Orestes Kindelán
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Kindelán and the second or maternal family name is Olivares.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Baseball | ||
Representing  Cuba
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Team |
| | 1996 Atlanta | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
| | 1999 Winnipeg | Team |
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| | 1994 Managua | Team |
| | 2001 Taipei | Team |
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
| | 1997 Barcelona | Team |
| Goodwill Games | ||
| | 1990 Seattle | Team |
Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964 in Palma Soriano, Cuba) is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is the cousin of legendary Amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.
Records
Kindelán played the bulk of his 21 seasons for his home province's Santiago de Cuba Avispas (Wasps). He holds the following career records in the Cuban National Series:
- Home runs: 487 (With aluminium bat 17 series)
- Runs batted in: 1,511
- Total bases: 3,893
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Trivia
- Kindelán played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004 in the Intercity Baseball Tournament.
- Kindelán hit the longest home run ever at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, a third deck shot during the 1996 Olympics.[1]
Related players
References
- ↑ Lowry, Philip (2006). Green Cathedrals. Walker & Company. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8027-1608-8.
- "Orestes Kindelán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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