Rubén Acosta (volleyball)

{{short description|Mexican sports administrator}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rubén Acosta

| birth_name = Rubén Acosta Hernández

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| office = President of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

| term_start = 1984

| term_end = 2008

| predecessor = Paul Libaud

| successor = Wei Jizhong

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|4|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jerez de García Salinas, Mexico

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Rubén Acosta Hernández (born 4 April 1934) is a Mexican sports administrator who was the president of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) from 1984 to 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/5712/controversial-volleyball-chief-to-step-down |title=Controversial volleyball chief to step down |work=Inside the Games |access-date=3 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/volleyball-chief-ruben-acosta-steps-down-from-ioc-1.498262 |title=Volleyball chief Ruben Acosta steps down from IOC |work=CBC.ca|access-date=3 December 2021}} In 1988, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/899003 |title=Rubén Acosta |work=Olympedia |access-date=3 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yumpu.com/es/document/read/11929222/ruben-acosta-hernandez-fivb|title=Rubén Acosta Hernández Professional and Sports Curriculum Vitae|work=Yumpu|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}