Leonel Marshall Jr.

For the retired Cuban volleyball Olympian, see Leonel Marshall Sr.

Leonel Marshall
Personal information
Full nameLeonel Marshall Borges Jr.
Born (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 45)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Spike383 cm (151 in)
Block343 cm (135 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubSieco Service Ortona
Number1 (national team)
7 (club volleyball)
Career
YearsTeams
1998–2000
2001–2002
2003–2007
2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2022–2024		Sarplast Livorno
Nazionale Cubana
Pallavolo Piacenza
M. Roma Volley
Pallavolo Piacenza
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Arkas Izmir
BAIC Group
LPR Piacenza
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Asswehly Sports Club
Sieco Service Ortona
National team
1997–2001 Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Japan Team
World League
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mar del Plata
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Barbados
Last updated: 24 October 2023

Leonel Marshall Borges Jr.[a] (born 25 September 1979), more commonly known as Leonel Marshall, is a Cuban professional volleyball player.[1] Marshall is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump.[2] He helped the Cuban men's national volleyball team win the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[3] He was the youngest member of the Cuban national team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where he finished in seventh place.[1][4]

Club volleyball

Marshall has played for numerous European club teams such as M. Roma Volley, Pallavolo Piacenza, and Fenerbahçe.[5] Currently he is playing for Sieco Service Ortona.[5]

2001 Defection

In 2001, Marshall was one of six players on the Cuban national team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders for a tournament, and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum.[6] The other players were Ihosvany Hernández, Jorge Luis Hernández, Ángel Dennis, Yasser Romero, and Ramón Gato.[6] Once they were granted asylum in Italy, this group was referred to as "the defectors".[6]

Personal life

Marshall is the son of retired Cuban volleyball player Leonel Marshall Sr., who competed in both the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.[7]

Achievements

Honors

Individual

  • World League 2001: "Best service"
  • Cuban sports 2002: "Talented player award"
  • CEV Cup 2005–06: "MVP"
  • Turkey League 2010–11: "MVP"
  • Turkey League 2010–11: "Best receiver"
  • Turkey League 2013–14: "Best receiver"
  • Turkey League 2014–15: "Best receiver"

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Leonel Marshall". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Leonel Marshall". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Cuba Volleyball". Whatcuba.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Experience". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "The Defectors a Decade Later". Volleywood.net. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Leonel Marshall". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.