Raúl Diago Izquierdo (born 1 August 1967), more commonly known as Raúl Diago, is a retired

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player from

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. A three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), he was honoured as the "best setter" at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan, where

won the bronze medal. Diago also helped Cuba to the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, and to gold medals at the

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and 1999 Pan American Games.

Honours

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas ...

— 2nd place * 1990 World Championship — 2nd place * 1990 Goodwill Games — 3rd place * 1991 FIVB World League — 2nd place *

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Havana 1991 (), were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organi ...

— 1st place *

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

— 4th place * 1994 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 1995 FIVB World League — 3rd place * 1995 Pan American Games — 3rd place *

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

— 6th place * 1997 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 1998 FIVB World League — 1st place * 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games — 1st place * 1998 World Championship — 3rd place * 1999 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 1999 Pan American Games — 1st place *

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

— 7th place

Individual awards

* '' 1992 FIVB World League "Best Setter"'' * '' 1998 FIVB World Championship "Best Setter"''

References

External links

*
Volleybox.net profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diago, Raul 1967 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban sportsmen Sportspeople from Matanzas