Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños (17 April 1972 – 30 May 2023), more commonly known as Raisa O'Farrill, was a Cuban female

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player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

in Barcelona and the

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in Atlanta. O'Farrill also won a gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. On club level she played with Villa Clara.

Teaching

After her retirement from volleyball, O'Farill was a professor at the Manuel Fajardo University of Cuban Sports.

Death

O'Farrill died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 51, after a battle with cancer.

Clubs

* Villa Clara (1988–2000)

References

External links

Raisa O'Farrill at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Raisa O'Farrill

Volleybox.net profile

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Women Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 São Paulo
{{DEFAULTSORT:OFarrill Bolanos, Raisa 1972 births 2023 deaths Cuban women's volleyball players Cuban sportswomen Place of birth missing Olympic volleyball players for Cuba Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in volleyball Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball