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Yordanis Arencibia

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Yordanis Arencibia
Personal information
BornJanuary 24, 1980
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Half Lightweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Osaka Half Lightweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Half Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Half Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena -66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team

Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born January 24, 1980) is a Cuban judoka.

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.

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