Marlenis Costa
Marlenis Costa Blanco (born 30 July 1973)[1] is a former Cuban volleyball player and three-time Olympic champion. She was a member of the Cuban women's national volleyball team that won a gold medal in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.[2][3][4] She also helped Cuba win the 1994 and 1998 FIVB World Championships.[1] As a setter, she was one of the key players in the dominance of the Cuban national team in the 1990s.[1]
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Full name | Marlenis Costa Blanco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | La Palma, Cuba | 30 July 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Costa also won gold medals in the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games, and won a silver medal in the 1999 Pan American Games with the Cuban team.[5]
References
- Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (17 May 2023). "Marleny Costa: Las guapas sí toman sopa". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Volleyball" Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
- "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Volleyball" Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
- "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Volleyball" Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
- "Marlenis Costa". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
- Marlenis Costa at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Marlenis Costa at WorldofVolley
- Marlenis Costa at Olympics.com
- Marlenis Costa at Olympedia
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