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Rachael Adams
Rachael Alexis Adams (born June 3, 1990) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team. Adams won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Career She attended Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where she played volleyball. She then played college volleyball at University of Texas at Austin. In 2012, while at Texas, Adams was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball. Adams was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match. Adams was awarded among the Best Middle Blockers along with the Brazilian Thaísa Menezes during the 2016 World Grand Prix. With her team Eczacıbaşı VitrA, she won the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. Adams won the 2016–17 CEV Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy. Pool A The following is the Italian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Marco Bonitta The following is the Dominican roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Marcos Kwiek The following is the German roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti The following is the Argentine roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Guillermo Orduna The following is the Croatian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Angelo Vercesi The following is the Tunisian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head coach: Mohamed Messelmani Pool B The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Head c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from all over America ( North-, South- and Central America, and the Caribbean), that served as a qualifier for the World Grand Prix. The tournament also granted places for the Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup. Now, the event serves as an America qualifier for the Pan American Games classification. The men have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Men's Pan-American Cup. Results Medal table Teams by year MVP by edition * 2002 – Yumilka Ruíz * 2003 – Milagros Cabral * 2004 – Zoila Barros * 2005 – Yudelkys Bautista * 2006 – Mari Steinbrecher * 2007 – Nancy Carrillo *2008 – Sidarka Núñez * 2009 – Bethania de la Cruz * 2010 – Prisilla Rivera * 2011 – Sheilla Castro *2012 – Kristin Richards *2013 – Nicole Fawcett *2014 – Brenda Castillo * 2015 – Krista Vansant *2016 – Brayelin Martinez *2017 – Micha Hancock *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2015 Pan American Games – Women's Volleyball Team Squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's Volleyball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Rosters can have a maximum of 12 athletes. The Argentina indoor volleyball women's team consists of the following players: *Natalia Aispurúa * Leticia Boscacci *Yael Castiglione *Antonela Curatola * Josefina Fernández * Lucia Fresco *Julieta Lazcano *Yamila Nizetich *Sol Piccolo *Tatiana Rizzo *Elina Rodríguez *Emilce Sosa Sources: FeVA, Toronto 2015 Brazil announced their squad on July 9, 2015. *Adenízia da Silva * Ana Tiemi * Angélica Malinverno * Bárbara Brunch *Camila Brait *Fernanda Garay *Jaqueline Carvalho * Joyce da Silva *Macris Carneiro *Mariana Costa *Michelle Pavão *Rosamaria Montibeller Canada announced their squad on June 18, 2015. * Tesca Andrew-Wasylik * Lisa Barclay * Lucy Charuk * Dana Cranston * Marisa Field *Tabitha Love * Jennifer Lundqvist * Shanice Marcelle *Brittney Page * Kyla Richey *Danielle Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2015 Pan American Games – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada began on July 16 and end on July 26. All games were held at the Exhibition Centre. The United States defeated 3-0 to Brazil, who were the defending champions. American Carli Lloyd became the Most Valuable Player. Teams Qualification The following nations qualified for the women's tournament: Squads At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament are due on June 16, 2015 a month before the start of 2015 Pan American Games. Puerto Rican player Sheilla Ocasio tested positive for Stanozolol before the bronze medal match against the Dominican Republic, lost 1-3 by her national team. * * * * * * * * Preliminary round All times are local Eastern Daylight Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, the Junior Pan American Games was held for the first time specifically for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter. The XVIII Pan American Games were held in Lima from 26 July to 11 August 2019; the XIX Pan American Games will be held in Santiago from 20 October to 5 November 2023. Since the XV Pan American Games in 2007, host cities are contracted to manage both the Pan American and the Parapan American Games, in which athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Squads
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition. A preliminary squad with 26 names was announced on 26 April 2018. Head coach: Guillermo Orduna Head coach: Gert Vande Broek A preliminary squad with 26 names was announced on 24 April 2018. Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães A preliminary squad with 26 names was announced on 24 April 2018. Head coach: Lang Ping Head coach: Marcos Kwiek A preliminary squad with 26 names was announced on 26 April 2018. Head coach: Felix Koslowski Head coach: Davide Mazzanti Head coach: Kumi Nakada Head coach: Jamie Morrison A preliminary squad with 27 names was announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World Grand Prix in the international calendar. The competition was held between May and July 2018, and the final round took place in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China. Six-time World Grand Prix winners, United States won the inaugural edition, defeating Turkey in five sets on the final. This was Turkey's first ever final on a senior world-level premier competition (World Championship, World Cup, Summer Olympic Games and the aforementioned Grand Prix). Reigning Olympic champions and host nation, China defeated 12-time Grand Prix champions Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal. Michelle Bartsch-Hackley from USA was elected the MVP. Argentina was the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and will be replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between May and July 2018, with the final taking place in Nanjing, China. United States won the inaugural edition, defeating Turkey in the final. In July 2018, the FIVB announced that China would host the next three editions of the women's Volleyball Nations League Finals, from 2019–2021, but on March 13, 2020 the FIVB decided to postpone the Nations League until after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the FIVB canceled the 2020 edition and confirmed Italy as the host of the final stage of the 2021 VNL. The creation of the tournament was announced in October 2017 (alongside with the announcement of the Challenger Cup) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations. The Nations League replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 References External links {{FIVB World Grand Prix 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... 2016 in volleyball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Brazil captured their record eleventh title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over defending champions United States. In the bronze medal match, The Netherlands prevailed in five sets over Russia. Natália Pereira was elected the most valuable player. In the Group 2 finals held in Varna, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic defeated Poland in five sets and earned a promotion to Group 1 for the 2017 season. Moreover, in the Group 3 finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Croatia defeated the home team in straight sets to earn a promotion to Group 2 in the 2017 edition. Qualification *All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified. , , Format Intercontinental round *Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World League, World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, World Championship, the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, World Cup and the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup, Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the FIVB Volleyball World League, World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
