Nelly Barnet Explained

Fullname:Nelly Barnet Wilson
Nelly Barnet
Height:1.84 m
Birth Date:13 January 1951
Birth Place:Camagüey, Cuba
Nationalyears:1967–1978
Teamnumber:10

Nelly Barnet (born 13 January 1951) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union. She was known as a clutch player who would ask for the ball late in matches when they were close.[2]

Barnet also won a bronze medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, and a gold medal at the 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Nelly Barnet Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/nelly-barnet-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 January 2019.
  2. Web site: 1975 Pan Am Games . Volleyball Magazine . rgevis . March 5, 2014 . 1976 . September 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024151923/https://volleyballmag.com/1975-pan-am-games/ . October 24, 2021 . live .
  3. Web site: Nelly Barnet . Olympedia . September 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717104258/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52172 . July 17, 2023 . live .