| Abel Sarmientos | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Abel Sarmientos Bios | ||
| Born | (1962-07-22)22 July 1962 Camagüey, Cuba | ||
| Died | 12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 61) Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| National team | |||
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| Honours | |||
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. 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.
Personal life and death
Sarmientos was born on 22 July 1962. His older brother, Victoriano, also played on the Cuban national team.
Sarmientos died in Havana on 12 July 2024, at the age of 61.
References
- ^ "Abel Sarmientos Bios". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abel Sarmientos". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
- Abel Sarmientos at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Abel Sarmientos at Olympics.com
- Abel Sarmientos at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
- Abel Sarmientos Trabajadores.cu interview (in Spanish) (archived)
- 1962 births
- 2024 deaths
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
- Sportspeople from Camagüey
- 20th-century Cuban sportsmen