Rachel Sánchez Pérez (born 9 January 1989 in Pinar del Río)[1] is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Rachel Sánchez Pérez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1989 Pinar del Río | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Pinar del Río | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 325 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 320 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter, Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn 2008, she was a middle-blocker in the Cuban team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament.
With her Cuban team Ciudad Habana at the Liga Nacional 2011, Sánchez won the MVP award and the championship.[2]
Sánchez moved to the Kazakh League for the 2013/14, playing with Zhetyssu Almaty.[3][4]
Sánchez won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship,[5] playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.
Awards
editIndividual
edit- 2011 Cuban Liga Nacional "Most valuable player"
Club
edit- 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional -
Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana - 2011 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship -
Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich
References
edit- ^ Olimpiada Cubana. "Rachel Sanchez Perez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ JIT. "Cierre con juegos de Estrellas y premiaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Svizzera F: 2 arrivi al Volero Zurigo" (in Italian). Zurich, Switzerland: Volleyball.it. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ "NLA VolleyGuide 2014-2015". Swiss Volley. 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.