Martha Revuelta

Martha Revuelta Jiménez (born September 6, 1986, in Mexico City) is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Mexico, who played during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 playing with Teresa Galindo.[1]

Martha Revuelta
Personal information
Full nameMartha Revuelta Jiménez
Nationality Mexico
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986
Mexico City, Mexico
HometownMexico City, Mexico
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2009 Diana Estrada
Previous teammates
Years Teammate Tours (points)
2005 Teresa Galindo 176
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Women's volleyball
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Salvador Team
Women's beach volleyball
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Beach
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Gold medal – first place Guadalajara 2008 Beach
Silver medal – second place Manzanillo 2009 Beach
Silver medal – second place Manzanillo 2008 Beach
Silver medal – second place Carolina 2008 Beach
Bronze medal – third place Tijuana 2009 Beach

Participating at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB U-18 World Championships in Pattaya Thailand, and partnering Diana Estrada, they finished in the 4th place, after losing the bronze medal match 21–19, 17–21, 15-7 from Frederike Fischer-Sandra Piasecki, from Germany.[2]

She also represented her home country at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games partnering Vanessa Virgen and winning the silver medal.[3] That year she was the volleyball female recipient of the "Luchador Olmeca" Award.[4]

At the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 she won the gold medal at the Guadalajara Tournament.[5][6]

Indoor

She also played indoor volleyball, playing in the 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009 versions of the Pan-American Cup. She also took part at the tournament during the 2007 Pan American Games and 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4]

Clubs
  • Mexico IMSS Valle de Mexico
  • Mexico Porteñas de Veracruz 2009

Awards

Individuals
  • 2006 Luchador Olmeca
  • 2006 Borrego de Oro Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Cd. de México

References
  1. FIVB. "Beach Volleyball World Rankings 2005". Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. FIVB. "THAILAND, 2003 FIVB Women's World Championships U-18, presented by Swatch". Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  3. FIVB. "Cubans swept the gold in Beach Volley at Cartagena". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  4. FMVB. "Martha Revuelta y Vanessa Virgen por la medalla de oro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  5. FMVB. "Se entregó el premio Luchador Olmeca a: Rodolfo Ontiveros y Martha Revuelta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  6. CONADE. "Voleibolista Martha Revuelta con la mira puesta en Beijing 2008" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-14.


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