Sidarka Núñez Explained

Sidarka Núñez
Full Name:Sidarka de los Milagros Núñez
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date:June 25, 1984
Birth Place:Santo Domingo
Hometown:Santo Domingo
Weight:62kg (137lb)
Spike:330cm (130inches)
Block:320cm (130inches)
Position:Opposite spiker / universal
Nationalyears:2002-2015
Nationalteam:Dominican Republic
Updated:June 2014

Sidarka de los Milagros Núñez (born June 25, 1984) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. There her team ended up in fifth place. She claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico, where she was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Núñez also won the 2013 Peruvian League Championship with Universidad César Vallejo, winning the season's Best Spiker award and the silver medal in the 2013 South American Club Championship.

Career

Playing with her National Junior Team, Núñez won the silver medal at the 2002 NORCECA Junior Championship.[1]

In 2007-08 she played for Japanese volleyball team Ageo Medics.[2] Playing the next season (2008/2009) for the Hitachi Sawa Rivale.

Núñez won the 2008 Pan-American Cup gold medal with the Dominican Republic National Team, and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[3] There, she set the record for most points in a single match in the Pan-American Cup with 37 points on June 30 against Brazil.[4] [5]

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[6]

Núñez was part of the fifth-place finishers team that represented her country during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] Her team lost to the USA team in the quarterfinals.[8]

She signed to play the Peruvian National Superior League[9] with the team Universidad César Vallejo.[10] She won the league championship[11] and the Best Spiker award for that season,[12] qualifying to play the South American Club Championship.[13] In the South American tournament, she won the silver medal.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National Team

Junior Team

Clubs

References

  1. Web site: USA sweeps Dominican Republic to capture gold medal. Buzzle.com. 2009-09-26. dead. https://archive.today/20121209021736/http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-6-2002-23945.asp. 2012-12-09.
  2. Web site: Sidarka Núñez: un éxito instantáneo. NORCECA. 2010-07-17.
  3. Web site: Dominican Republic win gold medal at Women's Pan Am Cup and claim World Grand Prix 2009 berth alongside Puerto Rico, USA and Brazil. FIVB. Mexicali, Mexico. 2008-06-07. 2014-06-10.
  4. Web site: Aury Cruz holds record of most points in a Pan Am Cup. FIVB. Mexico City, México. 2014-06-10. 2014-06-10.
  5. Web site: Pan American Cup: Nunez scores 37 to lead Dominicans over USA. FIVB. Mexicali, Mexico. 2008-05-30. 2014-06-10.
  6. Web site: Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four. Terra. Spanish. 2010-09-25.
  7. Web site: Women - Final Ranking. FIVB. 2012-08-11. 2012-08-12.
  8. Web site: Team USA easily cruise to semifinals by routing Dominican Republic in straight sets. FIVB. London, Great Britain. 2012-08-07. 2012-08-12.
  9. News: Las poetas están listas para la LSNV. Voleibol.pe. Spanish. 2012-12-29.
  10. News: Verónica Contreras jugará la liga de Perú. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 2012-12-08. 2012-12-29.
  11. News: César Vallejo campeón de la Liga Nacional de Vóley 2013. Terra. Spanish. 2013-04-29. 2013-11-23.
  12. Web site: UCV campeón de la Liga Nacional Superior de voley 2012-2013. Universidad César Vallejo. Spanish. 2013. 2013-11-23.
  13. News: ¡César Vallejo es el nuevo campeón nacional de vóley!. Depor.pe. Spanish. 2013-04-28. 2013-11-23.
  14. Web site: SUDAMERICANO DE CLUBES: Unilever gaña el título y el cupo al Mundial. Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol. Spanish. 2013-05-06. 2013-05-06.

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