Luisa Cervera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Luisa Haydee Cervera Cevedon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | La Gata (The Cat) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lima, Peru | 4 June 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Luisa Haydee Cervera Cevedon (born 4 July 1964, in Lima), more commonly known as Luisa Cervera, is a former Peruvian volleyball player. Cervera received a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final. [1] [2] She also participated in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semifinals and lost to the United States, finishing fourth. [2]
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The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul.
Full name: Luisa Haydee Cervera Cevedon