Karla Echenique
Encyclopedia
Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo
) is a female volleyball
player
from the Dominican Republic
, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
in Japan
, not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, making her the youngest player at the competition. She helped her team to reach the 13th place.
In beach volleyball
she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz
.
She finished in fourth place, playing in Japan
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics
. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
in Mexico
.
During the Holy Week
Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Echenique played Beach Volleyball
(three) with Bethania Almanzar
and Dahiana Burgos
, winning the Silver Medal of the event.
for the Puerto Rican LVSF in the 2010 season
, being awarded by Statistics Best Setter, and also being selected to the All-Star game. She helped her team to reach the quarterfinals.
Playing in Chiapas
, Mexico
with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.
Karla returned to the Dominican club Mirador
, to play at the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship, ranking in 4th place.
, to play at the Polish Women's-Volleyball League.
(2006) Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007) Santiago
(2008) Gigantes de Carolina
(2010) Mirador
(2010) Organika Budowlani Łódź
(2010-2011)
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
) is a female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team
Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team
The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions...
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
Career
She won the Silver Medal with the National Junior Team at 2002 NORCECA Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship and was selected tournament "Best Setter". Same year she participated at the 2002 World Championships2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, making her the youngest player at the competition. She helped her team to reach the 13th place.
In 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....
she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz
Bethania de la Cruz
Bethania De la Cruz De Peña is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.-2006:...
.
She finished in fourth place, playing in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 30 to June 7, 2008 in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico...
in 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...
.
During the Holy Week
Holy Week
Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter...
Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Echenique played 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....
(three) with Bethania Almanzar
Bethania Almánzar
Bethania Almánzar Sosa is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She twice won the silver medal in the women's competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2007 in Guatemala City and Carolina, Puerto Rico, partnering Margarita Suero.-Career:Playing with...
and Dahiana Burgos
Dahiana Burgos
Rossy Dahiana Burgos Herrera is a female volleyball and beach volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 2005 Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, winning the Silver Medal of the event.
2010
Karla played for Gigantes de CarolinaGigantes de Carolina
Gigantes de Carolina, Spanish for "Carolina Giants", is the name of several professional sport teams based in Carolina, Puerto Rico:*Gigantes de Carolina , a basketball team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional...
for the Puerto Rican LVSF in the 2010 season
2010 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino
The 2010 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino was the 42nd official season of Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino...
, being awarded by Statistics Best Setter, and also being selected to the All-Star game. She helped her team to reach the quarterfinals.
Playing in Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
, 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...
with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.
Karla returned to the Dominican club Mirador
Mirador Volleyball
The Mirador Sport and Cultural Center or simply Mirador is a women's volleyball club, based in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.-History:The team was found 1970....
, to play at the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship, ranking in 4th place.
2011
At the middle of the 2010/2011 season, Echenique joined the polish team Organika Budowlani ŁódźOrganika Budowlani Łódź
Organika Budowlani Łódź, is an Polish women's volleyball club based in the city of Łódź, a part of Budowlani Łódź sport club.The team won the Polish League Cup in 2009/2010 season.-History:...
, to play at the Polish Women's-Volleyball League.
Clubs
Deportivo Nacional (2000–2004) Bameso (2004–2005) Modeca (2005–2006) MiradorMirador Volleyball
The Mirador Sport and Cultural Center or simply Mirador is a women's volleyball club, based in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.-History:The team was found 1970....
(2006) Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007) Santiago
Santiago (Volleyball Club)
The Santiago is the women's volleyball team of Santiago.-Current volleyball squad:As of December 2008Coach: Héctor RodríguezAssistant coach: Roberto Balbuena- National competition :National league: 2007 - 3rd Place...
(2008) Gigantes de Carolina
Gigantes de Carolina (women's volleyball)
Gigantes de Carolina is the professional female volleyball team of Carolina, Puerto Rico.-Current:As of April 2011* Head Coach: Javier Gaspar* Assistant coach: Angel Peña-Release or Transfer:-External links:* *...
(2010) Mirador
Mirador Volleyball
The Mirador Sport and Cultural Center or simply Mirador is a women's volleyball club, based in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.-History:The team was found 1970....
(2010) Organika Budowlani Łódź
Organika Budowlani Łódź
Organika Budowlani Łódź, is an Polish women's volleyball club based in the city of Łódź, a part of Budowlani Łódź sport club.The team won the Polish League Cup in 2009/2010 season.-History:...
(2010-2011)
Individuals
- 2010 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "All-Star"
- 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best Setter"
- 2008 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Setter"
- 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 "Best Server"NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18The NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 is a sport competition for national volleyball 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 18 years.- Winners...
Beach Volleyball
- 2006 National Championship -
Bronze Medal - 2009 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament
Silver Medal
Junior Team
- 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18The NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 is a sport competition for national volleyball 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 18 years.- Winners...
Silver Medal
Clubs
- 2006 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament -
Champion, with Mirador - 2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League - 3rd Place, with SantiagoSantiago (Volleyball Club)The Santiago is the women's volleyball team of Santiago.-Current volleyball squad:As of December 2008Coach: Héctor RodríguezAssistant coach: Roberto Balbuena- National competition :National league: 2007 - 3rd Place...