Israel Hernández Judoka
Israel Hernández
Israel Hernández
Country: Cuba | Born: 7 January 1970 (54 years)
Israel Hernández of Cuba was 1992 and 1996 Olympic bronze medallist in Barcelona and Atlanta U65kg. Hernández was multiple Panam Champion. He won the Jose Ramon tournament in Cuba 6 times and was Cuban champion in U60, U65, U73kg. As a coach he various teams under him including the 2008 US Olympic judo team. His wife, Valerie Lafon Hernandez have a dojo in the north of San Diego. He is Project 2024 coach, along with Olympic medallists Jimmy Pedro, Travis Stevens, Kayla Harrison, and Marti Malloy.
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Match balance per year
Year Matches Won Lost % won
1996 1 1 0 100.0%
1991 1 0 1 0.0%
Total 2 1 1 50.0%
Head-to-heads
Date Opponent Noc Rnd W/L Type Event Cat video
17 Feb 1996 Laats, Philip BEL 1/8 W WCup Leonding U65
8 Feb 1991 Laats, Philip BEL 1/8 L WCup Paris U65
Results comparison
Date Hernández Laats City Type Cat
25 Jul 1996
3
5
Atlanta OG U65
13 Feb 1994
3
3
Paris WCup U65
1 Aug 1992
3
5
Barcelona OG U65