In 1990, Papaleo qualified to play for the Puerto Rican National Team which is governed by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. In 1995, Papaleo won the AVP qualifier in Denver, Colorado 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.
International competitionsedit
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.[2] Raúl Papaleo and Ramon Hernandez represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Olympics which were held in Athens, Greece. This was the first time in the history of Puerto Rico that the island was represented with a Beach Volleyball Team in an Olympic competition.[3]
In his beach volleyball career, Papaleo won a total of $123,807 in prizes.[4]
Later yearsedit
When not playing internationally, Papaleo plays locally for the "Caribes de San Sebastián" in the "Liga Superior de Voleibol Masculino" (Superior League of Masculine Volleyball) of Puerto Rico. In 1999, he was awarded the "Gentleman of the Year Award" from the league. The basketball court, where volleyball is also played, of the José Gautier Benítez high school of Caguas is named after Raúl Papaleo.
At the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008, he completed an all Puerto Rican podium at the Carolina Beach Volleyball Tournament. He played with Ramón Hernández.[6] On July 11, 2008, Papaleo was contracted by the Guaynabo Mets of Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino (The Superior Masculine Volleyball League).[7]
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raúl, papaleo, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, papaleo, second, maternal, family, name, pérez, pérez, born, october, 1971, juan, puerto, rico, considered, many, islanders, time, greatest, beach, volleyball, player, from, puerto, rico, bronze, me. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Papaleo and the second or maternal family name is Perez Raul Papaleo Perez born October 11 1971 in San Juan Puerto Rico is considered by many islanders to be the all time greatest 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 Dominican Republic partnering with Ramon Hernandez Raul PapaleoPersonal informationFull nameRaul Papaleo PerezNationalityPuerto RicanBornOctober 11 1971 1971 10 11 age 52 San Juan Puerto RicoHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Beach volleyball informationTeammateRamon HernandezHonours Men s beach volleyballRepresenting Puerto RicoNORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit2008 Carolina Beach BeachNORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship2006 Boca Chica BeachPan American Games2003 Santo Domingo BeachCentral American and Caribbean Games2002 San Salvador Beach Contents 1 College 2 Puerto Rican National Team 3 International competitions 4 Later years 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCollege editPapaleo played college volleyball at Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne He was an AVCA All American in 1992 and 1993 1 He led his team to MIVA titles in 1991 and 1992 1 In 2007 Papaleo was inducted into the Purdue Fort Wayne Hall of Fame 1 Puerto Rican National Team editIn 1990 Papaleo qualified to play for the Puerto Rican National Team which is governed by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee In 1995 Papaleo won the AVP qualifier in Denver Colorado 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 International competitions editIn the Pan American Games held in the Dominican Republic in August 2003 Raul 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 2 Raul Papaleo and Ramon Hernandez represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Olympics which were held in Athens Greece This was the first time in the history of Puerto Rico that the island was represented with a Beach Volleyball Team in an Olympic competition 3 In his beach volleyball career Papaleo won a total of 123 807 in prizes 4 Later years editWhen not playing internationally Papaleo plays locally for the Caribes de San Sebastian in the Liga Superior de Voleibol Masculino Superior League of Masculine Volleyball of Puerto Rico In 1999 he was awarded the Gentleman of the Year Award from the league The basketball court where volleyball is also played of the Jose Gautier Benitez high school of Caguas is named after Raul Papaleo He played the 2006 NORCECA Men s Beach Volleyball Continental Championship along with Joseph Gil They finished in second place after Gil suffered several injuries playing the semifinals 5 At the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 he completed an all Puerto Rican podium at the Carolina Beach Volleyball Tournament He played with Ramon Hernandez 6 On July 11 2008 Papaleo was contracted by the Guaynabo Mets of Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino The Superior Masculine Volleyball League 7 See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalList of Puerto Ricans Sports in Puerto RicoReferences edit a b c Raul Papaleo GoMastodons com Retrieved 13 November 2023 Pan American Games Beach Volleyball Wrap Up USA Volleyball August 9 2003 Archived from the original on December 10 2003 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Raul Papaleo Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Raul Papaleo Perez Beach Volleyball Database Retrieved 13 November 2023 NORCECA Men s Continental Beach Volleyball Tournament 2006 Boca Chica DOM Men NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 NORCECA Papaleo firma con los Mets in Spanish Primera Hora 2008 07 11 Retrieved 2008 07 14 External links editU S Volleyball News Raul Papaleo at the Beach Volleyball Database Raul Papaleo at the FIVB beach volleyball database nbsp Raul Papaleo at Olympedia nbsp Raul Papaleo at Olympics com Purdue Hall of Fame Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raul Papaleo amp oldid 1185017957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
