Rolando Jurquin Despaigne (born June 7, 1987) is a
Cuban
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volleyball
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player, who plays as a wing-spiker. He was a member of the national squad of Cuba that claimed the bronze medal at the
2007 Pan American Games
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in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sporting achievements
Club
National Championships
* 2010/2011
Hellenic Championship with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...
* 2011/2012
Hellenic Championship with
Iraklis
National Cups
* 2010/2011
Hellenic Cup, with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...
* 2011/2012
Hellenic Cup, with
Iraklis
Individually
* 2011
Hellenic Cup – Most valuable player
* 2011
Hellenic Championship –
Most valuable player
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* 2011
Hellenic Championship – Best outside spiker
* 2012
Hellenic Cup – Most valuable player
References
FIVB biography
1987 births
Living people
Cuban men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players
Iraklis V.C. players
Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club players
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
21st-century Cuban sportsmen
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