Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1984 Games and the 1988 Games. 176 competitors, 126 men and 50 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports. Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Men's Marathon Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Men's Discus Throw <br> Women's 800 metres Women's Discus Throw Women's High Jump 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
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