Luis Calderon
| Luis Calderón | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luis Felipe Calderón Blet | ||
| Born | 2 May 1952 Havana, Cuba | ||
| Died | 17 June 2009 (aged 57)[1] Havana, Cuba | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 7 | ||
| National team | |||
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Luis Felipe Calderón Blet (2 May 1952 – 17 June 2009), also known as Luis Felipe Calderón, was a Cuban volleyball player and coach. Calderón competed with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] The year before, in 1971, he won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the Pan American Games in Cali.[2]
Coaching
[edit | edit source]Calderón was the head coach of the Cuban women's national volleyball team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a gold medal and a bronze medal, respectively.[2][3] He also coached the Cuban women during the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany and the 2006 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Calderón's daughter, Rosir Calderón, played for the Cuban national volleyball team and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
Calderón died on 17 June 2009, after a long illness.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1952 births
- 2009 deaths
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players from Havana
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games volleyball players for Cuba
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Cuban sportsmen
- Olympic volleyball coaches