Evelyn Carrera

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Evelyn Carrera
Personal information
Full nameEvelyn Carrera Pichardo
NationalityFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Born (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Santo Domingo
Hometown Santo Domingo
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike302 cm (119 in)
Block297 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
National team
1998–2006 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 San Salvador Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo Team
Pan-American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Saltillo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Mexicali Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Mexicali/Tijuana Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 San Juan Team
Last updated: October 2011

Evelyn Carrera Pichardo (born October 5, 1971 in Santo Domingo) is a retired female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #5 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team. Carrera played as a libero.

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Career

Carrera win the silver medal at the 2002 Pan-American Cup held in Mexicali, Mexico; she also was awarded Best Libero for the tournament. [1]

She won the gold medal and the Best Libero award with the national squad at the 2003 Pan American Games. [2] [3]

Carrera was named Best Digger and Best Libero at the 2004 Pan-American Cup.

Playing professionally in the Puerto Rico's Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino, she was awarded as the Best Libero, [4] and among the All Star Team 2006. [5]

Carrera tested positive to the synthetic anabolic steroid Clostebol during the 2006 FIVB World Championship, [6] [7] she was sentenced to a 1 year suspension by the FIVB. [8]

Beach Volleyball

During the Holy Week Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Carrera played Beach Volleyball (three) with Yenifer Calcaño and Brenda Castillo, winning the Gold Medal of the event. [9] [10]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Beach Volleyball

References

  1. ↑ CONADE (2002-06-30). "Cuba Campeón Panamericano de voleibol femenil". Gaceta Olimpiada Nacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  2. ↑ FIVB. "Pan Am Games Awards" . Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  3. ↑ FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller" . Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. ↑ Hoy (2006-03-04). "Evelyn Carreras repite premio en borinquen" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  5. ↑ nacion.com. "Combinación de boricuas e invitadas en el equipo de Estrellas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  6. ↑ Pérez Neró, Nathanael (2006-11-17). "Escándalo de doping sacude equipo voleibol" [Doping scandal shakes volleyball team]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Evelyn Carreras: "No bajaré la guardia"" [Evelyn Carreras: “I will not lower my guard”]. Hoy (in Spanish). 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  8. ↑ Tapia, Freddy (2007-06-13). "FIVB suspende a Evelyn Carrera y Cordero" [FIVB suspends Evelyn Carrera and Cordero]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  9. ↑ Listin Diario (2009-04-11). "Equipo Pedro Martínez avanza a la final" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  10. ↑ "Equipos ganan voleibol playero HM" (in Spanish). Hoy. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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