Raúl Papaleo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Papaleo and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Raúl Papaleo
Personal information
Full nameRaúl Papaleo Pérez
BornOctober 11, 1971 (1971-10-11) (age 50)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Beach volleyball information
Teammate
Ramón Hernández
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Puerto Rico
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Gold medal – first place 2008 Carolina Beach Beach
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Boca Chica Beach
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Beach
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Beach

Raúl Papaleo Pérez (born October 11, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is considered by many islanders to be the greatest beach volleyball player in Puerto Rico. He won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ramón Hernández.

Early years[]

Born in the Ocean Park section of San Juan, to a middle-class family, Papaleo is one of three siblings. Papaleo received his primary and secondary education in Colegio San Jose de Caguas and also played others sports like baseball, basketball and motorcross. His father is a coach for an elementary school, where he started playing the sport. Papaleo, attended Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne after graduating from high school and studied Human Resources. In the meantime, he continued playing volleyball.[1]

Puerto Rican National Team[]

In 1990, Papaleo qualified to play for the Puerto Rican National Team which is governed by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. He played Indoor Volleyball and in 1991 he made a Final Four appearance. In 1992, Papaleo qualified for the NCAA All-American second team. That year, he also made the Volleyball Monthly All-American third team and helped his team to another Final Four appearance. In 1995, Papaleo won the AVP qualifier in Denver, Colorado in Beach Volleyball. That same year, he played in the Pre-Olympic qualifier for Puerto Rico. In 1996 he was named AVP Rookie of the Year.[1]

International competitions[]

In the Pan-American Games held in the Dominican Republic in August 2003, Raúl Papaleo and his teammate, Ramon Hernandez, won the bronze Medal by defeating the U.S. team, represented by and , by 21-17 and 21–14 in 43 minutes. Raúl Papaleo and Ramon Hernandez represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Olympics which were held in Athens, Greece. This was the first time in the history of Puerto Rico that the island was represented with a Beach Volleyball Team in an Olympic competition.[2]

Papaleo's total domestic earnings from 1994–2003 were $74,560 and his total international earnings from 1996–2004 have been $34,626 for a grand total of $109,185 monies earned.

Later years[]

When not playing internationally, Papaleo plays locally for the "" in the "" (Superior League of Masculine Volleyball) of Puerto Rico. In 1999, he was awarded the "Gentleman of the Year Award" from the league. The basketball court, where volleyball is also played, of the José Gautier Benítez high school of Caguas is named after Raúl Papaleo.[3]

He played the 2006 NORCECA Men's Beach Volleyball Continental Championship along with . They finished in second place, after Gil suffered several injuries playing the semifinals.[4]

At the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008, he completed an all Puerto Rican podium at the Carolina Beach Volleyball Tournament. He played with Ramón Hernández[5] On July 11, 2008, Papaleo was contracted by the Guaynabo Mets of Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino (The Superior Masculine Volleyball League).[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Puerto Rico Hearld
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raúl Papaleo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ U.S. Volleyball News
  4. ^ NORCECA Men's Continental Beach Volleyball Tournament 2006 – Boca Chica (DOM) – Men, NORCECA
  5. ^ Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008, NORCECA
  6. ^ "Papaleo firma con los Mets" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-14.

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