Luis Calderon
Luis Felipe Calderón Blet (2 May 1952 – 17 June 2009), also known as Luis Felipe Calderón, was a Cuban volleyball player and coach. Calderón competed with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] The year before, in 1971, he won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the Pan American Games in Cali.[2]
| Luis Calderón | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luis Felipe Calderón Blet | ||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||
| Born | 2 May 1952 Havana, Cuba | ||
| Died | 17 June 2009 (aged 57)[1] Havana, Cuba | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 7 | ||
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Honours | |||
Coaching
Calderón was the head coach of the Cuban women's national volleyball team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a gold medal and a bronze medal, respectively.[2] He also coached the Cuban women during the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany and the 2006 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[2]
Personal life
Calderón's daughter, Rosir Calderón, played for the Cuban national volleyball team and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- "FIVB mourns death of Cuban coach Luis Felipe Calderon". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- "Luis Calderón". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2022.