Bibiana Candelas
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Bibiana Candelas | |||||
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Full name | Bibiana Candelas Ramírez | ||||
Nickname | Bibi | ||||
Nationality | Mexico | ||||
Born | Torreón, Mexico |
December 2, 1983 ||||
Hometown | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||
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Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born December 2, 1983 in Torreon, Coahuila) is a 6'5" (195 cm) beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player who represented her native country, Mexico, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra García.
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Prep and early life
Candelas was born in Torreón, Coahuila.
She graduated in 2002 from Colegio Ponceño in Puerto Rico, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997–2004) member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team.
USC
She played middle blocker at the University of Southern California from 2002–2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, as well as a final four appearance in 2004.
National team
Candelas played in the 2002 Pan-American Cup helping her team to reach the 4th place and individually winning the Best Blocker award.[1]
- 2002: 21st place in the World Championship in Germany
- 2002: Bronze Medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador
- 2006: 21st place in the World Championship in Japan
Pan American Games
Candelas won the silver medal in 2011 Pan American Games.[2]
Clubs
- Leonas de Ponce (2002)
Awards
Individuals
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Bicampeã, Juliana destaca superação contra rival "de 2,20 m" portuguese
External links
- FIVB Biography
- FIVB Beach Biography
- Profile at Beach Volleyball Database
- USC Bio
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008
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Preceded by | Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie" 2008 |
Succeeded by Angie Akers (USA) Louise Bawden (AUS) |
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Olympic beach volleyball players of Mexico
- Beach volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Mexican beach volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Torreón, Coahuila
- USC Trojans women's volleyball players
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico