Janier Concepción
Cuban rower (born 1985)
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Birth name | Janier Concepción Hernández | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39) Sancti Spíritus, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Janier Concepción Hernández (born 6 September 1985) is a Cuban former rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Concepción, who comes from Sancti Spíritus, earned two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning the doubles sculls and quadruple sculls events.[1] It was in quadruple sculls that he represented Cuba at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, teamed up with Yuleidys Cascaret, Ángel Fournier and Yoennis Hernández.[2] They made it to the B final and finished in 12 position overall. He appeared at the World Rowing Championships four times during his career.[3]
References
- ^ "BEST sports - Profile - Janier Concepcion". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Janier Concepcion - Olympic Rowing : Cuba". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Janier Concepcion". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
- Janier Concepción at Sports Reference
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- 1951:
Adolfo Yedro & Mario Guerci (ARG)
- 1955:
Walter Hoover & Jim Gardiner (USA)
- 1959:
John Kelly & Bill Knecht (USA)
- 1963:
Bill Knecht & Robert Cabeen (USA)
- 1967:
James Dietz & Jim Storm (USA)
- 1971:
Harri Klein & Edgard Gijsen (BRA)
- 1975:
Gilberto Gerhardt & Mario Castro-Filho (BRA)
- 1979:
Pat Walter & Bruce Ford (CAN)
- 1983:
Robert Mills & Philip Haggerty (CAN)
- 1987:
John Biglow & Greg Walker (USA)
- 1991:
Sanchez & Ramirez (CUB)
- 1995:
Rubén Knulst & Guillermo Pfaab (ARG)
- 1999:
Walter Balunek & Damian Ordás (ARG)
- 2003:
Yosbel Martínez & Yoennis Hernández (CUB)
- 2007:
Yoennis Hernández & Janier Concepción (CUB)
- 2011:
Cristian Rosso & Ariel Suárez (ARG)
- 2015:
Eduardo Rubio & Ángel Fournier (CUB)
- 2019:
Rodrigo Murillo & Cristian Rosso (ARG)
- 2023:
Newton Seawright & Martín Zocalo (URU)
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