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Yordanis Arencibia

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Yordanis Arencibia
Personal information
Born (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2004, 2008)
World Champ.Silver (2007)
Pan American Champ. (2002, 2006, 2007,
2008)
Profile at external databases
IJF6402
JudoInside.com952
Updated on 28 May 2023

Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born 24 January 1980 in Amancio Rodríguez, Cuba[1]) is a Cuban judoka.

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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  1. ^ "Yordanis Arencibia Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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