William Samaniego
Biographical information
| Roles | Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | William Rubén•Samaniego Núñez |
| Used name | William•Samaniego |
| Nick/petnames | Willy |
| Born | 8 January 1949 in Bellavista, Callao (PER) |
| Died | 3 January 2019 (aged 69 years 11 months 26 days) |
| NOC |  Peru |
Biography
William Samaniego was an international volleyball referee and coach from Peru. Samaniego represented the FIVB at multiple tournaments, including the World Championships, and the Olympics in 1980 and 1984. In 1994 he became the director of the Peruvian College of Volleyball Referees. He later worked for the Peruvian Volleyball Federation, where he took charge of the refereeing aspects of tournaments, in addition to leading on improving techniques for referees.
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | PER |
William Samaniego | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match 5/6 | Brazil — Yugoslavia | Referee #2 | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match 9/10 | Italy — Libya | Referee #2 | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match #7 | Czechoslovakia — Cuba | Referee #2 | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Poland — Romania | Referee #2 | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match #5 | Poland — Libya | Referee #1 | ||||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | PER |
William Samaniego | ||||
| Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Canada — Egypt | Referee #1 | ||||
| Volleyball, Women (Olympic) | Match #3 | People's Republic of China — West Germany | Referee #2 |