Yoel Hernández (hurdler)

Yoel Hernández
Personal information
Full name	Yoel Hernández Reyes
Born	December 12, 1977 (age 48); Manacas, Villa Clara
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Medal record
Representing Cuba
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
World Junior Championships
	Updated on 28 May 2013

Yoel Hernández Reyes (born 12 December 1977 in Manacas, Villa Clara) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.

FullnameYoel Hernández Reyes

BornDecember 12, 1977 (age 48)

Manacas, Villa Clara

Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight85 kg (187 lb)

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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]

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	12th (sf)	110m hurdles	14.32 w (wind: +2.1 m/s)
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
1996	CAC Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	110 m hurdles	14.16 s (1.8 m/s)
1996	World Junior Championships	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)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	4 × 100 m 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
2001	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
2003	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	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
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	4 × 100 m 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
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.63 s
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	110 m hurdles	13.70 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	4 × 100 m 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

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