Denisse Fajardo García (born 1 July 1964), more commonly known as Denisse Fajardo, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. Fajardo won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.[1][2] She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.[2]
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| Full name | Denisse Fajardo García | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1964 Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Fajardo was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.[3]
Club volleyball
editFajardo won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Denisse Fajardo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Fernández, Francisco José (7 April 1995). "PERUANAS DEL SIPESA SON AHORA LÍDERES". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "JUVENTUS SIPESA, EL MÁS ORGULLOSO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.