Yordanis Arencibia

Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born 24 January 1980) is a Cuban judoka.

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

Yordanis Arencibia
Personal information
Born (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2007)
Pan American Champ. (2002, 2006, 2007,
( 2008)
Olympic GamesBronze (2004, 2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍66 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Miami ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Santo Domingo ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Cordoba ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2009 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cali ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2003 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF6402
JudoInside.com952
Updated on 28 May 2023.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight (‍–‍66 kg) category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria. He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Pak Chol-Min of North Korea.

He has also won bronze medals at the 1999, 2001 and 2003 World Judo Championships.

References


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