Yanelis Santos
Encyclopedia
Yanelis Santos Allegne is a female volleyball
player from Cuba
, who represents the women's national team
as a setter in the international team competition since 2002. Santos was named Best Server at the 2007 FIVB World Cup
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Santos won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara
, Mexico
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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 from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, who represents the women's national team
Cuba women's national volleyball team
The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.Cuba women's national volleyball team...
as a setter in the international team competition since 2002. Santos was named Best Server at the 2007 FIVB World Cup
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup
-Qualifying:12 teams participated in the World Cup:*The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , , , *Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , , *The host nation's team:...
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Career
Santos win the bronze medal and the Best Spiker award at the 2011 NORCECA Championship2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, to be played from September 12 to 17, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The winner qualify for the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup, in Japan.-Competing nations:The following national teams have qualified:...
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Santos won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, 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...
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Individual
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
- 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Server"
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Best Server"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Server"
- 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
- 2011 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"