Yordanis García Barrisonte (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝoɾˈðanis ɣaɾˈsi.a βariˈsonte]; born November 21, 1988, in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río) is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
García had taken time to develop at the youth level but the Cuban combined events coach, Gabino Arzola, remained convinced that he would mature.
Along with Leonel Suárez and Yunior Díaz, García was one of a young Cuban trio that Arzola hoped would gain selection for the 2012 London Olympics.
[2] In 2006, García became the Cuban decathlon champion and won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships behind Russian Arkadiy Vasilyev.
[4] Later that season on the European circuit, he managed fourth place with a total of 8174 points at the Décastar meeting in September – a contest won by his rival Suárez.