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Glenhis Hernández (born 7 October 1990 in
Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
practitioner from
Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
. She was the 2013 World Champion in middleweight.


2012 Olympics

Hernández won her preliminary round match against Wiam Dislam 2–1. She beat
Maryna Konieva Maryna Konieva (born October 19, 1987 in Kharkiv) is a taekwondo athlete from Ukraine who took part in the London Olympics 2012. She won the Bronze Medal in the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships. 2012 London Olympics Konieva beat Nadin Dawa ...
4–2 in the quarterfinals. She lost to Anne-Caroline Graffe 4–6 in the semi-final of table A. She lost again to Maria del Rosario Espinoza 2–4 in the contest for bronze medal B.


2013 World Championships

At the 2013 World Championships in Puebla, Hernández achieved the high point of her career by winning the gold medal. In the final match she beat her Korean opponent Lee In-jong 5–1.


See also

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Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...


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