Natalia Málaga

Natalia Málaga
Málaga in 2019
Personal information
Full nameNatalia María Málaga Dibos
NicknameMadonna, Natalia Malamala, La madrastra, Doña Bárbara
Born (1964-01-26) 26 January 1964 (age 60)
Lima, Peru
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
1990–1994
1995–1996
Alianza Lima
Juventus Sipesa
National team
1980–2004 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1987 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André
Silver medal – second place 1991 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bogota

Natalia María Málaga Dibos (born 26 January 1964), more commonly known as Natalia Málaga, is a former volleyball player and coach from Peru. Málaga participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team. She placed sixth in 1980 in Moscow, fourth in 1984 in Los Angeles, won a silver medal in 1988 in Seoul, and placed eleventh in 2000 in Sydney.[1]

While representing Peru, Málaga won a silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a bronze medal in the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.[2]

Club volleyball

Málaga won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.[3][4]

Clubs

  • Alianza Lima (1990–1994)
  • Juventus Sipesa (1995–1996)

Málaga had a minor role in the 2017 Peruvian film La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto[5] and appears as herself in the 2018 film El manual del pasado.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Málaga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2011. Full name: Natalia María Málaga Dibos / Nickname(s): Madonna, Natalia Malamala, La madrastra, Doña Bárbara
  2. ^ "Natalia Málaga". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ Fernández, Francisco José (4 April 1995). "Primer tropiezo del orgullo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "Juventus Sipesa, el más orgulloso". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ "La Paisana Jacinta: En Búsqueda de Wasaberto". IMDb. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ^ "El manual del pisado". IMDb. 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.