Raquel Chumpitaz

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Raquel West
Personal information
Full nameRaquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West)
NicknameLa Chunga
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1962-02-11) 11 February 1962 (age 62)
Lima, Peru
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Middle blocker
Number4
National team
1979–1982, 1991
1983–1987
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Peru
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 San Juan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Rosario
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Santo André
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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, Soviet Union. [1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru. [2]

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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]

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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". Pepperdinewaves.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.