Abel Sarmientos

Abel Sarmientos
Personal information
Full nameAbel Sarmientos Bios
Born(1962-07-22)22 July 1962
Camagüey, Cuba
Died12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 61)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10
National team
1981–1995Cuba Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1990 BrazilTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1989 Japan
Silver medal – second place1981 Japan
Silver medal – second place1991 Japan
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place1990 Seattle
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Havana
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 CaracasTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1982 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 PonceTeam

Abel Sarmientos (22 July 1962 – 12 July 2024) was a Cuban volleyball player. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] He helped the Cuban team win the gold medal at the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[2][3]

Personal life and death

Sarmientos was born on 22 July 1962.[1] His older brother, Victoriano, also played on the Cuban national team.[3]

Sarmientos died in Havana on 12 July 2024, at the age of 61.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Abel Sarmientos Bios". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Falleció Abel Sarmientos, destacado exmiembro de la selección cubana de voleibol". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Abel Sarmientos". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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