Mercedes Calderón Martínez (born 1 September 1965), more commonly known as Mercedes Calderón, is a former

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player from

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who was a member of the women's national team that won the gold medal at the

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. Calderón also won gold medals with the Cuban team at the

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

1995 Pan American Games The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mar del Plata 1995, were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 12 to 26 March 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games' first retur ...

, as well as the 1994 FIVB World Championship.

References

External links

Mercedes Calderón at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Mercedes Calderón

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Volleybox.net profile
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