Karina Ocasio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ocasio and the second or maternal family name is Clemente.
Karina Ocasio
Ocasio playing for Galatasaray in 2010
Personal information
Full nameKarina Ocasio Clemente
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 39)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Current clubMets de Guaynabo
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2003Conquistadoras de Guaynabo
2003–2004Despar Sirio Perugia
2004–2005Caoduro Cavazzale
2005–2008Valencianas de Juncos
2008–2010Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
2010–2011Galatasaray Medical Park
2013–2014Hwaseong IBK Altos
2014Criollas de Caguas
2014–2015Fujian Xi Meng Bao
2015Criollas de Caguas
2015–2016Fujian Yango
2017Criollas de Caguas
2018Jakarta BNI 46
2019–2021Criollas de Caguas
2022–2023Al-Ahly
2023–Mets de Guaynabo
National team
2002–Puerto Rico
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Team
Pan-American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Miami Team
Last updated: September 12, 2016

Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player who plays for Puerto Rico national team.

Club career

International career

Ocasio was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.,[2] 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix,[3] and 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[4]

She competed at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where her team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. However, she became Best Scorer at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova. She also won the Best Scorer award at the 2015 Pan American Games, losing the bronze medal to the Dominican Republic 1–3.[5]

Awards

Club

Valencianas de Juncos
Criollas de Caguas
  • Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
Al Ahly
  • Egyptian League: 2022–23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Karina Ocasio » clubs :". Women Volleybox. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Rosters". fivb.
  3. ^ "Team Roster - Puerto Rico - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". World Grand Prix. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Puerto Rican legend Ocasio still at it 20 years later". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.


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