Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos (born 17 April 1972) was a Cuban female
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.
She was part of the
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 th ...
winning the gold medal at both the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
and
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
. She also played at the
1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 30 October 1994 in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Teams
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in Brazil.
On club level she played with
Villa Clara.
Clubs
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Villa Clara (1994)
References
Further reading
Sports Reference ProfileWomen Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 São Paulo
External links
*http://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/ofarrill-raisa-1972
1972 births
Living people
Cuban women's volleyball players
Cuban sportswomen
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic volleyball players of Cuba
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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