Raquel Chumpitaz

Raquel West
Personal information
Full name	Raquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West)
Nickname	La Chunga
Born	(1962-02-11) 11 February 1962 (age 63) Lima, Peru
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter / Middle blocker
Number	4
National team
1979–1982, 1991 1983–1987   Peru   Hungary
Honours Women's volleyball Representing   Peru World Championship 1982 Peru Pan American Games 1979 San Juan Team 1991 Havana Team CSV South American Championship 1979 Rosario 1981 Santo André Representing   Hungary European Championship 1983 East Germany

Raquel West (born 11 February 1962), previously known as Raquel Chumpitaz, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ^[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru. ^[2]

Personal life

West is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington. ^[3]

West has a son named Matt West who played as a setter at Pepperdine University. ^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
2. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. "Raquel West, OLY". Spaceneedlevolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "1 Matt West". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

External links

• Raquel Chumpitaz at Volleybox
• Raquel Chumpitaz at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile