Hernán Casamiquela

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameHernán Gonzalo•Casamiquela
Used nameHernán•Casamiquela
Born23 January 1965 in La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires (ARG)
Died16 June 2023 in Brasília, Distrito Federal (BRA)
AffiliationsGimnasia y Esgrima, La Plata (ARG)
NOC Argentina

Biography

Hernán Casamiquela was an Argentine volleyball coach and referee who had a long association with Gimnasia y Esgrima in La Plata. At Gimnasia y Esgrima Casamiquela worked in various coaching roles for the volleyball team between 1997 and 2013, with the club winning multiple titles including the Argentine Club League (1999, 2000, 2003) and the Metropolitan League (2000).

From an early age Casamiquela was involved in refereeing, finally becoming an international referee in 2007. He officiated at multiple international tournaments including the World Volleyball League (2013–17) and the Volleyball Grand Prix (2015–17), in addition to being a referee in the National Volleyball League from 1998 to 2017. Casamiquela also refereed at two Olympic Games, the first in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and the second in Tokyo in 2020.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) ARG Hernán Casamiquela
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Italy — United States Referee #2
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Italy — France Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #11 Canada — Mexico Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #14 Canada — Italy Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #3 Serbia — Russian Federation Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #4 Japan — Cameroon Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #9 United States — Serbia Referee #1
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #12 Netherlands — Puerto Rico Referee #2
2020 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) ARG Hernán Casamiquela
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #1 ROC — Canada Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #4 Islamic Republic of Iran — Venezuela Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #11 Poland — Japan Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #14 Italy — Venezuela Referee #1
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Match #3 United States — France Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match 1/2 United States — Brazil Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #1 United States — Serbia Referee #1
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #7 Republic of Korea — Dominican Republic Referee #1
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #6 Italy — Turkey Referee #2
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Match #10 ROC — United States Referee #2