The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team is one of the more consistent teams of the
NORCECA
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zone,
Puerto Rico
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has taken one silver and two bronzes on the
NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship
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, one silver and three bronzes at the
Pan-American Cup, and five silvers and one bronze at the
Central American and Caribbean Games
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. The team has participated at least once in all
FIVB competitions, except for the
World Cup
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.
Results
Summer Olympics
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Challenger Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Pan American Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Pan American Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Central American & Caribbean Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
NORCECA Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Olympic qualifiers
Team
Current squad
The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.
Head coach:
José Mieles
Former squads
* 2002 World Championship — 12th place
*: Dariam Acevedo, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Lourdes Isern, Dolly Meléndez, Vilmarie Mojica, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: David Alemán.
* 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)
*: Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Eva Cruz, Omayra George, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Shirley Pérez. Head coach: David Alemán.
* 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place
*: Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel Del Valle.
* 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
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— Bronze Medal
*: Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Yarleen Santiago, Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Vanessa Vélez, Karina Ocasio, Dariam Acevedo, Glorimar Ortega, Shannon Torregrosa, Alexandra Oquendo, and Sheila Ocasio. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2006 World Championship — 16th place
*: Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Eva Cruz, Xaimara Colón, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Glorimar Ortega, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2007 Pan American Games
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— 6th place
*: Dariam Acevedo, Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Eva Cruz, Michelle Cardona, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Shannon Torregrosa, Deborah Seilhamer, and Vanessa Vélez. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place
*: Dariam Acevedo, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
( c), Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Wilnelia González, Ana Rosa Luna, Vilmarie Mojica, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, and Deborah Seilhamer. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)
*: Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Deborah Seilhamer, Xaimara Colón, Vilmarie Mojica ( c), Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz
Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, 1982) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for competing for the Puert ...
, Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Shanon Torregrosa, Sheila Ocasio, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2013 Pan-American Volleyball Cup — 5th place
*: Yarimar Rosa ( c), Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Diana Reyes
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, Lynda Morales, Ania Ruiz, Shara Venegas, Génesis Collazo, Natalia Valentín, Michelle Nogueras, Daly Santana and Pilar M. Victoria. Head coach: Epique Olazagasti.
* 2015 Pan-American Games
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— 4th place
*: Yarimar Rosa ( c), Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Lynda Morales, Debora Seilhamer, Vilmarie Mojica, Aurea Cruz, Natalia Valentín, Stephanie Enright, Shirley Ferrer, Nayka Benítez and Alexandra Oquendo. Head coach: José Mieles.
See also
* Puerto Rico women's national under-20 volleyball team
* Puerto Rico women's national under-18 volleyball team
* Dominicana Flight 603 - a 1970 crash where many members of the national team died
References
External links
Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
Official website (Spanish)
FIVB profile
{{National sports teams of Puerto Rico
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