Rosalín Ángeles

Rosalín Elina Ángeles Rojas (born July 23, 1985 in Santo Domingo)[1][2] is a retired volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ángeles and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Rosalín Ángeles
Personal information
Full nameRosalín Elina Ángeles Rojas
BornJuly 23, 1985 (1985-07-23) (age 38)
Santo Domingo
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Spike310 cm (122 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Opposite
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lima/Callao Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Colima Team

Playing as a setter she also competed at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix for her native country, wearing the #2 jersey.

Beach volleyball

She won the gold medal of the Dominican Republic National Championship 2006 playing with Cinthia Piñeiro.[3] In 2007, she played the first leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit playing with Dahiana Burgos, finishing in 10th place.

Ángeles won the gold medal in the 2014 National Championship, playing with Ana Binet.[4]

Clubs
  • Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional (2002–2003)
  • Dominican Republic Mirador (2004–2005)
  • Dominican Republic Bameso (2005–2006)
  • Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional (2007)

Awards

Beach volleyball
  • 2006 National Championship Gold Medal
  • 2014 National Championship Gold Medal

References
  1. "Rosalin Angeles profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. "Rosalin Angeles profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  3. NORCECA
  4. "Angeles y Binet ganan en voleibol de Playa La Romana" [Angeles and Binet won beach volleyball La Romana]. Hoy (in Spanish). La Romana, Dominican Republic. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2015-06-22.


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