Yoel Hernández (hurdler) explained
| Yoel Hernández |
| Fullname: | Yoel Hernández Reyes |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Manacas, Villa Clara |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Updated: | 28 May 2013 |
Yoel Hernández (born 12 December 1977 in Manacas, Villa Clara) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.
His personal best time is 13.24 seconds, achieved when he won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. The result places him fifth among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García, Dayron Robles, Emilio Valle and Alejandro Casañas.[1]
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 14.32 w (wind: +2.1 m/s) |
| — | relay | DQ |
| 1996 | CAC Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 14.16 s (1.8 m/s) |
| Sydney, Australia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.83 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
| 1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 s w |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 s (1.1 m/s) PB |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.30 s (1.0 m/s) |
| 4th | relay | 38.63 s |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 5th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 s (0.1 m/s) |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.58 s |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.30 s (−0.3 m/s) |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 s |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 s (0.3 m/s) |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 60 m hurdles | 7.78 s |
| Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 s |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 s (−0.1 m/s) |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.32 s w |
| 4th | relay | 39.40 s |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.54 s (−0.5 m/s) |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 7.62 s |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 s |
| 4th | relay | 39.63 s |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | relay | 39.23 s |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.50 s (0.4 m/s) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 s (−0.3 m/s) |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 7.91 s | |
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=110H/legal=A/index.html IAAF top lists – 110 m hurdles men
