Thelma Barina-Rojas

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Thelma Barina-Rojas
Personal information
Nationality Filipino
Born1960or1961(age 62–63)
Hometown Cebu, Philippines
College / University Southwestern University
University of Southern Philippines
Coaching information
Current teamMakati Gospel School
Volleyball information
PositionOpen Spiker
National team
1981-1993 Philippines
Honours
Representing Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Women's Volleyball
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Manila Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Bangkok Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Jakarta Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Singapore Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Manila Team

Thelma Barina-Rojas (born 1960or1961 [1] ) is a Filipino volleyball player. She played for the Philippines women's national volleyball team at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1993, helping the team medal in all six editions she participated in.

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Early life

Born in the 1960s, Thelma Barina was born to young parents (ages 16 and 20) and is the eldest sister to four younger brothers. Her father is a military man. She and her family grew up poor. [2]

Barina-Rojas took up the sport of volleyball when she was pursuing a college course on accounting at the Southwestern University in Cebu City. [1]

Career

College

She would be part of Southwestern University and the University of Southern Philippines volleyball teams which played in the Cebu Amateur Athletics Association. [3]

National team

Barina was invited to try-out for the Philippines women's national volleyball team as a student at Southwestern. With her family facing financial issues, she secured an airfare ticket from her grandfather for the tryout. [2]

She was able to secure a berth in the national team which went on to win the gold medal at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. She was also part of the squad which won the women's volleyball title in the 1985, 1987 edition of the regional games. [2]

She skipped the 1989 edition due to undergoing childbirth. She returned for the 1991 edition but the team only placed third. Her last SEA Games was in 1993, when the Philippines clinched the gold once again. [2]

She was named Most Valuable Player and Best Open Spiker in the 1987 edition, and the Best Service Receiver in the 1991 edition. [4]

Post-retirement

By 2017, Barina-Rojas is working at the Makati Gospel School where she serves as a PE teacher and the head coach of the school's volleyball team. [1]

Personal life

Barina is married to volleyball referee Rodrigo "Buboy" Rojas with whom she has three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reyes, Marc Anthony (25 June 2017). "Thelma Barina: When we were champions". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "What Thelma Barina-Rojas contributed to Philippine volleyball". ESPN.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Olivares, Rick (14 January 2021). "Legendary spiker Thelma Barina-Rojas mulls opening volleyball school". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Abad, Ysa (19 March 2021). "Wonder women: The all-time best Filipina athletes". Rappler. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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