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

Yordanis Arencibia
Personal information
Born (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 44)
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

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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