Cuba at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | CUB |
NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
Medals Ranked 22nd |
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Summer appearances | |
Cuba first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in 22 out of 29 Summer Olympic Games overall, up to and including the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Cuban athletes have never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Among those nations that have never participated at Winter Olympics, Cuba is the most successful Olympic team, in both gold and total medals won.
Cuba ranks second out of all American countries in terms of Summer Olympics gold medals, trailing only the United States, and has won more medals than any other nation in Latin America. Cuba, which never hosted the Olympics, has won the fourth highest total number of medals (after Hungary, Romania, and Poland) among nations that have never hosted the Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Cuba is the Cuban Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Cubano), established in 1926 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.