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Ariana Rodríguez

Ariana Rodríguez Fung (born 3 November 2005) is a Dominican Republic volleyball player who played the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Ariana Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameAriana Rodríguez Fung
NationalityDominican
Born (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 19)
New York City, United States
HometownMiami
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spike291 cm (115 in)
Block283 cm (111 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Miami
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
National team
2023– Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
U23 Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hermosillo Team

Personal life

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Rodríguez is 14 cm (6 in) tall 67 kilograms (148 lb), born on 3 November 2005, in New York City, United States. Her parents are Dominican Elvis Rodríguez, who played volleyball professionally for seven years in Switzerland, former AVP player, Dominican national team member and coach and Dominican Chinese Suquin Fung, collegiate and Dominican League volleyball player and coach.[1][2] She went to Poly Prep Country Day School in New York, winning two NYSAIS championships, first team, all-league and Most Valuable Player and is studying at University of Miami.[3][4]

Career

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2021

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Rodríguez played with her national team the 2021 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship,[5] finishing with her team in the eight place after losing 0–3 to Brazil.[6]

2022

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She won with the Dominican Republic the U19 Pan American Cup bronze medal and the Best server award.[7]

2023

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Playing with her national Youth team, she played the U19 Pan American Cup where her team finished in fifth place[8] and she was selected Best scorer and Best Server.[9] At the U21 Pan-American Cup held in Nogales, Mexico, she played as an opposite, even though her team lost the bronze medal to Cuba,[10] she was awarded the Best Opposite.[11] She was among the preliminary roster for the Nations League, but never make it to the main team.[12]

Rodríguez won the gold medal at the U23 Pan-American Cup winning the Best Setter and Most Valuable Player awards.[13] In August, she played the U19 World Championship and help her national team to rank in 13th place with a 29 points match.[14][15] While she was playing as an outside hitter instead of her usual role of setter, she received the call to play with her Senior National Team for the upcoming Olympic qualifier.[16] She was part of the team that played[17] the Olympic Qualification Tournament where her team won a birth for the 2024 Summer Olympics after winning the Pool A[18] and qualifying for the fourth time to the Olympics.[19]

2024

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She traveled to Brazil to take part of the Nations League.[20][21] Her team ended with a 2–9 mark and did not qualify for the final round.[22][23] She then played at the NORCECA U21 Volleyball Continental Championship and helped her team to win the bronze medal and was awarded tournament's Best Server.[24] She confessed that she was living an olympic dream, when she joined her national team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, when the Dominican Republic finished eight, losing 0–3 to Brazil in the quarterfinals.[25]

Awards

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Individuals

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References

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  1. ^ Cabrera Chirinos, Christy (26 July 2024). "Living an Olympic Dream". University of Miami. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Dominican Republic's Ariana Rodriguez dreams of playing with Melissa Vargas". World Volleyball. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez '23 to Compete in Olympics". Poly Prep. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez". University of Miami. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dominican Republic snatch second qualifying spot in Pool B". FIVB. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Spectacular comeback lifts USA to fifth place at U20s, Brazil shut out Dominican Republic for seventh". FIVB. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Daily Bulletin #7" (PDF). NORCECA. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Dominican Republic takes fifth place over Canada". Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Blaire Bayless MVP at U19 NORCECA Pan American Cup". Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Cuba downs Dominican Republic for the Bronze Medal". Nogales, Mexico: NORCECA. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Cloe Chicoine named MVP at U21 Women's Pan American Cup". Nogales, Mexico: NORCECA. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ García, Alexander (7 September 2023). "¿Debe ser Ariana Rodríguez titular con las Reinas del Caribe?" [Should Ariana Rodriguez be a starter for the Queens of the Caribbean?] (in Spanish). Record. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Dominican Ariana Rodríguez the Most Valuable Player of the U23 Women's Pan Am Cup". Hermosillo, Mexico: NORCECA. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Final 13-14 - Final Round - Women #103". World Volleyball. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez Fung". World Volleyball. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Dominican Republic's Ariana Rodriguez dreams of playing with Melissa Vargas". World Volleyball. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez Fung". World Volleyball. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Women's". World Volleyball. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Dominicans qualify for Paris 2024". World Volleyball. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez Fung". World Volleyball. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Las Reinas del Caribe debutan ante Serbia en Liga Naciones" [The Queens of the Caribbean debut against Serbia in the Nations League] (in Spanish). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Colimdo. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Ariana Rodriguez Fung". World Volleyball. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Las Reinas del Caribe se despiden de la Liga de Naciones con revés ante Bulgaria" [The Caribbean Queens say goodbye to the Nations League with a setback against Bulgaria] (in Spanish). Hong Kong, China: Diario Libre. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  24. ^ "US Juniors crowned U21 Women's volleyball continental champions". FIVB. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Spectacular comeback lifts USA to fifth place at U20s, Brazil shut out Dominican Republic for seventh". FIVB. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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