Marlenis Costa
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| Full name | Marlenis Costa Blanco | ||
| Born | 30 July 1973 La Palma, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
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| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
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Marlenis Costa Blanco (born 30 July 1973),[1] more commonly known as Marlenis Costa, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic champion. Costa was a member of the Cuban women's national volleyball team that won gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2][3][4] As a setter, she was one of the key players in the dominance of the Cuban national team in the 1990s.[1] Due to her versatility, she was also an effective attacker.[5]
World Cups and World Championships
[edit]Costa won gold medals in the 1991, 1995, and 1999 FIVB World Cups in Japan.[1] Costa also helped Cuba win the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil and the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[1]
Pan American Games
[edit]While representing Cuba, Costa also won gold medals in the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, and won a silver medal in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (17 May 2023). "Marleny Costa: Las guapas sí toman sopa". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Volleyball" Archived 1 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Volleyball" Archived 1 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Volleyball" Archived 1 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)
- ^ Shaw, John (29 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Volleyball; After Five Sets, the Russians End the Upstart Americans' Run". The New York Times. p. S7. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Marlenis Costa". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Marlenis Costa at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Marlenis Costa at WorldofVolley
- Marlenis Costa at Olympics.com
- Marlenis Costa at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
- Woman in Pinar del Río Volleyball (in Spanish)
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Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Cuban women's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball