Osmany Uriarte

Osmany Uriarte
Personal information
Full nameOsmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre
NationalityCuban
Born (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spike352 cm (139 in)
Block348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number14 (national team)
National team
2012–2016 Cuba

Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre (born 4 June 1995) is a Cuban male volleyball player. Uriarte Mestre was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.[1] He played for Sancti Spíritus.

Uriarte Mestre was one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team arrested and charged with aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[2][3][4] He was found guilty in September 2016 and was sentenced to five years in prison.[3][5] His sentence was ultimately reduced to four years.[2]

Clubs

  • Sancti Spíritus (2014)
  • Maliye Milli Piyango (2015)
  • Inegol Belediyespor (2018–2019)
  • Galatasaray (2020)
  • Cizre Belediyespor (2021)

References

  1. ^ "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba". Poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Finland rape case: Cuban volleyball players' jail terms cut". BBC. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Finnish court acquits Cuban volleyball player jailed for aggravated rape". Reuters. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape". Yle. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Yle. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.