Kenia Moreta
{{short description|Dominican Republic volleyball player (born 1981)}}
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| fullname = Kenia Moreta Pérez
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| nationality = {{DOM}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|04|07|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Santo Domingo
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| hometown = Santo Domingo
| height = {{height|m=1.91|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| spike = {{convert|310|cm|abbr=on}}
| block = {{convert|305|cm|abbr=on}}
| position = Middle blocker / Wing Spiker
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| nationalyears = 2002–2007
| nationalteam = {{flagicon|DOM}} Dominican Republic
| updated = September 2010
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{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{DOM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Central American and Caribbean Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2002 San Salvador | Team }}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Cartagena | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan-American Cup }}
{{MedalSilver | 2005 Santo Domingo | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | NORCECA Championship }}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2005 Port of Spain | Team }}
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Kenia Moreta Pérez (born April 7, 1981 in Santo Domingo) is a retired volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece,{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/olympics/2004/women/Standings/pool_prelim.asp?sm=10 |title=Women's Volleyball Olympic Games 2004 Standings |author=FIVB |accessdate=2010-01-25}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Infomedia/PressRelease.asp?No=5091 |title=Pan American Cup Dominicans are one of three NORCECA teams qualified for the Olympics |author=FIVB |accessdate=2010-01-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.norceca.org/press%20Releas%2008.17.2004-Cuba%20and%20USA%20tied%20with%201-1%20record.htm |title=Cuba and USA tied with 1-1 record |author=NORCECA |accessdate=2010-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223220844/http://www.norceca.org/press%20Releas%2008.17.2004-Cuba%20and%20USA%20tied%20with%201-1%20record.htm |archivedate=2009-12-23 }} wearing the number #16 jersey.
There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team. Moreta played as a middle-blocker. She claimed the gold medal with the national squad at the 2003 Pan American Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Infomedia/PressRelease.asp?No=1427 |title=Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller |author=FIVB |accessdate=2010-01-25}}
She played during the 2004–2005 for the Italian team Burro Virgilio Gabbioli Curtatone from the A2 Italian Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.norceca.org/press%20Release-Dic.13-2004-Moreta%20causa%20sensaci%F3n%20en%20Italia.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415121116/http://www.norceca.org/press%20Release-Dic.13-2004-Moreta%20causa%20sensaci%F3n%20en%20Italia.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-15 |title=Moreta causa sensación en Italia |author=NORCECA |language=Spanish |accessdate=2010-09-16 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/DettaglioAtleta.asp?IdAtleta=MOR-KEN |title=Kenia Moreta Perez |author=Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile |language=Italian |accessdate=2010-09-16}}
For the 2007–2008 season, she played for the Japanese professional team Denso Airybees.{{cite web |url=http://www.fpvoleibol.com/noticias/muestra_nota.php?categoria=categoria_Boricuas_por_el_mundo&id=72 |title=Desde Japón vienen a observar a Aury Cruz |author=FPVoleibol |language=Spanish |accessdate=2010-09-16}}
Clubs
- {{flagicon|DOM}} Mirador (2003–2004)
- {{flagicon|DOM}} Bameso (2005)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Burro Virgilio Gabbioli Curtatone (2004–2005)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Denso Airybees (2007–2008)
References
External links
- [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/olympics/2004/women/Teams/VB_Player.asp?No=12470 FIVB biography]
{{Dominican Republic women volleyball team 2004 Olympics}}
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Category:Dominican Republic women's volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for the Dominican Republic
Category:Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
Category:Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Dominican Republic expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Japan
Category:Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen
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