| Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 149[1] in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Mijaín López (opening) Leonel Suárez (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| 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]
- ^ "Delegación cubana a los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "149 Cubans qualify for Olympics", Xinhua, 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez: only gold is my goal", Xinhua, 30 July 2008.