Tania Ortiz Calvo (born 30 October 1965), also known as Tania Ortiz, is a former volleyball player who played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2] She was a setter.[3]
| Tania Ortiz | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tania Ortiz Calvo | ||
| Born | 30 October 1965 Vertientes, Camagüey Province, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
World Championships
editOrtiz also helped the Cuban national team win the silver medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia and the gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, where they did not lose a set in the entire tournament.[1][3]
World Cups
editOrtiz won a silver medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, and gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 FIVB World Cups in Japan.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tania Ortiz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Tania Ortiz Calvo". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (27 February 2021). "Tania Ortiz: A las Morenas las valora más la gente (+Video)". Cubadebate.cu (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links
edit- Tania Ortiz at WorldofVolley
- Tania Ortiz at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Tania Ortiz at Olympics.com
- Tania Ortiz at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
