José Rivera (born July 2, 1977) is 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 team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player from

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, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the

2007 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, an ...

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. In the same year the wing-spiker won the silver medal at the NORCECA Championship in

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. He won with his team the Bronze medal at the 2010 Pan-American Cup.

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1977 births Living people Puerto Rican men's volleyball players E.A. Patras players Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-volleyball-bio-stub