Dulce Téllez Explained

Fullname:	Dulce María Téllez Palacio
Birth Date:	12 September 1983
Birth Place:	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height:	1.79 m
Nationalyears:	2003–2006
Position:	Middle blocker
Teamnumber:	16 (national team)

Dulce María Téllez Palacio (born 12 September 1983), also known as Dulce Téllez, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.^{[1] [2]}

2006 Defection

On 2 July 2006, during international competition in Puerto Rico, Téllez requested political asylum. She left the hotel where her team was staying at 3:00 in the morning. She had played the day before and defeated Venezuela.^[3]

Clubs

• Mets de Guaynabo (2010-2011)

External links

• Olympedia Profile: Dulce María Téllez Palacio
• Volleybox.net Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dulce Téllez . Olympedia . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819155208/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/109170 . 19 August 2023 . live .
2. Web site: Sports-Reference.com . Dulce Téllez . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100813/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/dulce-tellez-1.html . 26 October 2012 .
3. News: Voleibolista cubana Tellez pide asilo político en Puerto Rico . . 2 July 2006 . es . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216181059/https://www.eluniverso.com/2006/07/02/0001/15/518C5788793543CF8A3977664B5C816C.html/ . 16 February 2022 . live .