Carlos Alexis Hernández Calderón (born June 8, 1972 in

Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The capital city has a population of about 156,322 and the province 430,507. Geography Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway a ...

) is a retired male

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from

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. He competed for his native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, finishing in sixth place in the overall-rankings of the men's middle-heavyweight division. He twice won a gold medal at the

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: 1995 and 1999.

References

* 1972 births Living people Cuban male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Cuba Sportspeople from Ciego de Ávila Weightlifters at the 1995 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-weightlifting-bio-stub