Freddy Brooks
| Freddy Brooks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Freddy Brooks Bongó | ||
| Nationality | Cuban/Greek [1] | ||
| Born | 10 August 1969 Guantánamo, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| National team | |||
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Freddy Brooks (born 10 August 1969) is a Cuban former volleyball player. He competed with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] Brooks won a silver medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship and a gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games with the Cuban team.[3]
Coaching
[edit]In 2011, along with his wife Dina Lambrakis, Brooks founded the Kronos Volleyball Academy.[1] In 2017, he became an assistant coach for PAOK Volley in Greece.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Στον ΠΑΟΚ ο Φρέντι Μπρουκς". Paokvolley.gr (in Greek). 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freddy Brooks Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Freddy Brooks". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Freddy Brooks at WorldofVolley
- Freddy Brooks at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Freddy Brooks at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Cuban men's volleyball players
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Iraklis V.C. players
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- P.A.O.K. V.C. players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Guantánamo
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Cuban people
- 21st-century Cuban people