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Jorge Garbey (volleyball)

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Jorge Garbey
Personal information
Full nameJorge Ignacio Garbey Castillo
Born (1954-04-03) 3 April 1954 (age 70)
Camagüey, Cuba
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
Number6
National team
1973–1981 Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Caguas Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Santo Domingo Team

Jorge Garbey (born 3 April 1954) is a Cuban volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Garbey played for the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] He won a gold medal playing with the Cuban team at the 1979 Pan American Games in Caguas.[2]

Coaching

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Garbey was an assistant coach for the Cuban women's national volleyball team who helped them win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3][4]

Garbey also coached the Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team in preparation for the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, where they won the gold medal.[4][3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Garbey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Jorge Garbey". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Jorge Garbey". State College of Florida Athletics. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Entrenador cubano se integrará selección femenina voleibol". La Nación (in Spanish). EFE. 10 March 2003. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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