Diana Estrada
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Diana Karina Estrada Santana (born April 16, 1986 in Mexico City
) is a female beach volleyball
player from Mexico
, who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008
in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, partnering Martha Revuelta
. Later, in September 2008, she competed with her sister Paola Estrada, at the Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Beach Volleyball Tournament in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, winning the Bronze medal.
Diana started playing internacional beach volleyball at the age of 17 at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships in Pattaya
Thailand
, partneting Martha Revuelta
and losing the bronze medal match 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 from Frederike Fischer-Sandra Piasecki, from Germany
.
After that she played at the FIVB Women's International Acapulco Tournament, with her sister Paola in 2005 finishing 33rd.
In 2006 she played in the SWATCH-FIVB U-21 Women's World Championship in Mysłowice, Poland
Finishing in 9th place. She also played with Martha Revuelta
in 2005, and with Vanessa Virgen
finishing 25th at the 2006 FIVB Women's International Acapulco Tournament.
She also played for the U-20 Mexico indoor women's national volleyball team in the 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20
as setter. Her team finished in 6th. place.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
) is a female beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008
The 2008 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit is a North American beach volleyball tour.The tour consists of seven tournaments with both genders.-Tournaments:*Presidente Light Boca Chica Tournament, in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic - 19-24 March, 2008...
in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, partnering Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta Jiménez is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Mexico, who played during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 playing with Teresa Galindo....
. Later, in September 2008, she competed with her sister Paola Estrada, at the Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Beach Volleyball Tournament in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, winning the Bronze medal.
Diana started playing internacional beach volleyball at the age of 17 at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships in Pattaya
Pattaya
Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, partneting Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta Jiménez is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Mexico, who played during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 playing with Teresa Galindo....
and losing the bronze medal match 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 from Frederike Fischer-Sandra Piasecki, from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
After that she played at the FIVB Women's International Acapulco Tournament, with her sister Paola in 2005 finishing 33rd.
In 2006 she played in the SWATCH-FIVB U-21 Women's World Championship in Mysłowice, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Finishing in 9th place. She also played with Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta
Martha Revuelta Jiménez is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Mexico, who played during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 playing with Teresa Galindo....
in 2005, and with Vanessa Virgen
Vanessa Virgen
Vanessa Virgen Zepeda is a female beach volleyball player from Mexico, who played during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 playing with Alejandra Acosta and 2006, playing with Diana Estrada....
finishing 25th at the 2006 FIVB Women's International Acapulco Tournament.
She also played for the U-20 Mexico indoor women's national volleyball team in the 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20
NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20
The NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship U-20 is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean volleyball federation. The competition is played by women's under 20.-Winners of NORCECA...
as setter. Her team finished in 6th. place.