Yanelis Santos

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Yanelis Santos
Personal information
Full name Yanelis Santos Allegne
Nationality Cuban
Born (1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 (age 38)
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Hometown Zürich, Switzerland
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Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Spike 315 cm (124 in)
Block 312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club İlbank Ankara
National team
2002 - 2012 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place Yokohama 2008 Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Winnipeg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Bayamón Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Caguas Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team
Last updated: September 2015

Yanelis Santos Allegne (born 30 March 1986 in Ciego de Ávila) is a female volleyball player from Cuba, who represents the women's national team as a setter/opposite in the international team competition since 2002. Santos was named Best Server at the 2007 FIVB World Cup and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Santos holds the fastest volleyball spike recorded at 103 km/h (64 mph).

Career

Santos started playing volleyball as a twelve year old in 1998, then joining the Senior national team in 2001.[1]

Santos played with her national team the 2008 Summer Olympics, even when they had previously defeated 3-0 to the USA, this they lost 0-3, falling to their nerves and own mistakes.[2] and also lost the bronze medal match 1-3 to China.[3] and she was awarded tournament's Best Server.[4]

She led the Cuban national team to the silver medal during the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters.[5] Santos won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6] Santos won the bronze medal and the Best Spiker award at the 2011 NORCECA Championship.[7]

In the 2012 Pan-American Cup held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico she won the Best Spiker and Best Server awards and the Bronze medal with her national team.[8]

Santos holds the fastest spike record, measured at 103 km/h (64 mph).[9]

Santos was awarded 2012 Female Athlete of the Year in a team sport by the Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) and the Union of Cuban Journalists’ Sports Writers Circle.[10]

She signed with Voléro Zürich, moved to Switzerland[11] and later was transferred on loan to the Russian club Leningradka Saint Petersburg for the 2014/15 season.[12] She later signed for the Turkish İlbank Ankara for the 2015-16 season.[13]

Awards

Individual

References

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External links

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