Raúl Papaleo
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Raúl Papaleo Pérez (born October 11, 1971), more commonly known as Raúl Papaleo, is a former beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico. He won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, partnering with Ramón Hernández.
College
Papaleo played college volleyball at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. He was an AVCA All-American in 1992 and 1993.<ref name="HoF" /> He led his team to MIVA titles in 1991 and 1992.<ref name="HoF" /> In 2007, Papaleo was inducted into the Purdue Fort Wayne Hall of Fame.<ref name="HoF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Beach volleyball
In 1995, Papaleo won the AVP qualifier in Denver 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.<ref name="BVD" />
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 David Fischer and Brad Torsone, by 21–17 and 21–14 in 43 minutes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Raúl Papaleo and Ramon Hernandez represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Olympics which were held in Athens. This was the first time in the history of Puerto Rico that the island was represented in beach volleyball in an Olympic competition.<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>
Papaleo finished in second place at the 2006 NORCECA Men's Beach Volleyball Continental Championship along with Joseph Gil.<ref name="BVD-NORCECA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
At the 2008 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, Papaleo won first place at the Carolina Beach Volleyball Tournament along with Ramón Hernández.<ref name="BVD-NORCECA" />
In his beach volleyball career, Papaleo won a total of $123,807 in prizes.<ref name="BVD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Professional indoor volleyball
Papaleo played locally for the Caribes de San Sebastián in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino of Puerto Rico.<ref name="PH">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2008, Papaleo was contracted by the Guaynabo Mets of the Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican men's beach volleyball players
- Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic beach volleyball players for Puerto Rico
- Beach volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in beach volleyball
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Puerto Rican people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen