Alejandro Diz (born March 26, 1965) is a former
volleyball
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player from
Argentina
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, who represented his native country in two
Summer Olympics
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. After having finished in sixth place at the
1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles, California
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he was a member of the
men's national team four years later in
Seoul, South Korea
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, claiming the bronze medal.
References
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1965 births
Argentine men's volleyball players
Living people
Olympic volleyball players of Argentina
Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
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