Sidarka Núñez

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Sidarka Núñez
Personal information
Full nameSidarka de los Milagros Núñez
NationalityDominican
Born (1984-06-25) June 25, 1984 (age 37)
Santo Domingo
HometownSanto Domingo
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker / universal
National team
2002-2015Dominican Republic
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Colima Team
NORCECA Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Winnipeg Team
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Chiapas Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Fortaleza Team
Last updated: June 2014

Sidarka de los Milagros Núñez (born June 25, 1984) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. There her team ended up in fifth place. She claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico, where she was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Núñez also won the 2013 Peruvian League Championship with Universidad César Vallejo, winning the season's Best Spiker award and the silver medal in the 2013 South American Club Championship.

Career[]

Playing with her National Junior Team, Núñez won the silver medal at the 2002 NORCECA Junior Championship.[1]

In 2007-08 she played for Japanese volleyball team Ageo Medics.[2] Playing the next season (2008/2009) for the Hitachi Sawa Rivale.

Núñez won the 2008 Pan-American Cup gold medal with the Dominican Republic National Team, and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[3] There, she set the record for most points in a single match in the Pan-American Cup with 37 points on June 30 against Brazil.[4][5]

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[6]

Núñez was part of the fifth-place finishers team that represented her country during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] Her team lost to the USA team in the quarterfinals.[8]

She signed to play the Peruvian National Superior League[9] with the team Universidad César Vallejo.[10] She won the league championship[11] and the Best Spiker award for that season,[12] qualifying to play the South American Club Championship.[13] In the South American tournament, she won the silver medal.[14]

Clubs[]

Awards[]

Individuals[]

National Team[]

Junior Team[]

  • 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 - Med 2.png Silver Medal

Clubs[]

References[]

  1. ^ Buzzle.com. "USA sweeps Dominican Republic to capture gold medal". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  2. ^ NORCECA. "Sidarka Núñez: un éxito instantáneo". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  3. ^ "Dominican Republic win gold medal at Women's Pan Am Cup and claim World Grand Prix 2009 berth alongside Puerto Rico, USA and Brazil". Mexicali, Mexico: FIVB. 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ "Aury Cruz holds record of most points in a Pan Am Cup". Mexico City, México: FIVB. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  5. ^ "Pan American Cup: Nunez scores 37 to lead Dominicans over USA". Mexicali, Mexico: FIVB. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  6. ^ Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  7. ^ "Women - Final Ranking". FIVB. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  8. ^ "Team USA easily cruise to semifinals by routing Dominican Republic in straight sets". London, Great Britain: FIVB. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  9. ^ "Las poetas están listas para la LSNV". Voleibol.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  10. ^ "Verónica Contreras jugará la liga de Perú". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  11. ^ "César Vallejo campeón de la Liga Nacional de Vóley 2013". Terra (in Spanish). 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  12. ^ "UCV campeón de la Liga Nacional Superior de voley 2012-2013" (in Spanish). Universidad César Vallejo. 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  13. ^ "¡César Vallejo es el nuevo campeón nacional de vóley!". Depor.pe (in Spanish). 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  14. ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2013-05-06). "SUDAMERICANO DE CLUBES: Unilever gaña el título y el cupo al Mundial" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-05-06.

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