Ozzie Canseco Capas
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Identical twin brother of José Canseco, he was born in Cuba and as a child emigrated with his family to the United States
Sergio Oliva
El Mito, The Myth
Cuban weightlifter and bodybuilder based in the United States since 1961, measures 1
José Antonio Huelga Ordaz
Héroe de Cartagena
Huelga is one of the illustrative cases of great sports figures with tragic ends because he died at just 26 years old in a car accident
Emilio Sabourín del Villar
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Paradigm of the Cuban baseball player of the 19th century, who combined his passion for sport with his commitment to the independence cause
Fidel Corrales Jiménez
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He is the fourth player in the national chess ranking with an Elo of 2602, he obtained the FIDE Master norm in 2003, the International Master norm in 2005 and the Grandmaster norm in 2009
Antonio Muñoz Hernández
El gigante del Escambray
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Former Cuban baseball player nicknamed by Cuban fans as El Gigante del Escambray, who played first base for Cuba's national teams
Jesús Nogueiras Santiago
El Camilito
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A prominent sports personality who began playing Chess at a very early age and, due to his excellent performance, became the youngest chess player in the world in 1976
Walter Arencibia Rodríguez
A chess player from Holguín who has held the title of Grand Master since 1990
Alejandro Casañas Ramírez
Former Cuban athlete, specialist in the 110 meters hurdles, winner of two Olympic silver medals and protagonist alongside Alberto Juantorena of an unprecedented event in Cuban athletics, as both set world ...
Ramón Cabrera
Roleaux Saguero
Roleaux, whose real name was Ramón Cabrera, was the first Cuban heavyweight to campaign in the United States where he fought 17 bouts between August 6, 1926 and March 26, 1929
Mario Kindelán Mesa
He was born in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba where he began his first steps in boxing at the prestigious Gimnasio Los Olmos, a breeding ground for numerous world and Olympic champions
Dagoberto Concepción Cueto
Bert Cueto, Dag,
He was born in San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba, son of Ceferino Concepción and Pura Rosa Cueto
Yarisley Silva Rodríguez
In 1999, at the age of 12, she began practicing Pole Vaulting, a sport in which she has achieved excellent results
Eloína Echeverría Torriente
Athletics champion with great achievements and recognition gained through her career as a Cuban athlete
Hanser García Hernández
El Pollo
Cuban swimming athlete, silver medalist in the 100 meters freestyle and bronze medalist in the 50 meters freestyle at the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games
Ramón Fonst Segundo
El Zurdo, Nunca segundo
Known as "el Zurdo" or "El nunca Segundo", cataloged as the best Cuban fencer of all time, he also practiced other sports disciplines
Leuris Pupo Requejo
Cuban sport shooting athlete
Miguel Angel Moenck Peralta
He was a prominent Cuban figure of the twentieth century, first standing out as an athlete and sports leader, later as a university professor and renowned architect, co-owner of the firm Moenck and Quintana, ...
Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez
He was born in the city of Pinar del Río, he is a Cuban professional boxer
Tomás de la Cruz Rivero
Tommy de la Cruz
He was a right-handed Major League pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944
Driulis González Morales
Leyenda del judo
Known as The Legend of Judo, considered the best judoka of the 20th Century in the Americas and one of the most complete on the planet of all time, in the 57 and 63 kg divisions
Leyanet González Calero
Former Cuban gymnast, considered a Glory of Cuban sports for the results achieved throughout her entire athletic career
Miguel Ángel de la Hoz Piloto
Mike de la Hoz
Born in Havana, former Major League Baseball player as an infield player
Fermín Guerra Romero
Mike Guerra, El Isleño
He was a Cuban baseball player who performed in Cuban professional baseball, in the Minor Leagues, in Major League Baseball, and in Mexican baseball
Roberto Amado Maestri Menéndez
Roberto Amado Maestri Menéndez, a native of the Havana town of Regla, began his baseball career as a catcher for the Cubanaleco team, which represented the electrical sector in the Amateur Athletic Union ...
Lázaro Bruzón Batista
Glory of Cuban sports
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
El Ciclón de Guantánamo
He is a professional Cuban boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won the Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
Maikro Romero Esquirol
Boxer from the capital city who in the 1990s obtained all the titles awarded by the International Federation of Amateur Boxing
Santiago Mederos Iglesias
Changa Mederos
Changa Mederos, left-handed pitcher, with records of 17 undefeated seasons, as well as the one who retired the most batters by way of strikes, with 208, and striking out 20 players in a game against Camagüey. ...
Arnaldo Mesa Bonell
He is a former boxer from Holguín, a silver medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and winner of three bronze medals at world championships, Reno 1986, Moscow 1989, and Sydney 1991
Faustino Corrales Denis
Cuban baseball player, left-handed pitcher
Isidoro León Becerra
Izzy León
Major League Baseball player, he was a pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945
Rigoberto Fuentes Peat
Tito Fuentes
Rigoberto "Tito" Fuentes Peat retired baseball player, second baseman who played in 13 seasons in the Major Leagues between 1965 and 1978
Luis Felipe Gutiérrez
Pincho Gutiérrez
Trainer of Kid Chocolate and Giraldo "El Niño" Valdés, Cuban boxers
Jorge Rafael Massó Mustelier
Former Cuban footballer who performed in the 1970s and 1980s, participant in the Olympic Games and world cup qualifiers, medalist in Pan American Games and Central American and Caribbean Games
Ana Fidelia Quirot Moret
Tormenta del Caribe
Cuban athlete specialized in 400 and 800 meter flat track and field races
María Caridad Colón Ruenes
First Latin American athlete to be crowned Olympic champion in javelin throwing, in Moscow (1980)
Germán Mesa Fresneda
El Mago Mesa, El Imán Mesa
The Magician Mesa, The Magnet Mesa was a genius and master at fielding balls, for his superior fielding abilities
Martín Dihigo Llanos
El Inmortal, El Maestro
Versatile Negro Leagues player who played in summer and winter championships
Douglas Rodríguez Guardiola
El pequeño gigante de Veguita de Galo
Former boxer with outstanding performances in the 51 and 54 kilogram divisions, Olympic medalist and world champion, participant in the Central American and Caribbean championship
Osmani Tamayo Mulen
Former Cuban baseball player
