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Nancy Carrillo
Nancy Carillo de la Paz (born January 11, 1986 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women's team competition. She participated in the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October .... Carrillo was named the Women's Best Server at the 2002 World Championship. Awards Individuals * 2002 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker" * 2002 Pan-American Cup "Best Server" * 2002 World Championship "Best Server" * 2003 Pan-American Games "Best Attacker" * 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker" * 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Server" * 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server" * 2007 FIVB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century, it served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of the Americas becoming a stopping point for Spanish galleons returning to Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. All 42 PASO countries and over 5,223 athletes pre-registered for the participation in the XIV Pan American Games. An additional 2,425 trainers and delegates attended. The United States pre-registered the most athletes (713) and Saint Lucia entered the least (6). The host country entered 562 athletes. Bids In December 1998, in Panama City, Panama, Santo Domingo beat Guadalajara, Mexico, and Medellín, Colombia, in the voting to host the games. Guadalajara later went on to host the 2011 Pan American Games. Game highlights Opening ceremony The games opened at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez before a crowd of 48,000. The exhibition featured some 10,000 performers, some dressed in costumes ranging from skeletons to men in tuxedoes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2006
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings ** ** ** ** Europe *European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005 Group A Group B Semi finals Third-place match First Place Match **''Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.'' North and South America * Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005 ** ** ** ** Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. First round Group A *Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Group B *Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Group C *Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2005
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30, 2002 in Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix. Competing nations Squads * Preliminary round Group A *Wednesday June 26, 2002 *Thursday June 27, 2002 *Friday June 28, 2002 Group B *Wednesday June 26, 2002 *Thursday June 27, 2002 *Friday June 28, 2002 Final round ---- *Saturday June 29, 2002 **Classification Match **Semi-finals *Sunday June 30, 2002 **Fifth Place Match **Bronze Medal Match **Gold Medal Match ---- Final ranking **''Cuba and Dominican Republic qualified for the 2003 World Grand Prix. The Dominican Republic withdrew because of the 2003 Pan-American Games, Canada replace them.'' Individual awards *Most Valuable Player ** *Best Spiker ** *Best Blocker ** *Best Digger ** *Best Receiver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipzig, and Stuttgart, Germany. The tournament saw the discontinuation of Cuba's historic eight consecutive world titles, as the team finished fifth after being eliminated by the United States in the quarterfinals. Qualification Source: FIVB Squads Venues Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 12 teams were divided in three groups of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan. The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match, defeating Italy in straight sets Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was elected the MVP. Qualification Source:FIVB Squads Venues Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba Women's National Volleyball Team
The Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship. Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the world in the last decade of the 20th century (1991–2000), winning eight times in row as FIVB World Champions in straight (6th World Cup in 1991, Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, 12th World Championship in 1994, 7th World Cup in 1995, Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, 13th World Championship in 1998, 8th World Cup in 1999, Sydney Olympic Games in 2000). The team's nickname was '' Las Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe'' "The Spectacular Caribbean Girls" in English. Winner of 10 major world titles # – 8 consecutive major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games) Results Olympic Games * 1964 – did not participate * 1968 – did not participate * 1972 – 6th place * 1976 – 6th place * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens, Greece
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Player (game)
Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it. Video game gameplay is distinct from graphics and audio elements. In card games, the equivalent term is play. Overview Arising alongside video game development in the 1980s, the term ''gameplay'' was used solely within the context of video games, though now its popularity has begun to see use in the description of other, more traditional, game forms. Generally, gameplay is considered the overall experience of playing a video game, excluding factors like graphics and sound. Game mechanics, on the other hand, is the sets of rules in a game that are intended to produce an enjoyable gaming experience. Academic discussions tend to favor ''game mechanics'' specifically to avoid ''gameplay'' since the latter is too vag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
This page presents the results of the men's and women's volleyball tournament during the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, which was held 15–30 July in Cartagena, Colombia. Medal summary * Osmany Juantorena was disqualified for doping. Men's tournament Competing nation Squads * Preliminary round Group A * July 24 * July 25 * July 26 Group B * July 24 * July 25 * July 26 Classification match (7th/8th place) * July 27 Quarterfinals * July 27 Classification match (5th/6th place) * July 28 Final round Semifinals * July 28 Finals =Bronze-medal match= * July 29 =Gold-medal match= * July 29 Final standings # # # # # # # # Awards * Most valuable player: ** * Best digger: ** * Best libero: ** * Best setter: ** Women's tournament Competing nation Squads * Preliminary round Group A * July 16 * July 17 * July 18 Group B * July 16 * July 17 * July 18 Classification match (7th/8th place) * July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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