Raúl Vilches
| Raúl Vilches More | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Raúl Vilches More | ||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||
| Born | 2 October 1954 Cifuentes, Cuba | ||
| Died | 13 January 2022 (aged 67) Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 6 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Raúl Vilches More (2 October 1954 – 13 January 2022), more commonly known as Raúl Vilches, was a Cuban volleyball player and two-time Olympian.
Career[edit]
Vilches competed in the 1976 and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1976, he was part of the Cuban team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament in Montreal, Canada. He played all six matches. Four years later, he finished seventh with the Cuban team in the 1980 Olympic tournament in Moscow, Soviet Union. He played all six matches again.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Vilches died from cancer in Colombia on 13 January 2022, at the age of 67.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cuban Volleyball Player Raúl Vilches Dies in Colombia". The Goa Spotlight. 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Raul Vilches". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2022 deaths
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Deaths from cancer in Colombia
- Friendship Games medalists in volleyball