Raquel Chumpitaz

Raquel Chumpitaz (born 11 February 1962), also known as Raquel West, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the World Championship in 1982.[2]

Raquel Chumpitaz
Personal information
Full nameRaquel Chumpitaz Suárez (-West)
NicknameLa Chunga
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1962-02-11) 11 February 1962
Lima, Peru
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Middle blocker
Number4
National team
1979-1982, 1991
1983-1987		 Peru
 Hungary
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 Rosario Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo Andre Team

Personal life

Chumpitaz is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.[3]

Chumpitaz also has a son named Matt West who played college volleyball at Pepperdine University.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. "Raquel West, OLY". Spaceneedlevolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. "1 Matt West". Pepperdinewaves.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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