Alejandro Fabián Hernando (born May 5, 1976) is an Argentine

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He captured a bronze medal in the 68-kg division at the

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, and represented his nation

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in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Hernando made his official debut at the

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, where he competed in the men's featherweight class (68 kg). He moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye, but ended abruptly by losing the match to Iran's

Hadi Saei Hadi Saei ( fa, هادی ساعی, born June 10, 1976) is an Iranian councilor and former taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history and the most titled champion in this sport by winning 9 world class titl ...

0–3. At the

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, Hernando qualified for his second Argentine team in the men's featherweight class (68 kg), by placing second behind Brazil's Diogo Silva and granting a berth from the Pan American Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico. Unlike his previous Olympics, Hernando failed to edge past the opening round after he was narrowly beaten by Danish neophyte

Jesper Roesen Jesper Roesen (born May 2, 1975 in Copenhagen) is a retired Danish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Considering one of Europe's top taekwondo players in his own division, Roesen held three European titles ...

at 10–11. With his opponent losing the next bout to South Korea's Song Myeong-seob, Hernando denied his chance to slip into the repechage bracket for the Olympic bronze medal.

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* * 1976 births Living people Argentine male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Argentina Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina People from San Martín, Buenos Aires Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-taekwondo-bio-stub