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Diego Lapera
Personal information
Full name	Diego José Lapera Sotolongo
Nickname	Cheo
Born	(1950-11-13) 13 November 1950 (age 74) Republic of Cuba
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	9
National team
1970–1980  Cuba
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team FIVB World Cup 1977 Japan Pan American Games 1971 Cali Team 1975 Mexico City Team 1979 Caguas Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 Panama City Team 1974 Santo Domingo Team

Diego José Lapera Sotolongo (born 13 November 1950), also known as Diego Lapera, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who competed in the 1972, 1976, and the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was a critical player late in matches when they were close.

In 1972, Lapera was part of the Cuban team that finished tenth in the Olympic tournament in Munich. He played all six matches. Four years later, he won the bronze medal with the Cuban team in the 1976 Olympic tournament in Montreal. He played all six matches. In 1980, he was a member of the Cuban team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament in Moscow. He played two matches.

References

1. "Diego Lapera". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
2. rgevis (5 March 2014) . "1975 Pan Am Games". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
3. ^ "Diego Lapera". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

• Diego Lapera at Olympedia
• Diego Lapera Sotolongo at Olympics.com (in Spanish)
• Sports-reference.com profile (archived)
• Volleybox.net profile

v t e Cuba – 1975 Pan American Games – Gold medal
Antonio Rodríguez Jesús Savigne Alfredo Figueredo Ernesto Martínez Diego Lapera Juan Iglesias Raúl Vilches Leonel Marshall Jorge Pérez Vento Carlos Salas Víctor García Orlando Samuell

v t e Cuba men's volleyball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Alfredo Figueredo Víctor García Diego Lapera Leonel Marshall Ernesto Martínez Lorenzo Martínez Jorge Pérez Vento Antonio Rodríguez Carlos Salas Victoriano Sarmientos Jesús Savigne Raúl Vilches Coach: Idolo Gilberto Herrera

• 1950 births
• Living people
• Cuban men's volleyball players
• Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
• Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
• Olympic medalists in volleyball
• Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
• Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
• 20th-century Cuban people