Leonel Marshall Jr.

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Leonel Marshall
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Personal information
Full nameLeonel Marshall Borges Jr.
Born (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 44)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Spike383 cm (151 in)
Block343 cm (135 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubSieco Service Ortona
Number1 (national team)
7 (club volleyball)
Career
YearsTeams
1998–2000
2001–2002
2003–2007
2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2022–2024
Sarplast Livorno
Nazionale Cubana
Pallavolo Piacenza
M. Roma Volley
Pallavolo Piacenza
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Arkas Izmir
BAIC Group
LPR Piacenza
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Asswehly Sports Club
Sieco Service Ortona
National team
1997–2001Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Japan
World League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Mar del Plata
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Barbados
Last updated: 24 October 2023

Leonel Marshall Borges Jr. [lower-alpha 1] (born 25 September 1979) is a Cuban professional volleyball player. [1] He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump. [2] He helped the Cuban men's national volleyball team win the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. [3] He was the youngest member of the Cuban national team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where he finished in seventh place. [1] [4]

Contents

2001 Defection

In 2001, Marshall was one of six players on the Cuban national team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders, Belgium for a tournament, and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum. [5] The other players were Ihosvany Hernández, Jorge Luis Hernández, Ángel Dennis, Yasser Romero, and Ramón Gato. [5] Once they were granted asylum in Italy, this group was referred to as "the defectors". [5]

Club volleyball

Marshall has played for numerous European club teams such as M. Roma Volley, Pallavolo Piacenza, and Fenerbahçe. [6] Currently he is playing for Sieco Service Ortona. [6]

Personal life

Marshall is the son of retired Cuban volleyball player Leonel Marshall Sr., who competed in both the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics. [7]

Achievements

Honors

Individual

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marshalland the second or maternal family name is Borges.

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