Miguel Ángel López (volleyball)
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel López Castro | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Miki, Africa, ML18, Black Panther | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1997 Cienfuegos, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 363 cm (143 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 345 cm (136 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing-Spiker | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | UPCN San Juan | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 (national team) | |||||||||||||||||
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Miguel Ángel López Castro (born March 25, 1997) is a Cuban volleyball player. He competed for the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Early life
Lopez Castro was born in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, the youngest of 3 children of Elcida Juana Castro and Miguel Angel Lopez Martinez. His interest in volleyball began at the age of seven, when he saw footage of former Cuban star Joel Despaigne and his jumping ability. By the age of nine Lopez started his formation in a sport center of his province. By the age of 18 he was selected among other young players to the national volleyball centre "Escuela National de Voleibol" in Havana, as one of the top promises in the country.
References
- ^ "Miguel Angel Lopez Castro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguel Ángel López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
External links
- Miguel Angel Lopez Castro at FIVB.org
- Miguel Angel Lopez Castro at Olympics.com
- Miguel Angel Lopez Castro at Olympics.com
- Miguel Ángel López at Olympedia
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Cuban volleyball biography stubs