| Nelly Barnet | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nelly Barnet Wilson | ||
| Born | 13 January 1951 Camagüey, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 10 | ||
| National team | |||
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Nelly Barnet (born 13 January 1951) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [1] She won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union. [2] She was known as a clutch player who would ask for the ball late in matches when they were close. [3]
Barnet also won a bronze medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, and a gold medal at the 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games. [2]
