Evelyn Carrera
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| Full name | Evelyn Carrera Pichardo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 5, 1971 Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 297 cm (117 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Libero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evelyn Carrera Pichardo (born October 5, 1971 in Santo Domingo) is a retired female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #5 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team. Carrera played as a libero.
Career
Evelyn win the silver medal at the 2002 Pan-American Cup held in Mexicali, Mexico; she also was awarded Best Libero for the tournament.[1]
She won the gold medal and the Best Libero award with the national squad at the 2003 Pan American Games.[2][3]
Carrera was named Best Digger and Best Libero at the 2004 Pan-American Cup.
Playing professionally in the Puerto Rico's Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino, she was awarded as the Best Libero,[4] and among the All Star Team 2006.[5]
Beach Volleyball
During the Holy Week Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Carrera played Beach Volleyball (three) with Yenifer Calcaño and Brenda Castillo, winning the Gold Medal of the event.[6][7]
Clubs
- Los Trinitarios (1996)
Chicas de San Juan (1997)
Rio Marsì Pa (2000–2001)- Chicas de San Juan (2002)
- Modeca (2005)
- Leonas de Ponce (2004–2006)
- Vaqueras de Bayamón (2007)
- Espaillat (2008)
- La Romana (2008)
- Indias de Mayagüez (2009)
Awards
Individuals
- 2000-2001 Italian League All-Star
- 2002 Pan-American Cup "Best Libero"
- 2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Libero"
- 2003 Pan-American Games "Best Libero"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Digger"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Libero"
- 2005 Puerto Rican League, "Libero of the Year"
- 2006 Puerto Rican League, "All-Star"
- 2006 Puerto Rican League, "Libero of the Year"
- 2006 Puerto Rican League, "Defense Leader"
Beach Volleyball
- 2009 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament
Gold Medal
References
- ↑ CONADE (2002-06-30). "Cuba Campeón Panamericano de voleibol femenil". Gaceta Olimpiada Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ↑ FIVB. "Pan Am Games Awards". Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ↑ FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ↑ Hoy (2006-03-04). "Evelyn Carreras repite premio en borinquen" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ nacion.com. "Combinación de boricuas e invitadas en el equipo de Estrellas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Listin Diario (2009-04-11). "Equipo Pedro Martínez avanza a la final" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ Hoy (2009-04-13). "Equipos ganan voleibol playero HM" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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