Sports

José Ramón López Hevia

Ramón López

He was a Cuban baseball player who performed in the Cuban Professional Baseball League, in the Mexican League of Baseball, with a brief appearance in the Major Leagues

Yanet Bermoy Acosta

Outstanding Cuban judoka

Odrisamer Despaigne Orué

Outstanding Cuban baseball player, pitcher for the Industriales and national teams; has represented the country in several international events

Héctor Gregorio Rodríguez Almaral

Héctor Rodríguez

Outstanding sports journalist, specialized in baseball, narrator and sports commentator for Cuban Radio and Television

Yunidis Castillo Castillo

La Bala, La hija del viento

Cuban athlete, considered a prominent figure in sports for people with disabilities, three-time Paralympic champion, Parapan American champion, and World Cup medalist

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo

Kid Chocolate, Chócolo

Known as Kid Chocolate, an internationally recognized Cuban boxer who became World Boxing Champion in 1931 and 1932

Esteban Bellán

Steve

Esteban Bellán

Alberto Salazar

Alberto Salazar is a retired American athlete and coach of Cuban origin, specializing in long-distance running

Orlando Martínez Oliva

Marty Martínez

A very useful player in the major leagues, he made his debut on May 2, 1962 and played for ten years until July 19, 1972

Bartolomé Portuondo

Bartolo Portuondo

He was a Cuban baseball player who stood out in the second and third decades of the twentieth century, playing for the Habana and Almendares clubs, and also played for Kansas City and San Francisco in ...

José Peón Pérez

Pepe

He is a motorcycle commissioner in Ciudad de la Habana, head of the technical commission of the Cuban Motorcycle Federation and President of the Speed Commission of the Latin American Motorcycle Union ...

Robertlandy Simón Aties

Outstanding Cuban volleyball player and world medalist

Armando Capiró Lafferté

Cuban baseball player, six-time amateur baseball world champion and three-time Pan American and Central American titleholder

Legna Verdecia Rodríguez

Prominent Cuban judoka who always demonstrated tremendous fighting spirit

María Teresa Mora Iturralde

Child prodigy, student of José Raúl Capablanca, first Cuban chess champion, and of Ibero-America

Virgen Benavides Muñoz

Sprinter who attended three Olympic Games and seven world championships (including outdoor and indoor events), and three Pan American Games

Evelio Celestino Mustelier

Kid Tunero

Also known in the boxing world as Kid Tunero, he was a Cuban professional boxer from the first half of the 20th century, who stood out in Europe and in Cuba

Filiberto Azcuy Aguilera

Outstanding Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, competitor in the Olympic Games of Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004)

Teresa Oliva Pérez

La Profe Teresa

Cuban gymnast

Isam Ortiz

Cuban Grand Master of chess

Rodolfo Antonio Falcón Cabrera

Rodolfo Falcón, el abogado de la piscina,

Rodolfo Falcón

Guillermo García González

Guille

Considered one of the five most outstanding Cuban chess players of all time, alongside José Raúl Capablanca, Leinier Domínguez, Lázaro Bruzón and Jesús Nogueiras

Aurelio Janet Torres

Cuban javelin thrower who participated in the Mexico Olympic Games, he was the first Cuban and Latin American to qualify for the Javelin final at that time with a throw of 80

Cristóbal Rigoberto Mendoza Carreras

Minnie Mendoza

He was born in Ceiba del Agua, Havana province

Pedro Dibut Villafaña

Major League pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1924 and 1925

Alcides Sagarra Carón

Cuban boxing trainer, considered among the best in the world

Dayron Robles

Cuban athlete specialized in the 110 meters hurdles event

Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra

Monty

Right-handed pitcher who played in the Major Leagues, he was the eldest son of René Monteagudo, another Cuban baseball player in the Major Leagues

Rogelio Álvarez Hernández

Rogelio "Borrego" Álvarez was one of the baseball players with the greatest hitting power in the history of Cuban professional baseball

Bárbaro Garbey Garbey

Cuban baseball player, outfielder

Giraldo Córdova Cardín

Young revolutionary, boxing enthusiast, member of the July 26 Movement, headed by Fidel Castro Ruz

Julio Enrique González Herrera

Julio González

Right-handed pitcher, he played in the Major Leagues with the PDV team in the seasons from 1947 to 1949

Lázaro Rivas Scull

Cocuyo

A Greco-Roman wrestling specialist in the 54 kg division, in which he also obtained universal bronze medals in Patras 2001 and Creteil 2003, and gold medals in the Pan American Games of Winnipeg 1999 and ...

José Dariel Abreu Correa

Pito Abreu

Baseball Player from Cienfuegos (Baseball Team)

Freddy Asiel Álvarez Sáez

Cuban baseball player, Villa Clara pitcher (Baseball Team)

Julio Moreno González

Jiqui

Cuban baseball player, one of the most remembered by Cuban fans, who immortalized him with the nickname "Jiquí", considering that his hits toward home plate were as "hard" as the wood that bears his name. He ...

José Hernández Ramos

Chico

Cuban catcher who played in two seasons in the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs team (1942 and 1943)

Julio César la Cruz Peraza

As del contraataque

Julio César La Cruz Peraza

Eugenio Rafael George Lafita

in the City of Baracoa, province of Guantánamo

Cristobal Torriente

Bambino cubano

He had a outstanding performance for several years in the Negro Leagues in the United States, where he was selected for the Hall of Fame

Antonio Pérez Rigal

Tony Pérez, Tany Pérez, Big Dog, Doggie

He became a permanent integral element of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine teams in the 1970s

José Miguel Torres Fornieles

Mike Fornieles

Baseball player in the Cuban Professional Baseball League

Rafael Castillo González

Cuban baseball player recognized as an outstanding pitcher

Manuel Cueto García

Melo, patato

Very versatile ballplayer

José Adolfo Legrá Utría

El puma de Baracoa, el pequeño Cassius Clay

Featherweight boxer, naturalized Spanish citizen

Yumisleidis Cumbá

Outstanding Cuban athlete, specialist in shot put

Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde

Yeya

Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde, known as Yeya, Cuban athlete, runner of the 400m and 800m, Central American champion in 1974 in the 400 meters and obtains a silver medal in 800 meters, Pan-American bronze ...