| Claudina Villaurrutia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claudina Villaurrutia García | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1955 Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 (1972) 8 (1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Claudina Villaurrutia (born 17 May 1955) is a retired Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] She won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the 1975 Pan American Games. [2]
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