Liana Mesa | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Liana Mesa Luaces |
Born | Camagüey, Cuba | 26 December 1977
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spike | 318 cm (125 in) |
Block | 307 cm (121 in) |
Volleyball information | |
Position | Libero |
Number | 11 |
Honours |
Liana Mesa Luaces (born 26 December 1977) is a former volleyball player from Cuba who played with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she won the bronze medal. [1]
Liana signed for volleyball club "Red Star" of Belgrade, on 2 February 2009. [2] She played as a libero. [2]
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