Jessica Tejada

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Jessica Tejada
Personal information
BornJessica Carola Tejada Guzmán
(1971-02-28) 28 February 1971 (age 53)
Lima, Peru
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block292 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number16
National team
1989–2000Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Curitiba
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 São Paulo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Lima

Jessica Tejada (born 28 February 1971) is a Peruvian female volleyball player. She is a setter and currently plays for Universitario de Deportes Club of Perú. [1]

Contents

Tejada was part of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan. [2]

Club volleyball

Tejada played for Alianza Lima from 1990 to 1993, winning a total of three national championships with the team. She then played for Regatas Lima in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Huaraca, Mario Mejía (14 June 2019). "Jessica Tejada: La historia de la ex voleibolista involucrada con Odebrecht". El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.
  2. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 - Teams Composition. - Peru". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.