Israel Hernández

Israel Hernández
Personal information
Born (1970-01-07) 7 January 1970
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
–‍65 kg, –‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1992, 1996)
5th (1991, 1997)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1990, 1994, 1996,
1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta‍–‍65 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mara del Plata‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place1991 Havana‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg‍–‍73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Caracas‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place1994 Santiago‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place1996 San Juan‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Guadalajara‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place1992 Ontario‍–‍65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place1990 Dijon‍–‍60 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 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][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Member News". USA Judo. 29 June 2006.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Israel Hernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.