Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos
Cuban volleyball player (1972–2023)
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| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-04-17)17 April 1972 Villa Clara, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 2023(2023-05-30) (aged 51) Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños (17 April 1972 – 30 May 2023)[1] was a Cuban female volleyball player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]
O'Farrill also won a gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[4] On club level she played with Villa Clara.[5]
Teaching
After her retirement from volleyball, O'Farill was a professor at the Manuel Fajardo University of Cuban Sports.[6]
Death
O'Farrill died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 51, after a battle with cancer.[2][3]
Clubs
- Villa Clara (1988–2000)
References
- ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Pallavolo Lutto – E' morta a 51 anni la due volte campionessa olimpica Raisa O'Farrill". Ivolleymagazine.it (in Italian). 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (30 May 2023). "Raiza O'Farrill, con las cuatro letras en el pecho". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Juan M. (17 December 2021). "Cuban Sports University pays tribute to educators". Prensa Latina. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links
- Raisa O'Farrill at Olympics.com
- Olympedia Profile: Raisa O'Farrill
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Raisa O'Farrill at Sports Reference (archived)
- Women Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 São Paulo (PDF)
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Cuba women's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
- 1 Tania Ortiz
- 2 Marlenis Costa
- 3 Mireya Luis
- 4 Lilia Izquierdo
- 5 Idalmis Gato
- 6 Raisa O'Farrill
- 8 Regla Bell
- 10 Regla Torres
- 12 Norka Latamblet
- 13 Mercedes Calderón
- 14 Ana Fernández
- 15 Magaly Carvajal
- Coach: Eugenio George Lafita
Cuba squad – 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Cuba squad – 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal | ||
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Cuba women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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