Cenaida Cebastiana Uribe Medina (born 2 December 1965, in

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), more commonly known as Cenaida Uribe, is a

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vian former volleyball player and politician ( PNP). During her sports career, Uribe played for the national team for many years and earned a silver medal at the

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. She also helped the Peruvian team win the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in

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Politics

In 2006, Uribe ran for

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on the list of the

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, which also promoted the candidates of her

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. She was elected, representing the constituency of

for the 2006–2011 term. She was reelected for the 2011–2016 term, this time on the successful Nationalist-dominated

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list.

References

External links

Official Congressional Site

Olympedia Profile: Cenaida Uribe
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Volleybox.net Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uribe, Cenaida 1965 births Living people Volleyball players from Lima Peruvian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Peru Olympic silver medalists for Peru Peruvian Nationalist Party politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian sportsperson-politicians Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 21st-century Peruvian politicians 21st-century Peruvian women politicians Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Peruvian women Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru