Altagracia Mambrú

Altagracia Mambrú
Personal information
Full name Gina Altagracia Mambrú
Nickname Gina
Nationality  Dominican Republic
Born January 21, 1986 (1986-01-21) (age 26)
Santo Domingo
Hometown Santo Domingo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 55 kg (120 lb)
Spike 312 cm (123 in)
Block 302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite/Wing Spiker
Current club Distrito Nacional
Number 17
National team
2008 - Dominican Republic
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Competitor for the  Dominican Republic
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team
Silver 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team
Silver 2009 Miami Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold 2009 Bayamón Team
Final Four Cup
Gold 2010 Chiapas Team
Silver 2008 Fortaleza Team
Bronze 2009 Lima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold 2010 Mayagüez Team
Last updated: May 2010

Gina Altagracia Mambrú (born January 21, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in Ankara, Turkey. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey.[1]

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Early life

Altagracia used to be a ballet dancer before becoming a volleyball player for Los Cachorros club.[2]

Career

With her Junior National Team at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship, she won the Best Attacker award. Her team won the silver medal.[3]

Playing with the Brazilian team Vôlei Futuro for the 2009/2010 season, she won the "Best Server" award[4] in the Brazilian Superliga (Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol).

2010

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[5]

Mambrú was sidelined in October from the Dominican Republic 2010 FIVB World Championship squad, because she suffered a thrombosis, from she is recovered.[6]

2011

In early 2011, Altagracia received for magnificent performance during 2010, making her the recipient of the 2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year".[7]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National Team

U-20 National Team

Senior Team

Clubs

References

  1. ^ FIVB. "Final Standings". http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/junior/women/2005/Standings/final.asp?sm=13. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  2. ^ Listin Diario. "GINA, la bailarina del saque mortífero" (in Spanish). http://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2010/9/23/159932/GINA-la-bailarina-del-saque-mortifero. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 
  3. ^ NORCECA. "USA won the gold at NORCECA Women’s Junior Championship". http://www.norceca.org/agust.05-2006-USA%20won%20the%20gold%20at%20NORCECA%20Women’s%20Junior%20Championship.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 
  4. ^ CBV. "Superliga Femenina 2009/2010 Ranqueamento atletas". http://www.cbv.com.br/cbv2008/superliga-0910/verifica_pdf.asp?arq=p5PFbf.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  5. ^ Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). http://www.terra.com.pe/deportes/noticias/dep887004/peru-cae-ante-republica-dominicana-pierde-titulo-final-four.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 
  6. ^ Caceres, Jose. "RD partió ayer Mundial de Japón" (in Spanish). http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2010/10/14/346178/RD-partio-ayer-Mundial-de-Japon. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 
  7. ^ Caceres, Jose. "Luguelin Santos, el Atleta del Año 2010" (in Spanish). http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=279368. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 

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