Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team

Dominican Republic
Association Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
Confederation NORCECA
Head coach Marcos Kwiek
FIVB ranking 6 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
 
Home
 
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 2 (First in 2004)
Best result 5th place (2012)
World Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 1974)
Best result 5th place (2014)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 2003)
Best result 8th (2011)
Website www.fedovoli.org (Spanish)

The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions. Its biggest win came in 2003, when the squad surprisingly won the 2003 Pan American Games on home soil.[1]

Results

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 11th Place Squad
China 2008 Did Not Qualify
United Kingdom 2012 5th Place Squad
Total0 Titles2/13

World Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Soviet Union 1952 Did Not Enter
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Japan 1967
Bulgaria 1970 Did Not Qualified
Mexico 1974
Soviet Union 1978 19th Place Squad
Peru 1982 Did Not Qualified
Czechoslovakia 1986
China 1990
World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1994 Did Not Qualified
Japan 1998 12th Place Squad
Germany 2002 13th Place Squad
Japan 2006 17th Place Squad
Japan 2010 17th Place Squad
Italy 2014 5th Place Squad
Total0 Titles6/17

World Grand Champions

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1993 Did Not Qualified
Japan 1997
Japan 2001
Japan 2005
Japan 2009 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Japan 2013 Round Robin 6th Place Squad
Total0 Titles2/6

World Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Uruguay 1973 Did Not Qualified
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995
Japan 1999
Japan 2003 10th Place Squad
Japan 2007 9th Place Squad
Japan 2011 8th Place Squad
Total0 Titles3/11

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Hong Kong 1993 Did Not Enter
China 1994
China 1995
China 1996
Japan 1997
Hong Kong 1998
China 1999
Philippines 2000
Macau 2001
Hong Kong 2002
Italy 2003
Italy 2004 12th Place Squad
Japan 2005 11th Place Squad
Italy 2006 8th Place Squad
China 2007 11th Place Squad
Japan 2008 9th Place Squad
Japan 2009 11th Place Squad
China 2010 8th Place Squad
Macau 2011 12th Place Squad
China 2012 12th Place Squad
World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 2013 10th Place Squad
Japan 2014 12th Place Squad
Total0 Titles11/22

Pan American Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 1955 4th Place Squad
United States 1959 Did Not Enter
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975
Puerto Rico 1979 7th Place Squad
Venezuela 1983 Did Not Enter
United States 1987
Cuba 1991
Argentina 1995
Canada 1999 4th Place Squad
Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Champions Squad
Brazil 2007 5th Place Squad
Mexico 2011 4th Place Squad
Total1 Title6/15

Central American & Caribbean Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Panama 1938 Did Not Enter
Colombia 1946 Round Robin Champions Squad
Venezuela 1959 Did Not Enter
Jamaica 1962 Round Robin Champions Squad
Puerto Rico 1966 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Panama 1970 Round Robin 4th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1974 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Colombia 1978 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Cuba 1982 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1986 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Mexico 1990 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Puerto Rico 1993 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Venezuela 1998 Final Round Runners Up Squad
El Salvador 2002 Final Round Champions 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Colombia 2006 Final Round Champions 5 5 0 15 1 Squad
Puerto Rico 2010 Final Round Champions 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Mexico 2014 Final Round Champions 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Total5 Titles15/17

Pan American Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 2002 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Mexico 2003 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Mexico 2004 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Dominican Republic 2005 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Puerto Rico 2006 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Mexico 2007 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Mexico 2008 Round Robin Champions Squad
United States 2009 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Mexico 2010 Round Robin Champions Squad
Mexico 2011 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Mexico 2012 Round Robin 4th Place Squad
Peru 2013 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 2014 Round Robin Champions Squad
2015 Squad
2016 Squad
Total3 Titles13/13

Final Four Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Final Four Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 2008 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
Peru 2009 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Mexico 2010 Round Robin Champions Squad
Total1 Title3/3

NORCECA Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 1969 Did Not Enter
Cuba 1971
Mexico 1973 5th Place Squad
United States 1975 5th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1977 4th Place Squad
Cuba 1979 5th Place Squad
Mexico 1981 5th Place Squad
United States 1983 6th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1985 5th Place Squad
Cuba 1987 Did Not Enter
Puerto Rico 1989 5th Place Squad
Canada 1991 5th Place Squad
United States 1993 6th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1995 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Puerto Rico 1997 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Mexico 1999 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 2001 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Trinidad and Tobago 2005 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Canada 2007 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
NORCECA Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Puerto Rico 2009 Final Round Champions Squad
Puerto Rico 2011 Final Round Runners Up Squad
United States 2013 Final Round Runners Up Squad
2015 Qualified
Total1 Title20/23

Current squad

The following is the Dominican roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Vargas, AnnerysAnnerys Vargas7 August 19811.96 m (6 ft 5 in)70 kg (150 lb)327 cm (129 in)320 cm (130 in)Azerbaijan Azeryol Baku
4 Fersola, MarianneMarianne Fersola16 January 19921.91 m (6 ft 3 in)60 kg (130 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in)Dominican Republic Mirador
5 Castillo, BrendaBrenda Castillo5 June 19921.67 m (5 ft 6 in)55 kg (121 lb)245 cm (96 in)230 cm (91 in)Azerbaijan Rabita Baku
7 Marte, NiverkaNiverka Marte19 October 19901.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)295 cm (116 in)283 cm (111 in)Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
8 Arias, CándidaCándida Arias11 March 19921.94 m (6 ft 4 in)68 kg (150 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
12 Ángeles, RosalínRosalín Ángeles23 July 19851.89 m (6 ft 2 in)61 kg (134 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
14 Rivera, PrisillaPrisilla Rivera29 December 19841.83 m (6 ft 0 in)67 kg (148 lb)309 cm (122 in)305 cm (120 in)Dominican Republic San Pedro
16 Peña, YonkairaYonkaira Peña10 May 19931.90 m (6 ft 3 in)70 kg (150 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Dominican Republic Mirador
17 Mambrú, GinaGina Mambrú21 January 19861.82 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Dominican Republic Los Cachorros
18 de la Cruz, BethaniaBethania de la Cruz (C)13 May 19871.88 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Turkey Eczacibasi Istanbul
19 Binet, Ana YorkiraAna Yorkira Binet9 February 19921.74 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)280 cm (110 in)260 cm (100 in)Dominican Republic Samaná
20 Martínez, BrayelinBrayelin Martínez11 September 19962.00 m (6 ft 7 in)72 kg (159 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Dominican Republic Mirador

Notable players

References

  1. FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. "Team Roster – Dominican Republic". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links