Abel Sarmientos Explained

Abel Sarmientos
Fullname:Abel Sarmientos Bios
Birth Date:22 July 1962
Birth Place:Camagüey, Cuba
Death Place:Havana, Cuba
Height:1.970NaN0
Position:Outside hitter
Teamnumber:10
Nationalyears:1981–1995
Nationalteam: Cuba

Abel B. Sarmientos (22 July 1962 – 12 July 2024) was a Cuban volleyball player. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He helped the Cuban team win the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.

Personal life and death

Sarmientos was born on 22 July 1962.[1] His older brother, Victoriano, also played on the Cuban national team.[2]

Sarmientos died in Havana on 12 July 2024, at the age of 61.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abel Sarmientos Bios . Olympics.com . 25 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210710033414/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/abel-sarmientos-bios . 10 July 2021 . live .
  2. Web site: Abel Sarmientos . Olympedia . 18 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306220052/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52235 . 6 March 2023 . live .
  3. https://oncubanews.com/deportes/fallecio-abel-sarmientos-destacado-exmiembro-de-la-seleccion-cubana-de-voleibol/ Falleció Abel Sarmientos, destacado exmiembro de la selección cubana de voleibol