Leonel Marshall Steward Sr. (born July 31, 1954) 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

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 1976 he was part of the Cuban team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later he finished seventh with the Cuban team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again. His son, also a professional volleyball player and also named

Leonel Marshall Jr. Leonel Marshall Borges Jr. (born September 25, 1979) is a Cuban professional volleyball player. He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump. He played for M. Roma Volley and Pallavolo Piacenza in Italy and curr ...

, is well known for his outstanding

vertical jump A vertical jump or vertical leap is the act of jumping upwards into the air. It can be an exercise for building both endurance and strength, and is also a standard test for measuring athletic performance. It may also be referred to as a ''Sargent ...

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* * * 1954 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Cuba 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 {{Cuba-volleyball-bio-stub