Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team
The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team is one of the more consistent teams of the NORCECA zone, Puerto Rico has taken one silver and two bronzes on the NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship, one silver and two bronzes at the Pan-American Cup, and five silvers and one bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games. The team has participated at least once in all FIVB competitions, except for the World Cup.
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| Association | Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation | |
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| Confederation | NORCECA | |
| Head coach | José Mieles | |
| FIVB ranking | 13 (as of September, 2019) | |
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| Summer Olympics | ||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2016) | |
| Best result | 11th (2016) | |
| World Championship | ||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1974) | |
| Best result | 10th place (2002) | |
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Honours
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ResultsEdit
Summer OlympicsEdit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 2016
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Group stage | 11th Place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | Squad |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | — |
World ChampionshipEdit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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World Grand PrixEdit
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Pan American CupEdit
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Pan American GamesEdit
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Central American & Caribbean GamesEdit
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NORCECA ChampionshipEdit
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Olympic qualifiersEdit
| Olympic Volleyball Qualifiers | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
 2004
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Final Round | 6th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2008
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Final Round | 8th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
 2016
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Round Robin | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 1 spots | 2/9 | |||||
TeamEdit
Current squadEdit
The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]
Head coach: José Mieles
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017–18 club |
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| 1 | Daly Santana | 19 February 1995 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 243 cm (96 in) | 219 cm (86 in) |  Il Bisonte Firenze
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| 2 | Shara Venegas | 18 September 1992 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 272 cm (107 in) | Llaneras de Toa Baja
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| 3 | Valeria León | 21 May 1995 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 248 cm (98 in) | 242 cm (95 in) | Leonas de Ponce
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| 4 | Raymariely Santos | 13 April 1992 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | Indias de Mayagüez
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| 5 | Julymar Otero | 31 October 1996 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 235 cm (93 in) | 239 cm (94 in) | Free agent |
| 7 | Stephanie Enright | 15 December 1990 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Igor Gorgonzola Novara
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| 11 | Karina Ocasio | 1 August 1985 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | Criollas de Caguas
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| 12 | Neira Ortiz | 6 July 1993 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 262 cm (103 in) | 256 cm (101 in) | Free agent |
| 14 | Natalia Valentín (c) | 12 September 1989 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 244 cm (96 in) | 240 cm (94 in) |  Saint-Raphaël Var VB
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| 17 | Noami Santos | 29 November 1995 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 309 cm (122 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Capitalinas de San Juan
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| 18 | Alba Hernández | 3 October 1995 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Changas de Naranjito
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| 19 | Ana Sofía Jusino | 5 January 1995 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Criollas de Caguas
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| 22 | Adriana Vinas Joy | 1 March 1994 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 245 cm (96 in) | 237 cm (93 in) | Gigantes de Carolina
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| 23 | Diana Reyes | 29 April 1993 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Criollas de Caguas
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Former squadsEdit
- 2002 World Championship — 12th place
- 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)
- 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games —
Bronze Medal
- 2006 World Championship — 16th place
- 2007 Pan American Games — 6th place
- 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place
- 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)
- 2013 Pan-American Volleyball Cup — 5th place
- 2015 Pan-American Games — 4th place
See alsoEdit
- 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
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Puerto Rico Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.