Yoennis Hernández

Yoennis Hernández Arruez (born 1 February 1978) is a Cuban former rower who competed at three Summer Olympics.

Yoennis Hernández
Personal information
Birth nameYoennis Hernández Arruez
NationalityCuban
Born (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978
Guantánamo
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportRowing
ClubGuantánamo CR
Medal record
Men's rowing
Pan American Games
2003 Santo DomingoSingle sculls
2003 Santo DomingoDouble sculls
2003 Santo DomingoQuadruple sculls
2007 Rio de JaneiroDouble sculls
2007 Rio de JaneiroQuadruple sculls
2011 GuadalajaraDouble sculls
2011 GuadalajaraQuadruple sculls
2007 Rio de JaneiroSingle sculls
1999 WinnipegSingle sculls
2003 Santo DomingoEights

Biography

Born in Guantánamo, Hernández had a long career in rowing for Cuba. He represented Cuba at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, as a double sculls and quadruple sculls rower.[1] In all of his Olympic events he was able to make it to the B Final. He won a total of ten Pan American Games medals during his career. At every games from 1999 to 2011 he won at least one medal, five of them golds.[2] He was also a regular competitor at the World Rowing Championships, with his best placing coming at Lucerne in 2001, when he and Yosbel Martínez were fourth in the doubles sculls [3]

References
  1. "Yoennis Hernandez Arruez - Olympic Rowing : Cuba". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. Olderr, Steven (April 29, 2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History. McFarland. ISBN 9780786443369.
  3. "Yoennis Hernandex Arruez". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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