Norka Latamblet

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Norka Latamblet
Personal information
Full nameNorka Latamblet Daudinot
Born (1963-10-04) 4 October 1963 (age 61)
Baracoa, Cuba
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number12
National team
1981–1993Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Norka Latamblet Daudinot (born 4 October 1963), [1] also known as Norka Latamblet, is a former volleyball player from Cuba who played with the Cuban women's national volleyball team and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [2] [3] She was originally a setter and became an outside hitter. [1]

While representing Cuba, Latamblet won a silver medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia. [2] She also won gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 FIVB World Cups in Japan. [4]

Latamblet also helped the Cuban national team win gold medals at the 1983, 1987, and 1991 Pan American Games. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (10 November 2023). "Norka Latamblet: 'En la cancha no hay amigos'". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Norka Latamblet". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. "Norka Latamblet Daudinot". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. "Player tournaments". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 10 November 2023.