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CUBA
Cuba finished below Olympic forecast
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, August 31 (Cubanacán
Press / www.cubanet.org) - Cuba left Athens
in 11th place on the medals table, two places
behind its standing in Sydney 2000, with
9 gold, 7 silver, and 11 bronze medals,
also below expectations.
Boxing was the biggest boost to the Cuban
medal count, with 5 gold, 2 silver, and
1 bronze. Three of these came in on the
last day of competition.
Out of 65 medals garnered in 12 Olympiads,
32 of them have come from boxing.
Other Cuban medals were for baseball, wrestling,
shot put, and javelin.
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