Lucía Fresco

Lucía Daniela Fresco (born 14 May 1991, in Chajarí) is an Argentine volleyball player.

Lucía Fresco
Personal information
Full nameLucía Daniela Fresco
Nicknamela Rusa (the Russian)
Nationality Argentina
Born (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Chajarí, Argentina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike322 cm (127 in)
Block316 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current club
Number5 (National Team) 6 (Boca Juniors)
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2009Club Santa Rosa Chajarí
2009–2011Boca Juniors
2011–2014SC Potsdam
2014–2015Tiboni Urbino
2015–2016Volley Soverato
2016–2017AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
2017-2019Békéscsabai RSE
2019-presentIncheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
National team
2009–Argentina
Honours
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam
Pan-American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima/Callao Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lima Team
South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Callao
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ica
Last updated: 10 January 2017

Career

She has been a part of the Argentina national team since 2009, appearing at the Pan-American Volleyball Cup (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016),[1] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[2] the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (in 2011, 2015),[3][4] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[5] 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[6] the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada,[1] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[7] In the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, Fresco won the bronze medal and was chosen as the tournament's best opposite.[8]

Nicknamed as 'la Rusa' (literally 'the Russian') by the Argentine press, she resumed playing in August 2014, after recovering from a right shoulder surgery which kept her inactive for almost a year.[9] At club level, Fresco played for Club Santa Rosa (in her native town of Chajarí),[10] Boca Juniors, Sportclub Potsdam, Urbino and Soverato[11] before moving to Pannaxiakos in September 2016.[12] In 2017, she was hired by Békéscsabai RSE of the Hungarian league.[13] In 2019 she returned to Boca Juniors (Arg.) and her team was champion, with Fresco being the best player.[14]

Clubs

Personal life

Fresco, who is homosexual, took part in the #JugáConOrgullo (#PlayWithPride) alongside other LGBT Argentinian sportspeople like Sebastián Vega, Valentina Kogan, and Facundo Imhoff to fight discrimination in the Argentinian sportsculture.[16]

References
  1. "Profile – Toronto 2015". Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. "Profile – World Cup 2011". FIVB. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. "Team Roster - Argentina - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  7. "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. "Dominican Republic end 16-year drought, win Pan-Am Games over sensational finalists Colombia". 12 August 2019.
  9. "Lucía Fresco, la entrerriana estrella del voley". unoentrerios.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  10. "La "Pantera" entrerriana Lucia Fresco fue homenajeada en Chajarí". elonce.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. "Profile". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. "Lucía Fresco jugará en el Pannaxiakos AON de Grecia". Somosvoley.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. "Argentin válogatott nehézbombázót igazolt a BRSE!". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  14. "ARG W: Boca Juniors claim back-to-back title, Fresco named MVP". worldofvolley.com. 18 April 2019.
  15. "Season 2022-2023! Incoming transfer for Charleroi Volley". Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. "#JugáConOrgullo: La bandera de la diversidad se le planta al deporte argentino". pagina12.com.ar. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  • Profile at CEV
  • Profile (in Italian) at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (Italian Serie A)
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