Mercedes Pomares Explained
| Mercedes Pomares |
| Full Name: | Mercedes Pomares Primelles |
| Nickname: | La Zurda de Majagua, La Zurda de Oro |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Majagua, Cuba |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Teamnumber: | 4 |
| Nationalyears: | 1969–1984 |
Mercedes Pomares (9 April 1954 – 6 August 2024) was a Cuban volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuba national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] Nicknamed "La Zurda de Majagua" ("The Lefty of Majagua"), she was a left-handed striker who was the captain of the Cuban team in the late 1970s.
Career
Pomares was part of the Cuba national team that won 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.[2] She was awarded as the "best attacker" in both tournaments.[3]
Pomares also won gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1983 Pan American Games.[4]
Personal life and death
Pomares enjoyed listening to the music of Bob Marley. She died on 6 August 2024, at the age of 70.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Mercedes Pomares Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/mercedes-pomares-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 January 2019.
- News: Mercedes Pomares: Positive vibration en zona 4 . Spanish . Oncubanews.com . July 13, 2023 . Coll Untoria . Jorge Luis . August 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713130608/https://oncubanews.com/deportes/mercedes-pomares-morenas-del-caribe/ . July 13, 2023 . live .
- News: Falleció Mercedes Pomares, la Zurda de Oro del voleibol cubano . es . Ricardo Torres . Lisset Isabel . 6 August 2024 . JIT.cu . 24 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807000754/https://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=834757 . 7 August 2024 . live .
- Web site: Mercedes Pomares . Olympedia . September 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717054231/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52194 . July 17, 2023 . live .
- News: Fallece Mercedes Pomares, la zurda de oro de las Morenas del Caribe . es . 6 August 2024 . Cubadebate.cu . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806214253/http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2024/08/06/fallece-mercedes-pomares-la-zurda-de-oro-de-las-morenas-del-caribe/ . 6 August 2024 . live .
