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Yasser Portuondo
Yasser Portuondo (born February 2, 1983) is a male volleyball player from Cuba. He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the silver at the 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ... after losing to Venezuela in the final. There he was named ''Best Receiver'' of the tournament. References FIVB Profile 1983 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Cuban expatriate volleyball players in Poland BKS Visła Bydgoszcz players Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Cuba-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba Men's National Volleyball Team
The Cuba men's national volleyball team () represents Cuba in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Federación Cubana De Voleibol. Cuba in the 1976 Summer Olympics won their first bronze medal. In FIVB competitions, the national team won one gold each at World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, World League and Challenger Cup. Cuba also attained two silver and two bronze World Championship medals and have won the NORCECA Championship 15 times with a 6-peat record. Results Olympic Games *1972 – 10th place *1976 – Bronze medal *1980 – 7th place *1984 – Qualified but withdrew due 1984 boycott *1988 – Quafified but withdrew due 1988 boycott *1992 – 4th place *1996 – 6th place *2000 – 7th place *2004 – Didn't Qualify *2008 – Didn't Qualify *2012 – Didn't Qualify *2016 – 11th place *2020 – Didn't Qualify *2024 – Didn't Qualify World Championship *1956 – 19th place *1966 – 17th place *1970 – 13th place *1974 – 8th pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The Pan American Games ...
Volleyball for both men and women has been played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged in Mexico City. Men's tournament MVP by edition * 1955 – 1999 – Unknown *2003 – Ernardo Gómez *2007 – Gilberto Godoy *2011 – Wilfredo León *2015 – Facundo Conte *2019 – Nicolás Bruno *2023 – Henrique Honorato Women's tournament MVP by edition * 1955 – 1999 – Unknown *2003 – Yudelkys Bautista *2007 – Nancy Carrillo *2011 – Yoana Palacio *2015 – Carli Lloyd *2019 – Bethania de la Cruz *2023 – Niverka Marte Medal table References {{Pan American Games sports Volleyball Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. All 42 Pan American Sports Organization, PASO countries and over 5,223 athletes pre-registered for participation in the XIV Pan American Games. An additional 2,425 trainers and delegates attended. The United States at the 2003 Pan American Games, United States pre-registered the most athletes (713) and Saint Lucia entered the least (6). The host country entered 562 athletes. Bids In December 1998, in Panama City, Panama, Santo Domingo beat Guadalajara, Mexico, and Medellín, Colombia, in the voting to host the Games. Guadalajara went on to host the 2011 Pan American Games. Games highlights Opening ceremony The games opened at Estadio Olímpico Félix S� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2003 Pan American Games
This page presents the results of the Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament during the 2003 Pan American Games, which was held from August 1 to August 17, 2003, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There were four medal events, two (indoor and beach) for both men and women. Men's indoor tournament Squads Preliminary round Group A * August 3 * August 5 * August 7 Group B * August 4 * August 6 * August 8 Quarterfinals * August 10 Final round Semifinals * August 13 Finals =Classification match (7th/8th place)= * August 10 =Classification match (5th/6th place)= * August 11 =Bronze-medal match= * August 15 =Gold-medal match= * August 15 Final standings # # # # # # # # Individual awards * Most valuable player ** Ernardo Gómez * Best attacker ** Ronald Méndez * Best scorer ** Ernardo Gómez * Best defender ** Nalbert Bittencourt * Best setter ** Rodman Valera * Best server ** Gabriel Gardner * Best receiver ** Yasser Portuon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, with the Guanahatabey and Taino, Taíno peoples inhabiting the area at the time of Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Cuban Men's Volleyball Players
Cuban or Cubans may refer to: Related to Cuba * of or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban Americans, citizens of the United States who are of Cuban descent * Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba * Culture of Cuba * Cuban cigar * Cuban cuisine ** Cuban sandwich People with the surname * Brian Cuban (born 1961), American lawyer and activist * Mark Cuban (born 1958), American entrepreneur See also * * Kuban (other) * List of Cubans * Demographics of Cuba * Cuban Boys, a British music act * Cuban eight, a type of aerobatic maneuver * Cuban Missile Crisis * Cubane Cubane is a synthetic hydrocarbon compound with the Chemical formula, formula . It consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a Cube (geometry), cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid crystalline substanc ..., a synthetic hydr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Players At The 2003 Pan American Games
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan American Games Silver Medalists For Cuba
Pan or PAN may refer to: Food * Pan (cooking), a piece of cooking equipment * Harina P.A.N., a pre-cooked corn meal * Pan or Paan, a North Indian term for betel Prefix * ''Pan-'', a prefix meaning "all", "of everything", or "involving all members" of a group People * Pan (surname), Chinese family name (潘 or 盤) * Pen Ran (), Cambodian singer and songwriter whose name is sometimes Romanized as Pan Ron Arts, entertainment, and media Card games * Pan (game), a shedding card game of Polish origin * Panguingue or Pan, a gambling card game Fictional characters * Pan (''Dragon Ball''), in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Peter Pan, created by James Barrie Films * ''Pan'' (1922 film), Norwegian film * ''Pan'' (1995 film), a Danish/Norwegian/German film * ''Pan'' (2015 film), film Literature and publishing * ''Pan'' (novel), by Knut Hamsun * ''Pan'' (magazine) an arts and literary review * Pan Books, a publisher Music Musical instruments * Pan, short for steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
