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{{short description|Puerto Rican volleyball player}}
{{Family name hatnote|Papaleo|Pérez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| fullname         = Raúl Papaleo Pérez
| nickname         = 
| birth_date       = {{birth-date and age|October 11, 1971}}
| birth_place      = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| height           = 6'1"
| teammates        = [[Ramón Hernández (beach volleyball)|Ramón Hernández]]
| college          = Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
| medaltemplates   = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[beach volleyball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{PUR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Puerto Rico)|2008 Carolina Beach]] | [[NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008|Beach]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit|NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit|2006 Boca Chica]] | [[2006 NORCECA Men's Beach Volleyball Continental Championship|Beach]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Beach volleyball at the 2003 Pan American Games|Beach]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Beach volleyball at the Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002 San Salvador]] | [[Beach volleyball at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|Beach]] }}
}}

'''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 (beach volleyball)|Ramón Hernández]].

==College==
Papaleo played college volleyball at [[Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne]]. He was an [[American Volleyball Coaches Association|AVCA]] All-American in 1992 and 1993.<ref name="HoF" /> He led his team to [[Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|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">{{Cite web |url=https://gomastodons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/raul-papaleo/34 |title=Raul Papaleo |website=Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114004017/https://gomastodons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/raul-papaleo/34 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Beach volleyball==

In 1995, Papaleo won the [[Association of Volleyball Professionals|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>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=451 |website=USA Volleyball |date=August 9, 2003 |title=Pan American Games Beach Volleyball Wrap-Up |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210142553/https://usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=451 |archive-date=December 10, 2003 |url-status=dead }}</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 Games|Olympic competition]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/raul-papaleo-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/raul-papaleo-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

Papaleo finished in second place at the [[2006 NORCECA Men's Beach Volleyball Continental Championship]] along with Joseph Gil.<ref name="BVD-NORCECA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=97&Page=5 |website=Beach Volleyball Database |title=Raul Papaleo Pérez: Season Summaries 2004–08 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526040757/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=97&Page=5 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=live }}</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">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=97 |website=[[Beach Volleyball Database]] |title=Raul Papaleo Pérez |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228213548/http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=97 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |url-status=live }}</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">{{Cite news |url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/monchito-y-papaleo-dispuestos-a-regresar-a-la-arena/ |date=October 30, 2016 |newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]] |title=‘Monchito’ y Papaleo dispuestos a regresar a la arena |access-date=May 27, 2024 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527201326/https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/monchito-y-papaleo-dispuestos-a-regresar-a-la-arena/ |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, Papaleo was contracted by the Guaynabo Mets of the Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/nota/papaleofirmaconlosmets-209583 |title=Papaleo firma con los Mets |newspaper=Primera Hora |language=Spanish |date=2008-07-11 |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527201801/https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/papaleo-firma-con-los-mets/ |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* [[Sports in Puerto Rico]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=451 U.S. Volleyball News]
* {{Beach Volleyball Database|97}}
* {{FIVB beach player}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|raul-papaleo|Raul Papaleo}}
* [https://gomastodons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/raul-papaleo/34 Purdue Hall of Fame profile]

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[[Category:Puerto Rican men's beach volleyball players]]
[[Category:Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic beach volleyball players for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Beach volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in beach volleyball]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Puerto Rican people]]
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