Gustavo Valderrama (born July 31, 1977, in

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) is a

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player from

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, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the

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. In the final Valderrama's team defeated

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3-0 (25-23, 25–18, 25–20). Valderrama was named best digger and receiver at the 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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, where Venezuela ended up in second place behind Poland. He won with his team the gold medal at the

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Awards

National Team

Senior Team

– Gold Medal

References

External links

FIVB Profile
1977 births Living people Venezuelan men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-volleyball-bio-stub