Yoandry Iriarte

{{short description|Cuban fencer (born 1986)}}

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| fullname = Yoandry Iriarte Galvez

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Habana, Cuba

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| height = 177cm

| weight = 79kg

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| sport = Fencing

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Yoandry Iriarte Galvez (born May 5, 1986) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the men's sabre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics,{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yoandry-iriarte-galvez|title=Yoandry Iriarte Galvez|access-date=14 August 2016|work=Rio 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816102748/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yoandry-iriarte-galvez|url-status=dead}} and was eliminated in the first round by world no. 2 Kim Jung-hwan after a 15-7 loss.{{cite news|url=http://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=39037|title=Esgrimista cubano Iriarte cae en ronda de 32|publisher=JIT.cu|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=September 20, 2016|language=es}}

He qualified by placing second (out of 14) in the American continental qualifying tournament, despite being ranked 137th worldwide.{{cite news|url=http://www.granma.cu/deportes/2016-04-18/yoandry-iriarte-ensarto-su-pasaje-a-rio-18-04-2016-16-04-30|title=Yoandry Iriarte ensartó su pasaje a Río|first=Harold|last=Iglesias|publisher=Granma|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=September 20, 2016|language=es}} He was Cuba's only fencer at the Games, and their first Olympic fencer since 2008.{{cite news|url=https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2016-04-20-u58139-yoandry-iriarte-sera-la-esperanza-de-cuba-en-la-esgrima-olimpica|title=Yoandry Iriarte será la esperanza de Cuba en la esgrima olímpica|publisher=CiberCuba|date=April 20, 2016|access-date=September 20, 2016|language=es}}