Cuba’s women’s volleyball coach dead at 66
HAVANA (AP)—Antonio Perdomo, who guided the Cuban women’s volleyball team to Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and the bronze in 2004, has died of respiratory failure, according to a state television report. He was 66.
Cuba’s Institute of Sports told state TV that Perdomo died suddenly Monday morning in Havana.
Perdomo coached Cuba’s national team for more than 30 years. In addition to Olympic success, his teams won world championships in 1978 and 1994.
Most recently, Perdomo had been working as an adviser to the Cuban Volleyball Federation. He had planned to travel in a few days to Guatemala to teach a course on coaching.
There was no immediate word on funeral arrangements.
Updated Nov 10, 12:07 am EST
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