Debora Seilhamer
{{short description|Puerto Rican volleyball player (born 1985)}}
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| birth_place = Ponce, Puerto Rico
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| position = Libero
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{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball }}
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Debora Seilhamer (born October 4, 1985) is a volleyball player from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Seilhamer made her debut with the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOj5DNUxSMQ "CHARLA DEPORTIVA PRESENTA A LAS OLÍMPICAS DEL VOLEIBOL"] She was named Best Digger at the 2007 NORCECA Championship, where her team ended up in fifth place. Seilhamer played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Seilhamer was named Best Digger, Best Libero and MVP of the Tournament. Puerto Rico lost to the Dominican Republic in the gold medal game.
Seilhamer was a two-time second-team AVCA All-American at the University of Southern California (USC).[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/debora_seilhamer_137784.html "Debora Seilhamer Bio"] In 2003, she helped the Women of Troy go undefeated and win the NCAA Division I national title.
She obtained her Juris Doctor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, School of Law and practices law.[http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/nota/elvoleibolsipaga-1154555/ "El voleibol sí paga"] She is the daughter of a Puerto Rican politician Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez.
Clubs
- {{flagicon|PUR}} Indias de Mayagüez (2010–2011)
- {{flagicon|PUR}} Lancheras de Cataño (2012–present)
Awards
=Individuals=
- 2007 NORCECA Championship "Best Digger"
- 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Defender"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Most Valuable Player"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Digger"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Receiver"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Libero"
References
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External links
- [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2008/WWOQT08/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=120323 FIVB Profile]
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Category:Puerto Rican people of German descent
Category:Puerto Rican women's volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games volleyball players for Puerto Rico
Category:Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico
Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni
Category:Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
Category:Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:21st-century Puerto Rican women lawyers
Category:21st-century Puerto Rican lawyers
Category:Summer Olympics competitors for Puerto Rico
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
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