Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños ( Spanish: Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños ; April 17, 1972 , Cifuentes , Villa Clara Province , Cuba ) is a Cuban volleyball player . Binder. Two-time Olympic champion , 1994 world champion .
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| Full name | Raisa O'Farrill Bollanos |
| A country |  Cuba |
| Specialization | volleyball (binding) |
| Club | completed her career |
| Date of Birth | April 17, 1972 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Cifuentes ( Villa Clara Province , Cuba ) |
| Sports career | ... -2000 |
| Growth | 181 cm |
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Biography
9-year-old Raisa O'Farrill started volleyball in her hometown under the guidance of coach Alfredo Perez Camacho. She performed in various junior competitions, and in the late 1980s was accepted into the team “Villa Clara”, for which she played throughout her sports career.
In official competitions in the Cuban national team, Raisa O'Farrill made her debut in 1992, and immediately at the Olympic Games , where she won her first "gold". Subsequently, the volleyball player played for the national team for 8 years (intermittently) and won 11 highest-ranking medals, including two Olympic medals (in 1992 and 1996 ) and one for winning the 1994 World Cup , where the Cuban team did not give its rivals not a single party.
In 2000, after a three-year hiatus, Raisa O'Farrill was again included in her team and won the Grand Prix gold medals with her, but did not get into the Olympic application, after which she ended her playing career. Currently lives in Havana , works as a children's coach.
Achievements
From Cuba Team
- two-time Olympic champion - 1992 , 1996 .
- world champion 1994 .
- winner of the 1995 World Cup .
- winner of the 1993 World Cup ;
- silver medalist of the World Champions Cup 1997 .
- two-time World Grand Prix champion - 1993 , 2000 ;
- 3-time silver ( 1994 , 1996 , 1997 ) and bronze ( 1995 ) winner of the World Grand Prix.
- 3-time champion of NORCECA - 1993 , 1995 , 1997 .
- champion of the Central American and Caribbean Games 1993.
Notes
Links
- databaseolympics.com (English)
- ecured.cu (Spanish)