Luis Alberto Villarroel Vera (born July 2, 1981, in

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) is a male diver from

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, who competed at the

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for his native country. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in

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.SR/Olympic Sports: Luis Villarroel
"SR/Olympic Sports", Accessed: 7-23-2011.

References

1981 births Living people Venezuelan male divers Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic divers of Venezuela Sportspeople from Caracas Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Divers at the 2003 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in diving Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub