Pavel Pimienta
Pavel Pimienta (born 3 August 1976) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian (2000), he won the bronze medal with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship. He was a middle blocker. Honours * 1997 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 1998 FIVB World League — 1st place * 1998 World Championship — 3rd place * 1999 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 1999 Pan American Games — 1st place * 1999 FIVB World Cup — 2nd place * 2000 FIVB World League — 8th place * 2000 Olympic Games — 7th place * 2001 FIVB World League — 5th place * 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 1st place * 2001 America's Cup — 2nd place * 2002 FIVB World League — 13th place * 2002 World Championship — 19th place * 2003 FIVB World League — 13th place * 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 FIVB Men's World Championship
The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan. Teams Qualification Squads Venues * Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Pool A * Kobe Green Arena, Kobe – Pool B * Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai – Pool C * Makomanai Indoor Stadium, Sapporo – Pool D * Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki – Pool E * Uozu Techno Sports Dome, Uozu – Pool F * Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima – Pool G * Namihaya Dome, Osaka – Pool G * Makuhari Messe, Chiba – Pool H * Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu – Pool H * Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo – Final round Results First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Second round Pool G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1976 Births
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the volleyball, Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 16 to September 21, 2007 in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, United States. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Sunday September 16 *Monday September 17 *Tuesday September 18 Group B *Sunday September 16 *Monday September 17 *Tuesday September 18 Final round Quarter-finals *Wednesday 2007-09-19 Semi-finals *Thursday 2007-09-20 — 5th/8th place *Thursday 2007-09-20 — 1st/4th place Finals *Friday 2007-09-21 — Seventh Place Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Fifth Place Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Bronze Medal Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking **''USA and Puerto Rico qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup'' Awards *Most Valuable Player ** Lloy Ball *Best Scorer ** Héctor Soto *Best Spiker ** ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2005 Copa América of Volleyball was the fifth edition of the Men's Volleyball Tournament, the America Cup of Volleyball, and it was played between August 3 and August 7 in the town of São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... All matches were played in the ''Celso Morbach Gimnasium'', in São Leopoldo. The competition is not one of the main events in the FIVB international calendar, but it is perceived by the participating countries as an important test for their national teams. Those with a younger group were using the event to provide international experience to their players. The format adopted was very simple. Six teams, divided in two groups of three, played for the berths in the semifinals. That being the case, only the l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB World League 2003
The 2003 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 14th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 16 May to 13 July 2003. The Final Round was held in Madrid, Spain. Pools composition Intercontinental round *The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Spain finish lower than second in their pool, they will still qualify along with the best three second teams across all four pools. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *Venue: Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain *All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Pool play Pool E Pool F Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Best Scorer (Most Valuable Player) : Ivan Miljković *Best Spiker : Martin Lebl *Bes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2002 FIVB Men's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé, Argentina, Santa Fé and San Juan, Argentina, San Juan in Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are Time in Argentina, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00). Qualification * Due to the clash of dates with the Volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men, 2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland. Pools composition Squads Venues *Estadio Aldo Cantoni (San Juan, Argentina, San Juan) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia *Estadio Ángel Malvicino (Santa Fé, Argentina, Santa Fé) – Pool B and J *Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Luna Park (Buenos Aires) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round *Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Estadio Polideportivo (Mar del Plata) – P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB World League 2002
The 2002 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 13th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 27 June to 18 August 2002. The Final Round was held in Belo Horizonte (Main) and Recife (Sub), Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round *The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Brazil finish lower than second in their pool, they will still qualify along with the best three second teams across all four pools. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *All times are Brasília Official Time ( UTC−03:00). Pool play Pool E *Venue: Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife, Brazil Pool F *Venue: Mineirinho Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Final four *Venue: Mineirinho Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2001 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2001 Volleyball America's Cup was the fourth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 7, 2001 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Squads Main Round *Friday September 28 *Saturday September 29 *Sunday September 30 *Monday October 1 *Tuesday October 2 *Wednesday October 3 *Thursday October 4 Final round Semi-finals *Saturday 2001-10-06 Finals *Sunday 2001-10-07 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday 2001-10-07 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking Awards *Most Valuable Player ** *Best Spiker ** *Best Receiver ** *Best Blocker ** *Best Digger ** *Best Server ** *Best Setter ** References Sports123 {{Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup A A Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other tea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB World League 2001
The 2001 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 12th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 11 May to 30 June 2001. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland Pool play Pool E Pool F Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Best Scorer ** Ivan Miljković *Best Spiker ** André Nascimento *Best Blocker ** Gustavo Endres *Best Server ** Luigi Mastrangelo References External links2001 World League Results [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball At The 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... events were contested – men's and women's indoor volleyball, and men's and women's beach volleyball. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics events O O 2000 International volleyball competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |