Félix Chapman

Félix Chapman
Félix Chapman
Personal information
Full name	Félix Emilio Chapman Piñeiro
Nationality	Cuban
Born	October 5, 1996 (age 28)
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	350 cm (138 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
College / University	Universidad del Turabo
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
2014	Mayabeque
National team
2014–2015	Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games

Félix Emilio Chapman Piñeiro (born October 5, 1996) is a Cuban volleyball player. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB World Championship in Poland.^[1]

Defection

Along with Inovel Romero, he defected to the United States after they won the bronze medal in the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup in Detroit, Michigan, and asked for political asylum.^[2]^[3]

^ "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "A mal tiempo…" (in Spanish). Trabajadores.cu. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "Dos jugadores de la selección cubana de voleibol piden refugio en EEUU" (in Spanish). Trabajadores.cu. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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