Yoel Hernández (born 12 December 1977 in Manacas, Villa Clara) is a

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who specialises in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hu ...

. His personal best time is 13.24 seconds, achieved when he won the silver medal at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. The result places him fifth among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García,

Dayron Robles Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles. He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 sea ...

Emilio Valle Emilio Valle (born 21 April 1967, in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban retired hurdler. His personal best time was 13.18 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him third among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, ...

and

Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand ...

.IAAF top lists – 110 m hurdles men
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Tilastopaja biography
1977 births Living people People from Santo Domingo, Cuba Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province Cuban male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{cuba-athletics-bio-stub