Baseball
The first Olympic baseball tournament resulted in sevens wins and no losses in the preliminary round for Cuba. A comfortable 6-1 victory over the United States and a dominant 11-1 win against Chinese Taipei earned Cuba the first Olympic gold medal for the sport.
Men's Team Competition:
- Cuba - Gold Medal (9-0)
Team Roster
- Omar Ajete
- Rolando Arrojo
- José Raúl Delgado
- Giorge Diaz
- José Estrada
- Osvaldo Fernández
- Lourdes Gourriel
- Alberto Hernández
- Orlando Hernández
- Orestes Kindelán
- Omar Linares
- Germán Mesa
- Víctor Mesa
- Antonio Pacheco
- Juan Padilla
- Juan Pérez
- Luis Ulacia
- Ermidelio Urrutia
- Jorge Valdés
- Lázaro Vargas
Read more about this topic: Cuba At The 1992 Summer Olympics
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