Ángel Hernández (athlete)

Ángel Hernández Yáñez (born April 15, 1966 in Ávila) is a retired Spanish long jumper who won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships, jumping 8.15 metres (26 feet 9 inches).

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Yáñez.

Hernández won the Spanish national championship in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994.

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Spain
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 4th 7.82 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th 7.76 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 8.15 m
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 7.75 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 10th 7.70 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 24th (q) 7.75 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 17th 7.61 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain – NM
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 10th 7.66 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 14th (q) 7.86 m
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 22nd (q) 7.65 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (q) 7.73 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 7.60 m
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