Raúl Quiroga

{{short description|Argentine volleyball player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox volleyball biography

| fullname = Raúl Nicolás Quiroga

| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1962|1|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Argentina

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.97 m

| position = Opposite

| teamnumber = 9

| nationalyears = 1981–1990

| nationalteam = {{vb|ARG}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ARG}} }}

File:Olympic rings.svg

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze | 1982 Argentina |}}

{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1983 Caracas|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|CSV South American Championship}}

{{MedalSilver|1981 Santiago|}}

{{MedalSilver|1983 São Paulo|}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Montevideo|}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Curitiba|}}

}}

Raúl Nicolás Quiroga (born 26 January 1962, in San Juan Province, Argentina) is a retired volleyball player from Argentina who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics. After having finished in sixth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal four years later in Seoul.

Personal life

Quiroga's nephew, Rodrigo Quiroga, is a current national volleyball team captain. His brother, Daniel, also played volleyball, and his son Gonzalo plays for national youth team.

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