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Israel Hernández

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Israel Hernández
Personal information
Born (1970-01-07) 7 January 1970 (age 54)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–‍65 kg, –‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992, 1996)
World Champ.5th (1991, 1997)
Pan American Champ. (1990, 1994, 1996,
( 1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍65 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mara del Plata ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Caracas ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Santiago ‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan ‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place 1992 Ontario ‍–‍65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍60 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Quito ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF48045
JudoInside.com970
Updated on 4 June 2023

Israel Hernández Planas (born 7 January 1970, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban judoka. At the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Half Lightweight (‍–‍65 kg) category.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Member News (in English), USA Judo, 29 June 2006
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