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Leonel Marshall Sr.
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr.
Born	(1954-07-31) 31 July 1954 (age 70) Camagüey, Cuba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	1
National team
1974–1980  Cuba
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1978 Italy FIVB World Cup 1977 Japan Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Team 1979 Caguas Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 Santo Domingo Team

Leonel Marshall Steward Sr. (born 31 July 1954), more commonly known as Leonel Marshall Sr., is a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

In 1976, Marshall was part of the Cuban team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later, Marshall finished seventh with the Cuban team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again.

Marshall participated in the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City and the 1979 Pan American Games in Caguas, winning a gold medal in each event.

Personal life

Marshall's son, Leonel Marshall Jr., also became a professional volleyball player, and is known for his outstanding vertical jump.

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marshall and the second or maternal family name is Steward.

References

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonel Marshall, Sr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
2. ^ "Leonel Marshall". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. Bourque, Kelly (6 September 2017). "Getting vertical: The highest jumps in sport". Olympic.ca. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

External links

• Leonel Marshall at Olympedia (archive)
• Leonel Marshall Steward at Olympics.com
• Volleybox.net profile

v t e Cuba – 1975 Pan American Games – Gold medal
Antonio Rodríguez Jesús Savigne Alfredo Figueredo Ernesto Martínez Diego Lapera Juan Iglesias Raúl Vilches Leonel Marshall Jorge Pérez Vento Carlos Salas Víctor García Orlando Samuell

v t e Cuba men's volleyball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Alfredo Figueredo Víctor García Diego Lapera Leonel Marshall Ernesto Martínez Lorenzo Martínez Jorge Pérez Vento Antonio Rodríguez Carlos Salas Victoriano Sarmientos Jesús Savigne Raúl Vilches Coach: Idolo Gilberto Herrera

• 1954 births
• Living people
• Cuban men's volleyball players
• Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
• 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 sportsmen