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DeutschRaúl Diago
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| Full name | Raúl Diago Izquierdo | ||||
| Born | 1 August 1967 Matanzas, Cuba | ||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Number | 9 | ||||
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Raúl Diago Izquierdo (born 1 August 1967), more commonly known as Raúl Diago, is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), he was honoured as the "best setter" at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan, where Cuba won the bronze medal.[1][2]
Diago also helped Cuba to the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, and to gold medals at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games.[2]
Honours
[edit]- 1987 Pan American Games — 2nd place
- 1990 World Championship — 2nd place
- 1990 Goodwill Games — 3rd place
- 1991 FIVB World League — 2nd place
- 1991 Pan American Games — 1st place
- 1992 Summer Olympics — 4th place
- 1994 FIVB World League — 2nd place
- 1995 FIVB World League — 3rd place
- 1995 Pan American Games — 3rd place
- 1996 Summer Olympics — 6th place
- 1997 FIVB World League — 2nd place
- 1998 FIVB World League — 1st place
- 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games — 1st place
- 1998 World Championship — 3rd place
- 1999 FIVB World League — 2nd place
- 1999 Pan American Games — 1st place
- 2000 Summer Olympics — 7th place
Individual awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ALG M: Three-time Olympian Diago, once tied with corruption scandal in Cuban Federation, takes over Algeria". WorldofVolley. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Raúl Diago". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Raúl Diago at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Raúl Diago at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Raúl Diago at Olympics.com
- Raúl Diago at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
- Raúl Diago at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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