Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre (born 4 June 1995) is a Cuban male volleyball player. In 2016 he has been convicted of rape.[1]

Osmany Uriarte
Personal information
Full nameOsmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre
NationalityCuban
Born (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spike352 cm (139 in)
Block348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
Number14 (national team)
National team
2014 Cuba

He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.[2] He played for Sancti Spíritus. He was one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team arrested and charged with aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[3] He was found guilty in September 2016 and was sentenced to five years in prison.[4]

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  1. ^ "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Retrieved 20 September 2016.