| Leonel Marshall | |
| Fullname: | Leonel Marshall Borges Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Height: | 1.96 m |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Spike: | 383 cm |
| Block: | 343 cm |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Currentclub: | Sieco Service Ortona |
| Currentnumber: | 1 (national team) 7 (club volleyball) |
| Years: | 1998–2000 2001–2002 2003–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2022–2024 |
| Clubs: | Sarplast Livorno Nazionale Cubana Pallavolo Piacenza M. Roma Volley Pallavolo Piacenza Fenerbahçe Istanbul Arkas Izmir BAIC Group LPR Piacenza Sporting Clube de Portugal Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Asswehly Sports Club Sieco Service Ortona |
| Nationalyears: | 1997–2001 |
| Updated: | 24 October 2023 |
Leonel Marshall Borges Jr. (born 25 September 1979) is a Cuban professional volleyball player.[1] He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump.[2] He helped the Cuban men's national volleyball team win the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[3] He was the youngest member of the Cuban national team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where he finished in seventh place.[4]
In 2001, Marshall was one of six players on the Cuban national team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders, Belgium for a tournament, and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum. The other players were Ihosvany Hernández, Jorge Luis Hernández, Ángel Dennis, Yasser Romero, and Ramón Gato. Once they were granted asylum in Italy, this group was referred to as "the defectors".[5]
Marshall has played for numerous European club teams such as M. Roma Volley, Pallavolo Piacenza, and Fenerbahçe. Currently he is playing for Sieco Service Ortona.[6]
Marshall is the son of retired Cuban volleyball player Leonel Marshall Sr., who competed in both the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.[7]