Carlos Salas Pérez (born 10 October 1955) is a
Cuba
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n former
volleyball
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player who competed in the
1976
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and
1980 Summer Olympics
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.
In 1976, Salas was part of the Cuban team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament in
Montreal
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.
He played all six matches.
Four years later, he finished seventh with the Cuban team in the
1980 Olympic tournament in
Moscow
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.
He played all six matches again.
References
External links
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Volleybox.net profile(archived)
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1955 births
Living people
Cuban men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
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 gold medalists in volleyball
Pan American Games volleyball players for Cuba
20th-century Cuban sportsmen