Ángel Hernández (long jumper)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Yáñez.

Ángel Hernández Yáñez (born April 15, 1966, in Ávila) is a retired Spanish long jumper who won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships, jumping 8.15 metres (26 feet 9 inches).

Hernández won the Spanish national championship in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Spain
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	26th (q)	7.17 m
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	4th	7.82 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th	7.76 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	8.15 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	7.75 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	7.70 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (q)	7.75 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	17th	7.61 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	–	NM
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th	7.66 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (q)	7.86 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	22nd (q)	7.65 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (q)	7.73 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	7.60 m

External links

• Ángel Hernández at World Athletics
• Ángel Hernández at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Angel Hernandez Yañez at Olympics.com