Orlando Samuell
Cuban volleyball player
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Full name | Orlando Glastón Samuels Blackwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1946-12-31) 31 December 1946 (age 77) Esmeralda, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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]
Coaching
Samuels was the head coach of the Cuban men's team from 1989 to 1994, and again from 2007 to 2013.[4] He coached the Cuban team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place.[5] He also coached the Cuban team at the 2011 FIVB World Cup.[6]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orlando Samuell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball Panamerican Games 1971 Cali, Colombi - 31.07-11.08 - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball Panamerican Games 1975 Mexico City (MEX) - 13-25.10 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Staff member experience". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Orlando Samuels". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Cuba coach: This last game was a good one, a close one". International Volleyball Federation. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
External links
- Orlando Samuels at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
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Cuba – 1975 Pan American Games – Gold medal
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- Jesús Savigne
- Alfredo Figueredo
- Ernesto Martínez
- Diego Lapera
- Juan Iglesias
- Raúl Vilches
- Leonel Marshall
- Jorge Pérez Vento
- Carlos Salas
- Víctor García
- Orlando Samuell
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