Yordanis Arencibia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arencibia and the second or maternal family name is Verdecia.

Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born 24 January 1980 in Amancio Rodríguez, Cuba^[1]) is a Cuban judoka.

Yordanis Arencibia

Personal information
Born	(1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 45)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2004, 2008)
World Champ.	(2007)
Pan American Champ.	(2002, 2006, 2007, ( 2008)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2004 Athens ‍–‍66 kg 2008 Beijing ‍–‍66 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg 2001 Munich ‍–‍66 kg 2003 Osaka ‍–‍66 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍66 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg Pan American Championships 2002 Santo Domingo ‍–‍66 kg 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍66 kg 2007 Montreal ‍–‍66 kg 2008 Miami ‍–‍66 kg 1998 Santo Domingo ‍–‍60 kg 2001 Cordoba ‍–‍66 kg 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍66 kg 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Paris ‍–‍73 kg World Juniors Championships 1998 Cali ‍–‍60 kg Summer Universiade 2003 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena ‍–‍66 kg 2006 Cartagena Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF	6402
JudoInside.com	952
Updated on 28 May 2023

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.