Abel Sarmientos

Abel Sarmientos (22 July 1962 – 12 July 2024) was a Cuban volleyball player. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[1] He helped the Cuban team win the gold medal at the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.^[2][3]

Abel Sarmientos
Personal information
Full name	Abel Sarmientos Bios
Born	(1962-07-22)22 July 1962 Camagüey, Cuba
Died	12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 61) Havana, Cuba
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	10
National team
1981–1995 Cuba
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba World Championship 1990 Brazil Team FIVB World Cup 1989 Japan 1981 Japan 1991 Japan Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Friendship Games 1984 Havana Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team 1987 Indianapolis Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1982 Havana Team 1993 Ponce Team

Personal life and death

Sarmientos was born on 22 July 1962.^[1] His older brother, Victoriano, also played on the Cuban national team.^[3]

Sarmientos died in Havana on 12 July 2024, at the age of 61.^[2]