Raúl Diago Explained

Raúl Diago
Fullname:	Raúl Diago Izquierdo
Birth Date:	1 August 1967
Birth Place:	Matanzas, Cuba
Height:	1.93 m
Weight:	80kg (180lb)
Position:	Setter
Teamnumber:	9
Teams:	Matanzas
Nationalyears:	1987–2001

Raúl Diago Izquierdo (born 1 August 1967, in Matanzas) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), he was honoured as the "Best Setter" at the 1998 FIVB World Championship, where Cuba finished in third place.^{[1] [2]}

Diago also helped Cuba to the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship, and to gold medals at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games.

Honours

• 1987 Pan American Games - 2nd place
• 1990 World Championship - 2nd place
• 1990 Goodwill Games - 3rd place
• 1991 FIVB World League - 2nd place
• 1992 Summer Olympics - 4th place
• 1994 FIVB World League - 2nd place
• 1995 FIVB World League - 3rd place
• 1995 Pan American Games - 3rd place
• 1996 Summer Olympics - 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
• 2000 Summer Olympics - 7th place

Individual awards

• 1992 FIVB World League "Best Setter"

External links

• • Volleybox.net Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: ALG M: Three-time Olympian Diago, once tied with corruption scandal in Cuban Federation, takes over Algeria . Worldofvolley.com . 9 April 2019 . 22 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610042427/https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/103816/alg-m-three-time-olympian-diago-once-tied-with-corruption-scandal-in-cuban-federation-takes-over-algeria.html . 10 June 2023 . live .
2. Web site: Raúl Diago . Olympedia . 22 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306220017/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52210 . 6 March 2023 . live .