Yordanis Arencibia
Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born January 24, 1980 in Amancio Rodríguez , Las Tunas ) is a Cuban judoka in the weight class up to 66 kg.
Yordanis Arencibia became World Junior Champion in 1998. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games . In 1999 and 2007 he won bronze. He is also a multiple medalist at the world championships (silver: 2007; bronze: 1999, 2001, 2003). At the Olympic Games in 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing , he won the bronze medal.
Greatest successes
Olympic games
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens ( Greece ):
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ( China ):
World championships
- World Championships 1999 in Birmingham ( Great Britain ):
- World Championships 2007 in Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ):
Pan American Games
- Pan American Games 1999 in Winnipeg ( Canada ):
- 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro:
Juniors
- Junior World Championships 2006 in Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic ):
Web links
- Yordanis Arencibia on Judoinside (English)
- Yordanis Arencibia in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Arencibia, Yordanis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arencibia Verdecia, Yordanis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban judoka |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amancio Rodríguez , Las Tunas , Cuba |