Karla Echenique

Karla Echenique
Personal information
Full name	Karla Miguelina Echenique
Nationality	Dominican Republic
Born	(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 37) Santo Domingo
Hometown	Santo Domingo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Spike	300 cm (120 in)
Block	290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Organika Budowlani Łódź
Number	12
National team
2002 - Dominican Republic
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing the   Dominican Republic World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team Pan-American Cup 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team 2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team 2009 Miami Team 2005 Santo Domingo Team 2006 San Juan Team NORCECA Championship 2009 Bayamón Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Team 2006 Cartagena Team 2010 Mayagüez Team Final Four Cup 2010 Chiapas Team 2008 Fortaleza Team 2009 Lima Team
Last updated: March 2011

Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, but did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She, and the Dominican Republic team did, however, qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they finished 5th. ^[1]

Personal Life: Karla has a brother and more than one sister. One of her sisters is Michelle Echenique who is a current student at The University of Florida.

Career

Karla Echenique while playing with Organika Budowlani Łódź.

She won the Silver Medal with the National Junior Team at 2002 NORCECA Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship and was selected tournament "Best Setter". ^[2] Same year she participated at the 2002 World Championships with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, ^[3] making her the youngest player at the competition. ^[4] She helped her team to reach the 13th place. ^[5]

In beach volleyball she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz. ^[6]

She finished in fourth place, playing in Japan at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico.

During the Holy Week Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Echenique played Beach Volleyball (three) with Bethania Almanzar and Dahiana Burgos, winning the silver medal of the event. ^{[7] [8]}

2010

Karla played for Gigantes de Carolina for the Puerto Rican LVSF in the 2010 season, ^{[9] [10]} being awarded by Statistics as "Best Setter", ^[11] and was also selected to the All-Star game. ^[12] She helped her team to reach the quarterfinals. ^[13]

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal. ^[14]

Karla returned to the Dominican club Mirador, to play at the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship, ranking in 4th place. ^[15]

2011

At the middle of the 2010/2011 season, Echenique joined the Polish team Organika Budowlani Łódź, to play at the Polish Women's-Volleyball League. ^{[16] [17]}

Clubs

• Deportivo Nacional (2000–2004)
• Bameso (2004–2005)
• Modeca (2005–2006)
• Mirador (2006)
• Voley Sanse Mepaban (2006–2007)
• Santiago (2008)
• Gigantes de Carolina (2010)
• Mirador (2010)
• Organika Budowlani Łódź (2010-2011)
• Lancheras de Cataño (2012-2013)
• Valencianas de Juncos (2013-2014)

Awards

Individuals

• 2010 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "All-Star"
• 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best Setter"
• 2008 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Setter"
• 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 "Best Server"

Beach volleyball

• 2006 National Championship - Bronze Medal
• 2009 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament Silver Medal

National Team

Junior Team

• 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 Silver Medal

Clubs

• 2006 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament - Champion, with Mirador
• 2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League - 3rd Place, with Santiago

References

1. "Karla Echenique Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
2. Buzzle.com. "USA sweeps Dominican Republic to capture gold medal". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
3. FIVB. "Karla Echenique" . Retrieved 2011-06-22.
4. Smash Hamburg (2002-09-02). "Karla Enchenique die jüngste Spielerin" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
5. FIVB. "Women's World Championship 2002 - Final Standings" . Retrieved 2011-06-22.
6. NORCECA. "Strickland and Roberts won the gold at NORCECA" . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
7. Listin Diario (2009-04-11). "Equipo Pedro Martínez avanza a la final" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
8. Hoy (2009-04-13). "Equipos ganan voleibol playero HM" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
9. FPvoleibol. "Las Gigantes de Carolina presentan a sus refuerzos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.
10. FIVB. "Echenique preparing well for World Grand Prix" . Retrieved 2010-07-21.
11. FPvoleibol. "Lancheras cargadas de premios en la Gala de los Valores del año 2010 de la LVSF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.
12. Primera Hora. "Clásico de Estrellas 2010 será un desafío interesante" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.
13. FPvoleibol. "LVSF: Se buscar el cuarto equipo para la semifinal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.
14. Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
15. FIVB. "Final Round - Final standing" . Retrieved 2010-12-21.
16. Organika Budowlani Łódź. "New playmaker on the way to Lodz" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
17. PlusLiga Kobiet. "Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza - Organika Budowlani Łódź 3:0" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

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