Cuba at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Cuba at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC codeCUB
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5

At the 1996 World Championships, Annia Portuondo became the first Cuban gymnast to win a medal, earning bronze on vault.[1] Five years later at the 2001 World Championships Charles León Tamayo and Erick López would become the first male Cuban gymnasts to win a medal at the World Championships, earning bronze on vault and silver on parallel bars respectively.[2]

During the 2003 World Championships, which took place in Anaheim, California, three Cuban gymnasts defected.[3][4][5] As a result, Cuba opted to stop sending gymnasts to the World Championships or Olympic Games. Cuban gymnasts would later return to these large international competitions, starting with the 2015 World Championships.[6] At this competition Manrique Larduet won two medals, a silver in the all-around and bronze on horizontal bar.[7][8]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 BronzeAnnia PortuondoPuerto Rico 1996 San JuanWomen's vault
 BronzeCharles León TamayoBelgium 2001 GhentMen's vault
 SilverErick LópezMen's parallel bars
 SilverManrique LarduetUnited Kingdom 2015 GlasgowMen's all-around
 BronzeManrique LarduetMen's horizontal bar

References

  1. ↑ "Portuondo Hatch, Annia". Cubans in America.
  2. ↑ "Erick López: El hombre perfecto de los cuatro Panamericanos" [Erick López: The perfect man of the four Pan American Games]. Cubadebate (in Spanish). October 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "OLY - Cuban gymnast decides to defect". ESPN. August 17, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Second Gymnast Defects". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Cuban Gymnast Defects". CBS. August 23, 2003.
  6. ↑ "Cuban Gymnasts Will Make a Bid For Rio". The Gymternet. November 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cuban Manrique Larduet took a surprising, history-making silver at worlds". USA Today. October 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cuban gymnast Manrique Larduet secures Rio spot with high bar bronze". USA Today. November 1, 2015.
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