Mercedes Calderón

Mercedes Calderón
Personal information
Full nameMercedes Calderón Martínez
Born (1965-09-01) 1 September 1965 (age 59)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number13
National team
1989–1995 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team

Mercedes Calderón Martínez (born 1 September 1965), more commonly known as Mercedes Calderón, is a former volleyball player from Cuba who was a member of the women's national team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2]

Calderón also won gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games, as well as the 1994 FIVB World Championship.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mercedes Calderón". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Mercedes Calderon Martinez". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.