Sofía Mercedes
| Sofía Mercedes |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia |
| Nationality |
Dominican Republic |
| Born |
May 25, 1976 (1976-05-25) (age 35)
Santo Domingo |
| Hometown |
Santo Domingo |
| Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight |
70 kg (150 lb) |
| Spike |
306 cm (120 in) |
| Block |
298 cm (117 in) |
| Volleyball information |
| Position |
Wing Spiker |
| National team |
| 2003 - 2007 |
Dominican Republic |
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| Last updated: July 2010 |
Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia (born May 25, 1976 in Santo Domingo) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] Playing as a wing-spiker she also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for her native country.[2]
She played for the 2003/2004 season with the Italian team Siram Roma.[3][4] Later that year, she helped the Dominican professional team Los Cachorros to finish in 2nd place for the Dominican Republic 2004 season.[5]
Clubs
- Olimpia Teodora Ravenna (1999–2000)
- San Cristóbal (2000–2002)
- Siram Roma (2003–2004)
- Los Cachorros (2004)
- Ribeira Sacra (2006–2007)
- University of Trinidad and Tobago (2008)
Awards
Clubs
- 2004 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament - Runner-Up, with Los Cachorros
References
- ^ FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Infomedia/PressRelease.asp?No=1427. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ Yahoo! Sports. "Sofía E. Mercedes Heredia". http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/dom/Sofia+E.+Mercedes+Heredia/359852. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. "Eredia Sofia Mercedes". http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/DettaglioAtleta.asp?IdAtleta=MER-ERE. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ SportFriend.it. "La Nuova arrivata yaneva". http://www.sportfriends.it/notizie/mattioloinfortunio.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ NORCECA. "Bameso y Mirador, campeones de nuevo" (in Spanish). http://www.norceca.org/press%20Releas%2005.10.2004-%20Esp-Bameso%20y%20Mirador,%20campeones%20de%20nuevo.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Mercedes, Sofía |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic |
| Date of birth |
May 25, 1976 |
| Place of birth |
Santo Domingo |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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