Karina Ocasio

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Karina Ocasio
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Ocasio playing for Galatasaray in 2010
Personal information
Full nameKarina Ocasio Clemente
Nationality Puerto Rican
Born (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 38)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Current club Mets de Guaynabo
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2003 Conquistadoras de Guaynabo
2003–2004 Despar Sirio Perugia
2004–2005Caoduro Cavazzale
2005–2008 Valencianas de Juncos
2008–2010 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
2010–2011 Galatasaray Medical Park
2013–2014 Hwaseong IBK Altos
2014 Criollas de Caguas
2014–2015 Fujian Xi Meng Bao
2015 Criollas de Caguas
2015–2016 Fujian Yango
2017 Criollas de Caguas
2018 Jakarta BNI 46
2019–2021 Criollas de Caguas
2022–2023 Al-Ahly
2023– Mets de Guaynabo
National team
2002– Puerto Rico
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Cartagena Team
Pan-American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Miami Team
Last updated: September 12, 2016

Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player who plays for Puerto Rico national team.

Contents

Club career

International career

Ocasio was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany., [2] 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix, [3] and 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. [4]

She competed at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where her team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. However, she became Best Scorer at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova. She also won the Best Scorer award at the 2015 Pan American Games, losing the bronze medal to the Dominican Republic 1–3. [5]

Awards

Club

Valencianas de Juncos
Criollas de Caguas
Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
Al Ahly

Individual

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References

  1. "Karina Ocasio » clubs :". Women Volleybox. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. "Team Rosters". fivb.
  3. "Team Roster - Puerto Rico - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". World Grand Prix. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. volleyballworld.com. "Puerto Rican legend Ocasio still at it 20 years later". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.