Raquel Chumpitaz Explained

Raquel West
Fullname:Raquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West)
Nickname:La Chunga
Height:1.74 m
Birth Date:11 February 1962
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Position:Setter / Middle blocker
Teamnumber:4
Nationalyears:1979–1982, 1991
1983–1987
Nationalteam:

Raquel West (born 11 February 1962), previously known as Raquel Chumpitaz, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[2]

Personal life

West is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.[3]

West has a son named Matt West who played as a setter at Pepperdine University.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/raquel-chumpitaz-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/raquel-chumpitaz-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Raquel Chumpitaz . Olympedia . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727222912/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52822 . 27 July 2022 . live .
  3. Web site: Raquel West, OLY . Spaceneedlevolleyball.org . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920235202/https://www.spaceneedlevolleyball.org/raquel . 20 September 2023 . live .
  4. Web site: 1 Matt West . Pepperdinewaves.com . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204101108/https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/matt-west/794 . 4 December 2022 . live .