Francia Jackson
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| Full name | Francia Jackson Cabrera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1975 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Santo Domingo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 275 cm (108 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francia Jackson Cabrera (born November 8, 1975, in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Career[]
Jackson won the silver medal at the inaugural 2002 Pan-American Cup held in Mexicali, Mexico; there she was awarded "Best Setter".[1]
Jackson was chosen to be the flag bearer at the 2004 Summer Olympics instead of the previously chosen athlete Felix Sánchez.[2] Her team ended in the 11th place at the tournament.[3]
Francia joined Mirador to play at the 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship. Her team finished in the 4th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to the Brazilian team Sollys/Nestle.[4]
Clubs[]
Mirador (2000–2004)
CV Murillo (2007–2008)- CV Laredo (2008–2009)
- GH Ecay (2009–2011)
- Mirador (2011)
- CV Madrid (2015 - )
Awards[]
Individuals[]
Clubs[]
- 2004 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament –
Champion, with Mirador
References[]
- ^ NOTIMEX (2002-06-30). "Cuba obtuvo la Copa de Volibol". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ Caceres, Jose (2004-08-11). "Francia Jackson será la abanderada de RD en Juegos Olímpicos". Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ FIVB. "Women's Volleyball Olympic Games 2004 Standings". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ FIVB (2011-10-14). "Sollys Nestle Osasco ace Mirador Santo Domingo to win FIVB World Club Championship bronze". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of the Dominican Republic
- Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Setters (volleyball)
- Expatriate volleyball players in Spain
- Dominican Republic expatriates in Spain
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Dominican Republic sportspeople stubs
- North American volleyball biography stubs