Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team

Dominican Republic

Association	Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Marcos Kwiek
FIVB ranking	7 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (First in 2004)
Best result	5th place (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1974)
Best result	5th place (2014)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2003)
Best result	8th (2011)
www.fedovoli.org (Spanish)

The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions. Its biggest win came in 2003, when the squad surprisingly won the 2003 Pan American Games on home soil.^[1]

Results

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004		11th Place	5	1	4	3	14	Squad
2008	Did Not Qualify
2012		5th Place	6	2	4	8	12	Squad
Total	0 Titles	2/13	11	3	8	11	26	—

World Championship

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1952 Did Not Enter 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 Did Not Qualify 1974 1978 19th Place 5 1 4 4 14 Squad 1982 Did Not Qualify 1986 1990

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1994 Did Not Qualify 1998 12th Place 8 1 7 5 23 Squad 2002 13th Place 5 2 3 7 9 Squad 2006 17th Place 5 1 4 5 12 Squad 2010 17th Place 5 1 4 6 13 Squad 2014 5th Place 11 7 4 27 22 Squad Total 0 Titles 6/17 39 13 26 54 93 —

World Grand Champions

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place World Grand Champions record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 Did Not Qualify 1997 2001 2005 2009 Round Robin Third Place 5 3 2 9 8 Squad 2013 Round Robin 6th Place 5 1 4 6 12 Squad Total 0 Titles 2/6 10 4 6 15 20 —

World Cup

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place World Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1973 Did Not Qualify 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 10th Place 11 3 8 11 26 Squad 2007 9th Place 11 3 8 12 28 Squad 2011 8th Place 11 4 7 17 25 Squad 2015 7th Place 11 5 6 18 21 Squad Total 0 Titles 4/12 44 15 29 58 100 —

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 Did Not Enter 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2005 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2006 8th Place 9 2 7 Squad 2007 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2008 9th Place 9 4 5 Squad 2009 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2010 8th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2011 12th Place 9 3 6 Squad 2012 12th Place 9 2 7 Squad

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2013 10th Place 9 6 3 Squad 2014 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2015 12th Place 9 0 9 Squad Total 0 Titles 12/23 99 23 85 —

Pan American Games

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1955 4th Place Squad 1959 Did Not Enter 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 7th Place Squad 1983 Did Not Enter 1987 1991 1995 1999 4th Place Squad

Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2003 Champions Squad 2007 5th Place Squad 2011 4th Place Squad Total 1 Title 6/15 —

Pan American Cup

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2002 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2003 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2004 Round Robin Third Place Squad 2005 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2006 Round Robin Third Place Squad 2007 Round Robin Third Place Squad 2008 Round Robin Champions Squad 2009 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2010 Round Robin Champions Squad 2011 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2012 Round Robin 4th Place Squad 2013 Round Robin Runners Up Squad

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2014 Round Robin Champions Squad 2015 Squad 2016 Squad Total 3 Titles 13/13 —

NORCECA Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1969 Did Not Enter 1971 1973 5th Place Squad 1975 5th Place Squad 1977 4th Place Squad 1979 5th Place Squad 1981 5th Place Squad 1983 6th Place Squad 1985 5th Place Squad 1987 Did Not Enter 1989 5th Place Squad 1991 5th Place Squad 1993 6th Place Squad 1995 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 1997 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 1999 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2001 Semi Finals Third Place Squad 2003 Semi Finals Third Place Squad 2005 Semi Finals Third Place Squad 2007 Semi Finals Third Place Squad

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2009 Final Round Champions Squad 2011 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2013 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2015 Final Round Runners Up Total 1 Title 20/23 —

Current squad

The following is the Dominican roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2014 club
1	Vargas, AnnerysAnnerys Vargas	7 August 1981	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Azeryol Baku
4	Fersola, MarianneMarianne Fersola	16 January 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Mirador
5	Castillo, BrendaBrenda Castillo	5 June 1992	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	245 cm (96 in)	230 cm (91 in)	Rabita Baku
7	Marte, NiverkaNiverka Marte	19 October 1990	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Deportivo Nacional
8	Arias, CándidaCándida Arias	11 March 1992	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	San Cristóbal
12	Ángeles, RosalínRosalín Ángeles	23 July 1985	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Deportivo Nacional
14	Rivera, PrisillaPrisilla Rivera	29 December 1984	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	305 cm (120 in)	San Pedro
16	Peña, YonkairaYonkaira Peña	10 May 1993	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Mirador
17	Mambrú, GinaGina Mambrú	21 January 1986	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Los Cachorros
18	de la Cruz, BethaniaBethania de la Cruz (C)	13 May 1987	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Eczacibasi Istanbul
19	Binet, Ana YorkiraAna Yorkira Binet	9 February 1992	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Samaná
20	Martínez, BrayelinBrayelin Martínez	11 September 1996	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Mirador

Notable players

Bethania Almánzar Berenice Restituyo Rosalín Ángeles Cándida Arias Nuris Arias Yudelkys Bautista Ana Yorkira Binet Yudelka Bonilla Dahiana Burgos Milagros Cabral Marifranchi Rodríguez Evelyn Carrera Alexandra Caso Carmen Rosa Caso Brenda Castillo Bethania de la Cruz Karla Echenique Lisvel Elisa Eve Ana Ligia Fabian Juana Miguelina González Francia Jackson

Flor Colón Gina Mambrú Gisselinet Raposo Niverka Marte Rosa Medrano Sofía Mercedes Kenia Moreta Yndys Novas Sidarka Núñez Cinthia Piñeiro Prisilla Rivera Jeoselyna Rodríguez Cosiri Rodríguez Cindy Rondón Gina del Rosario Ginnette del Rosario Iris Santos Juana Saviñón Lucy Suazo Margarita Suero Annerys Vargas

References

1. FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
2. "Team Roster – Dominican Republic". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile