Elsa Baquerizo

Elsa Baquerizo McMillan (born 25 June 1987)[2][3] is a Spanish beach volleyball player.[4] As of 2012, she plays with Liliana Fernández. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Italians Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti.[5] They again competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the last 16 to the Russian pair of Birlova and Ukolova.

Elsa Baquerizo
Baquerizo in 2009
Personal information
Full nameElsa Baquerizo McMillan
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987
New York, United States[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Klagenfurt Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Scheveningen Beach
FIVB World Tour
Silver medal – second place 2016 Long Beach, CA Beach

Professional career

World tour 2016
Liliana Fernandez (left) celebrates with Elsa, 2014

Silver medal went to Liliana and Elsa at the Long Beach, California Grand Slam[6][7] where they lost to April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings in straight sets, 21–16, 21–16.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elsa Baquerizo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "Elsa Baquerizo profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. "Elsa Baquerizo profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. Profile Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012.
  5. – Women's Beach Volleyball – R16 Archived 29 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012.
  6. Team Profile
  7. 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
  8. Long Beach Grand Slam 2016 | 24–28 August 2016


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