Denisse Fajardo

Denisse Fajardo García (born 1 July 1964, in Lima) is a retired Peruvian volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. She won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.[1][2] She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.[2]

Denisse Fajardo
Personal information
Full nameDenisse Fajardo García
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Lima, Peru
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Volleyball information
Number9
National team
1980-1993 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Montevideo Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo Andre Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sao Paulo Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fajardo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Fajardo was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship and a bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship.[3]

Club volleyball

Fajardo won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.[4][5]

References
  1. "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. "Denisse Fajardo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. Fernández, Francisco José (7 April 1995). "PERUANAS DEL SIPESA SON AHORA LÍDERES" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "JUVENTUS SIPESA, EL MÁS ORGULLOSO" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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