Gina Torrealva

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Gina Torrealva
Gina Torrealva Ceremonia de inauguracion de los Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2019 - 48385180921 (cropped).jpg
Torrealva in 2019
Personal information
Full nameGina Torrealva Toledo
Born (1961-11-16) 16 November 1961 (age 62)
Pisco, Peru
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number11
National team
1979–1988Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Peru
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 San Juan Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Rosario
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Caracas
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Punta del Este
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Santo André

Gina Torrealva (born 16 November 1961) is a former volleyball player from Peru and two-time Olympian. Torrealva finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru, and the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia. [2] She was an outside hitter. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Torrealva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  2. "Gina Torrealva". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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