Orlando Samuell
| Orlando Samuels | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Orlando Glastón Samuels Blackwood | ||
| Born | 31 December 1946 Esmeralda, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 12 | ||
| National team | |||
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Orlando Samuels (born 31 December 1946), also known as Orlando Samuell, is a Cuban former volleyball player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] As well as competing at the Olympics, he won medals with the Cuban team at the Pan American Games, including a bronze medal in 1967, and gold medals in 1971 and 1975.[1][2][3] He was the captain of the Cuban team in the early 1970s.[4]
Coaching
[edit | edit source]Samuels was the head coach of the Cuban men's team from 1989 to 1994, and again from 2007 to 2013.[5] He coached the Cuban team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place.[6] He also coached the Cuban team at the 2011 FIVB World Cup.[7]
References
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External links
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- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games volleyball players for Cuba
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
- 20th-century Cuban sportsmen