Tania Ortiz

Tania Ortiz Calvo (born 30 October 1965), also known as Tania Ortiz, is a former volleyball player who played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She also helped the Cuban national team win the gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship, in which Cuba did not lose a set in the entire tournament.[1][3] She was a setter.[3]

Tania Ortiz
Personal information
Full nameTania Ortiz Calvo
NationalityCuban
Born (1965-10-30) 30 October 1965
Vertientes, Camagüey Province, Cuba
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number1
National team
1985-1994 Cuba
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 BarcelonaTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 BrazilTeam
Silver medal – second place1986 CzechoslovakiaTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place 1991 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place 1985 JapanTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Santiago de los CaballerosTeam
Gold medal – first place1990 Mexico CityTeam

References
  1. "Tania Ortiz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Tania Ortiz Calvo". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (27 February 2021). "Tania Ortiz: A las Morenas las valora más la gente (+Video)". Cubadebate.cu (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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