight (– 73 kg): Israel HernándezIsrael HernándezIsrael Hernández Planas is a Cuban judoka. At the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Half Lightweight category.-References:...
- Men's Middleweight (– 90 kg): Yosvany DespaigneYosvany DespaigneYosvany Oreidis Despaigne Terry is a male judoka from Cuba, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division at the Pan American Games ....
- Women's Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg): Kenia Rodríguez
- Men's Kumite (– 65 kg): Enrique Vilela
- Men's Kumite (– 80 kg): Bravo Rodríguez
- Men's Kumite (+ 80 kg): Yoel Díaz
Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Yudit AbreuYudit AbreuYudit Abreu is a male basketball player from Cuba. He played as a forward for the Cuba national basketball team in the 1990s.-References:*...
- Roberto Amaro
- Edel Casanova
- Sergio Ferrer
- Andrés González
- Radbel Hechevarria
- Angel Nuñez
- Elieser Rojas
- Ariel Ruedas
- Ernesto Simon
- Juan Vazquez
- Amiel Vega
See also
- Cuba at the 2000 Summer OlympicsCuba at the 2000 Summer OlympicsCuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney.- Gold:*Anier García — Athletics, men's 110 m hurdles*Iván Pedroso — Athletics, men's long jump*Guillermo Rigondeaux — Boxing, men's bantamweight...