Israel Hernández Planas (born 7 January 1970, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban judoka. At the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Half Lightweight (‍–‍65 kg) category.[1]

Israel Hernández
Personal information
Born (1970-01-07) 7 January 1970 (age 54)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–‍65 kg, –‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992, 1996)
World Champ.5th (1991, 1997)
Pan American Champ. (1990, 1994, 1996,
1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍65 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mara del Plata ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Caracas ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Santiago ‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan ‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place 1992 Ontario ‍–‍65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍60 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Quito ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF48045
JudoInside.com970
Updated on 4 June 2023

References

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  1. ^ Member News (in English), USA Judo, 29 June 2006
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