Francisco Cascante
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Francisco•Cascante Coba |
| Used name | Francisco•Cascante |
| Born | 28 June 1928 in La Habana (Havana), Ciudad de La Habana (CUB) |
| Died | 1 August 1999 in Miami, Florida (USA) |
| NOC |  Cuba |
Biography
Francisco Cascante had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1951 Pan American Games team (with Raimundo Rey, Baldomaro Rubiera, Roberto Villacián, Fernando Lecuona, Angel Aguiar, Rafael Lecuona, and the non-Olympian José A. Vázquez), 2nd in the 1955 Pan American Games team (with Rafael Lecuona, Baldomaro Rubiera, Roberto Villacián, and the non-Olympians Luis Santana and Ángel Franco), 3rd in the 1951 Pan American Games floor.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | CUB |
Francisco Cascante | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 177 | |||||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =96 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 170 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 169 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 181 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | 153 | |||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 179 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–8–4 1951 Buenos Aires GYM gold: parallel bars team, rings team, and horse vault team, silver: team, floor team, and pommelled horse team, bronze: floor and horizontal bar team; 1955 Ciudad de México GYM silver: team, floor team, parallel bars team, rings team, and pommelled horse team, bronze: horizontal bar team and horse vault team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (6–2–1 1950 Ciudad de Guatemala GYM gold: team, silver: pommelled horse; 1954 Ciudad de México GYM gold: all-around, floor, parallel bars, and team, silver: pommelled horse, bronze: rings, TMP gold: individual)