Roberto Alexander Hernández Maldonado (born 9 January 1989) is a Salvadoran

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

competing in men's compound events. He won the gold medal in the men's individual compound event at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

held in Lima, Peru. As a result, he became the first man from El Salvador to win gold at the Pan American Games. He was the flag bearer during the Parade of Nations at the 2019 Pan American Games opening ceremony. In 2013, Hernández represented El Salvador at the

World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...

in Cali, Colombia and won the bronze medal in the men's compound event. He also competed at the

2017 World Games The 2017 World Games (), also known as Wrocław 2017, was the tenth edition of the World Games, held from 20 to 30 July 2017 in Wrocław, Poland. The World Games were organized by the Wrocław Organizing Committee. Wrocław was selected as the h ...

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, Poland without winning a medal. He represented El Salvador at the

2022 World Games The 2022 World Games, commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines ...

held in Birmingham, United States. He competed in the men's individual compound and mixed team compound events. Hernández won two medals at the

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish language, Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023), also known as the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as San Salvador 2023, wa ...

held in El Salvador: the bronze medal in the men's team compound event and the silver medal in the mixed team compound event. Hernández also competed at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany.

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* * 1989 births Living people Salvadoran male archers Pan American Games gold medalists for El Salvador Pan American Games gold medalists in archery Archers at the 2019 Pan American Games Archers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in archery Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for El Salvador Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games World Games medalists in archery World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 2017 World Games Competitors at the 2022 World Games Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen Bolivarian Games gold medalists Bolivarian Games medalists in archery Bolivarian Games silver medalists Bolivarian Games bronze medalists Bolivarian Games medalists for El Salvador Medalists at the 2013 World Games {{ElSalvador-archery-bio-stub