Janier Concepción
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Janier Concepción Hernández |
Nationality | Cuban |
Born | Sancti Spíritus, Cuba | 6 September 1985
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Cuba |
Sport | Rowing |
Janier Concepción Hernández (born 6 September 1985) is a Cuban former rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Concepción, who comes from Sancti Spíritus, earned two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning the doubles sculls and quadruple sculls events.[1] It was in quadruple sculls that he represented Cuba at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, teamed up with Yuleidys Cascaret, Ángel Fournier and Yoennis Hernández.[2] They made it to the B final and finished in 12 position overall. He appeared at the World Rowing Championships four times during his career.[3]
References
- ^ "BEST sports - Profile - Janier Concepcion". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Janier Concepcion - Olympic Rowing : Cuba". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Janier Concepcion". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Cuban male rowers
- Olympic rowers of Cuba
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in rowing
- People from Sancti Spíritus
- Rowers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Rowers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Rowers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Cuban rowing biography stubs