Osmany Uriarte

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Osmany Uriarte
Personal information
Full nameOsmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre
NationalityCuban
Born (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spike352 cm (139 in)
Block348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
Number14 (national team)
National team
2014Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre (born 4 June 1995) is a Cuban male volleyball player. In 2016 he has been convicted of rape. [1]

He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. [2] He played for Sancti Spíritus. He was one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team arrested and charged with aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland. [3] He was found guilty in September 2016 and was sentenced to five years in prison. [4]

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References

  1. "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted" . Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted" . Retrieved 20 September 2016.