Imilsis Téllez Explained
Imilsis Téllez |
Full Name: | Imilsis Téllez Quesada |
Nickname: | Matiti |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1959 |
Birth Place: | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Position: | Setter |
Teamnumber: | 2 |
Nationalyears: | 1973–1991 |
Imilsis Téllez (born 7 June 1959) is a Cuban former volleyball player. She competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She was a setter.[2]
Téllez helped the Cuban national team win the silver medal at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union.[3] She also won a gold medal with Cuba at the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan. Additionally, she won gold medals at the 1975, 1979, 1983, and 1987 Pan American Games.[4]
In total, Téllez played over 500 international matches with the Cuban national team.[5] She retired officially from playing in 1991, after a fourth place finish at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China.
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Notes and References
- Imilsis Téllez Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/imilsis-tellez-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 January 2019.
- News: U.S. Volleyballers Drop Last Match With Cubans . . Donovan . Kevin . March 22, 1984 . August 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827164851/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1984/03/22/us-volleyballers-drop-last-match-with-cubans/62809580007/ . August 27, 2023 . live .
- News: Imilsis Téllez: 10 centavos para un boleto a la gloria . August 25, 2023 . Coll Untoria . Jorge Luis . Oncubanews.com . Spanish . August 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826153007/https://oncubanews.com/deportes/imilsis-tellez-10-centavos-para-un-boleto-a-la-gloria/ . August 26, 2023 . live .
- Web site: Imilsis Téllez . Olympedia . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717051640/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52199 . 17 July 2023 . live .
- La 'Matitis' del pase . June 21, 2013 . Imilsis Téllez . Lisset Isabel Ricardo . Spanish . JIT.cu . Havana, Cuba . August 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606175839/https://www.jit.cu/InterviewDetails.aspx?idinter=118 . June 6, 2023 . live .