Peru women's national volleyball team

Peru

Association	Federación Peruana de Voleibol
Confederation	CSV
Manager	Mam-Bok Park
Head coach	Luca Cristofani
FIVB ranking	17 (as of January 4, 2012)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (First in 1968)
Best result	(1988)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1960)
Best result	(1982)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1973)
Best result	4th (1973)
Website	Voleibol.pe (Spanish)
Uniforms
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The Peru women's national volleyball team is the national team of Peru. The team was one of the dominant forces in women's volleyball in the 1980s, culminating in the silver medal won at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

The team's nickname is Las Hijas del Sol (Sun's daughters)

Current Squad

as of the 2012 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament

• Coach: Luca Cristofani  ITA
• Assitant Coach: Edwin Jimenez  PER

Shirt No	Player	Birth Date	Height	Club	Position
1.	Angélica Aquino	10/08/1990	170	Divino Maestro	Wing Spiker
2.	Mirtha Uribe	12/03/1985	182	Alianza Lima	Middle Blocker
4.	Patricia Soto	10/02/1980	182	Géminis	Opposite
5.	Vanessa Palacios	3/07/1984	167	CV Tenerife	Libero
6.	Alexandra Muñoz	16/08/1992	179	Divino Maestro	Setter
8.	Andreina Ruiz	30/04/1985	174	Latino Amisa	Wing Spiker
11.	Clarivett Yllescas	11/08/1993	181	Divino Maestro	Middle Blocker
12.	Carla Rueda	19/04/1990	181	Géminis	Wing Spiker
13.	Gina López	28/05/1994	187	Alianza Lima	Middle Blocker
14.	Elena Keldibekova	23/06/1974	177	Time Volley Matera	Setter
15.	Karla Ortiz	20/10/1991	179	Hapoel Neve Shaanan	Wing Spiker
17.	Brenda Daniela Uribe	11/12/1993	184	Alianza Lima	Opposite/Middle Blocker

Recent Call-Ups

Shirt No	Player	Birth Date	Height	Club	Position
3.	Grecia Herrada	13/03/1993	174	Deportivo Géminis	Wing Spiker
7.	Vivian Baella	03/8/1992	173	Regatas Lima	Wing Spiker
8.	Ángela Leyva	22/11/1996	180	Universidad San Martín	Universal
9.	Raffaella Camet	14/09/1992	182	Sporting Cristal	Outside Hitter/Opposite
10.	Miriam Patiño	28/03/1990	169	Túpac Amaru	Libero
16.	Zoila La Rosa	31/05/1990	171	Divino Maestro	Setter

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

Pan American Games

Pan-American Cup

South American Championship

Bolivarian Games

• 1993 — Gold Medal
• 1997 — Gold Medal
• 2001 — did not participate
• 2005 — Gold Medal
• 2009 — Gold Medal

Final Four Cup

• 2008 — did not qualify
• 2009 — 4th place
• 2010 — Silver Medal

Squads

• 1968 Olympic Games — 4th place

  Olga Asato, Irma Cordero, Luisa Fuentes, Esperanza Jiménez, Teresa Nuñez, Ana María Ramírez, Aida Reyna, Alicia Sánchez, and Norma Velarde.

• 1976 Olympic Games — 7th place

  Gabriela Cárdenas, Ana Cecilia Carrillo, María Cervera, Irma Cordero, Delia Córdova, Cecilia del Risco, Luisa Fuentes, Mercedes González, Luisa Merea, Teresa Nuñez, María Ostolaza, and Silvia Quevedo.

• 1982 World Championship — Silver Medal

  Gabriela Cárdenas, Ana Cecilia Carrillo, Raquel Chumpitaz, Cecilia del Risco, Denisse Fajardo, Rosa García, Aurora Heredia, Silvia León, Natalia Málaga, Carmen Pimentel, Cecilia Tait, and Gina Torrealva.

• 1984 Olympic Games — 4th place

  Luisa Cervera, Ana Chaparro, Cecilia del Risco, Denisse Fajardo, Miriam Gallardo, Rosa García, Sonia Heredia, Natalia Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, Carmen Pimentel, Cecilia Tait, and Gina Torrealva.

• 1988 Olympic Games — Silver Medal

  Luisa Cervera, Alejandra de la Guerra, Denisse Fajardo, Miriam Gallardo, Rosa García, Sonia Heredia, Katherine Horny, Natalia Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, Cecilia Tait, Gina Torrealva, Patricia Solis, and Cenaida Uribe.

• 1993 South American Championship — Gold Medal

  Sonia Ayaucán, Milagros Cámere, Margarita Delgado, Miriam Gallardo, Rosa García, Sara Joya, Natalia Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, and Janet Vasconsuelo.

• 1996 Olympic Games — 11th place

  Luren Baylón, Milagros Camere, Leyla Chihuán, Milagros Contreras, Yolanda Delgado, Iris Falcón, Sara Joya, Sandra Rodríguez, Milagros Moy, Paola Ramos, Marjorie Vilchez, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Park Jong-Dug.

• 1999 FIVB World Cup — 10th place

  Leyla Chihuán, Iris Falcón, Rosa García, Sara Joya, Natalia Málaga, Natalia Monteverde, Milagros Moy, Mariela Portocarrero, Diana Soto, Jessica Tejada, Natalia Veintmilla, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Park Man-bok.

• 2000 Olympic Games — 11th place

  Fiorella Aita, Milagros Camere, Leyla Chihuán, Iris Falcón, Rosa García, Elena Keldibekova, Natalia Málaga, Milagros Moy, Diana Soto, Milagros Uceda, Janet Vasconzuelo, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Park Man-bok.

• 2006 Pan-American Cup — 6th place

  Natalia Romanova, Mirtha Uribe, Verónica Contreras, Patricia Soto, Vanessa Palacios, Gisella Duarte, Sara Joya, Leyla Chihuán, Luren Baylón, Teresa de la Borda, Elena Keldibekova, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Carlos Aparicio.

• 2006 World Championship — 17th place

  Sara Joya, Mirtha Uribe, Verónica Contreras, Patricia Soto, Vanessa Palacios, Carla Tristán, Yulissa Zamudio, Milagros Moy, Natalia Romanova, Leyla Chihuán , Luren Baylón, and Elena Keldibekova. Head Coach: Carlos Aparicio.

• 2007 FIVB World Cup — 11th place

  Pamela Barrera, Luren Baylón, Leyla Chihuán , Sara Joya, Milagros Moy, Zoila la Rosa, Carla Rueda, Patricia Soto, Carla Tristán, Vanessa Palacios, Mirtha Uribe, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Enio de Figueiredo.

• 2007 Pan-American Cup — 7th place

  Sara Joya, Mirtha Uribe, Verónica Contreras, Patricia Soto, Vanessa Palacios, Jessenia Uceda, Yulissa Zamudio, Carla Tristán, Leyla Chihuán , Luren Baylón, Elena Keldibekova, and Pietra Schiappa. Head Coach: Enio de Figueiredo.

• 2008 Pan-American Cup — 7th place

• Yvon Cancino, Veronica Contreras, Kely Culquimboz, Sara Joya, Vanessa Palacios, Carla Rueda, Erika Salazar, Patricia Soto, Carla Tristán, Jessenia Uceda, Mirtha Uribe, and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: José dos Santos.

• 2009 Pan-American Cup — 5th place

• Angélica Aquino, Mirtha Uribe, Paola García, Patricia Soto, Vanessa Palacios, Jessenia Uceda, Yulissa Zamudio, Leyla Chihuán , Carla Rueda, Zoila La Rosa, Elena Keldibekova, Karla Ortiz, and Linda Paredes. Head Coach: Cheol Yong Kim.

• 2010 Pan-American Cup — Silver Medal

• Angélica Aquino, Mirtha Uribe, Paola García, Patricia Soto, Vanessa Palacios, Jessenia Uceda, Yulissa Zamudio, Leyla Chihuán , Carla Rueda, Zoila la Rosa, Elena Keldibekova, and Karla Ortiz. Head Coach: Cheol Yong Kim.

2011 FIVB World Grand Prix

• 2011 Pan-American Cup — 8th place

• Angélica Aquino, Paola García, Elena Keldibekova, Zoila la Rosa, Luren Baylon, Karla Ortiz, Vanessa Palacios, Carla Rueda, Mirtha Uribe, Patricia Soto and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Luca Cristofani.

• 2011 World Grand Prix — 16th place

• Angélica Aquino, Luren Baylon, Elena Keldibekova , Alexandra Muñoz, Karla Ortiz, Vanessa Palacios, Carla Rueda, Mirtha Uribe, Jessenia Uceda, Brenda Uribe, Clarivett Yllescas and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Luca Cristofani.

• 2011 South American Championship — Bronze Medal

• Angélica Aquino, Luren Baylon, Rafaella Camet, Elena Keldibekova, Alexandra Muñoz, Karla Ortiz, Vanessa Palacios, Carla Rueda, Mirtha Uribe, Patricia Soto , Jessenia Uceda, Brenda Uribe, Clarivett Yllescas and Yulissa Zamudio. Head Coach: Luca Cristofani.

See also

• Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol
• Peru women's youth volleyball team
• Volleyball Copa Latina

References

• Washington Post Article
• Sports123
• Squads