Yordanis Arencibia

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
Olympic Games (2004, 2008)
World Champ. (2007)
Pan American Champ. (2002, 2006, 2007,
2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
2004 Athens ‍–‍66 kg
2008 Beijing ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
1999 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg
2001 Munich ‍–‍66 kg
2003 Osaka ‍–‍66 kg
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg
1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍66 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Pan American Championships
2002 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg
2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍66 kg
2007 Montreal ‍–‍66 kg
2008 Miami ‍–‍66 kg
1998 Santo Domingo ‍–‍60 kg
2001 Cordoba ‍–‍66 kg
2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
1998 Cali ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
2003 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena ‍–‍66 kg
2006 Cartagena Men's team
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

  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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