Mercedes Pérez (born 4 June 1950) is a Cuban former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich, the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in Montreal, and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in Moscow. Pérez was part of the Cuban national team that won the silver medal at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union. In 1978, she was selected as the best player in the world by the FIVB. In 1985, Pérez retired from volleyball due to the 1984 Olympic boycott and an expected 1988 Olympic boycott brought by geopolitical tensions.

Personal life

In 1987, Pérez gave birth to her daughter.

Awards

* Pan American Games bronze medal 1967 * Four-time Pan American Games gold medal 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983 * FIVB World Cup silver medal 1977 * FIVB best player in the world 1978 * FIVB World Championship gold medal 1978

References

External links

Mercedes Pérez at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Mercedes Pérez

Volleybox.net profile
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