Osmany Uriarte Explained
| Osmany Uriarte |
| Fullname: | Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre |
| Nationality: | Cuban |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1995 |
| Height: | 1.97 m |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Spike: | 352 cm |
| Block: | 348 cm |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Teamnumber: | 14 (national team) |
| Nationalyears: | 2012–2016 |
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Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre (born 4 June 1995) is a Cuban male volleyball player. Uriarte Mestre was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.[1] He played for Sancti Spíritus.
Uriarte Mestre was one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team arrested and charged with aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[2] [3] He was found guilty in September 2016 and was sentenced to five years in prison.[4] His sentence was ultimately reduced to four years.[5]
Clubs
- Sancti Spíritus (2014)
- Maliye Milli Piyango (2015)
- Inegol Belediyespor (2018–2019)
- Galatasaray (2020)
- Cizre Belediyespor (2021)
References
- Web site: Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba. Poland2014.fivb.org. 12 October 2015.
- News: Finnish court acquits Cuban volleyball player jailed for aggravated rape . . 30 June 2017 . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527013549/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-cuba-crime/finnish-court-acquits-cuban-volleyball-player-jailed-for-aggravated-rape-idUSKBN19L1V3 . 27 May 2018 . live .
- Web site: Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape . . 16 August 2016 . 29 August 2016 .
- News: Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted . 20 September 2016 . Yle . 20 September 2016 .
- News: Finland rape case: Cuban volleyball players' jail terms cut . . 30 June 2017 . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024152106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40454532 . 24 October 2022 . live .
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