Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born May 2, 1962) is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. Nicknamed ''La Zurda del Oro'' (''The Golden Left-Handed Woman''), she participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peru national team, finishing 6th in 1980, 4th in 1984 and winning a silver medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Volleyball"
– ''databaseOlympics'' (Retrieved on February 5, 2008) She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

in 1982.

Political career

In 1998, Cecilia Tait entered politics, becoming elected municipal councillor in

Villa María del Triunfo Villa María del Triunfo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima. It was officially established as a district on December 28, 1961. The current mayor (''alcalde'') of Villa María del Triun ...

, representing the

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party Vamos Vecino of President

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, * * * * * * he remains a ...

. Tait was elected

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in 2000, representing Perú Posible. She was the first Afro-Peruvian elected to Peru's Congress. The resignation of President

led to new elections the following year in which she was reelected for the period 2001–2006. Tait sponsored several bills approved by the Congress that expanded sports programs for both the country's most talented athletes and poor school children as well.Cecilia Tait Villacorta
– ''Congreso de la República del Perú'' (Retrieved on February 5, 2008) She failed to attain reelection in 2006, but she was re-elected to Congress in 2011 and left office in 2016 after she failed to attain reelection under the

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party.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tait, Cecilia 1962 births Living people Olympic volleyball players of Peru Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1979 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Olympic silver medalists for Peru Sportspeople from Lima Possible Peru politicians Fujimorista politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian sportsperson-politicians Peruvian women's volleyball players Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru