Uvaldo Acosta

{{Short description|American volleyball player (1965–1998)}}

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{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

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| name = Uvaldo Acosta

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|5|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = El Paso, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|02|12|1965|05|16}}

| death_place = Hawaii, U.S.

| height = {{cvt|1.80|m|order=flip}}

| weight = {{cvt|86|kg|order=flip}}

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| college = George Mason University

| position = Outside hitter

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| currentnumber = 6 (national team)
8 (George Mason University)

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| nationalyears = 1990–1991

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|United States}} United States

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze | 1991 Japan |}}

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Uvaldo Acosta (May 16, 1965 – February 12, 1998){{cite web |url=http://www.volleyball.org/people/uvaldo_acosta.html |title=Uvaldo Acosta |website=Volleyball.org |access-date=July 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214165818/http://www.volleyball.org/people/uvaldo_acosta.html |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }} was an American volleyball player. He was part of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.{{cite web|title=Men Volleyball XII World Championship 1990 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - 18-28.10 - Winner Italy|url=http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Men_1990.html|work=Todor66.com|last=Krastev|first=Todor|access-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410141604/http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Men_1990.html |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |url-status=live }} He was selected as the "best defensive player" at the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he won a bronze medal while representing the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://volleybox.net/uvaldo-acosta-p57849/indoor_tournaments |title=Uvaldo Acosta |website=Volleybox.net |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}

Acosta played for George Mason University,{{cite news |title=George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball |date=March 8, 1987 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-08-sp-13601-story.html |access-date=July 5, 2016}} where he was later a coach.{{cite news |title=GMU Grieves After Death of Coach |date=February 14, 1998 |last=Finn |first=Peter |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/02/14/gmu-grieves-after-death-of-coach/cae9020c-9e07-455e-93d3-2c3b44976720/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 5, 2016}} {{subscription required}}