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Lucía Fresco
Lucía Daniela Fresco (born 14 May 1991, in Chajarí) is an Argentine volleyball player. Career She has been a part of the Argentina national team since 2009, appearing at the Pan-American Volleyball Cup (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (in 2011, 2015), the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. In the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, Fresco won the bronze medal and was chosen as the tournament's best opposite. Nicknamed as 'la Rusa' (literally 'the Russian') by the Argentine press, she resumed playing in August 2014, after recovering from a right shoulder surgery which kept her inactive for almost a year. At club level, Fresco played for Club Santa Rosa (in her native town of Chajarí), Boca Juniors, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chajarí
Chajarí is a city in the northeast of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has 45.000 inhabitants per the , and it is the largest city in the Federación Department. It lies on Provincial Route 2, about 2 km east of the intersection with National Route 14 and west of the Salto Grande reservoir on the Uruguay River, 330 km from the provincial capital Paraná. The settlement of Chajarí was populated after joint efforts of the provincial and national governments to encourage colonization. The original town, called Villa Libertad, was founded on 28 May 1872; colonists began arriving in 1876 from several regions of Europe. The municipal government was established in 1889, and in 1934 the town changed its name to match that of its railway station, Chajarí. Chajarí has hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Women's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2013 Women's South American Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the Women's South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournament was played in Ica, Peru from September 18 to 22, 2013. Brazil won the Continental Championship and qualified to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship. Argentina, Peru and Colombia qualified to the 2014 South American World Championship Qualification Tournament in San Juan, Argentina. Competing nations The following national teams have confirmed participation: * * * * * * The following national teams were invited but declined participation: * * * * Round-Robin All times are local, UTC−5:00 Final standing Awards *Most valuable player ** *Best setter ** *Best Outside Hitters ** ** *Best Middle Blockers ** ** *Best Opposite ** *Best libero ** References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 22nd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 25 July to 24 August 2014. The Group 1 final round was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Brazilian star team won the tournament for the tenth time, the second consecutive victory. Qualification *No qualification tournament. *28 teams are invited. Qualified teams Format *It will be the first time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams. *During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to O will play matches in three stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 9 matches per team. Pool P to S will feature two stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 6 matches per team. *Six teams will qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals featuring the top four teams from all matches, plus the winner of the Final Four of Group 2 and the hosts (if the hosts are one of the top four teams, then the fifth top team also participates). *The last ranked team of Group 1 af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 20 countries from 2 August to 1 September 2013. Competing nations Qualification process * /sup> The top four NORCECA teams and the top from CSV confederation, other than Brazil, at the 2012 Pan-American Cup qualified. Squads Calendar The original list was released December 1, 2012; one day later on December 2 a new list was released to the public. Preliminary round Ranking Japan (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the final round. ''All times are local for the host city'' First round Pool A *Venue: Arena Concórdia, Campinas, Brazil Pool B *Venue: Palácio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Pool C *Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey Pool D *Venue: Macau Forum, Macau Pool E *Venue: PalaGeorge, Montichiari, Italy Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.CSVFIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix(In Spanish) Competing nations Qualification process * /sup> The best two South American teams and the best 4 NORCECA teams at the 2011 Pan-American Cup qualified. * /sup> As China already qualified as host of the Final Round, the next best three teams at the 2011 Asian Championship qualified. * /sup> The best African team and the next best Asian team at the 2011 Asian Championship had a play-off to determine the final spot. Play-off *Venue: Palais des Sports, Oran, Algeria Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138 Squads Pool standing procedure 1. Match points 2. Numbers of matches won 3. Sets ratio 4. Points ratio Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from 5 to 28 August 2011. The finals were held at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China. The United States won the tournament, after defeating 3–0 to Brazil in the gold medal match. Destinee Hooker of the United States won the MVP award. Competing nations The following national teams qualified: Squads Pool standing procedure 1. Match points 2. Numbers of matches won 3. Sets ratio 4. Points ratio Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Calendar Preliminary round Ranking The host China and top seven teams in the preliminary round advanced to the final round. First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Second round Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H Third round Pool I Pool J ... [...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] |
2015 Pan American Games
The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American Games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and 17 other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015). The Games hosted 6,123 athletes and 3,396 team officials representing 41 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the Americas, marking the largest multi-sport event hosted in Canada, in terms of athletes competing. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 15th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 2 July to 10 July. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, won by the Dominican Republic when they defeated 3–2 to Puerto Rico. The United States claimed the bronze medal and Dominican Republic athlete Brayelin Martínez was awarded Most Valuable Player. Pools composition Venue *Ricardo Arias Gymnasium, Santo Domingo *San Carlos Pavilion, Santo Domingo Pool standing procedure # Number of matches won # Match points # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser Preliminary round *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00) Group A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries in July 2012 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, after Lima, Peru, withdrew from hosting it. The top four NORCECA teams and the top from CSV confederation, in addition to Brazil, which was a wild card, qualified for the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix. Competing nations Pool standing procedure Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Championship bracket 5th–10th places bracket Eleventh place match Classification 7–10 Quarterfinals Classification 5–8 Ninth place match Semif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the tenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries over July 1–9, 2011 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Mexico. The top four NORCECA teams and the top two from Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol, CSV confederation, qualified for the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Championship bracket 5th–10th places bracket Eleventh place match Classification 7–10 Quarterfinals Ninth place match Classification 5–8 Semifinals Seventh place match Fifth place match Third place match Final Final standing *''Brazil, Dominican Republic, the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Argentina qualified for the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix''. Individual awards *Most valuable player ** *Best scorer ** *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eleven countries from 18–26 June 2010 in Rosarito and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 Final Four. Competing Nations Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Championship bracket 5th–10th places bracket Classification 5–10 Quarterfinals Classification 9 Classification 5–8 Semifinals Classification 7–8, 5–6 Finals Final ranking *''Dominican Republic, Peru, the United States, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil qualified for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from 5 to 28 August 2011. The finals were held at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China. The United States won the tournament, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
