In 2001, Hernández was one of six players on the Cuban men's national volleyball team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders, Belgium for a tournament, and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum.[4] The other players were Leonel Marshall, Jorge Luis Hernández, Ángel Dennis, Yasser Romero, and Ramón Gato.[4] Once they were granted asylum in Italy, this group was referred to as "the defectors".[4]
Clubsedit
Ciudad de Habana (1989–1990)
Referencesedit
^. Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ abc"Ihosvany Hernández". Olympedia. from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ ab"Medals". Volleybox.net. from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ abc"The Defectors A Decade Later". Volleywood.net. 30 December 2011. from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
ihosvany, hernández, rivera, born, 1972, august, 1972, havana, more, commonly, known, cuban, former, volleyball, player, three, time, olympian, hernández, played, with, cuban, national, volleyball, team, 1992, summer, olympics, barcelona, 1996, summer, olympic. Ihosvany Hernandez Rivera born 1972 08 06 6 August 1972 in Havana more commonly known as Ihosvany Hernandez is a Cuban former volleyball player and three time Olympian Hernandez played with the Cuban men s national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney 1 2 Standing at 2 06 meters 6 9 in height he was a middle blocker 3 Ihosvany HernandezPersonal informationFull nameIhosvany Hernandez RiveraNationalityCubanBorn 1972 08 06 6 August 1972 age 51 Havana CubaHeight2 06 m 6 ft 9 in Weight90 kg 198 lb Volleyball informationPositionMiddle blockerNumber14CareerYearsTeams1989 1990Ciudad de HabanaNational team1989 2001 CubaHonours Men s volleyball Representing Cuba World Championship 1990 Brazil Team 1998 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 1989 Japan 1991 Japan World League 1998 Milan 1994 Milan 1997 Moscow 1999 Mar del Plata World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan 1997 Japan Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Team Contents 1 World Cups and World Championships 2 Pan American Games 3 2001 Defection 4 Clubs 5 References 6 External linksWorld Cups and World Championships editPlaying for the Cuban national team Hernandez won a gold medal at the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan a silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil a silver medal at the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan and a bronze medal at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan 3 2 Pan American Games editHernandez also helped the Cuban national team win gold medals at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg and the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata 2 2001 Defection editIn 2001 Hernandez was one of six players on the Cuban men s national volleyball team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders Belgium for a tournament and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum 4 The other players were Leonel Marshall Jorge Luis Hernandez Angel Dennis Yasser Romero and Ramon Gato 4 Once they were granted asylum in Italy this group was referred to as the defectors 4 Clubs editCiudad de Habana 1989 1990 References edit Cuban volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sports reference com Archived from the original on 3 October 2015 Retrieved 6 October 2015 a b c Ihosvany Hernandez Olympedia Archived from the original on 6 March 2023 Retrieved 2 September 2023 a b Medals Volleybox net Archived from the original on 26 October 2023 Retrieved 25 October 2023 a b c The Defectors A Decade Later Volleywood net 30 December 2011 Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2023 External links editIhosvany Hernandez at Olympics com Ihosvany Hernandez at the European Volleyball Confederation nbsp Ihosvany Hernandez at Lega Pallavolo Serie A in Italian nbsp Ihosvany Hernandez at Olympedia nbsp Volleybox net Profile Ihosvany Hernandez Profile at Sports reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ihosvany Hernandez amp oldid 1222104588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
