Olympic Games Paris 2024
July 27 - August 10, 2024
(16) Jorge Alayo/Noslen Diaz, Cuba
 
Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 6, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Villa Clara
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$35,750.00
Noslen Diaz Amaro
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 13, 2002 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Havana
Height: 207 cm (6'9")
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 13
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$35,750.00
How They Qualified
17th ranked team in Olympic Rankings with 7800 points
Olympic Games Experience
The is the first Olympic Games for both players.
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB1303120040210 US$71,500.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/30-6/2/2024 Challenge Stare Jablonki 3 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/25-28/2024 Challenge Xiamen 1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic 13, Q1 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 4/11-14/2024 Challenge Guadalajara 3 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/28-31/2024 Challenge Saquarema 2 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/21-24/2024 Challenge Recife 6 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha Q4 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 33 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/27/2024 Pool D Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (9) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal181320.6117002
 17520.4293001
 211800.7274001
Noslen DiazTotal221620.6360614
 110800.8000213
 212820.5000401
Tue, 7/30/2024 Pool D Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (4) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal171330.5886013
 16410.5001011
 211920.6365002
Noslen DiazTotal181330.5560522
 19800.8890421
 29530.2220101
Thu, 8/1/2024 Pool D Mohamed Abicha / Zouheir Elgraoui, Morocco (21) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal221540.5005103
 1131010.6922002
 29530.2223101
Noslen DiazTotal201510.70001103
 18610.6250502
 212900.7500601
Sun, 8/4/2024 Winner 1 David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1) Lost 11-21, 28-26, 11-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal422170.3333024
 115420.1331011
 2151120.6002013
 312630.2500000
Noslen DiazTotal281580.2500801
 110440.0000001
 213830.3850400
 35310.4000400
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge Alayo9962160.465211312
Noslen Diaz8859140.511030310
Total187121300.4872131622
Opponents17788330.31114201012
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Noslen Diaz - 17th Jorge Alayo - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Noslen Diaz - 17th Jorge Alayo - 17th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000000200 $14,000.00
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200100000100 $14,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open803020030000 $43,500.00
Total1303120040300 $71,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jorge Alayo Noslen Diaz
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games          
2000000200 $7,000.00 World Championships2000000200 $7,000.00
2001000100 $7,000.00 Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2001000100 $7,000.00
8030203000 $21,750.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open8030203000 $21,750.00
1000001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
15031215300 $35,750.00 Total13031204300 $35,750.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2022FIVB100000000100 $7,000.00 2250.0 %
2023FIVB400010020100 $18,000.00 131056.5 %
2024FIVB803110020100 $46,500.00 281368.3 %
TotalFIVB1303120040300 $71,500.00 432563.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jorge Alayo  Noslen Diaz
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 2018FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2019FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $3,500.00 2022FIVB1000000100 $3,500.00
4000102100 $9,000.00 2023FIVB4000102100 $9,000.00
8031102100 $23,250.00 2024FIVB8031102100 $23,250.00
15031215300 $35,750.00 TotalTotal13031204300 $35,750.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set3 Set MatchesAll MatchesBy Forfeit
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallBy Forfeit
Overall23 65.7% 7 20.0% 5 14.3% 30-5 85.7% 10 33.3% 5 16.7% 15 50.0% 10-20 33.3% 17-10 63.0% 43-25 63.2% 30
2023-202423 65.7% 7 20.0% 5 14.3% 30-5 85.7% 8 30.8% 5 19.2% 13 50.0% 8-18 30.8% 15-10 60.0% 41-23 64.1% 30
Against the Field8 61.5% 2 15.4% 3 23.1% 10-3 76.9% 2 12.5% 4 25.0% 10 62.5% 2-14 12.5% 8-14 36.4% 13-16 44.8% 10
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030000100000031
World Championships000042000200000044
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001112002001100054
Challenge/Four Star/Open0051115201033202033116
Total0062199201263312034325
Cuba Olympic Match Records and Finishes
   Pool PlayLucky LoserContender's BracketWinner's BracketSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall 
OlympicsSeedTeamWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostFinish
199610Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell0000112100000032 7th
200414Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell1200000000000012 17th
201621Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez3000001100000041 5th
202416Jorge Alayo/Noslen Diaz3000000100000031 9th
Total  72001133000000116
#Cuba Olympic Match Results
11 Wins and 6 Losses
CountrySeedRoundLocationSeasonTeamCountrySeedTeamResultTime
Cuba10 Winner 2 Atlanta1996Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellArgentina7Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez Won 15-11 0:41
Cuba10 Contender 3 Atlanta1996Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellAustralia13Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner Won 15-6 0:35
Cuba21 Winner 1 Rio de Janeiro2016Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezAustria13Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst Won 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Cuba14 Pool B Athens2004Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellBrazil2Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran Lost 21-23, 20-22 0:54
Cuba21 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezBrazil4Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg Won 24-22, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
Cuba16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazBrazil4Andre Loyola/George Wanderley Won 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Cuba10 Contender 4 Atlanta1996Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellCanada8John Child/Mark Heese Lost 4-15 0:30
Cuba21 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezCanada16Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk Won 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Cuba14 Pool B Athens2004Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellFrance23Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Cuba14 Pool B Athens2004Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellGermany11Christoph Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug Lost 19-21, 21-19, 10-15 1:04
Cuba21 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezLatvia9Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Cuba16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazMorocco21Mohamed Abicha/Zouheir Elgraoui Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Cuba21 Winner 2 Rio de Janeiro2016Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezRussia8Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov Lost 20-22, 24-22, 16-18 0:59
Cuba10 Winner 1 Atlanta1996Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellSweden23Tom Englen/Fredrik Petersson Won 15-3 0:29
Cuba16 Winner 1 Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazSweden1David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig Lost 11-21, 28-26, 11-15 0:55
Cuba10 Winner 3 Atlanta1996Francisco Alvarez/Juan RossellUnited States2Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith Lost 13-15 0:52
Cuba16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazUnited States9Andy Benesh/Miles Partain Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
#16 Seed Match Records and Finishes
  Pool PlayLucky LoserContender's BracketWinner's BracketSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall 
OlympicsTeamWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostFinish
1996Marek Pakosta/Michal Palinek, Czech Republic0000111100000022 13th
2000Oliver Oetke/Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany0000010100000002 19th
2004Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden2100000100000022 9th
2008Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria3000000100000031 9th
2012Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia2100000100000022 9th
2016Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada1210000100000023 9th
2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena, United States2100000100000022 9th
2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen Diaz, Cuba3000000100000031 9th
Total 1351012180000001615
#16 Seed Head to Head Results
16 Wins and 15 Losses
SeedRoundLocationSeasonTeamCountrySeedTeamCountryResultTime
16 Winner 2 Atlanta1996Marek Pakosta/Michal PalinekCzech Republic1Roberto Lopes/Franco NetoBrazil Lost 5-15 0:34
16 Winner 1 Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazCuba1David Ahman/Jonatan HellvigSweden Lost 11-21, 28-26, 11-15 0:55
16 Winner 1 Rio de Janeiro2016Ben Saxton/Chaim SchalkCanada2Alexander Brouwer/Robert MeeuwsenNetherlands Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:33
16 Winner 1 London2012Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans SorokinsLatvia3Julius Brink/Jonas ReckermannGermany Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:40
16 Winner 1 Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaUnited States3Ahmed Tijan/Cherif YounousseQatar Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:57
16 Pool D Athens2004Bjorn Berg/Simon DahlSweden4Markus Dieckmann/Jonas ReckermannGermany Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:45
16 Pool D Beijing2008Clemens Doppler/Peter GartmayerAustria4Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz MagalhaesBrazil Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 1:04
16 Pool D London2012Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans SorokinsLatvia4Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalUnited States Lost 10-21, 16-21 0:36
16 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Ben Saxton/Chaim SchalkCanada4Evandro Goncalves/Pedro SolbergBrazil Won 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaUnited States4Alison Cerutti/Alvaro FilhoBrazil Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 1:05
16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazCuba4Andre Loyola/George WanderleyBrazil Won 21-13, 21-18 0:35
16 Contender 2 Atlanta1996Marek Pakosta/Michal PalinekCzech Republic8John Child/Mark HeeseCanada Lost 9-15 0:46
16 Winner 1 Sydney2000Oliver Oetke/Andreas ScheuerpflugGermany9Dain Blanton/Eric FonoimoanaUnited States Lost 7-15 0:37
16 Pool D Athens2004Bjorn Berg/Simon DahlSweden9Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre KjemperudNorway Won 21-13, 21-18 0:44
16 Pool D Beijing2008Clemens Doppler/Peter GartmayerAustria9Dmitri Barsuk/Igor KolodinskyRussia Won 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
16 Pool D London2012Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans SorokinsLatvia9Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz PrudelPoland Won 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
16 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Ben Saxton/Chaim SchalkCanada9Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis SmedinsLatvia Lost 17-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:55
16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaUnited States9Alexander Brouwer/Robert MeeuwsenNetherlands Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:40
16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazCuba9Andy Benesh/Miles PartainUnited States Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
16 Contender 1 Atlanta1996Marek Pakosta/Michal PalinekCzech Republic15Michel Everaert/Sander MulderNetherlands Won 15-6 0:35
16 Winner 1 Athens2004Bjorn Berg/Simon DahlSweden15Javier Bosma/Pablo HerreraSpain Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:44
16 Winner 1 Beijing2008Clemens Doppler/Peter GartmayerAustria15Renato "Geor" Gomes/Gia TerceiroGeorgia Lost 21-19, 16-21, 13-15 0:55
16 Winner 1 Atlanta1996Marek Pakosta/Michal PalinekCzech Republic17Miguel Prieto/Jose YusteSpain Won 15-11 0:27
16 Lucky Loser Rio de Janeiro2016Ben Saxton/Chaim SchalkCanada17Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz PrudelPoland Won 21-19, 21-18 0:41
16 Contender 1 Sydney2000Oliver Oetke/Andreas ScheuerpflugGermany21Martin Lebl/Michal PalinekCzech Republic Lost 8-15 0:33
16 Pool D Athens2004Bjorn Berg/Simon DahlSweden21Ramon Hernandez/Raul PapaleoPuerto Rico Won 19-21, 21-16, 18-16 1:07
16 Pool D Beijing2008Clemens Doppler/Peter GartmayerAustria21Eugenio Amore/Riccardo LioneItaly Won 21-19, 24-22 0:43
16 Pool D London2012Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans SorokinsLatvia21Freedom Chiya/Grant GoldschmidtSouth Africa Won 21-13, 21-10 0:34
16 Pool D Rio de Janeiro2016Ben Saxton/Chaim SchalkCanada21Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio GonzalezCuba Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:33
16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaUnited States21Julian Azaad/Nicolas CapogrossoArgentina Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-6 0:55
16 Pool D Paris2024Jorge Alayo/Noslen DiazCuba21Mohamed Abicha/Zouheir ElgraouiMorocco Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Head to Head Results
Alayo/Diaz trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
8/4/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Winner 1 Ahman/Hellvig 1 Alayo/Diaz 16 21-11, 26-28, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 3 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-1
4/21/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Bronze Medal Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 Ehlers/Wickler 5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool D Ehlers/Wickler 5 Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 22-20, 21-14 0:37
6/12/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Alayo/Diaz 39 Ehlers/Wickler 15 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-2
7/30/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool D Alayo/Diaz 16 Loyola/Wanderley 4 21-13, 21-18 0:35
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Loyola/Wanderley 15, Q4 Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
3/31/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Gold Medal Loyola/Wanderley 6 Alayo/Diaz 2 21-18, 17-21, 19-17 0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-1
6/2/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Gold Medal Perusic/Schweiner 7 Alayo/Diaz 3 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:49
4/19/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 1 Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 Perusic/Schweiner 2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool I Alayo/Diaz 33 Perusic/Schweiner 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 0-1
4/9/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Semi-Finals Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Alayo/Diaz 12, Q2 24-22, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-3
4/14/24FIVBChallenge Guadalajara Bronze Medal Goncalves/Mariano 1 Alayo/Diaz 3 21-13, 21-17 0:32
3/24/24FIVBChallenge Recife Gold Medal Goncalves/Mariano 3 Alayo/Diaz 6 21-15, 21-18 0:39
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool I Goncalves/Mariano 9 Alayo/Diaz 33 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 1-2
7/27/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool D Alayo/Diaz 16 Benesh/Partain 9 21-18, 21-18 0:38
4/19/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool D Benesh/Partain 4 Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:34
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool A Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 Alayo/Diaz 12, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:31
Series tied with # 11 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Immers/van de Velde 4 Alayo/Diaz 6, Q1 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 0:50
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Alayo/Diaz 12, Q2 Immers/van de Velde 2 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 14 Alayo/Diaz 39 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 15 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-1
5/31/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Pool C Alayo/Diaz 3 Hodges/Schubert 10, Q1 By Forfeit  
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool F Hodges/Schubert 7 Alayo/Diaz 6, Q1 15-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
3/30/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 2 Alayo/Diaz 2 Horl/Horst 14 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Alayo/Diaz 13, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 14, Q2 14-21, 21-16, 22-20 0:56
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Alayo/Diaz 20, Q8 32-30, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
4/27/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Winner 1 Budinger/Evans 4 Alayo/Diaz 1 21-17, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/1/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Winner 1 Alayo/Diaz 3 Dearing/Schachter 13, Q2 21-18, 22-20 0:39
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 2 Alayo/Diaz 6 Dearing/Schachter 13 21-12, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Abicha/Elgraoui, Morocco 1-0
8/1/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool D Alayo/Diaz 16 Abicha/Elgraoui 21 21-14, 21-11 0:34