Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in

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) is a

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from the

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, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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, but did not qualify for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. She, and the Dominican Republic team did, however, qualify for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where they finished 5th. Personal Life: Karla has a brother and more than one sister. One of her sisters is Michelle Echenique who is a current student at The University of Florida.

Career

She won the Silver Medal with the National Junior Team at 2002

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Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship and was selected tournament "Best Setter". Same year she participated at the 2002 World Championships with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, making her the youngest player at the competition. She helped her team to reach the 13th place. In

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she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz. She finished in fourth place, playing in

at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, and did not qualify for the

. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the

2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from May 30 to June 7, 2008, in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qua ...

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. During the

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Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Echenique played

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(three) with Bethania Almanzar and

Dahiana Burgos Rossy Dahiana Burgos Herrera (born April 7, 1985 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 2005 Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, Do ...

, winning the silver medal of the event.

2010

Karla played for Gigantes de Carolina for the Puerto Rican

LVSF The Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF) is a professional volleyball league in Puerto Rico. The competitions are organized by the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation (Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol, FPV). Current teams League c ...

in the 2010 season, being awarded by Statistics as "Best Setter", and was also selected to the All-Star game. She helped her team to reach the quarterfinals. Playing in

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal. Karla returned to the Dominican club Mirador, to play at the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship, ranking in 4th place.

2011

At the middle of the 2010/2011 season, Echenique joined the Polish team Organika Budowlani Łódź, to play at the

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Clubs

* Deportivo Nacional (2000–2004) * Bameso (2004–2005) * Modeca (2005–2006) * Mirador (2006) * Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007) *

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(2008) * Gigantes de Carolina (2010) * Mirador (2010) * Organika Budowlani Łódź (2010-2011) * Lancheras de Cataño (2012-2013) * Valencianas de Juncos (2013-2014)

Awards

Individuals

* 2010 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "All-Star" * 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best Setter" * 2008 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Setter" * 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 "Best Server"

Beach volleyball

* 2006 National Championship - Bronze Medal * 2009 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament Silver Medal

National Team

Junior Team

* 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 Silver Medal

Clubs

* 2006 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament - Champion, with Mirador * 2008

Dominican Republic Volleyball League The Dominican Republic Volleyball League ( es, Liga Dominicana de Voleibol LIDOVOLI) was a professional volleyball league in Dominican Republic. The competitions are organized by the Dominican Republic Volleyball Confederation (Confederación Do ...

- 3rd Place, with

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