Athletics
Cuba sent 40 representatives in athletics.
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| William Collazo | 400 m | 45.37 | 3 Q | 45.06 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Andy González | 800 m | 1:46.59 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yeimer López | 1:45.66 | 1 Q | 1:46.40 | 2 Q | 1:45.88 | 6 | |||
| Dayron Robles | 110 m hurdles | 13.39 | 1 Q | 13.19 | 1 Q | 13.12 | 1 Q | 12.93 | 01 ! |
| Henry Vizcaíno | 100 m | 10.28 | 4 q | 10.33 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Omar Cisneros William Collazo Yunior Díaz Yunier Perez |
4×400 m relay | 3:02.24 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Lázaro Borges | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Anier Boué | Javelin throw | 71.85 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Ibrahim Camejo | Long jump | 8.23 | 2 Q | 8.20 | 03 ! |
| Alexis Copello | Triple jump | 17.09 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Jorge Fernández | Discus throw | 59.60 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Héctor Dairo Fuentes | Triple jump | 17.14 | 10 q | 16.28 | 12 |
| Arnie David Giralt | 17.30 | 4 Q | 17.52 | 4 | |
| Wilfredo Martínez | Long jump | 8.07 | 6 q | 8.19 | 5 |
| Alexis Paumier | Shot put | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Reinaldo Proenza | 19.20 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Carlos Véliz | 19.58 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yordanis García | Result | 10.64 | 7.07 | 15.82 | 1.96 | 49.66 | 13.90 | 36.73 | 4.70 | 65.60 | 5:00.49 | 7992 | 15 |
| Points | 942 | 830 | 840 | 767 | 830 | 987 | 598 | 819 | 822 | 557 | |||
| Leonel Suárez | Result | 10.90 | 7.33 | 14.49 | 2.05 | 47.91 | 14.15 | 44.45 | 4.70 | 73.98 | 4:29.17 | 8527 NR | 03 ! |
| Points | 883 | 893 | 758 | 850 | 913 | 955 | 756 | 819 | 950 | 750 |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yenima Arencibia | 100 m hurdles | 13.43 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Virgen Benavides | 100 m | 11.45 | 3 Q | 11.40 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Zulia Calatayud | 800 m | 2:00.34 | 1 Q | 1.58.78 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Roxana Díaz | 200 m | 23.09 | 3 Q | 22.98 | 4 q | 23.12 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Indira Terrero | 400 m | 51.56 | 4 q | 51.80 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Anay Tejeda | 100 m hurdles | 12.84 | 2 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Zulia Calatayud Susana Clement Roxana Díaz Indira Terrero |
4×400 m relay | 3:25.46 | 2 Q | 3:23.31 NR | 6 | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yarelys Barrios | Discus throw | 62.23 | 4 | 63.64 | 02 ! |
| Yunaika Crawford | Hammer throw | 66.16 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| Yanet Cruz | Javelin throw | 58.06 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Yumileidi Cumbá | Shot put | 17.60 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Yania Ferrales | Discus throw | 59.87 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Mabel Gay | Triple jump | 14.09 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Misleydis González | Shot put | 18.91 | 7 Q | 19.50 | 4 |
| Yarianna Martínez | Triple jump | 13.96 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Osleidys Menéndez | Javelin throw | 60.51 | 11 q | 63.35 | 6 |
| Yipsi Moreno | Hammer throw | 73.92 | 1 Q | 75.20 | 02 ! |
| Yargelis Savigne | Long jump | 6.49 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Triple jump | 14.99 | 1 Q | 15.05 | 5 | |
| Yarisley Silva | Pole vault | 4.15 | =27 | Did not advance | |
| Arasay Thondike | Hammer throw | 68.74 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Mailín Vargas | Shot put | 18.47 | 14 Q | 18.28 | 10 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Quintana | Result | 13.77 | 1.68 | 13.10 | 24.34 | 6.02 | 38.14 | 2:20.31 | 5830 | 25* |
| Points | 1011 | 830 | 734 | 948 | 856 | 632 | 819 |
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