Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 259,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She was the captain of the Cuban team from the late 1980s until her retirement.
The Poland men's national volleyball team represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is directed by the Polish Volleyball Federation, the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
The Cuba men's national volleyball team represents Cuba in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Federación Cubana De Voleibol. Cuba in the 1976 Summer Olympics won their first bronze medal. In FIVB competitions, the national team won one gold each at World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, World League and Challenger Cup. Cuba also attained two silver and two bronze World Championship medals and have won the NORCECA Championship 15 times with a 6-peat record.
Magalys Carvajal Rivera, more commonly known as Magaly Carvajal, is a retired Cuban volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she led Cuba to gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Kenia Carcaces Opón, also known as Kenia Carcaces, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament. She won the 2007 Pan American Games gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tania Ortiz Calvo, also known as Tania Ortiz, is a former volleyball player who played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was a setter.
Wilfredo León Venero is a professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for PlusLiga club Bogdanka LUK Lublin. Born in Cuba, he represents Poland at international level. He was a member of his country of birth's national team from 2007 to 2012.
Jakub Kochanowski is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw and the Poland national team. Kochanowski is a silver medallist in the 2024 Summer Olympics and is the 2018 World Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.
Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu is a Cuban-born Turkish volleyball player, who plays for Fenerbahçe Opet and the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
Emily Borrell Cruz is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and played for Villa Clara in 2014.
Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre is a Cuban male volleyball player. Uriarte Mestre was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played for Sancti Spíritus.
Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños , more commonly known as Raisa O'Farrill, was a Cuban female volleyball player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Rolando Cepeda Abreu is a Cuban volleyball player. Abreu was the captain of the Cuban men's national volleyball team. He was one of the key players that contributed to 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague Championship for PAOK VC, making it the first team ever to win a championship in Greece starting from the fourth place in the playoffs. He was named the 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague MVP.
Dariel Albo Miranda is a Cuban male volleyball player. He is part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He didn't play in Rio Olympics in 2016 for being one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team that were remanded into custody suspected of committing aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland. In September 2016, he was the only one acquitted.
Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra, also known as Luis Sosa, is a Cuban volleyball player. He played for the Cuban men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for La Habana.
Heidy Margarita Rodríguez López is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is part of the Cuba women's national volleyball team. On club level she played for Villa Clara in 2014.
Steven van de Velde is a Dutch beach volleyball player. He was convicted of child rape in 2016; in 2014, when Van de Velde was 19, he raped a 12 year-old British girl, whom he had made contact with via social media, after he traveled to Britain to meet her and gave her alcohol. He participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the Dutch Olympic Committee standing by their nomination despite a petition calling for him to be removed.
The Cannonball Motorcycle Club (CMC) is an outlaw motorcycle club in Finland and Estonia. Founded in Helsinki in 1991, the club has eleven chapters and a membership of over two-hundred. Cannonball MC is designated as an organized crime group by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
The Dutch Volleyball Association or in is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands.
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