Mercedes Pomares

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Mercedes Pomares
Personal information
Full nameMercedes Pomares Primelles
NicknameLa Zurda de Majagua
NationalityCuban
Born (1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 69)
Majagua, Cuba
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number4
National team
1969-1984Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Soviet Union
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Japan
Friendship Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Varna
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Caguas Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Medellín Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Havana Team

Mercedes Pomares (born 9 April 1954) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1972, 1976, and the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1] Pomares was part of the Cuban national team that won the silver medal at the 1977 FIVB World Cup and the gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship. [2] Nicknamed "La Zurda de Majagua" ("The Lefty of Majagua"), she was a left-handed striker who was the captain of the Cuban team in the late 1970s. [2]

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Pomares also won gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1983 Pan American Games. [3]

Personal life

Pomares enjoys listening to the music of Bob Marley. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mercedes Pomares Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (13 July 2023). "Mercedes Pomares: Positive vibration en zona 4". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. "Mercedes Pomares". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.