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 (24 yrs old)
Home Town: Villa Clara
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 23
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Quintana Roo 2025)
Career Winnings: US$89,250.00
Noslen Diaz Amaro
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 13, 2002 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Havana
Height: 207 cm (6'9")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 21
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Quintana Roo 2025)
Career Winnings: US$89,250.00
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 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB21141230602110 US$178,500.00
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$7,000.00
Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/27/2024 Pool D Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (9) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal181320.6117002
 17520.4293001
 211800.7274001
Noslen DiazTotal221620.6360614
 110800.8000213
 212820.5000401
Tue, 7/30/2024 Pool D Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (4) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal171330.5886013
 16410.5001011
 211920.6365002
Noslen DiazTotal181330.5560522
 19800.8890421
 29530.2220101
Thu, 8/1/2024 Pool D Mohamed Abicha / Zouheir Elgraoui, Morocco (21) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal221540.5005103
 1131010.6922002
 29530.2223101
Noslen DiazTotal201510.70001103
 18610.6250502
 212900.7500601
Sun, 8/4/2024 Winner 1 David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1) Lost 11-21, 28-26, 11-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge AlayoTotal422170.3333024
 115420.1331011
 2151120.6002013
 312630.2500000
Noslen DiazTotal281580.2500801
 110440.0000001
 213830.3850400
 35310.4000400
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jorge Alayo9962160.465211312
Noslen Diaz8859140.511030310
Total187121300.4872131622
Opponents17788330.31114201012
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Noslen Diaz - 17th Jorge Alayo - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Noslen Diaz - 17th Jorge Alayo - 17th
2024Olympic GamesParis Noslen Diaz - 9th Jorge Alayo - 9th
2025World ChampionshipsAdelaide Noslen Diaz - 9th Jorge Alayo - 9th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships300000010200 $25,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam811102010200 $105,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open903021030000 $48,500.00
Total2114123060400 $178,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jorge Alayo Noslen Diaz
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games          
3000001200 $12,500.00 World Championships3000001200 $12,500.00
8111021200 $52,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam8111021200 $52,500.00
9030213000 $24,250.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open9030213000 $24,250.00
1000001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
23141247400 $89,250.00 Total21141236400 $89,250.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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 Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall38 70.4% 8 14.8% 8 14.8% 46-8 85.2% 19 39.6% 6 12.5% 23 47.9% 19-29 39.6% 38-23 62.3% 27-14 65.9% 30 68-37 64.8%
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% 23-13 63.9% 15-10 60.0% 30 41-23 64.1%
Against the Field9 56.3% 3 18.8% 4 25.0% 12-4 75.0% 7 29.2% 5 20.8% 12 50.0% 7-17 29.2% 18-22 45.0% 20-18 52.6% 10 20-20 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030000100000031
World Championships000072001300000085
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001187001042110112314
Challenge/Four Star/Open0051135201143202033417
Total006231142022125312146837
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/Lanci, Brazil 0-3
4/14/24FIVBChallenge Guadalajara Bronze Medal Goncalves/Lanci 1 Alayo/Diaz 3 21-13, 21-17 0:32
3/24/24FIVBChallenge Recife Gold Medal Goncalves/Lanci 3 Alayo/Diaz 6 21-15, 21-18 0:39
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool I Goncalves/Lanci 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