Cuba stands out as the Latin American and Caribbean country with the most Olympic medals. Since fencer Ramón Fonst won Cuba's first gold medal at the Paris 1900 Olympics, the country has excelled in sports such as boxing and baseball, accumulating an impressive number of medals.
Brazil has also had a notable performance at the Olympics, standing out in basketball, volleyball and soccer. Its most successful athlete is sailor Robert Scheidt, with two golds, two silvers and one bronze.
Argentina, competing officially since the Paris 1924 Olympics, has produced outstanding medalists such as sailor Carlos Espínola and soccer player Javier Mascherano, who has won two gold medals.
Mexico, organizer of the 1968 Olympics, has outstanding figures such as equestrian Humberto Mariles, who won two golds and a bronze in 1948.
Colombia has shone in weightlifting and BMX. Maria Isabel Urrutia won the country's first gold medal at Sydney 2000, and Mariana Pajon has claimed two golds and a silver in BMX.
Venezuela has had success in boxing, athletics and weightlifting, with Yulimar Rojas as its most successful athlete, with a silver medal at Rio 2016 and a gold at Tokyo 2020.