Ernesto Martínez

Cuban volleyball player

1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Volleyball informationPositionOutside hitterNumber3National team
1971–1983 Cuba
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Italy
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Caguas Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Havana Team

Ernesto Martínez Hernández (20 November 1951 – 7 January 2007), more commonly known as Ernesto Martínez, was a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 1972, the 1976, and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the captain of the Cuban team in the late 1970s.[2]

In 1972, Martínez was part of the Cuban team that finished tenth in the Olympic tournament in Munich, West Germany. He played all six matches.[3]

Four years later, Martínez won the bronze medal with the Cuban team in the 1976 Olympic tournament in Montreal, Canada. He played all six matches.[3]

In 1978, Martínez won the bronze medal with the Cuban team at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in Italy.[1]

At the 1980 Games, Martínez was a member of the Cuban team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament in Moscow, Soviet Union. He played five matches.[3]

Personal life and death

Martínez was born in Pedro Betancourt and died of a stroke in Pedro Betancourt in January 2007.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ernesto Martínez". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Tristeza en el deporte cubano". ESPN.co.cr (in Spanish). 7 January 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ernesto Martínez". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  • Ernesto Martínez Hernández at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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  • Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)
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