Fajardo is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico (U.S.) located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo. Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo, which serves as the administrative center. It is both a principal part of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.
Georgie Torres Dougherty is a Puerto Rican former basketball player. He is a well known former BSN basketball player. Torres broke the record for the most points scored in a career at that league, with over 15,800 points scored. He was the first player to reach that number of points. The Puerto Rican professional basketball league only holds 30 to 34 games each year; players who score over 5,000 career points there are usually considered to be among the great Puerto Rican basketball players.
Cariduros de Fajardo is a professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional founded in 1973. Based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, the team will play their home games during the 2017 season at the Tomás Dones Coliseum. The team is co-owned by former NBA player Carlos Arroyo.
The 1982 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. The 1982 edition of the tournament was held from September 12 to September 25, 1982, and had six venues in six different cities in Peru. The finals were held at Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru
Héctor Soto is a former volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan and received the Best Scorer individual award. He played in the 2006 FIVB World Championship, being also named Best Scorer of the tournament.
Gregory Berríos is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. Playing as a libero he was named Best Receiver at the 2003 NORCECA Championship and Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best Libero at the 2009 NORCECA Championship. He won with his team the Bronze medal and the Best Libero and Best Receiver individual awards at the 2010 Pan-American Cup.
Aníbal Meléndez Rivera is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of Fajardo.
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, which was hosted by Puerto Rico from 11 to 19 September 2015 in the cities of Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos and Maunabo.
Eugenio George Lafita was a Cuban volleyball coach. Nicknamed "Volleyball guru", Lafita led the Cuban women's team to three straight gold medals in the Olympic Games, 1992, 1996 and 2000. In 2000, the Federation Internationale de Volleyball named George the Best Women's Volleyball Team Coach of the Twentieth Century.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.
Yarimar Rosa is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player.
Edgardo Goás is a Puerto Rican male volleyball player. He was part of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played for Polish team Chemik Bydgoszcz.
Dennis Del Valle is a Puerto Rican male volleyball player. He was part of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played for Mets de Guaynabo.
Mannix Román is a Puerto Rican male volleyball player. He was part of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played for Mets de Guaynabo.
Jackson Rivera Fernández is a Puerto Rican male volleyball player. He was part of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.
Sebastián Closter is an Argentine volleyball player. He was part of the Argentina men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played with Club Ciudad de Bolívar.
Leonardo Leyva Martínez is a Cuban male volleyball player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He has played professionally in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Russia, Qatar, South Korea, Turkey, and China.
Maurice Armando Torres is a Puerto Rican male volleyball player. He is a member of the Puerto Rican national team since 2014.
Vanessa Vélez is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She is a member of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Puerto Rican National Team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, and 2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
