Yoennis Hernández Arruez (born 1 February 1978) is a Cuban former rower who competed at three Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yoennis Hernández Arruez |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Born | 1 February 1978 Guantánamo |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Guantánamo CR |
Medal record | |
Biography
editBorn in Guantánamo, Hernández had a long career in rowing for Cuba. He represented Cuba at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, as a double sculls and quadruple sculls rower.[1] In all of his Olympic events he was able to make it to the B Final. He won a total of ten Pan American Games medals during his career. At every games from 1999 to 2011 he won at least one medal, five of them golds.[2] He was also a regular competitor at the World Rowing Championships, with his best placing coming at Lucerne in 2001, when he and Yosbel Martínez were fourth in the doubles sculls [3]
References
edit- ^ "Yoennis Hernandez Arruez - Olympic Rowing : Cuba". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Olderr, Steven (29 April 2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History. McFarland. ISBN 9780786443369.
- ^ "Yoennis Hernandex Arruez". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.