Amarilis Villar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Amarilis Villar Mayorga | |||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Amy | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vargas | 30 March 1984|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Block | 276 cm (109 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing spiker | |||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Vargas | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: June 2010 |
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