Ihosvany Hernández
Personal information
Full nameIhosvany Hernández Rivera
NationalityCuban
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972
Havana, Cuba
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
1990Ciudad de Habana
National team
1989-2001 Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1990 BrazilTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1991 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place1998 Milan
Silver medal – second place1994 Milan
Silver medal – second place1997 Moscow
Silver medal – second place1999 Mar del Plata
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2001 Japan
Bronze medal – third place1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1998 MaracaiboTeam

Ihosvany Hernández Rivera (born 6 August 1972, in Havana), more commonly known as Ihosvany Hernández, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who played with the Cuban men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Standing at 2.06 meters (6'9") in height, he was a middle blocker.[3]

World Cups and World Championships

Playing for the Cuban national team, Hernández won a gold medal at the 1989 FIVB World Cup, a silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship, a silver medal at the 1991 FIVB World Cup, and a bronze medal at the 1998 FIVB World Championship.[3][2]

Pan American Games

Hernández also helped the Cuban national team win the gold medal at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games, and the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[2]

2001 Defection

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]

Clubs

  • Ciudad de Habana (1990)

References

  1. ↑ "Cuban volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ihosvany Hernández". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Medals". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Defectors A Decade Later". Volleywood.net. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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