Diego José Lapera Sotolongo (born 13 November 1950), also known as Diego Lapera, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was a critical player late in matches when they were close.

In 1972, Lapera was part of the Cuban team that finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later, he won the bronze medal with the Cuban team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. In 1980, he was a member of the Cuban team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

Diego Lapera

References

External links

Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)

Diego Lapera

1950 births

Living people

Cuban men's volleyball players

Olympic volleyball players for Cuba

Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1975 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games

Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba

Pan American Games medalists in volleyball

20th-century Cuban people

Diego Lapera