Diego José Lapera Sotolongo (born November 13, 1950) is a

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

n former

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 ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, in the

1976 Summer Olympics 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 Phi ...

, and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. In 1972 he was part of the Cuban team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later he won the

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with the Cuban team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. At the 1980 Games he was a member of the Cuban team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

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1950 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Cuba Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in volleyball 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-volleyball-bio-stub