Gina Mambrú Explained

Gina Mambrú
Fullname:Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date:January 21, 1986
Birth Place:Santo Domingo
Hometown:Santo Domingo
Weight:65kg (143lb)
Spike:330cm (130inches)
Block:315cm (124inches)
Position:Opposite spiker
Currentnumber:17
Nationalyears:2008 -
Nationalteam:Dominican Republic
Updated:June 2013

Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla (born January 21, 1986, in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Early life

Altagracia used to be a ballet dancer before becoming a volleyball player for Los Cachorros club.[1]

Career

Mambru played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in Ankara, Turkey. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey.[2]

With her Junior National Team at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship, she won the Best attacker award. Her team won the silver medal.[3]

Playing with the Brazilian team Vôlei Futuro for the 2009/2010 season, she won the "Best server" award[4] in the Brazilian Superliga (Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol).

2010

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico, with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[5]

Mambrú was sidelined in October from the Dominican Republic 2010 FIVB World Championship squad, because she suffered a thrombosis, from she is recovered.[6]

2011

In early 2011, Altagracia received for magnificent performance during 2010, making her the recipient of the 2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year".[7]

2012

Mambru played the 2012 Olympic tournament and her national team ranked 5th,[8] after losing the quarterfinal match 3-0 against the United States.[9]

2013

She won the Bronze Medal at the Montreux Volley Masters[10] defeating Italy 3-1[11] after dropping the semifinals 0-3 from Brazil.[12]

2015

Mambru helped her national team to win the Pan American Games bronze medal when they defeated the Puerto Rico national team 3-1. She was awarded tournament's Best Server.[13]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National Team

U-20 National Team

Senior Team

Clubs

References

  1. News: GINA, la bailarina del saque mortífero. Listin Diario. Spanish. 2010-09-23. 2010-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100925073035/http://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2010/9/23/159932/GINA-la-bailarina-del-saque-mortifero. 25 September 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: Final Standings. FIVB. 2005. 2009-07-27.
  3. Web site: USA won the gold at NORCECA Women’s Junior Championship . https://archive.today/20130113161434/http://www.norceca.org/agust.05-2006-USA%20won%20the%20gold%20at%20NORCECA%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Junior%20Championship.htm . dead . 2013-01-13 . NORCECA . 2009-10-13 .
  4. Web site: Superliga Femenina 2009/2010 Ranqueamento atletas. CBV. 2010-06-15.
  5. News: Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four . Terra . Spanish . 2010-09-25 . 2010-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100929065930/http://www.terra.com.pe/deportes/noticias/dep887004/peru-cae-ante-republica-dominicana-pierde-titulo-final-four.html . 29 September 2010 . dead .
  6. News: Caceres . Jose . RD partió ayer Mundial de Japón . Listin Diario . Spanish . 2010-10-14 . 2010-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305013241/http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2010/10/14/346178/RD-partio-ayer-Mundial-de-Japon . 2012-03-05 .
  7. News: Luguelin Santos, el Atleta del Año 2010. Diario Libre. Spanish. 2011-02-11. 2011-02-12.
  8. Web site: Women - Final Ranking. FIVB. 2012-08-11. 2012-08-12.
  9. Web site: Team USA easily cruise to semifinals by routing Dominican Republic in straight sets. FIVB. London, Great Britain. 2012-08-07. 2012-08-12.
  10. News: Pallavolo, Italia-Repubblica Dominicana 1-3: azzurre quarte al Montreux Volley Masters. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian. 2013-06-02. 2013-06-09.
  11. Web site: The Dominican Republic earned the Bronze Medal. Montreux Volley Masters. 2012-06-02. 2013-06-09.
  12. News: Seleção brasileira avança à final do Montreux Volley Masters, na Suíça . Estadao.com.br . AE . Montreux, Switzerland . Portuguese . 2013-06-01 . 2013-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607140355/http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,selecao-brasileira-avanca-a-final-do-montreux-volley-masters-na-suica,1037825,0.htm . 2013-06-07 .
  13. Web site: USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history. Toronto, Canada. FIVB. 2015-07-25. 2015-07-26.

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