Kenia Moreta Pérez (born April 7, 1981 in

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

) is a retired

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player from the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

, who competed for her native country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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 ...

, wearing the number #16 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team. Moreta played as a middle-blocker. She claimed the gold medal with the national squad at the

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. Al ...

. She played during the 2004–2005 for the Italian team Burro Virgilio Gabbioli Curtatone from the A2 Italian Series. For the 2007–2008 season, she played for the Japanese professional team

Denso Airybees is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972. The owner of the team is Denso. Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2007-2008 *Regu ...

Clubs

* Mirador (2003–2004) * Bameso (2005) * Burro Virgilio Gabbioli Curtatone (2004–2005) *

(2007–2008)

References

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FIVB biography
1981 births Living people Dominican Republic women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in Japan Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{DominicanRepublic-volleyball-bio-stub