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]
| Abel Sarmientos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Abel Sarmientos Bios | ||
| Born | 22 July 1962 Camagüey, Cuba | ||
| Died | 12 July 2024 (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 | |||
Personal life and death
editSarmientos 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
edit- ^ a b "Abel Sarmientos Bios". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Abel Sarmientos". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
edit- 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)
