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Baseball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Team Squads
The following is the list of squads that took place in the baseball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Chinese Taipei * Chang Cheng-hsien * Chang Wen-chung * Chang Yaw-teing * Chen Chi-hsin *Chen Wei-chen *Chiang Tai-chuan * Huang Chung-yi * Huang Wen-po * Jong Yeu-jeng * Ku Kuo-chian * Kuo Lee Chien-Fu * Liao Ming-hsiung *Lin Chao-huang *Lin Kun-han * Lo Chen-jung * Lo Kuo-chung *Pai Kun-hong * Tsai Ming-hung *Wang Kuang-shih *Wu Shih-hsin Cuba * Omar Ajete * Rolando Arrojo * José Delgado * Giorge Díaz * José Antonio Estrada * Osvaldo Fernández * Lourdes Gourriel * Orlando Hernández * Alberto Hernández * Orestes Kindelán * Omar Linares * Germán Mesa * Víctor Mesa * Antonio Pacheco * Juan Padilla * Juan Carlos Pérez Rondón * Luis Ulacia * Ermidelio Urrutia * Jorge Luis Valdés * Lázaro Vargas Dominican Republic * Félix Nova * José Ramón Veras *Manuel Guzmán * Fabio Aquino *Roberto Casey * Eugenio Valdez * Rafaelito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics marked the debut of baseball as an official medal sport at the Olympics. The games were contested in Barcelona as part of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Baseball was an event open only to amateurs, although Cuba used its best players as they were amateurs in name only with all necessary funding coming from the state. The maximum roster size was 20 players per team. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing. For the semifinals, the first place team played the fourth place team, and the second place team played against the third place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the gold medal, with the loser getting the silver medal. The teams defeated in the semifinals played a match for the bronze medal. Cuba won gold, with Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) winning silver, and Japan winning bronze.https://ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Hernández (catcher)
José Alberto Hernández Pérez (born February 9, 1969) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Holguín, Cuba. Hernández is a two time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References * 1969 births Living people Olympic baseball players of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Central American and Cari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Hernández
Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965), nicknamed "El Duque" (Spanish for "The Duke"), is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series, the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets of Major League Baseball, and the Cuban national baseball team in international play. Hernández's greatest success came as a starting pitcher for the Yankees during that team's run of World Series championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He also won a World Series ring in 2005 with the Chicago White Sox. He is the half-brother of major league pitcher Liván Hernández. Hernández is known for his extremely high leg kick and his frequent use of the Eephus pitch, as well as his success in the playoffs. Cuban career Hernández played for Industriales of Havana in the Cuban National Series, helping the team win that title in 1992 and 1996. He also represented Havana in Selective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourdes Gourriel
Lourdes Gurriel Delgado (born 25 March 1957) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. Playing career Gourriel played in the Cuban National Series. He won the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award during the 1976-77 Cuban National Series for Azucareros. In 1978–1979, he hit 12 doubles to tie Armando Capiró and Jorge Beltrán for the Serie Nacional lead. He debuted with the Cuba national baseball team that year, hitting .294 in the 1979 Intercontinental Cup. Gourriel led the 1979–1980 Serie Nacional with 77 hits. In the 1980 Amateur World Series, he hit .452 to help Cuba to the gold medal and got the game-winning hit in one 5-4 game versus Team USA. He hit .297 in the 1981 Intercontinental Cup. In the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, he batted .217 but tied Pedro Jose Rodriguez Sr. for the lead with six RBI. He batted .429 with a leading 4 doubles in the 1983 Intercontinental Cup and joined Eric Fox and Victor Mesa on the All- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldo Fernández
Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez (born November 4, 1968) is a former Cuban professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from - and -. He was a member of the Cuban baseball team, which won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. On July 29, 1995, Fernández defected when Cuba played the United States in Millington, Tennessee. Fernández also pitched for Holguín in the Cuban National Series. See also * List of baseball players who defected from Cuba This is a list of notable Cuban baseball players who have defected since the beginning of Fidel Castro's presidency. Prior to the Cuban Revolution, which saw Castro rise to power in 1959, Cuban-born players often played in the American Negro leag ... External links * 1968 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers San Francisco Giants players Cincinnati Reds players Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Tacoma Rainie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Estrada González
José Antonio Estrada González (born January 22, 1967) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. González is a two time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References * 1967 births Living people Olympic baseball players of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Cuba-baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorge Díaz
Giorge Díaz Loren (born September 16, 1970) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. Díaz is a one-time gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... External links * 1970 births Living people Olympic baseball players for Cuba Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{cuba-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Raúl Delgado
José Raúl Delgado Díez (born August 25, 1960) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. Delgado is a one time gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is the uncle of Lourdes Gourriel Lourdes Gurriel Delgado (born 25 March 1957) is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. Playing career Gourriel played in the Cuban National Series. He won the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award during the 1976-77 ..., and the granduncle of Yulieski Gourriel. External linksOlympic Info* 1960 births Living people Olympic baseball players of Cuba Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball {{cuba-baseball-bio-stub Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Arrojo
Luis Rolando Arrojo Avila (born July 18, 1965) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched from to . Arrojo made his mark with the teams from Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series, where he still is the all-time leader in hit batsmen. He was the staff ace on the Villa Clara team that won 3 consecutive Cuban National Series in 1993, 1994, and 1995. He was a member of the 1992 Olympic team that won the gold medal. After defecting from the Cuban national team just before the 1996 Summer Olympics, Arrojo signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in —one year before the team started playing, as that expansion team (along with the Arizona Diamondbacks) was permitted to start and maintain a minor league system starting that year. He made his debut with the expansion Devil Rays in 1998 and was an immediate sensation, becoming the team's first All-Star. He finished 1998 with a strong 14–12 record and a 3.56 ERA in 202 innings, for a team that finished 63-99. However, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Ajete
Omar Ajete Iglesias (born July 31, 1965 in San Juan, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series The Cuban National Series (, SNB) is the primary domestic professional baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. ...' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team. Ajete, a left-handed starter, compiled a career record of 179-96 over sixteen 90-game seasons in the National Series. He pitched for Cuba's gold medal-winning teams at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games. References * External links * 1965 births Living people Olympic baseball players of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball players at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Shih-hsin
Wu Shih-hsih (; born 2 July 1963) is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder. In the 1988 Summer Olympics he participated also with the team of Chinese Taipei when baseball was a demonstration sport. External linksprofile 1963 births Living people Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for Taiwan Taiwanese baseball players Olympic silver medalists for Taiwan Sportspeople from Taichung Olympic medalists in baseball {{Taiwan-baseball-bio-stub Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Brother Elephants managers< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
