Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla (born January 21, 1986, in

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) is a

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player from the

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, who played the

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and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the

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and

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and bronze at the

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Early life

Altagracia used to be a

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before becoming a volleyball player for Los Cachorros club.

Career

Mambru played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in

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. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey. With her ''Junior National Team'' at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship, she won the ''Best attacker'' award. Her team won the silver medal. Playing with the Brazilian team Vôlei Futuro for the 2009/2010 season, she won the "Best server" award in the Brazilian Superliga (

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2010

Playing in

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, with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal. Mambrú was sidelined in October from the Dominican Republic 2010 FIVB World Championship squad, because she suffered a

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, from she is recovered.

2011

In early 2011, Altagracia received for magnificent performance during 2010, making her the recipient of the ''2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"''.

2012

Mambru played the 2012 Olympic tournament and her national team ranked 5th, after losing the quarterfinal match 3-0 against the

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2013

She won the Bronze Medal at the

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defeating Italy 3-1 after dropping the semifinals 0-3 from Brazil.

2015

Mambru helped her national team to win the

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bronze medal when they defeated the Puerto Rico national team 3-1. She was awarded tournament's Best Server.

Clubs

* Los Cachorros (2001–2005) * Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007) *

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(2007) * Sportway Challengers (2008) * Centro Deportivo Nacional (2008) * Ageo Medics (2008–2009) * Vôlei Futuro (2009–2010) *

(2010) *

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(2014-2015) * Mirador (2015) * Südtirol Neruda Bolzano (2015-2016) * Pgn Popsivo Polwan (2016-2017) * Pgn Popsivo Polwan (2019-2020) * İller Bankası (2020-2021) * Jakarta Mandiri Popsivo Polwan (2022) * ALS Volleyball Club Turquía (2022-2023) * Ho Chi Minh City VC (2023)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best spiker"'' * '' 2007 Dominican Volleyball League "Most valuable player"'' * ''2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"'' * '' 2009/2010 Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol "Best server"'' * '' 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best server"'' * '' 2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix "Best scorer"'' * '' 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best opposite spiker"'' * '' 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best server"'' * '' 2015 Pan American Games "Best server"''

National Team

U-20 National Team

* 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20, Silver Medal

Senior Team

* 2008 Final Four Cup, Silver Medal * 2009 NORCECA Championship, Gold Medal * 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, Bronze Medal * 2009 Pan-American Cup, Silver Medal * 2009 Final Four Cup, Bronze Medal * 2010 Final Four Women's Cup - Gold Medal *

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- Gold Medal * 2010 Pan-American Cup - Gold Medal *

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- Gold Medal * '' 2015 Pan American Games "Bronze medal"''

Clubs

* 2007 Dominican Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

* 2008 International Women's Volleyball League - 3rd Place, with Sportway Challengers * 2013 Puerto Rican League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Pinkin de Corozal * 2022 Indonesian Proliga - 3rd place, with Jakarta Mandiri Popsivo Polwan

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