371cm Vertical Jump !!! Yoandy Leal - Monster of the Vertical Jump. Yoandy Leal Hidalgo (born 31 August 1988) is a volleyball player who plays as a wing-spiker for Italian club Modena Volley.[1] Born in Cuba, he is a former member of the Cuba men's national team (2007–2010) and currently represents Brazil (since 2019) after gained the Brazilian citizenship in June 2015.
Leal played four years with the Cuban national volleyball team, debuting at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. In the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf that would give a spot at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Cuba did not qualify finishing second to hosts Germany, but Leal was chosen Best Spiker and Server of the championship. His last tournament with Cuba was the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, where Leal won the silver medal.
Still pursuing his dream of playing in the Olympics, Leal left Cuba in 2010, establishing himself in volleyball potency Brazil, at the city of Belo Horizonte. After two years not playing, Leal signed with local team Sada Cruzeiro. Soon he was a vital part of the team, winning two editions each of the Brazilian Superligas, South American Championships and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. Leal started his naturalization process in 2013, and in 2015 he was given the Brazilian nationality. Afterwards he contacted the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball to see how soon he could play for Brazil's national team, as team coach Bernardo Rezende already expressed interest in having Leal in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
2015/2016 Simple gold cup.svg Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
2016/2017 Gold medal with cup.svg Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
2018/2019 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Individual awards
2017: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Spiker
2017: CSV South American Club Championship – Most Valuable Player
2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2019: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Most Valuable Player
2019: CSV South American Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2021: FIVB Nations League – Best Outside Spiker
Personal information
Full name Yoandy Leal Hidalgo
Nationality Cuban
Brazilian (since 2015)
Born 31 August 1988 (age 33)
Havana, Cuba
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Spike 371 cm (146 in)
Block 348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Italy Modena Volley
Number 17
Career
Teams
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
Italy Volley Lube
Italy Modena Volley
National team
2007–2010
2019– Cuba
Brazil
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