Gina Mambrú
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Full name | Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santo Domingo | January 21, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: June 2013 |
Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla (born January 21, 1986, in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Early life
Altagracia used to be a ballet dancer before becoming a volleyball player for Los Cachorros club.[1]
Career
Mambru played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in Ankara, Turkey. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey.[2]
With her Junior National Team at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship, she won the Best attacker award. Her team won the silver medal.[3]
Playing with the Brazilian team Vôlei Futuro for the 2009/2010 season, she won the "Best server" award[4] in the Brazilian Superliga (Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol).
2010
Playing in Chiapas, Mexico, with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[5]
Mambrú was sidelined in October from the Dominican Republic 2010 FIVB World Championship squad, because she suffered a thrombosis, from she is recovered.[6]
2011
In early 2011, Altagracia received for magnificent performance during 2010, making her the recipient of the 2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year".[7]
2012
Mambru played the 2012 Olympic tournament and her national team ranked 5th,[8] after losing the quarterfinal match 3-0 against the United States.[9]
2013
She won the Bronze Medal at the Montreux Volley Masters[10] defeating Italy 3-1[11] after dropping the semifinals 0-3 from Brazil.[12]
2015
Mambru helped her national team to win the Pan American Games bronze medal when they defeated the Puerto Rico national team 3-1. She was awarded tournament's Best Server.[13]
Clubs
Los Cachorros (2001–2005)
Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007)
Distrito Nacional (2007)
Sportway Challengers (2008)
Centro Deportivo Nacional (2008)
Ageo Medics (2008–2009)
Vôlei Futuro (2009–2010)
Distrito Nacional (2010)
Beşiktaş (2014-2015)
Mirador (2015)
Südtirol Neruda Bolzano (2015-2016)
Pgn Popsivo Polwan (2016-2017)
Pgn Popsivo Polwan (2019-2020)
İller Bankası (2020-2021)
Jakarta Mandiri Popsivo Polwan (2022)
ALS Volleyball Club Turquía (2022-2023)
HO CHI MING Volleyball Club Vietnam (2023)
Awards
Individuals
- 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best spiker"
- 2007 Dominican Volleyball League "Most valuable player"
- 2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"
- 2009/2010 Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol "Best server"
- 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Most valuable player"
- 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best server"
- 2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix "Best scorer"
- 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best opposite spiker"
- 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best server"
- 2015 Pan American Games "Best server"
National Team
U-20 National Team
- 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20,
Silver Medal
Senior Team
- 2008 Final Four Cup,
Silver Medal
- 2009 NORCECA Championship,
Gold Medal
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup,
Bronze Medal
- 2009 Pan-American Cup,
Silver Medal
- 2009 Final Four Cup,
Bronze Medal
- 2010 Final Four Women's Cup -
Gold Medal
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games -
Gold Medal
- 2010 Pan-American Cup -
Gold Medal
- 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games -
Gold Medal
- 2015 Pan American Games "Bronze medal"
Clubs
- 2007 Dominican Volleyball League -
Champion, with Distrito Nacional
- 2008 International Women’s Volleyball League -
3rd Place, with Sportway Challengers
- 2013 Puerto Rican League -
Runner-Up, with Pinkin de Corozal
- 2022 Indonesian Proliga -
3rd place, with Jakarta Mandiri Popsivo Polwan
References
- ^ "GINA, la bailarina del saque mortífero" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Final Standings". FIVB. 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ NORCECA. "USA won the gold at NORCECA Women's Junior Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ CBV. "Superliga Femenina 2009/2010 Ranqueamento atletas" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Terra. 2010-09-25. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Caceres, Jose (2010-10-14). "RD partió ayer Mundial de Japón". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Luguelin Santos, el Atleta del Año 2010". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Women - Final Ranking". FIVB. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Team USA easily cruise to semifinals by routing Dominican Republic in straight sets". London, Great Britain: FIVB. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Pallavolo, Italia-Repubblica Dominicana 1-3: azzurre quarte al Montreux Volley Masters". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "The Dominican Republic earned the Bronze Medal". Montreux Volley Masters. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Seleção brasileira avança à final do Montreux Volley Masters, na Suíça" (in Portuguese). Montreux, Switzerland: Estadao.com.br. AE. 2013-06-01. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.