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Daimí Ramírez
Daymi de La Caridad Ramirez Echevarria (born 8 October 1983) is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Ramírez was a member of the Cuban team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Four years later, Ramírez finished fourth with the Cuban team in the Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2008 Olympic tournament. Ramírez was born in Havana. Awards Individuals * ''2008 Montreux Volley Masters#Awards, 2008 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Spiker"'' * ''2008 FIVB World Grand Prix#Individual awards, 2008 World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"'' Clubs * Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, 2013-14 Azerbaijan Super League – Runner-Up, with Igtisadchi Baku * 2017 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, 2017 South American Club Championship - Runner-up, with Praia Clube (women's volleyball), Praia Clube References * External links * Volleybox.net Profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2012 was 2,106,146 inhabitants, and its area is for the capital city side and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population was 1,814,207 inhabitants in 2023. Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century. It served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city ** Cartagena de Indias *Other host cities ** Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting); ** Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian); ** Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and ** Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball). Mascots The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican. Nations Medal table Sports There were a total of 39 sports at the games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Racquetball (''details'') * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Kosheleva
Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva (, born 23 December 1988) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championship, the 2013 European Championship and the 2015 European Championship. Career Club At club level, she played for Dinamo Moscow, Zarechie Odintsovo, Dinamo Kazan and Dinamo Krasnodar before joining Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2016. Kosheleva led Dinamo Krasnodar with 37 points in the final match to win the 2014–15 CEV Cup gold medal and the Most Valuable Player award. She scored 245 points leading all scorers in the six 2014/15 European Cups. Her team earned a wild card from the FIVB to play the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, the club reached the final of the tournament and eventually lost the Turkish side Eczacibasi VitrA. She was awarded Best Outside Spiker. Galatasaray (return) On 20 October 2020, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta reintroduced former player Kosheleva. She will f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taismary Agüero
Taismary Agüero Leiva (born 5 March 1977) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. She is the only player to have represented two women's national volleyball teams that won major titles (1995 FIVB World Cup, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, 1998 FIVB World Championship, 1999 FIVB World Cup and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games for Cuba; 2007 FIVB World Cup for Italy). In 2021, Agüero was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Career Cuban national team Agüero was born in Yaguajay in the province of Sancti Spiritus, where she began to play volleyball when she was eight years old. Two years later, she entered in the Cerro Pelado Training Center in Havana. In the 1993 junior championship, she was named MVP, best setter, and best server. After the 1993 junior championship, she joined the Cuban national team. Agüero won the gold medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1998, together with Mireya Luis, Regla Bell, Ana Ibis Fernandez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Clube (women's Volleyball)
Praia Clube () is a social and sports club from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. It is best known for its professional volleyball teams which play in the Brazil, Brazilian Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga, Women's and Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga, Men's Superleague. Women's team Honors International * Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, South American Championship (3): 2021 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, 2021, 2023 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, 2023, and 2025 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, 2025 National *: (1): *Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga, Brazilian Super League (first tier) (2): 2017-18 and 2022-23 *Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga, Brazilian League (second tier) (2): 2008 and 2010 Regional *Minas Gerais Volleyball Championship, Minas Gerais State Championship (8): 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 Team ''Season 2022-2023 squad Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2017 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the ninth official edition of the women's volleyball tournament, played by six teams from 14 to 18 February 2017 in Uberaba and Uberlândia, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro won its third consecutive title, the fourth overall, and qualified for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Kobe, Japan. Gabriela Guimarães was elected the Most Valuable Player. Competing clubs Teams were seeded in two pools of three according to how the representatives of their countries finished in the 2016 edition. Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Bracket Fifth place match Semifinals Third place match Final Final standing All-Star team *Most valuable player ** Gabriela Guimarães ( Rexona-Sesc) *Best Opposite ** Monique Pavão ( Rexona-Sesc) *Best Outside Hitters ** Alix Klineman (Praia) ** Ángela Leyva ( Universidad San Martín) *Best setter ** Roberta Ratzke ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igtisadchi Baku
Igtisadchi Baku is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. History Igtisadchi Baku was founded in the Summer of 2008 and immediately got the right to participate in the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, Azerbaijan Super League, qualifying after just one season to the CEV Women's Challenge Cup. The following season saw Igtisadchi Baku eliminated in the second round table of European competition, because of the deployment of an ineligible player in the qualification to the Challenge Cup. In the season 2009-2010, the club achieved third place in the championship, beating the Azerrail Baku and qualifying for the third consecutive season in the Challenge Cup. In the season 2012-2013, the club participated in the Women's CEV Volleyball Cup, being eliminated in the 8th final round of the competition. 2012-2013 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, In the 2012/13 Azerbaijani Super League, the club claimed the silver medal, tied with Azerrail Baku. In 2014, it was anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorm Silver Cup
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Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League
The Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League (), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Azerbaijan. Clubs of the Super League (2024-25 season) List of women's champions *Following the decision of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, Igtisadchi Baku and Azerrail Baku shared the runner-up position; therefore, both teams are ranked at the 2nd place. Most successful teams See also * Azerbaijan Volleyball League * Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation References External links Volleyball in Azerbaijan Volleyball in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ... 2008 establishments in Azerbaijan Women's volleyball leagues Women's sports leagues in Azerbaijan {{Volleyball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Montreux Volley Masters
The 2008 Montreux Volley Masters was held in Montreux, Switzerland between 4 June and 8 June 2008. In the tournament participated 6 teams. The team of Cuba won the Tournament, China placed 2nd and Italy 3rd. Participated teams * China * Cuba * Germany * Italy * Netherlands * Serbia Standings Results Final standings Awards * Best scorer: Wang Yimei * Best spiker: Daimí Ramírez * Best blocker: Nancy Carrillo * Best server: Ivana Nešović * Best digger: Kerstin Tzscherlich * Best receiver: Alice Blom * Best setter: Feng Kun External links Official Page of 2008 Montreux Volley Masters {{Montreux Volley Masters Montreux Volley Masters |
Volleyball At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9 to 23 August 2008. The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining two points and the losing side earning one point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers. A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, four quarterfinals, two semifinals, one bronze medal match, and one gold medal match. Brazil women's national volleyball team, Brazil won its first gold by defeating United States women's national volleyball team, United States in the final. China women's national volleyball team, China won bronze by winning against Cuba women's national volleyball team, Cuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
