Dulce Téllez

Dulce Téllez
Personal information
Full nameDulce María Téllez Palacio
Born (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 41)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number16 (national team)
National team
2003–2006 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team

Dulce María Téllez Palacio (born 12 September 1983), also known as Dulce Téllez, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1][2]

2006 Defection

On 2 July 2006, during international competition in Puerto Rico, Téllez requested political asylum.[3] She left the hotel where her team was staying at 3:00 in the morning.[3] She had played the day before and defeated Venezuela.[3]

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Dulce Téllez". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Dulce Téllez". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Voleibolista cubana Tellez pide asilo político en Puerto Rico". El Universo (in Spanish). 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.